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  • Jose Mourinho Doesn’t Have Much to Complain About

    Jose Mourinho did what his instincts tell him. The instincts that have helped him win two Champions League titles in the past. You go for the kill at home. Away, even if you’re Real Madrid, you play cautiously. Probably too cautiously, losing to Bayern Munich with a last gasp goal from Mario Gomez. In the big picture, Real are in pretty good shape.

  • Mario Gomez Comes Through With Typical Tap-in Goal (Bayern vs Real Madrid)

    Mario Gomez wasn’t having the best of matches, but he’s one of those players that doesn’t do much but score. Eventually, after 89 frustrating minutes for the prolific striker, he came through with his usual perfectly timed half fluke of a goal, giving Bayern Munich a 2-1 win over Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League Semi Final clash.

  • Comparing Lionel Messi to the Chelsea Strikers

    Numbers usually don’t tell the whole story in sports, especially in football. But Lionel Messi doing what he has this season and in general over the past few years, specifically in Barcelona colors, defies that theory. When comparing his scoring this season with Chelsea strikers, one begs to wonder how on earth Chelsea think they’ll get through this one.

  • Chelsea Humiliate Tottenham; Goal Line Technology Was Needed Again

    Chelsea did crush Tottenham 5-1, so there’s no doubt about who was the better team in the London fight to see who gets to meet Liverpool in the FA Cup Final. But English football this season is filled with refereeing controverseyes, and the FA Cup Semi Final couldn’t be any different. This time? A phantom goal by Chelsea, which could have been denied if only we’d have goal line technology.

  • Ashley Young Diving Again; Manchester United Winning Again

    Ashley Young took plenty of heat for his dive against QPR, helping Manchester United gain an unjust penalty, en route to a comfortable win. Alex Ferguson said there was no dive. Not much later, another easy home game for Manchester United, another penalty opener after a disgraceful dive by Ashely Young.

  • Barcelona and Real Madrid All Set for Clasico Number 218

    Real Madrid did have a bit of a scare in their home match against Sporting Gijon, but eventually, the three strikers headed monster came through with a 3-1 win, keeping the four point distance from Barcelona. Los Cules had problems of their own against the very tough Levante, needing some refereeing help to carry them through with a tough as nails 2-1 win.

  • Andy Carroll And the Long Road Out of Flop-Ville

    Andrew Carroll has been through a lot since signing with Liverpool on January 2011, after being purchased for £35 million from Newcastle. Consistency and goalscoring have mostly eluded him during his time at Anfield, but it seems that with a little help, everything might be coming together for the 23 year old striker.

  • Did Comolli Take a Liverpool Bullet for Kenny Dalglish

    Kenny Dalglish has done a bad job this season at Liverpool. Most would agree that if it was someone else at the helm, say, Roy Hodgson, he would have been fired already. And Roy Hodgson was fired. Instead, director of football Damien Comolli, 16 months after into the job, left his position, reaching the decision, reportedly, by mutual consent.

  • Younes Belhanda Scores Goal of the Season in France

    Younes Belhanda scored twice for Montpellier in their 3-1 away win over Marseille, with his second goal, an acrobatic overhead kick, taking over as the goal of the season in France while his club open a three point lead at the top of the Ligue 1 table over PSG.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo’s Derby Hat Trick Keeps Hegemony Intact (Atletico vs Real Madrid)

    Cristiano Ronaldo reaches 40 league goals this season, tying his record from last season with six matches left to play. More importantly, his hat trick led Real Madrid to an impressive 4-1 win in the derby over Atletico, keeping a four point distance from Barcelona with the Clasico edging closer with less than two weeks away.