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  • Alessandro Del Piero, Playing for Juventus One Last Time

    The Italian Cup final is never a momentous occasion on the European football calendar. Alessandro Del Piero had his real goodbye against Atalanta a week earlier; A proper sending off – as a champion, in front of the Juventus fans, scoring a goal. The Coppa Italia Final was nothing if not stretching a good thing a bit too long.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.