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  • Jose Mourinho Returns to Trash Talk While Staying With Real Madrid

    Jose Mourinho is about to break his golden rule – more than two seasons with the same club. It’s nothing official yet, but it seems those hoping in West London to see their beloved ‘special one’ on the sidelines again are in for a disappointment, as Mourinho is planning on extending his contract with the club.

  • Fan Owned Clubs – Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem (Israel)

    Hapoel Katamon is the first fan owned club in Israel, which broke off from its main branch, Hapoel Jerusalem, five years ago. They are the first example in our series of posts on teams that broke off from the mother ship, not because of desire for success and titles, but for creating something purer, with more than just football in mind.

  • Embarrassing Home Loss for Manchester United Who Simply Didn’t Care

    When Patrice Evra spoke about feeling embarassed about playing in the Europa League, it was time to put your money on Bilbao. Manchester United care nothing for minor titles. Alex Ferguson isn’t Jose Mourinho, telling people his first year with Real was a great success because he won the League Cup. The Champions League and the Premier League are the only things that matter.

  • Neymar in the Footsteps of Legends – Time We See Him in Europe

    Neymar himself wasn’t really certain of how great his goals were. On a night Lionel Messi set a new record and new standard for 90 minutes of perfection, scoring 5 goals against Leverkusen, Neymar settled for a hat-trick, including two brilliant, almost identical goals. It’s time we start seeing him in Europe, if he’s truly that great.

  • Seongnam Brazilian Duo Perform First Double Scissor Kick Goal in History

    Brazilians Everton Santos (the assist) and Heverton (the goal) teamed up for one of the rarest things to happen on a football pitch, a double scissor kick goal, in the AFC Champions League match between Seongnam and Nagoya Grampus, ending in a 2-2 draw.

  • Lionel Messi Makes it Look Too Easy (Barcelona vs Leverkusen)

    Lionel Messi became the first player in Champions League history to score 5 goals in one match. Forget about Barcelona beating Leverkusen 7-1 and the aggregate score of 10-2. I don’t know what Guardiola is planning for next year and his future in the game, but it seemed like Messi and the rest put on a show just to convince him to stay.

  • Champions League Round of 16 Second Legs Previews – Part II

    What would be the biggest surprise? Leverkusen actually coming back from losing 1-3 to Barcelona at home, or APOEL Nicosia beat Lyon by the right amount of goals and continuing their magical run in the Champions League? Knowing what we know now, seeing Leverkusen in the UCL quarter finals would be a bigger shock.

  • Typical Arsenal and Untypical Robin van Persie

    Arsenal almost pulled off something that we’ve never seen in the Champions League, but a 3-0 over AC Milan was not enough, and Arsene Wenger’s men were left with compliments and bemoaning about why Robin van Persie tried to chip the ball over Abbiati instead of, well, anything else.

  • Champions League Round of 16 Second Legs Previews – Part I

    Champions League action returns this week, with the first night split between the venues in London, where Arsenal will try and mount an improbable comeback from 4-0 down against an AC Milan side hitting its stride at the perfect time, while Zenit have the tough task of facing Benfica at the Estadio Da Luz, trying to maintain their 3-2 lead from the frozen first leg in Russia.

  • Diego Sosa And the Most Hilarious Own Goal You’ll Ever See

    Diego Sosa of San Martin de San Juan, an Argentinian club, scored one of the most hilarious own goals you’ll ever see. Playing against Estudiantes, the 31 year old defender turned a simple clearance into a very difficult to explain own goal, which at first actually looks like he meant to score.