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Manchester United – David Moyes Has Injuries to Deal With
Even with their recent wins in league and European competitions, David Moyes has problem to worry about: Injuries to Jonny Evans and Rafael Da Silva, who didn’t make it in one piece from the trip to Craven Cottage, in which they beat Fulham 3-1.
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Chelsea FC – Jose Mourinho Had Enough of David Luiz
After bringing back David Luiz into the lineup for the last two matches, it seems Jose Mourinho is sending the Brazilian centre back to the bench once again, this time possibly for a prolonged period.
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Champions League – Week 4 Predictions (Groups A – D)
The Champions League returns with Juventus hosting Real Madrid drawing most of the attention, in what has become almost a must win for the Italian champions. Manchester United playing in Real Sociedad is an opportunity to see if the league success in recent matches is sustainable to European clashes as well.
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European Football – Still 4 Undefeated Teams Left
European football has only four undefeated teams left in its top leagues – FC Barcelona from the Spanish La Liga, AS Roma from the Italian Serie A, Bayern Munich from the German Bundesliga and Paris Saint-Germain from Ligue 1 in France.
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Sochaux vs Saint Etienne – Kurt Zouma Breaks the Leg of Thomas Guerbert
Not all sending off’s come from malicious intent. In the 0-0 draw between Sochaux and Saint Etienne, a strong tackle from Kurt Zouma turned out quite badly, as his leg swept under Thomas Guerbert and broke his leg, which got the young centre back sent off after less than 29 minutes of football.
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Karol Linetty – The Next Manchester United Wonderkid?
It doesn’t matter who is the manager at Manchester United – the club loves to sign teenagers, potential wonderkids, in hope of hitting the jackpot. People still haven’t calmed down about Adnan Januzaj, and it seems there’s already a new one on the list – 18 year old Karol Linetty of Lech Poznan.
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Portland Trail Blazers – Nicolas Batum and the Lucky Triple Double
The only people who tried to make a big deal from Nicolas Batum hitting a half court shot that didn’t mean anything were the media, specifically ESPN. In professional sports, there’s nothing wrong or disrespectful about playing until the final second, even if the Portland Trail Blazers had the win all sewn up by that time.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Takes Over in the Fourth Quarter
There’s been a different “hero” to each of the three wins the Houston Rockets have had to start off the 2013-2014 NBA season. Dwight Howard, this time, had no double double or big contribution, while the dominant trio from last season, led by Chandler Parsons while the backcourt of James Harden and Jeremy Lin had its best game so far.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Deserves a Better Defense
The amazing scoring form Cristiano Ronaldo is in won’t matter if the Real Madrid defense, filled with talented yet not too intelligent players like Pepe and Marcelo keeps making things a lot more difficult than they should be as they feverishly try and catch up with the league leaders before it gets too late.
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Liverpool FC – Luis Suarez & Philippe Coutinho Can’t Be the Only Ones Trying
If Brendan Rodgers needed any more proof that his Liverpool side still aren’t up for a title challenge in a match that showed too many disparities between them and their rivals, with only Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho up to the challenge of beating a team that’s one of the best in Europe.