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  • Best Photos From the 2012 Champions League Final

    It wasn’t the best of finals, but it was certainly exciting. Chelsea, somehow, with their weakest Champions League side in memory, pulled an improbably victory in Munich, after a penalty shootout. Bayern Munich were left with nothing on the night and the seasons but tears and disappointment.

  • Didier Drogba, Finally a Winner (Bayern vs Chelsea)

    Didier Drogba was always somewhat of a loser when it came to the big finals. Africa, Champions League. No more, not for him and not for Chelsea, putting the Moscow demons behind them and beating Bayern Munich in a penalty shootout after a dramatic 1-1 draw following the 120 minutes.

  • What’s Left Till the Euro Begins

    The 2012 Euro kicks off in 20 days, and there’s this feeling of pause and relaxation around Europe before the big football show of the summer begins. Still, despite almost all of the leagues being over, we still have some unfinished business – The French League with Montpellier and PSG, the Cup finals in Italy and Spain and the small matter of the Champions League Final.

  • 8 Year Old Lionel Messi Playing For Central Cordoba

    There’s not much to tell and show about Lionel Messi’s days in Argentina. He moved to Barcelona when he was 12, and, well, the rest is history. But from time to time, videos of a young Messi at differing ages does go up online, and creates mini-frenzy, showing the little wiz performing his magic against usually bigger youngsters.

  • Kenny Dalglish, Right Man, Wrong Era

    When did it go wrong for Kenny Dalglish? Where? From the overpriced and underachieving new arrivals during the summer; The Luis Suarez saga, which might have been the worst part of the season for Liverpool and its owners; or was it doomed from the start; A manager who’s best days were behind him, failing to recreate better days in different times?

  • Bayern vs Chelsea – The Infographic

    Chelsea aren’t heading into their second Champions League final in prime condition. Bayern Munich are still licking their wounds from a devastating 2-5 defeat in the German Cup final against the new bullies in the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund.

  • La Liga Table Without Cristiano Ronaldo & Lionel Messi

    How huge were Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi this season for Real Madrid and Barcelona? It’s not just about the 96 combined league goals the two provided their teams with. It’s not just the 27 additional assists. Above the statistics, it’s about what they meant in wins and points.

  • Premier League Payments to Clubs in 2011-2012

    Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the richest of them all? Well, the answer is easy – Manchester City, thanks to Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan. But do they bring in the most money as well? Well, thanks to winning the title and featuring heavily on the live broadcasts, City top the Premier League’s payment list as well.

  • Mastercard Meme on Manchester United & Manchester City Title Race

    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.

  • Carlos Tevez With the Classless ‘R.I.P Fergie’ Sign

    Carlos Tevez might have meant it as a joke, but it’s pretty obvious that holding a sign saying ‘R.I.P Fergie’ isn’t going to be taken lightly by, well, most of the media, social media, fans and Alex Feguson himself.