Category: Soccer

  • Match Highlights – West Ham vs Manchester United

    It seems like the success in the Champions League has carried over to the Premier League as well for Manchester United, or maybe it’s simply not playing at the Old Trafford, coming away with a 2-0 win over West Ham, getting two goals from Wayne Rooney, including one from the halfway line.

  • Match Highlights – Cardiff vs Liverpool

    Match Highlights – Cardiff vs Liverpool

    This wasn’t clinical from Liverpool as they ran into plenty of trouble against relegation bound Cardiff in Wales, but a 6-3 win with another sublime performance from Luis Suarez and Martin Skrtel keeps them in a reasonable distance from the league leaders and their Premier League title hopes alive.

  • Match Highlights – Chelsea vs Arsenal

    Match Highlights – Chelsea vs Arsenal

    Another big match, another huge failure for Arsenal, beaten by Chelsea 6-0 and it could have been much worse. However, the most memorable moment has nothing to do with goals, but referee Andre Marriner sending off Kieran Gibbs instead of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

  • Messi vs Ronaldo – All Their Clasico Goals

    Messi vs Ronaldo – All Their Clasico Goals

    El Clasico in Spain between Real Madrid and Barcelona will be big even without the stars these two teams put on the pitch every match, but having Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo going head to head always makes it slightly better.

  • Premier League – Chelsea vs Arsenal Predictions

    Premier League – Chelsea vs Arsenal Predictions

    A big match in name but in truth, considering the kind of football that has brought success to both Chelsea and Arsenal over this season, we’re probably going to see a London with championship implications without too many moments of great, open and flowing football.

  • Cruz Azul Score the Best Team Goal of the Year

    Cruz Azul Score the Best Team Goal of the Year

    The trend in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals was Mexican teams crushing their MLS rivals. Cruz Azul vs Kansas City was no different, ending in a 5-2 aggregate victory for the Mexican side, including a 5-1 win in the second leg, with a beautiful finishing goal from Christian Gimenez, which was probably the best team play we’ve seen from anyone this season.

  • The 8 Teams in the 2014 Champions League Quarterfinals

    The 8 Teams in the 2014 Champions League Quarterfinals

    The final 8 of the Champoins League consists of three teams from Spain (Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid), two teams from England (Manchester United and Chelsea), two teams from Germany (Defending champions Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund) and one team from France, Paris Saint-Germain.

  • Match Highlights – Manchester United vs Olympiakos, Dortmund vs Zenit

    Match Highlights – Manchester United vs Olympiakos, Dortmund vs Zenit

    In a match that meant everything to Manchester United, they came through big time, getting a hat trick from Robin van Persie as they beat Olympiakos 3-0 to erase the two goal deficit from the first match and find themselves in the quarterfinals. Dortmund lost 2-1 at home to Zenit, but it was still enough for them to make it into the last eight as well.

  • How Americanization Would Change European Football

    How Americanization Would Change European Football

    It’s a very different outlook on how to run sport leagues – the American and European one, with Europe mostly focusing on football (or soccer), while in the United States and North America in general the major sports league are founded on the same idea of parity (except baseball), salary cap limits and branding, at least in a certain way.

  • Wayne Rooney Nutmegs David Moyes in Training

    Wayne Rooney Nutmegs David Moyes in Training

    Despite doing really badly compared to expectations, not everything is dark and sad about Manchester United in training, as it seems like Wayne Rooney having a little bit of fun with David Moyes and nutmegging the manager isn’t too out of place, with smiles all around following.