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Hi everyone, my name is MaurĂcio Wiklicky and I will be covering the Brazilian Championship, with a look of who lives the “country of football”. As the Brazilian Championship only starts on May 13, we will talk a bit about the decisions of the four major regional championships. This Sunday, April 30, we will have […]
Coverciano, also known as Casa Italia, located in Florence Italy, is the central training ground and technical headquarters of the Italian Football Federation. Footballing nations all have their own styles and philosophies, so what makes Italian coaches more appealing, successful and coveted more than the others? Italy has a coaching school called Coverciano, where trainee […]
In my opinion the 1974/1975 season was a turning point in Evertonâs history, from which they took a decade to recover and handed Liverpool the chance to become the dominant team of the decade. Between 1967 and 1974, seven different teams had won the league title, Manchester United, Manchester City, Everton, Arsenal, Derby County, Liverpool […]
The final of this yearâs CONCACAF Champions League (henceforth referred to as simply âCCLâ) featured two Mexican Liga MX sides, as has been the case in seven of the last nine CCL finals. Tigres UANL and C.F. Pachuca were the two teams to feature, with Tigres coming in as runners-up in last yearâs edition of […]
Bayer Leverkusen v Schalke 04 Tayfun Korkut will have wished for a better start to his life as Leverkusen boss after only winning 1 in 7 league games since he took charge following Roger Schmidt’s dismissal from the club. Javier Hernandez has failed to find the goal scoring form that took him and Leverkusen to […]
Week 35 in La Liga sees Real Madrid and Barcelona build on impressive wins while Osasuna could officially see relegation from the division. Villarreal vs Sporting GijĂłn Villarreal are up to 60 points after a late CĂŠdric Bakambu substitution helped Roberto Soriano bundle the ball into the AtlĂŠtico Madrid net to secure a 0-1 win […]
This is the final matchday of the regular league season. Relegation, relegation playoff and Europa League playoff participants have all been confirmed. There still remains the matter of confirming the Europa League playoff pairings depending on final league placing and of course, the league titleâs destination is yet to be decided. Portadown will be relegated […]
A month ago, as Benfica and Porto battled to a draw, it was expected that Liga NOS would be an exciting league to follow, with both teams separated by a single point and with the reigning champions still having to travel to Alvalade and face their big rivals Sporting, in a match that could potentially […]
This weekend contains three meaningful games in which each team is competing for their respective objective. It begins on Friday at 2:45 pm EST (7:45 pm GMT) with European hopefuls Atalanta hosting league-leading Juventus at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri dâItalia. This game is being played on Friday in anticipation of Juventusâ Champions League first leg […]
Academia Cantolao vs Union Comercio The 2 teams are most likely to cancel each other out and draw. Union Comercio was the team that took last week off and although Cantolao have been playing well, Union Comercio arenât a bad side and they are always capable of surprising. This one will be a draw. Melgar […]
Borussia Dortmund defeated Bayern Munich to advance to the Final of the DFB Pokal Cup for the fourth season running. Javi Martinez and Mats Hummels scored for the Bavarians, but the match was ultimately won by the team in yellow, thanks to goals from Reus, Aubameyang and Dembele. Both teams created many chances in a […]
It’s not every day that From the Touchline flips on the Jupiler Pro League, but with the Championship playoffs on, now is a good time to catch up on Belgian football. So like Roberto Martinez, we discretely took in the Club Brugge / Oostende match this week to see if the home club could put […]
Angers-Lyon The first game of the 35th fixture will come between âdifficult-to-beatâ Angers vs. French giants Lyon. The match will be played at the Stade Raymond Kopa. The home side have competed in their last 3 games in Ligue 1, however they lost all 3 by 1 goal. Two of the games, however, were against […]
Womenâs football has been an ever-growing presence in recent years, and the dominant force is surprisingly the United States Womenâs National Team (henceforth referred to as USWNT). This is surprising due to the relative lacklustre of the United States Menâs National Team in recent history. This just gives a glimpse at the active development of […]
“Gone for a Burton”. Various origins have been suggested for this phrase, though no definitive source can be quoted. Iâm going for the one which refers to the brewing town of Burton-upon-Trent and a pre-WW2 ad for Burtonâs Ale where an empty place setting is explained by the person having âgone for a Burton.â This […]
New England Revolution v San Jose Earthquakes 0-0 New England Revolution played out a scoreless draw with San Jose Earthquakes as both sides failed to find a breakthrough. The Earthquakes hit the post on 22 minutes when Danny Hoesen should have done better in front of goal. In the 65th minute came the save of […]
June 14, 2006. Dortmund. JĂźrgen Klinsmannâs Germany side is heading towards a disappointing draw against Poland in their second match at the World Cup. The 4th official raises his board, indicating three added minutes for the host nation to find a breakthrough. Just one minute later, David Odonkor latches on to Bernd Schneiderâs pass ahead […]
Nancy-Marseille The first match of the 34th round of fixtures was between Nancy and Marseille. The home side, battling for relegation, were desperate for points, and the only way to get points out of Marseille would be with a solid performance. They lined up with a 4-3-3, with Guy NâDy Assembe in goal, who made […]
In a tough weekend for both sets of fans, Inter and AC Milan suffered embarrassing losses to place a further dampener on their respective seasons. The Nerazzurri experienced a second-half collapse to lose 5-4 to Fiorentina while the Rossoneri were beaten 2-1 at home by the lowly Empoli. Juventus continued their dominance at the top […]
Sporting GijĂłn vs Espanyol The Round of 34 fixtures in La Liga sees Rubi’s Sporting host Espanyol at El MolinĂłn. Sporting GijĂłn were able to halt a run of three straight defeats in their previous game against bottom placed Osasuna but a late rally could only see them draw. A win for the home side […]
