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  • Alessandro Del Piero’s Final Juventus Moments?

    The last 58 minutes of Alessandro Del Piero’s career at Juventus weren’t in the famous Bianconeri colors, but in pink. The club’s original colors which seems so out of place on Del Piero, one of the few ‘living legends’ in today’s football. A 37 year old player who spent pretty much his entire career, through the ups and down, with the same club.

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

    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.

  • Sergio Aguero Scores The Most Important Goal in Manchester City History

    Never has a Premiership title been decided on goal difference, but every streak ends. Manchester City won their first title since 1968, ending a 44 year drought in one of the most dramatic ending days in English football history, as Sergio Aguero scored in the 94th minute to snatch the title from United and Alex Ferguson at the last possible moment.

  • Justin Meram Kicks Hernan Pertuz in the Throat

    Justin Meram will probably lay off scissor kicks and other acrobatic goal attempts in the near future after missing the ball and hitting Hernan Pertuz in the throat instead during the match between the Columbus Crew and FC Dallas.

  • What Chelsea Can Learn From Dortmund Thrashing Bayern Munich

    Roberto Di Matteo was probably watching intently as Dortmund rampaged through the Bayern Munich players for a fifth consecutive time, and although his team cannot play like Klopp’s squad, there was much to learn about the frailties and weaknesses of his opponents next Saturday in the Champions League Finals.

  • Porto’s Hulk is the Next Big Name on Transfer Row

    Brazilian striker Hulk is about to complete his fourth season with FC Porto, winning the title for the third time in four seasons while scoring 16 goals this year for the club in the league. Despite not recieving any concrete offers yet, it seems Hulk is ready to move on to bigger and better.

  • Falcao Thrives in Europa League Finals (Atletico Madrid vs Bilbao)

    Radamel Falcao is no stranger to the Europa League final, having already scored in it and won the final in the previous season with Porto. One year later, and Falcao was up to the same tricks, scoring a fantastic double before Diego closed out the game much much later, setting up an impressive 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao, winning the title for the second time in three years.

  • Bulls Keeping the Hope Alive Through Defense

    Luol Deng and Carlos Boozer had to step up at some point. Playing without Joakim Noah in Game 5, facing elimination, they finally did, leading the Chicago Bulls to a 79-69 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, keeping the faith and hope alive, heading into Philly down 2-3 in a series that was supposed to go in a very different direction.

  • Didier Zokora Kicking Racism (and Emre) Out of Football

    Didier Zokora kicking Emre in the crotch isn’t exactly what your parents want you to learn when you watch football. But when racism can’t be plowed down by the Turkish FF or whoever it is that’s handing out punishments, sometimes the players, especially those suffering from racial slurs, take matters into their own hands.

  • The Eden Hazard Question – Manchester City or Chelsea?

    Eden Hazard won’t be playing another season for Lille in France, or for any other French club. He announced his plans to play in England earlier this season, and now has dropped a hit that narrows down his 2012-2013 option to two clubs – Manchester City or Chelsea.