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April 16, 2021April 18, 2021 David

AC Milan, Arsenal, Europa League, Europe, Man Utd., Tickets

Europa League Semi-Final: Man Utd v Roma And Arsenal v Villarreal

The Europa League semi-finals are set as Manchester United will take on Roma and Arsenal face Villarreal. Both games will feature a reunion as former Manchester United defender Chris Smalling will face his former club for the first time, while former Arsenal manager Unai Emery will try and outmaneuver the man who replaced him Mikel Arteta.

Here is a look at the two semi-finals.

Manchester United v Roma
Manchester United
Why this is their year
Last season’s semi-final defeat to Sevilla hurt Ole Gunnar Solskjær and his players. United paid a heavy price for their profligacy that night but are determined not to make the same mistakes this time around. Read more... (516 words, estimated 2:04 mins reading time)

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April 23, 2020April 23, 2020 David

Bundesliga

Bundesliga Trying To Return On May 9

The Bundesliga is ready to return on May 9 if the German government gives it the green light, league officials have confirmed.

The league has been suspended since mid-March due to the outbreak of coronavirus, which has infected more than 148,000 and killed over 5,000 people in Germany.

Its resumption, behind closed doors, remains dependent on government and all federal states’ approval, and Bundesliga chief executive Christian Seifert warned providing an exact date “would be presumptuous and is not in our hands”.

“If we start on 9 May, we are ready. If it is later, we will be ready again,” DFL chief executive Seifert said on Thursday. Read more... (380 words, estimated 1:31 mins reading time)

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April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 David

Bundesliga

Bundesliga Games To Be Played Behind Closed Doors Until 2021

Stunning news out of Germany as Bundesliga chief Christian Seifert says that it is unlikely that the matches will be played in front of fans until 2021!

That timeline is something that has been whispered recently. But this is the first time that someone with authority in football has made such a public comments.

Germany has managed the coronavirus pandemic as well as anyone in Europe, which puts them in a position to return to training, and competition, before any of the other top five leagues. Read more... (495 words, estimated 1:59 mins reading time)

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February 1, 2013March 28, 2020 Guest Post

Bundesliga

Bundesliga Weekend Preview

A look at the games in the Bundesliga this weekend:

Werder Bremen v Hannover 96
Bremen manager Thomas Schaaf needs three points in thisderby if his lofty talk of targeting Europe is to come true. Captain Clemens Fritz, who is suspended, along with striker Marko Arnautovic, thinks avoiding a relegation battle might be a more realistic aim for the 12th-placed team. There’s talk of yet another system change; Schaaf has experimented with a 4-4-2 in training. Will that bring more solidity? It’s doubtful. Hannover (10th), who have looked refreshed after the winter break and held off Wolfsburg with ten man last week, will be without quite a few regular defenders but can bring back midfield enforcer Sergio Pinto. The visitors will play on the counter and hope to catch out Werder’s notoriously poor defence. Read more... (927 words, 1 image, estimated 3:42 mins reading time)

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December 1, 2011April 23, 2020 Philip Mboya

Chelsea

Adidas Interested In Making Ballack The Face of Their Brand In The MLS

In football, there are 3 kinds of players; the one’s who are talented and get recognised and rewarded for their performances, the one’s who are not that talented and are lucky most of the time and get recognised for their performances and the one’s who are talented and never get recognised or rewarded at all.

Michael Ballack falls into the last category. The 35 year old German has had an illustrious career with some of Europe’s biggest clubs and as his career comes to an end, a medal that does not hang in his trophy cabinet is one every player dreams of – the champions league medal. Read more... (460 words, estimated 1:50 mins reading time)

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