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A summary of the Brazilian football week, and a preview of a second round of the Brazilian championship, written by a native, for the public outside the country of football… BRAZIL’S CUP We had two matches from the round of 16 on Wednesday. One of the best matches of the year in Brazil, Grêmio, current […]
Michael Ballack, the stereotypical German midfielder, strong, efficient, technically good and doesn’t give up. A man who took on a role as captain and acted as a role model for younger players, like Sami Khedira and Bastian Schweinsteiger. A player who had a physical presence that would impose fear upon his opponents and teammates love […]
If you bet £100 on Juventus to win Serie A at the start of the season, you would probably still have precisely £100. Predicting them to win the Coppa Italia, Serie A and Champions League would have certainly earned you quite a bit more. They have claimed their first silverware of the season, on the […]
Eintracht Frankfurt v RB Leipzig Both sides are now left with nothing play for as we head into the last matchday of the season. Frankfurt have well and truly bottled it in the second half of the season and I think the fans will be disappointed not to have given the teams around them more […]
Granada vs Espanyol The final round of La Liga kicks off at the Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes on Friday with Granada hosting Espanyol. Tony Adams is yet to win a single point from his six games in charge and will hope to gain three points to at least avoid finishing rock bottom, in what […]
Rennes-Monaco The champions play their last game of the season away against Rennes at the Roazhon Park. Monaco were crowned champions after young prodigy Kylian Mbappe Lottin scored the title-winning goal for Monaco at home during the week. Rennes have a positive 3-1-1 record in their last 5. Monaco, with 11 straight wins and 20 […]
We still have another two matchdays to go but for Walter Mazzarri, the final day has come and gone. Watford fired the Italian manager and there are a laundry list of reasons why he needed to be relieved. Blame the bad man management, poor relations with the media, or unusual training methods, but some in […]
Universidad Tecnica Cajamarca and Melgar both finished first in their respective groups. UTC and Melgar both finished with 27 points although the former ended the campaign with a higher goal difference. This means that the first leg will be in Cajamarca and the second will be in Arequipa. La Rojinegra only lost 1 game and […]
On Wednesday, Germany announced their squads for the Confederations Cup and U-21 European Championships. With Joachim Löw omitting almost all of his top players including Özil, Boateng, Reus, Hummels, Kroos and Khedira amongst others, one would think Germany would use the Confederations Cup this summer as an opportunity to test out their talented youth players […]
When Pep Guardiola arrived at football’s richest club with a name badge declaring him as the ‘World’s Best Coach’ – success was sure to follow. Everywhere he goes he wins. So what better way for the red side of Manchester to respond than appoint the only manager that has gnawed away at Pep’s messianic reputation? […]
There is no doubt that the game of the weekend in round 25 takes place at La Bombonera, where top-of-the-league Boca Juniors host Newell’s Old Boys. Both sides are going into the game following a defeat, both losing 3-1 at home to their greatest rivals during the Clásico Weekend. Newell’s were defeated by Rosario Central, who took a […]
Columbus Crew 1-2 Toronto FC Toronto FC left it late as they beat Columbus Crew, scoring two goals in the last nine minutes. It was the Crew who opened the scoring on 28 minutes from the penalty spot after Ola Kamara was bundled to the ground. Federico Higuain stepped up to score a cheeky panenka […]
When thinking of a clinical ‘fox in the box’ the person that comes to the top of that list is none other than Filippo Inzaghi. The Italian talisman whose accolades rank him up as one of the most clinical strikers in World football; ‘Pippo’ as he is known in the Italian media, backs up his […]
Roma denied Juventus the chance of confirming their sixth consecutive Serie A title by coming from behind to claim a 3-1 win at the Stadio Olimpico. The win allowed the Giallorossi to close the gap to the Bianconeri to just four points with two weeks remaining in the league. Celebrations were in full swing in […]
Friday, May 12 We started this year’s Clásico weekend off with a derby between San Martin and Godoy Cruz. Uruguayan attacker Santiago GarcÃa gave Godoy Cruz a 0-2 lead with his brace and San Martin were only able to get one goal back. Another victory for Godoy Cruz who haven’t lost any of their last […]
Yesterday we had the first round of the Brazilian Championship. We will summarise the main matches of the round and the results of the others! FLAMENGO 1-1 ATLÉTICO-MG The first game of the Championship had two favorites to the title face each other in front of crowd of over 50,000 people, which is excellent in […]
Metz-Toulouse The 37th fixture in French football had all games played simultaneously, as Metz hosted Toulouse on Sunday at the Stade Saint Symphorien, in front of 16,200 home fans. Metz aligned a 4-2-3-1 with Japanese GK Eiji Kawashima in goal, with Matthieu Udol and Ivan Balliu acting as full-backs. Cheick Doukoure had a superb game […]
Ever heard of that classic Hans Christian Anderson tale, The Ugly Duckling? If not, here’s a quick recap (bare with me, there is a point to this…) Essentially, the story revolves around, yes, you guessed it, a particularly unappealing looking baby duck. It gets mocked, belittled and ridiculed for years, wallowing in self pity and […]
Four years ago, with Jorge Jesus still in charge, and after a year where Benfica would lose the league, cup and Europa League all in the competitions dying moments. But this year the most decorated club in Portugal were able to snatch away the title from Porto’s hands and start a period of dominance that […]
With a slip-up last week, Feyenoord kept Ajax hopeful of a title. The Rotterdam club weren’t to be denied a first league title in 18 years though as they dispatched Heracles. Ajax’s win capped off another solid yet disappointing league season, losing out for the third-straight year. Newly-promoted Sparta staved off relegation with a win, […]
