An emphatic 3-0 victory by Tottenham Hotspur at home to Manchester United on Sunday kept Spurs Premier League title hopes alive while taking United closer to the day when the Louis Van Gaa era is over and the Jose Mourinho one can begin. United were poor on Sunday, with a visible difference in class between […]
Premier League
Barcelona’s walk to another inevitable La Liga has hit a speed bump the last two weekends, and as a result we have a three-way title race in Spain. Heading into the recent international break Barcelona had a 9 point lead over Atletico Madrid and the title seemed destined to be staying in Catalaan for another […]
For several years now Cristiano Ronaldo has been linked with a move back to Manchester United. His name is still chanted at every away game and there are some United fans who are convinced that if Sir Alex Ferguson had not retired that Ronaldo would have returned to United in the summer of 2013. With […]
To say Atletico Madrid’ were furious with the referee’s decision to send off striker Fernando Torres in the first half of their Champions League tie on Tuesday would be something of an understatement. Atleti defender Filipe Luis went as far as to say that: “The sending off is totally unjust and changed the game.” “Barcelona […]
It was arguably the worst defensive showing by four center-half’s in Champions League history. While PSG boss Laurent Blanc and Man City boss Manuel Pellegrini, former center-backs themselves, were left looking aghast at the performance of their defenders on Wednesday, the defensive problems created an exciting Champions League quarter-finals in Paris on Wednesday night. The […]
A memorable win in the Clasico last weekend has Real Madrid fans dreaming of a record 11th Champions League trophy. Something that would restore pride to what has been a miserable season for Madridista’s. But on Wednesday night in Germany, Real Madrid reverted to form and they were throughly beaten 2-0 by Wolfsburg at the […]
It’s the nightmare scenario for Manchester United fans. They overtake rivals Manchester City to finish fourth in the Premier League this season and still DO NOT qualify for the Champions League next season. That is because if City win the Champions League and Liverpool win the Europa League, but both finish outside the top four, […]
An early goal from Arturo Vidal proved enough to give Bayern Munich a slender win at home to Benfica in their Champions League quarter-final first leg, although their failure to add to that lead means the Germans will face a nervy trip to Portugal. Ahead of the tie, Pep Guardiola had warned that Benfica were […]