Competitions

Barcelona-Real Madrid. Celtic-Rangers. Boca-River. Manchester United-Manchester City/Liverpool/Arsenal/your mother, sister, and cousins. Those are some of the most intense rivalries in the world of football. But, you can’t talk about intense rivalries without bringing up Fenerbahce-Galatasaray.

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The long and painful strife between Juan Roman Riquelme and Villarreal has ultimately drawn to a mixed close. The Argentine international and one of the most creative midfielders in the world departed European football for good on Friday without so …

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José Antonio Reyes might not be the most reliable person when it comes to loyalty and love but he is certainly the one who is most rocking the Bernabéu. Not because he is still loved for his performance against Real …

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Defender Supreme Paolo Maldini has seen it all and done it all in club football. He has been with AC Milan since forever (for the pedants, let us reframe that since 1985) and has often been their inspiration and drive. …

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Aston Villa are riding high and wild in the English Premier. The Martin O’Neill managed side are currently 7th in the league table with 27 points from 15 matches and only goal difference separates them from a UEFA Cup place.

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Last week was all about Espanyol Barcelona’s fierce clash with cross-city rivals FC Barcelona and this week the derby focus shifts from the religious temperament of Catalunya to the more volatile and voluptuous Basque country.

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So another UEFA Cup match has been hit by, well, bottles. Thursday night’s group game between Belgian side Anderlecht and Tottenham Hotspur, might have ended in a 1-1 draw with both sides expressing gladness at the result but the missile …

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Following the friendly at home vs. Torino, and a resounding 2-0 win, a lot seemed right with Spurs. After the summer transfers all of the fans believed there had been some great signings: Gareth Bale, Darren Bent, Kevin Prince-Boateng, and …

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A great book does not necessarily make a great movie. Catch 22 is probably the seminal piece of literature of the twentieth century (if we choose to overlook Derek McGovern on Sports Betting); yet the film was a major disappointment. …

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When Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson recently described his side’s chances of victory against Chelsea as a ‘David versus Goliath’ scenario in terms of resources, it summed up everything that has gone wrong with the English Premiership. On this occasion Goliath …

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With Shakhtar’s 2-1 home defeat against Benfica securing Celtic’s place in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League, that means that nine slots in the knockout round have been filled. Five of the remaining open spots are in Groups …

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On Saturday night in the match against Racing Santander, Raúl did a strange thing. No, it was not the 4th minute as-easy-as-you-like strike past Tono, it was not even the marvelous Captain Fantastic performance that he gifted the 80,000 odd …

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