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This week in From the Touchline, we will not be focusing on a specific match and how a manger’s choices influenced the outcome. Instead we will be walking through a debate that occurs every year but has been outsized the past few weeks. That issue is of course who plays. The media circus has focused […]
Episode 1 – Introduction to MCOs + The Pozzo Group Episode 2 – City Football Group Episode 3 – FC Nordsjælland Episode 4 – Atletico Madrid Episode 5 – Red Bull Episode 6 – Roland Duchâtelet Vincent Tan Vincent Tan started his footballing venture back in May 2010 with the acquisition of 30% of Championship […]
If you were expecting the semi-finals of the Europa League playoff to be dull and timid displays then you would have been very wrong! The two matches offered up 15 goals in 180 minutes of football as Glenavon overcame Cliftonville and Ballymena United defeated Dungannon Swifts. Cliftonville 3-5 Glenavon Cliftonville had the home advantage in […]
After a goal laden week, many of the key groups are tightening up. Who will qualify after the fortnight lay-off? For a competition that promises so much, the Copa Libertadores has suffered from a disappointing start in its new format. Until last week, only the struggles of the Argentinian clubs had threatened to generate some […]
Saint Etienne-Bordeaux The first match of the 36th fixture in French football was between Saint-Etienne and Bordeaux at the Stade Geoffroy Guichard. The home side started the match with a 4-3-3 formation and Stephane Ruffier in goal. Loic Perrin played at CB, while Vincent Pajot commanded the midfield. Romain Hamouma had a quality game on […]
“We have to be serious: The men’s football is on the highest level. We should not try to ask for the same level of attention. We should try to bring our game to the best possible level. If we manage this, we will succeed also outside the pitch.” Photo credits: Nadine Rupp Melanie Leupolz is […]
JosĂ© MarĂa GutiĂ©rrez Hernández was one of the most talented players of his generation, capable of moments of sheer magic. His unique ability and creativity stood out even at one of the biggest clubs in the world. Revered for his flair, Hernandez was a serial winner who collected 16 trophies at senior level, including three […]
Toronto FC 2-1 Orlando City Toronto beat top of the Eastern Conference Orlando City 2-1 with Sebastian Giovinco in fantastic form. Toronto opened the scoring on 8 minutes. Raheem Edwards produced some excellent wing play before drive into the box and squaring his pass to Jozy Altidore who played it back to Giovinco who’s great […]
Juventus defeated Monaco 2-1 in the second leg of their Champions League Semi-Final, thrashing their opponents 4-1 on aggregate to advance to the Cardiff final. Mandzukic and Alves scored for Juventus, while Mbappe got one back for his side. Both teams created so many chances in the first half, but some great defending from Juve’s […]
The Derby della Mole produced an upset result in week 35 of Serie A with Torino going within moments of securing a historic win at Juventus Stadium, eventually settling for a draw. It was a result that ended the Bianconeri’s league record of 33 consecutive wins at home, a run that began back in September […]
Episode 1 – Introduction to MCOs + The Pozzo Group Episode 2 – City Football Group Episode 3 – FC Nordsjælland Episode 4 – Atletico Madrid Episode 5 – Red Bull Belgian billionaire Roland Duchâtelet purchased Charlton Athletic in the English Championship in January 2014. In doing so he had just bought his fourth […]
The playoff system has been long established in world football, and is oftentimes an incredibly simple process. The best example of a playoff system is the English Championship. 1st in the league are champions, 2nd gain automatic promotion, and then 3rd through 6th engage in the playoffs. Best play worst, and so on, ie 3rd […]
Last week Juventus defeated Monaco 2-0 in the first leg of their Champions League Semi-Final tie, courtesy of a Higuain brace. The Italian champions were successful in taming the best attacking team in Europe this season, a team that had scored 146 goals this season before the match. The win has made Juventus clear favourites […]
Friday, May 5 We started this week off with San Martin vs Quilmes. Quilmes were looking to build on their win from last week and almost got a point away from home. A 94th-minute goal from Joaquin Molina gave San Martin all three points. Another disappointing defeat for Quilmes, who have now lost 13 out […]
If you follow the BFTGT, you already know who the champions of the state championships in Brazil are! We analyse the four main states finals, betting the champions, and we hit all! PAULISTA CHAMPIONSHIP As we say, the result has already been defined. Corinthians after winning the first leg, drew 1-1 against Ponte Preta in […]
It was a week bookended by off the field news of contrasting nature in the SSE Airtricity League. The week started with a press release from the FAI stating that attendances were up by an average of 17% after the first round of games, it ended with a press release from the FAI stating that […]
And with two matches left, the race for the Liga Nos title looks to have been sorted. Out of the three first placed teams, Benfica were the last to play and were the only ones able to actually get a win in this decisive stage of the season, ensuring that they only need two points […]
Episode 1 – Introduction to MCOs + The Pozzo Group (link to episode 1) Episode 2 – City Football Group (link to episode 2) Episode 3 – FC Nordsjælland (link to episode 3) Episode 4 – Atletico Madrid (link to episode 4) In April 2005, energy drink company Red Bull purchased the Austrian club Austria […]
It’s Match Week 33 in the Dutch Eredivisie, which means that there’s only one week left following Sunday’s fixtures. Every match kicked off at the same time on Sunday which gave teams no chance to adjust to other results around the country. A win for Feyenoord against a mid-table Excelsior would mean the Eredivisie title […]
Chelsea finally have a strong grip on the title after another slip up for Spurs in London, but what happened throughout the other top leagues in European football? Barcelona went ahead in Spain after thrashing Villarreal 4-1 at the Camp Nou, where they scored their 158th goal this season, 100 of which have been by […]
