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El Clasico showdown, Old Firm derby and lots of Man City action in December

There’s only one more month left in 2011, and it looks like the year will go out with a real bang from a football standpoint. December features several must-see matches, with a few that will have title implications on top of deciding bragging rights between fierce rivals. Watch the best of Premier League action this…

Can Liverpool or Arsenal stop Manchester City?

If you’re a football fan, there’s a lot to look forward to in the remainder of November, as we will see some of the game’s biggest names go head-to-head on multiple fronts over the next week-plus.

Football’s Greatest War Heroes

With Remembrance Sunday having just occurred a few days ago, we reflect on the men who gave their lives to their countries as well as giving their all on the football pitch. Their bravery on the field of play has been superseded by their courage and character on the field of battle even though some…

Real Madrid 4-0 Lyon – Los Blancos maintain perfect Champions League record

Real Madrid kept up their 100% record in the champions league this season with an impressive 4-0 victory over Lyon. The hosts took the lead on the 18th minute mark when Mesut Ozil’s dangerous corner found Karim Benzema at the back post for an easy tap-in. The hosts looked in control from the outset and…

Beating Barcelona: A Theoretical Guide With Pretty Pictures

So, everyone says that Barcelona are unbeatable, or are least the untouchables. Which is twaddle. Sure, they have lots of excellent players. (MessiXaviAlvesIniestaPiquePuyolBusquetsVillaSanchezPedroetc… say that five times fast) and they have the best player in the world, backed by a manager as ahead of the time as anyone as it stands and a style of…

Champions League Preview: Real and Barca the teams to beat

It seems that in almost every aspect of the game, two clubs dominate the footballing world. They are Spanish super heavyweights Real Madrid and Barcelona. Any team boasting multiple stars is said to echo Real’s Galactico era, while teams – from League Two to the K-League – are said to be a mini-Barcelona. Even the…

Stat Attack: The Relentless Cristiano Ronaldo

Just how ‘good’ is Cristiano Ronaldo? Earlier we shared news on the ‘Cristiano Ronaldo: Tested to the Limit‘ documentary which subjects CR to a series of innovate tests to measure his performances. But that’s still lab testing, off the pitch, not a true measure of a footballer’s abilities. To measure how good Ronaldo is as…

Mourinho out of time in Madrid?

Jose Mourinho has many gifts. For organisation, for having team buy into a philosophy, for quick quips and irritation. It’s perhaps fitting that a master of hyperbole has been pilloried by the more rampant sensationalists in the British media concerning his antics during and after the Spanish Supercup. As the four Clasicos in seventeen days…

Stat Attack: The Real Value Of Sergio Aguero

Sergio Aguero has been a long-term target for both Manchester City and Real Madrid for the past few months, ever since the Argentine announced his intentions to leave Atletico Madrid back in May. Manchester City see him as an ideal replacement for Carlos Tevez, and someone who is much less of a problem off the…

Scoring Stats – The true value of Ronaldo and Messi

Everyone knows Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are way ahead of the curve. Here we look at just how far they’re in front of everyone else.