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Ahead of tonight’s Champions League round of 16 game between Real Madrid and Manchester United, Phil Kitromilides, presenter and commentator at Real Madrid TV, squares up to Scott from The Republik of Mancunia. What’s your form like ahead of the big game? Phil: Madrid’s form is relative. Overall it has not been great, but we […]
Gary Neville, who captained Manchester United during Cristiano Ronaldo’s time at the club, has spoken in an interview with bwin about how his former club can hope to stop the Portuguese star tonight. “The only way you can stop Cristiano Ronaldo is to get players around him, more than one,” said Neville. “Someone’s got to […]
1) Having watched Southampton somehow grab three points against City, it was essential that we win our game in hand at Old Trafford vs. Everton and extend our lead at the top of the table to twelve points. Many have cited our massive tie with Real Madrid as the game we should be looking out […]
Any lingering hopes of a charge towards the title evaporated yesterday as City lost 3-1 away at Southampton, leaving United with the chance to extend their lead at the top of the table to 12 points with victory over Everton today. It was the first time under Roberto Mancini that City have been so comprehensively […]
Liverpool v West Brom 20:00 – A stunning strike from Steven Gerrard was not enough to earn his Liverpool side a victory as they were held to a 2-2 draw at Manchester City last weekend. – Steven Gerrard will be looking to build on his striking performance against Brazil this weekend, hopefully adding […]
Aston Villa v West Ham 13:30 – Aston Villa featured in a thrilling 3-3 draw against Everton in their last league outing. Two goals from Christian Benteke and one from Gabriel Agbonlahor earnt them a point that will please Villa fans, although the nature of the result coming from being 3-1 up will perhaps […]
After putting Southampton 1-0 up against Manchester City, James Puncheon celebrated by pretending to wipe his backside. Last month, during his side’s 0-0 draw with Everton, he ran off the pitch to go to the toilet. “All the players have given him some stick about it — but he said it was better he did […]
Swansea v QPR 15:00 – Swansea fell to a 1-0 defeat against West Ham in their last Premier League outing, despite a string of fine saves from reserve ‘keeper Gerhard Tremmel who was once again called upon to cover for the injured Michel Vorm. – Tremmel has now made 73 saves this season, […]
Stoke v Reading 15:00 – Stoke came within 12 minutes of holding Arsenal in their last Premier League game, before losing out to a deflected Lukas Podolski free kick. – Up until then Asmir Begovic had been in inspired form to keep the Gunners out. He’s made 130 saves this season, the 5th […]
Norwich v Fulham 15:00 – Norwich battled to a 0-0 draw over QPR last weekend, the Canaries often thwarted by the inspired brilliance of Julio Cesar in the Rangers goal. The result moves Norwich further away from the relegation dogfight, but Chris Hughton will still be seeking more ruthlessness in front of goal this […]
Manchester Utd v Everton, Sunday 16:00 – A late winner from Wayne Rooney sealed a 1-0 win for Manchester Utd in a back-and-forth encounter at Craven Cottage on Saturday. – Following an excellent outing in the midweek friendly against Brazil, Wayne Rooney looks to be entering his trademark purple patch. He’s established a very […]
Sunderland v Arsenal, Saturday 15:00 – A Craig Gardner penalty was not enough for Sunderland as they fell to a 2-1 defeat away to Reading last weekend. – Defender John O’Shea continues to display the composure in defence that made him a stalwart at Old Trafford for so many years. He leads the Sunderland […]
Chelsea v Wigan, Saturday 15:00 – Goals from Frank Lampard and Juan Mata were not enough to overcome a spirited Newcastle as the reigning European Champions returned to London empty-handed after a 3-2 defeat. – Frank Lampard has been in superb form in recent weeks and looks to have turned Chelsea around on offering […]
Southampton v Man City, Saturday 17:30 – Southampton will have been left disappointed with a 2-2 draw after they fought back against Wigan only to be denied all three points by a last minute goal by the Lactics. – At 17 years old, defender Luke Shaw continues to draw admiring glances from many of […]
Tottenham v Newcastle, Saturday 12:45  – Yet another superb strike from Gareth Bale secured all three points for Tottenham as they defeated 10-man West Brom 0-1 at The Hawthorns. – Despite his much vaunted attacking abilities, Moussa Dembele will be looking to sharpen up some of his defensive work this weekend. Out of all […]
Although FC Bayern Munich has been held without a trophy for the past two seasons, the upper reaches of Germany’s 1. Bundesliga have still been occupied by the same group of powerhouse clubs and players. The race for the league title is usually exciting (more so than in most other big league), but the universe […]
Real Madrid faced Barcelona in the 1st leg of the Copa Del Rey Semi Finals at the Bernabeu last week. The game was an interesting battle throughout with both sides wary of allowing the other get on top of the tie. After a goalless first half which saw a few missed chances from both sides, […]
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