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Saint Etienne-Bordeaux The first match of the 36th fixture, and the only to one to be played on Friday, will have Saint-Etienne host direct rivals Bordeaux at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. Both teams, located at the top half of the table, are eager for points. Saint Etienne come into the game with a 2-2-1 record in […]
Here’s a piece of trivia for you: did you know that the same man was in charge of Northern Ireland at both their lowest (129th, September 2012) and highest (26th, April 2017) FIFA World Ranking? A certain Michael O’Neill… The news has broken that Norwich City FC have held informal with Northern Ireland boss Michael […]
So just who is Hirving Lozano, let me take you on a trip through the 21 year old’s career so far and see if the player nicknamed ‘Chucky’ should be on your radars. Career Hirving Lozano has been playing for Mexican Liga MX side Pachuca since he was fourteen, though he was given his senior […]
This weekend we had the first matches of the finals for the state championships, which are a preview for the Brazilian championship. As we talked in the last post, some matches could already have the decision in these first games, which was the case of Sao Paulo championship. In the other states all open for […]
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid thrashed Atletico Madrid 3-0 in the first leg of their UCL Semi-Final tie. The tie is now firmly in Real’s control, as it would require an all-out battle from Atletico to overturn the deficit in the next leg. Ronaldo only needed 10 minutes to score his 101st […]
Gonzalo Maroni stole the limelight on Sunday evening as Boca Juniors stayed three points clear of the chasing pack in the race for the Argentine title. In a 3-0 victory over Arsenal de Sarandà at La Bombonera the 18-year-old scored a spectacular volley and left the pitch to a standing ovation. Like Juventus’ Paulo Dybala, […]
Toronto FC 2-0 Houston Dynamo Toronto FC beat Houston Dynamo 2-0 in a comfortable win at the BMO Field. Toronto took the lead on 16 minutes when Raheem Edwards found space on the left to cross into the box for Jozy Altidore to slot home past keeper Joe Willis. It was a great team goal […]
Hamburg has the distinction of being the only club to play in every season of the Bundesliga. If they do not make some drastic changes quickly, that impressive streak may end. Hamburg coming into Sunday’s match sat just above the relegation zone. Darmstadt and Ingolstadt seemingly are all but relegated as the bottom two clubs, […]
In week 34 of Serie A, Lazio produced an inspired performance to win their first Rome Derby in the league since 2012. The Biancocelesti finished 3-1 victors, with Keita Balde grabbing a brace, ensuring Francesco Totti’s final derby would end in disappointment for the Roma captain. Atalanta 2-2 Juventus Despite drawing against Atalanta, Juventus were […]
April 30, 2011. Dortmund. One win away from their first title in nine years, Dortmund had the chance to win the Bundesliga at home with two matches to spare, hosting 6th place Nürnberg. Jürgen Klopp’s young side began nervously. In need of some inspiration, Dortmund fans got their wish midway through the first half when […]
As April turns to May the football season gets down to the nitty gritty, business end of the season. League campaigns coming to a close, relegation fights and play off places confirmed, etc. Non-League football is no different to its more glamorous counterparts, the lifeblood of some local communities, also enters into its end of […]
It would be a major lie if every club in the world did not dream about playing like Barcelona. Such has been the widespread fascination that this Barcelona team has created over the last 10 years. Like all good things, it must come to an end and Barcelona certainly seem to be coming to the […]
Friday, April 28 We started this week with Quilmes who were facing Talleres. Quilmes had previously lost their last eight games and were desperate for some points. MatÃas Orihuela opened the scoring for Quilmes in the second half as they managed to hang on to their lead. Talleres definitely deserved from the game more but […]
Angers-Lyon The first game of the weekend had competing Angers battle Lyon on Friday, April 28th at the Stade Raymond Kopa. The home side, with only 1 win in their last 5, aligned with a 4-3-3 formation, with Alexandre Letellier as a GK. Both centre backs underperformed, as Romain Thomas was not able to defend […]
Galway United recorded their first win in this season’s SSE Airtricity League Premier Division as they defeated reigning champions Dundalk 2-1 at Eamon Deasy Park. Goals from Vinny Faherty and Gary Shanahan either side of a strike from David McMillan gave them the win with Shanahan’s winner coming in the 93rd minute. That defeat means […]
Benfica 2-1 Estoril It wasn’t easy keep the title route open, but Jonas’ quality ended up being the right catalyst for a game that was proving to be much harder than it was on paper. On Saturday afternoon Benfica were playing Estoril and the real question before the match even started, was how many Benfica […]
Chelsea took another gigantic leap towards the Premier League title this weekend, but what went on in the rest of the top European leagues? There’s no better place to start than in Germany, where Bayern Munich won a record fifth straight Bundesliga title courtesy of a 6-0 thrashing of Wolfsburg. Lewandowski netted a brace in […]
The opening game of the weekend saw Leverkusen take on Schalke, who both have fallen way below expectations. Leverkusen are sliding nearer and nearer toward the relegation places and found themselves 0-3 down in the opening 18 minutes. Goals from Guido Burgstaller, Benedikt Höwedes and Alessandro Schöpf put Schalke in a commanding lead so early. […]
