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Ronaldo bids farewell to football – His legacy lives on!
In the mid-90s a striker from Brazil was making tremors throughout the world football as he scored 42 goals in 46 appearances with PSV Eindhoven. His journey continued from there to Barcelona to Inter Milan to Real Madrid and greatness pursued in all the four leagues he played in. On the international level, he served…
The myth of Barca’s ‘beautiful game’
Barcelona’s foul play is hidden away in their exorbitantly high percentage of possession says Andy Simanowitz. FC Barcelona are widely regarded in football circles as not only the best team in the world but perhaps the best team the world has ever seen. This belief is fuelled not only by the team’s unprecedented success on…
Champions’ League Final: Why A Neutral Should Support Manchester United
Blasphemous though it may seem, for all the dazzling array of skills which they bestow upon me as a mere spectator, I do not worship at the altar of Barcelona. I worship at the altar of football. Despite the Catalan club’s increasingly jubilant marketing campaign, there is a distinction between the two. As much as…
PFPO Champions League Prediction: Barcelona to beat Manchester United
It has been yet another UEFA Champions League campaign that has been littered with thrills and spills. From the magnificence of Lionel Messi, to the Clasico debacle, the cream of the crop has rose as Barcelona and Manchester United make the final two at this year’s Wembley showpiece. Everybody has had an opinion on just…
Has Cristiano Ronaldo evolved too far?
The debate about who is the world’s greatest player has revolved for nearly five years now around two names: Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who now leads the line at Real Madrid after emerging as a tricksy winger at Manchester United. Only two other names are mentioned: Messi’s Barca teammates Xavi and Andres Iniesta….
Busquets’ Passing Skills More Important To Barcelona Than His Acting Skills
Castrol EDGE Performance data shows how Xavi Hernández and Sergio Busquets’ passing skills were vital to Barcelona’s 2-0 win over Real Madrid (and before you ask, no, Castrol doesn’t award points for diving). Sergio Busquets’ 129 successful passes against Madrid is the most seen in a Champions League game this season, while Xavi’s 122 is…
Real Madrid Need More Conversion, Not More Possession
It seems easy to blame lack of possession (i.e. negative tactics) on Madrid’s defeat against Barcelona but numbers don’t tell the whole story. In fact, as Castrol EDGE Performance data shows, one of Real Madrid’s main problems in both the league and Champions League this season has been poor finishing in front of goal –…
UEFA versus Real Madrid and Barcelona
Uefa have initiated disciplinary cased against both Real Madrid and Barcelona in the aftermath of their diving contest Champions League semi-final clash on Wednesday. UEFA’s case against Real Madrid: The throwing of missiles, a pitch invasion, the red card shown to Pepe, the dismissal of coach José Mourinho, as well as the inappropriate statement given…
Dubious or not? Controversial refereeing decisions involving Barcelona in the Champions League
The build-up and aftermath of Barcelona’s victory over Real Madrid in their first-leg Champions League semi-final has been marred by Jose Mourinho’s comments regarding Coach Pep Guardiola and referees. The 0-2 defeat at the Bernabeu now leaves the nine-time winners aspiration of making it a perfect 10 in complete ruin. Los Blancos had Pepe sent…
The Strange Death of Brazilian Flair
Ahead of tonight’s semi-final clash between Real Madrid and Barcelona, Real’s Brazilian left-back Marcelo has pointedly suggested that he prefers ‘to win and not play well’ over defeat. He sums up an increasing trend in Brazilian football away from the flair and ingenuity which made the golden shirt a symbol of The Beautiful Game’.
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