By Far The Greatest Team

May has been a month for change in world football, and though the Champions League may be stealing most of the international headlines, it’s the departure of one superstar and the slowing down of another that may be the month’s most interesting news. Indeed, with David Beckham’s announcement that he will retire as soon as [...]

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Paul Pogba left Manchester United in the summer and has gone on to shine for Juventus. Having been given next to no opportunities in the starting XI in Manchester, he has played regularly in Italy and won the title with them this season. Still, the youngster is happy to pass on his congratulations to his [...]

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Last night’s game at the Nou Camp confirmed that two German teams would be playing in the European Cup final at Wembley later this month. Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund were worthy winners against the two best teams in Spain, whilst English sides made little impact on the competition. Chelsea and Manchester City couldn’t even make [...]

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It comes as no surprise that the likes of Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Manchester United come close to the top of the passing accuracy table, however it is surprising to see that the likes of Wigan, Fulham, Roma, Torino and Lille are better passers than Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid. ———— Stats from WhoScored.com

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With the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League set, everyone seems excited about the match-ups. And why not? Four great teams with stacked rosters, all in good form, along with plenty of intriguing side-plots (possibility of an all-German or all-Spanish final … Dortmund and Real Madrid in a replay of their Group Stage battles … [...]

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Bayern Munich travel to Hannover on Saturday in search of another three points to aid their aim of smashing the record number of points ever recorded in the Bundesliga. That number stands at 81 points, the total that the Bavarians can attain with a victory at the AWD Arena. However, with the title wrapped up [...]

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It’s no secret, Italian football is regaining the days of its former glory. Without attempting to sound too hipster, but I told anyone who would listen for the past 24months and now it is apparent for all to see. Not many could have foreseen the spectacular demise of Italian domestic football, the national team was [...]

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BBC have revealed that Wigan Athletic have sold just two thirds of their ticket allocation for Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final with Millwall. An indicator that modern day football is beyond the affordable for the average fan, perhaps, or maybe a result of the Lancashire club being predominantly a Rugby town. Still, with a population of [...]

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Spanish newspaper Marca are today reporting that Atletico Madrid striker, Radamel Falcao, is set to join Manchester United this summer. Apparently United are keen to include Javier Hernandez in the deal whilst Atletico are looking for cash only, which would favourite the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City, both of whom he has been linked [...]

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France: Lloris; Jallet, Varane, Sakho, Evra; Cabaye, Pogba, Matuidi; Valbuena, Benzema, Ribéry. Spain: Valdés, Arbeloa, Piqué, Ramos, Monreal; Busquets, Xabi Alonso, Xavi, Pedro, Iniesta, David Villa.

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Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro. The ‘second’ greatest player in the world and of his generation. Lionel Messi must haunt him on a daily basis as he goes about his business being the best player Real Madrid currently have past, present and future. Comparison after comparison, record after broken record. If you were to feel [...]

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During the French Cup Quarter Final between PSG and Marseille this evening there was a bit of handbags between Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Joey Barton. After the Englishman was fouled, Barton went on the attack, before making fun of Ibrahimovic’s big nose. The Swedish striker seemingly couldn’t care less and reminded Barton which of the two [...]

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Bookmakers are number crunchers 99.99 per cent of the time, setting their football betting odds based on statistics and other forms of important data such as injury and suspension news. But, when it comes to Barcelona, it seems that logic goes out of the window and irrationality takes over. Apologies to Celtic versus Rangers, Boca [...]

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Tomorrow at 7:55 GMT live footage of PSG v OM, French Cup Quarter Final, is available. Again Beckham’s will be playing (maybe starting this time after his assist?) alongside Ibrahimovic & co, he will line up against compatriot Joey Barton who has recently criticized the former England captain. So there’s a lot of buzz in [...]

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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 [...]

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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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Balotelli Goal vs Udinese 03-02-2013 by Maestro21Channel AC Milan 2-1 Udinese by goalsarena2012

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One thing Celtic have pioneered in recent seasons is signing players from areas of the globe generally overlooked by global scouts. Ambrose arrived from Nigeria, Izaguirre from Honduras and Wanyama from Kenya are the obvious examples but the club has been strong at signing players that others overlook. They have combined this by buying players [...]

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