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Tag: 2011-2012 season

  • The Tony Parker and Andrei Kirilenko Method

    Kobe Bryant is about to sign a deal in Italy worth around 6-7 million dollars a season. Tony Parker signed in France for 2000 dollars a week. Andrei Kirilenko? He’s taking a 3 million dollars salary, but giving it away to charity.

  • Tottenham Taking Over North London

    If you needed more proof, Harry Redknapp’s Tottenham beat Arsenal 2-1 this weekend, not a rarity these days, as Arsene Wenger finally concedes the fact he just might not be challenging for titles this season and his side may be a bit weaker without Fabregas and Nasri. Really?!

  • Horrific Leg Breaking Tackle in Romania

    Not all bone crunching and leg breaking tackles are on purpose, at least this one didn’t seem to be. In a Liga I match in Romania between Steaua Bucharest and Pandurii Targu Jiu, Florin Gardos (Steaua) slid into Cosmin Bacila’s legs, taking him down and getting the ball.

  • The Biggest Game in Italy? (Juventus vs AC Milan)

    The slow and rough road back to the top of Italian football is filled with big wins, and Juventus got a big won over their biggest rivals tonight in Turin, beating very disappointing champions AC Milan 2-0 with a Claudio Marchisio brace.

  • Red Rules Derby (Everton vs Liverpool)

    Luis Suarez and Andrew Carroll scored two second half goals, as Liverpool won yet another Merseyside Derby at Goodison Park, 2-0 over a 10-man Everton after Jack Rodwell was unjustly sent off.

  • What to do With Carlos Tevez?

    Carlos Tevez is suspended and can’t even train for the club after refusing to come on as a substitute against Bayern Munich, driving his already sour relationship with Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini out of existence. Only question left is what to do with the troubled and troubling striker?

  • Barcelona, Lionel Messi and the Goals that Just Don’t Stop

    Lionel Messi scored twice, reaching 39 career Champions League goals, leading Barcelona to another 5-0 thrashing, their third so early in the season, this time over BATE Borisov, making it 20 goals scored in their last four matches, conceding only twice.

  • 8 Things to Think of After a Champions League Night

    Real Madrid crushed Ajax with goals from Ronaldo, Benzema and Kaka while both Manchester Teams couldn’t win, United drawing at home with Basel and City losing to Bayern in Germany. Bafetimbi Gomis scored the goal of the night with a wonderful chip in the 2-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb.

  • Messi Answers Ronaldo with a Hat Trick (Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid)

    Barcelona had no problems with an aspiring but clearly unprepared Atletico Madrid side, beating the visitors 5-0 at the Nou Camp with Lionel Messi providing another vintage performance, scoring a brilliant hat-trick.

  • The Usual Cristiano Ronaldo Hat Trick (Real Madrid vs Rayo)

    An early Rayo goal just made Real Madrid more eager to score, and score they did, with Cristiano Ronaldo netting his second hat trick of the season and goals from Benzema, Varane and Higuain completing the impressive 6-2 win, ending their two game winning-less streak.