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  • Lionel Messi’s 73 Goals vs Cristiano Ronaldo’s 60

    We spent a big chunk of the season praising Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for what they’ve done individually and in the context of their rivalry, needless to say their teams. It’s only fitting that as it ended, we’ll celebrate their individual abilities and performances – Ronaldo with his 60 goals, Lionel Messi with his even more incredible 73 goals.

  • Lionel Messi, Greatest Season Ever, Best Player in History

    There was no way Lionel Messi wasn’t going to score on Pep Guardiola’s sending off match. Barcelona was not going to lose in Guardiola’s final match on the touchline. In a season that is individually grande and team-wise disappointing, no one was about to let the final chance of a trophy slip away.

  • A Premier League Poem to Sum Up the 2011-2012 Season

    An ode to the Premier League? Something alone those lines. The English Premiership isn’t as strong as it was two-three years ago, there’s no denying. Despite Chelsea winning the champions league, it had nothing to do as an indicator to the strength of a league. But it’d be hard to deny 2011-2012 was especially amazing in England, above the rest of the big leagues.

  • Fernando Torres, Feeling Disappointed, Finally Confident

    After scoring a total of only 11 goals in 45 matches this season, did Fernando Torres actually think he’ll get a chance to start in the Champions League final? Well, apparently he did, and was disappointed with not being chosen to take one of the penalty kicks against Bayern Munich.

  • The Liverpool Manager Shortlist Keeps Getting Bigger

    Kenny Dalglish has been less than two weeks removed from the Liverpool Manager position, and it seems each day there’s a new name that jumps and adds himself to the list of potential replacements after a disappointing 2011-2012 campaign, with only the Carling Cup trophy to show for anything indicative of minor success.

  • What do Bayern do With Arjen Robben

    Some player hate getting booed by opposing fans, losing their focus in the process. Other love the anomisity, simply playing better when faced with noisy fans. Arjen Robben had to hear his own fans loudly boo him during the friendly between Bayern Munich and the Netherlands.

  • Didirer Drogba, Leaving Chelsea With No Regrets

    Even if Didier Drogba would have missed his final penalty kick against Bayern Munich, he would be remembered fondly by Chelsea fans for his 8 seasons with the club. But the reason behind bringing all the big names and spending all that money since 2003 was always one, above the rest – winning the Champions League.

  • Lionel Messi, Better Than Ronaldo, Best in the World

    Even without the league title or the Champions League trophy, Lionel Messi is still above the rest, above any other player in the world, including Cristiano Ronaldo. The fact that the Real Madrid forward won his first league title with Real Madrid or scored his first league goal at the Camp Nou, doesn’t change the simple fact that he’s second best when it comes to who’s number one.

  • Alessandro Del Piero, Playing for Juventus One Last Time

    The Italian Cup final is never a momentous occasion on the European football calendar. Alessandro Del Piero had his real goodbye against Atalanta a week earlier; A proper sending off – as a champion, in front of the Juventus fans, scoring a goal. The Coppa Italia Final was nothing if not stretching a good thing a bit too long.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo, Better Than Messi, Best in the World

    If you ask Cristiano Ronaldo who’s the best player in the world, you know what’s going to be his answer. Himself. And when you try and look at the whole Ronaldo – Messi, Barcelona – Real thing objectively, there’s no reason he shouldn’t feel that way.