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Serie A – Juventus Making Things Complicated

Posted on 14 Jan, 2013, by in Soccer

Before the season even began, Juventus were crowned by most as the next champions of the Italian Serie A, making it a repeat. Despite going into the winter break with a comfortable 8 point lead, it look like Lazio and possibly Napoli as well aren’t going away. More

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Barcelona, Juventus & Bayern Munich Already Champions

Posted on 24 Dec, 2012, by in Soccer

We know that things can happen, but it looks like that Barcelona in the Spanish La Liga, Juventus in the Italian Serie A and Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga are well on their way to be crowned champions, and we’re barely at the half way line of the season. More

Mastercard Meme on Manchester United & Manchester City Title Race

Posted on 15 May, 2012, by in Soccer

The last day of the English Premier League’s title race posed a serious dillema for neutral fans – Cheer for Manchester City, who don’t get much love for ‘Buying the title’ or root for Manchester United, who, well, very few besides Red Devil fans want to see them grab another title. More

Highs & Lows of the Insane Finish to the 2011-2012 Premiership Season

Posted on 14 May, 2012, by in Soccer

Manchester City and Manchester United were involved in the craziest ending to a Premier League season in history. It’s not that we haven’t had last day finishes, but this one was special. More

Premiership’s 2011-2012 Finish – What’s Left to Play For

Posted on 8 May, 2012, by in Soccer

Manchester City and Manchester United will be in the spotlight of the final day of the 2011-2012 Premiership season, both teams tied with 86 points, City holding the goal difference advantage. But it’s not all about the title on the last day – Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham and Newcastle fight for the Champions League; QPR and Bolton fight for survival. More

Real Madrid & Jose Mourinho Not So Confident Anymore

Posted on 21 Mar, 2012, by in Soccer

Real Madrid, as a club – manager and players all together, simply took a rifle and shot themselves in the foot. Instead of keeping Barcelona at an unreachable place behind them, 10 impossible to catch up and erase points, it suddenly six, with Mourinho and his players completely flipping out during their 1-1 draw with Villareal, as Mourinho, Sergio Ramos and Mesut Ozil got sent off. More

Probably a bit Too Late for Juventus to Start Scoring Now

Posted on 18 Mar, 2012, by in Soccer

Antonio Conte saw his team win their first match in a month, after four consecutive draws in the league and only three goals scored. Juventus lost their grip on the top spot in the Serie A and slowly slipped four points behind AC Milan, who have come together, with a refreshed Zlatan Ibrahimovic, just in time. The 5-0 away win over Fiorentina might be too late, despite the 10 matches still left to play. More

Alex Ferguson & Manchester United Doing it Again

Posted on 12 Mar, 2012, by in Soccer

Alex Ferguson always talks about hitting the stride around late February, pulling into March, April and May in full force. You can drop point earlier on, but it’s important to be at your best in the months that matter. Manchester United, beating WBA 2-0 and climbing to the top of the Premier League at the expense of Manchester City, are doing exactly that. More

Dortmund Running Away With the Bundseliga, Bayern Keep Falling

Posted on 4 Mar, 2012, by in Soccer

Bayern Munich struggled away from home, again, losing to Leverkusen 2-0. Meanwhile, Dortmund, who haven’t tasted league defeat since September, didn’t have it easy against Mainz, but came out with a 2-1 victory, their 7th consecutive victory as the open up a 7 point lead at the top of the German league. More

Messi Four Goals and Barcelona Show Won’t Help Win La Liga

Posted on 20 Feb, 2012, by in Soccer

Lionel Messi scoring four goals against Valencia in the 5-1 thrashing by Barcelona did his Pichichi bid and climb up the all time ranks a world of good, but with a 10 point gap from Real Madrid in the La Liga table, it looks like the title will be leaving Barca’s grip for the first time since 2008. More