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Branislav Ivanovic

Fernando Torres & Barnislav Ivanovic Poaches Another European Trophy (Benfica vs Chelsea)

Posted on 15 May, 2013, by in Soccer

One of the most tragic weeks in the history of any club have just gone over Benfica, managing to lose a title and a European final in the span of four days with two injury time goals. Meanwhile, Fernando Torres proves that all a team needs is to put him in a final, and he’ll look like a formidable striker. Branislav Ivanovic put on the finishing touch, giving Chelsea the Europa League title. More

Porto Goal

Kelvin Scores the Goal That Probably Decides the Championship (Porto vs Benfica)

Posted on 11 May, 2013, by in Soccer

It was destined to be; the match between Porto and Benfica, a week before the end of the season in Portugal, deciding the fate of the championship. Kelvin, a 19-year old Brazilian talent, came off the bench and 12 minutes later, a bit into injury time, scored a stunning winner that gives Porto the lead heading into the final week of the season in one of the more dramatic turn of events anyone could have imagined. More

Juan Mata as the Winner, Rafael as the Loser (Manchester United vs Chelsea)

Posted on 5 May, 2013, by in Soccer

Maybe Howard Webb has finally ended all the rumors about him and Manchester United, by giving a red card to Rafael in the closing minutes of the match between Manchester United, who weren’t really looking (or needed to) to win, and Chelsea, in a must-win mode, getting the three points they were looking for through a winning goal from Juan Mata. More

Miroslav Klose

Miroslav Klose Scores 5 Goals in 60 Minutes (Lazio vs Bologna)

Posted on 5 May, 2013, by in Soccer

While Juventus were off securing their second consecutive Serie A title, Miroslav Klose showed that he can still score at the highest of levels, needing only 60 minutes to lead Lazio to a 6-0 win over Bologna while scoring five goals before being substituted to a standing ovation. More

Total Humiliation (Barcelona vs Bayern Munich)

Posted on 1 May, 2013, by in Soccer

They might not win the Champions League eventually, but there’s no doubt as to who is the new best team in Europe, the new golden standard for excellence. Bayern Munich, with goals from Arjen Robben, Thomas Muller and one own goal from Gerard Pique humiliated Barcelona 3-0 in the Camp Nou and 7-0 after both semifinal legs, leaving Lionel Messi, who didn’t play, to chew his nails and miss out on the festivities. More

Angel Di Maria Goal

Jose Mourinho Still Perfect in Derby (Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid)

Posted on 27 Apr, 2013, by in Soccer

Despite not having Cristiano Ronaldo or the strongest Real Madrid lineup facing them, Atletico Madrid continue to fail in the Madrid derby, losing at home 2-1 despite taking an early lead through Radamel Falcao, only to be countered by an own goal from Juanfran and a game winner from Angel Di Maria, giving Jose Mourinho his sixth win out of six matches in the Derbi madrileño. More

Daniel Sturridge

Liverpool Destroy Newcastle in a Meaningless 6-0

Posted on 27 Apr, 2013, by in Soccer

Maybe Liverpool still believe they’re going to win the final ticket to the Europa League, but it’s hard to see it happening. It doesn’t mean they can’t have fun in the final days of the season, thrashing Newcastle 6-0 at St. James’ Park, with Daniel Sturridge scoring twice, as the presence of Luis Suarez wasn’t missed. The biggest win in the Brendan Rodgers era also saw goals from Jordan Henderson (two goals), Daniel Agger and Fabio Borini. More

Robert Lewandowski vs Real Madrid

Robert Lewandowski, the Best Striker in Europe (Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid)

Posted on 24 Apr, 2013, by in Soccer

If someone needed more proof to the quality of the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund nailed the last of the remaining stakes into the bleeding heart of the Clasico duo, beating Real Madrid 4-1 in the first leg with an incredible performance from Robert Lewandowski, in what might be his final home appearance for the club in the Champions League. More

Lionel Messi Lost

Lionel Messi at His Worst (Bayern Munich vs Barcelona)

Posted on 23 Apr, 2013, by in Soccer

A 4-0 win by Bayern Munich might signal the end of an era, but those things are usually figured out through a longer period of time. What we’re left with are the facts, and they are that the best team in Germany is much better at the moment than the best team in Spain, as the group of players Lionel Messi usually carried on his back didn’t show up, just like their star player, probably still injured, and giving his worst display of football in recent memory. More

Robert Lewandowski

Referees Don’t Know What an Offside Is (Borussia Dortmund vs Malaga)

Posted on 9 Apr, 2013, by in Soccer

The Champions League won probably by getting Dortmund to score an illegal goal in the 93rd minute, giving them a 3-2 aggregate win in the quarterfinals, as Felipe Santana scored the dramatic winner after a double offside went unnoticed by the referees. Earlier, Eliseu scored the potential winning goal also from an offside the linesmen and the referee missed. More