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Match Highlights – Manchester United vs QPR
The wait is over on a number of things, but the most important one was Manchester United picking up their first win this season in the Premier League, beating a sad looking QPR team 4-0 with goals from Angel di Maria, Ander Herrera, Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata, while Radamel Falcao and Daley Blind also […]
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Match Highlights – Liverpool vs Aston Villa, Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid
Some recent trends don’t seem to change. Aston Villa once again won at Anfield against Liverpool thanks to a Gabriel Agbonlahor goal in the first half, while Atletico Madrid continued their excellent streak of success against Real Madrid, coming through in the second half with a victory goal from Arda Turan.
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Match Highlights – Chelsea vs Swansea, Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao
The impressive start for Chelsea this season carries on, coming back from an early John Terry goal to win 4-2 against Swansea, mostly thanks to a hat trick by Diego Costa. Barcelona are also perfect in the Spanish La Liga, pulling off a 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao, as Lionel Messi set up Neymar for two late and clinching goals.
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Match Highlights – Arsenal vs Manchester City
The best match of the season so far as Arsenal draw for a third consecutive time, finishing with a 2-2 draw against Manchester City. The visitors took the lead through Sergio Aguero, but the Gunners were the better team for most of the contest, grabbing the lead in the second half with fantastic goals by Jack Wilshere and Alexis Sanchez before Martin Demichelis scored the late equalizer.
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Real Madrid: The Good Looking Players Conspiracy Theory
The arrivals of Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez while Xabi Alonso, Mesut Ozil and Angel di Maria were sold makes many wonder if there is something more important to Real Madrid than winning titles. Might it be selling jerseys by putting more attractive faces in front of the camera the real agenda behind these decisions?
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Liverpool FC: A Championship-Caliber Team or Not?
There’s no magic formula to winning championships. It’s never just about having a defense that rarely conceded and keeps clean sheets. It’s never just about scoring enough that no matter how bad your defense is, teams will never catch up to you. Each season brings a different set of stories, intangibles and deciding factors. Sometimes it’s just luck, as some like to see that day on April 27, when Liverpool lost 2-0 to Chelsea at home and the first place they gained two weeks earlier by beating Manchester City.
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Manchester United – Just About Money, Like Everyone Else
Gone are the days in which Manchester United fans mocked at clubs like Chelsea, Manchester City and others for spending recklessly in order to win titles. With every signing and passing transfer window, it’s clear to see that there was never something truly special or transcendent about the club with more championships than anyone else in the Premier League. They simply had a manager who made them different.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Needs to Shut Up
A smart person like Cristiano Ronaldo should know that anything he says becomes a headline, for better or worse. So criticizing the transfer policy of Real Madrid, even without clearly mentioning the names, doesn’t seem like something that’s going to help anyone going forward.
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10 Biggest Spenders in the Summer Transfer Window
Of the top 10 biggest spending clubs in Europe this summer, only one team (AS Roma) come from the Italian Serie A. Three are Spanish Clubs (Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Real Madrid) and the other six, as you might expect, are from the Premier League (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and even Southampton).
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10 Most Expensive Signings in the Summer Transfer Window
As always, the list of the 10 most expensive summer signings is mostly filled with Premier League teams making the purchasing, as Manchester United dominate the list with three (Luke Shaw, Ander Herrera, Angel di Maria), joined by Arsenal (Alexis Sanchez), Everton (Romelu Lukaku) and Manchester City (Eliaquim Mangala), but giants like PSG (David Luiz), Real Madrid (James Rodriguez) and Barcelona (Luis Suarez) weren’t afraid of spending as well.