Bayern Munich moved closer than ever to reclaiming the Bundesliga crown after moving 20 points clear on a weekend where the Serie A, La Liga and Ligue 1 leaders all won. Germany It was business as usual for Bayern as their seemingly inevitable march to the title continued. Bayern, who play Arsenal in the Champions […]
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Real Madrid and Manchester United warmed up for their showdown at Old Trafford on Tuesday with impressive wins this weekend, while Juventus took another step towards retaining theor Serie A crown. La Liga For the second time in a week Real Madrid beat Barcelona as both clubs seems to be going in opposite directions. After […]
The race for Champions League places will be the story in the Bundesliga this weekend when Freiburg and Eintracht Frankfurt play on Friday. The two Cinderella teams in Germany this season sit fourth (Eintracht) and fifth (Freiburg) in the league and are very much in the running for one of the Bundesliga’s four Champions League […]
Any hopes that Gunners fans had of Arsenal doing a Chelsea and winning the Champions League this season were all but extinguished after 20 minutes when Bayern scored their second away goal of the game. Despite an Arsenal flurry in the second half, the Gunners were second best on the night. Some quick thoughts on […]
Borussia Dortmund Coach Jurgen Klopp has fired the first shot towards rivals Bayern Munich and their new coach Pep Guardiola, telling him that he will not find it so easy at Bayern as he found it at Barcelona. The defending champions have struggled in the Bundesliga this season, and it looks like Klopp is already […]
Cross off another potential manager from the Chelsea short-list as Borussia Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp has told Chelsea that he is staying in Germany. Klopp has told the Evening Standard that he will be staying with the reigning German champions despite being flattered by interest from Chelsea. ‘I have a contract until 2016. I have […]
Big news from Germany today as Bayern Munich have announced that former Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola will take over as their manager at the end of the season. Guardiola, who has signed a three-year contract to 2016, will replace current Bayern boss Jupp Heynckes, who will retire. “We are very pleased that we have managed […]
Another interesting week of football across Europe as the title races in England and Italy took another turn, while the race in Spain appears to be between Barcelona and a team from Madrid. But this time its Atlético and not Real that are Barca’s biggest challengers. Italy AC Milan picked up an important victory and […]
Interesting piece in today’s Daily Mail about Manchester United’s kit deal with Nike, which is coming up for renewal in 2015. Back in 2002, United signed a 13-year deal with Nike worth £303 million, plus a profit share on retail sales. Even without any profits, that translates to around £23 million a season. The deal […]