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  • Mathieu Valbuena – Marseille Hero

    Mathieu Valbuena’s fantastic 90th minute goal gave Marseille a dramatic 3-2 win over Dortmund after trailing early on, with the added bonus of €13 million to go along with knockout stage qualification.

  • Didier Drogba is the Big Winner of Champions League Night

    Didier Drogba’s two goals might not have been as exciting compared to the finish between Dortmund and Marseille, but his more than impressive form for Chelsea in their 3-0 win over Valenica to qualify into the knockout stage make the veteran Ivorian striker the big winner of the Champions League tonight.

  • Arsenal’s 33 Passes to Gervinho’s Goal

    Since losing to Tottenham back in early October, Arsenal have gone on nine match unbeaten streak, winning eight of those games. Their 4-0 away win at Wigan this weekend was another example of how Arsene Wenger has picked up the broken pieces. Gervinho’s third goal, coming after a 33 pass play, we the best example of having the style back for the gunners.

  • Legendary Brazil Captain Socrates Dies at 57

    Socrates, the legendary Brazil captain from the 1982 World Cup, who was known for being a great footballer as much as he was known for being a doctor and an outspoken individual on all matters of life, passed away this morning after spending the past few months going in and out of the hospital.

  • Barcelona and Real Madrid Ready for Clasico

    Barcelona with a 5-0 win at home over Levante, Real Madrid with a 3-0 win over Sporting Gijon. The two Spanish giants won their final league tune-ups before the first Clasico of the season next week at the Bernabeu, with Real Madrid finally looking like favorites.

  • AVB Relief in North England (Newcastle vs Chelsea)

    Didier Drogba opened the scoring for Chelsea, followed by late goals from Salomon Kalou and Daniel Sturridge as Chelsea became the first team to beat Newcastle at home this season with a 3-0 victory, despite Tim Krul’s efforts to keep the table slide at bay.

  • Euro 2012 Group Stage Draw

    The Euro 2012 group stage draw gave us one Group of Death (Germany, Netherlands, Portugal and Denmark), a decent draw for the champions (Spain in group C with Italy, Ireland and Croatia), a bad draw for one host (Ukraine with England and France) while a decent one for the other (Poland with Russia, Czech Republic and Greece).

  • Rosenborg Synchronized Bicycle Kick Fail

    Rosenborg’s Jonas Svensson and Mushaga Bakenga failing both with their bicycle kick attempt and inventing a new Olympic sport by accident.

  • Best Match of the Season (Napoli vs Juventus)

    Juventus and Napoli delivering a fantastic 3-3 draw, as Juve remain undefeated in the Serie A was probably the best match we’ve seen this season, while Liverpool keep beating Chelsea, Aguero nabbed one for City against Arsenal and Barcelona easily thrashed Rayo Vallecano.

  • Didier Drogba Following the Money

    Didier Drogba’s contract at Chelsea expires this season, and he doesn’t like the one year deal offered to him by the club. According to his agent, this will probably be his last season with Chelsea and the English Premier League as he searches for the most profitable deal.