Tag: edinson cavani

  • 2012 Italian Supercup Goes to the Champions (Juventus vs Napoli)

    Juventus’ off the field problems involving Antonio Conte recieving a 10 month ban didn’t affect the Italian champions in the first match of the 2012-2013 season, beating Napoli 4-2 in the Supercoppa Italiana, winning the title for the first time since 2005 and starting 2012 on a very promising note.

  • Edinson Cavani – The Most Expensive Player in the World According to Napoli

    Every once in a while a team president will come out with some outrageous price tag for one of his star players. Edinson Cavani is that player this time, as Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis valued the Uruguayan striker at a whopping €100 million, theoretically making him the most expensive player in the world.

  • London 2012 – Best Over age Players in the Olympic Football Tournament

    The football tournament in every Summer Olympic games is about the young players, but each nation is allowed three that are over the age of 23. As usual, the biggest names in the tournament, like Ryan Giggs, Juan Mata, Luis Suarez, Thiago Silva, Hulk and Edinson Cavani, are among the veterans in the tournament. Great […]

  • Manchester City Targeting Robin Van Persie

    Everything good that Arsenal have is up for grabs, and with Robin Van Persie being the best player on the side, don’t be surprised to see Manchester City move in this summer, trying to add another piece to their all-star roster while weakening Arsene Wenger’s.

  • Lavezzi & Cavani Pull Napoli Through (Napoli vs Chelsea)

    Napoli, despite not having the name and experience in the Champions League the Chelsea do, were the favorites coming in to the first leg and came out as the deserved winners with Ezequiel Lavezzi scoring twice and Edinson Cavani with one of his own, cancelling Juan Manuel Mata and the surprising opening goal, winning 3-1 which should put them in the quarter finals.

  • Real Madrid Romp and Champions League Bits

    Real Madrid’s easy 6-2 win over Dinamo Zagreb speaks little about Real’s true ability and volumes about how bad some of the teams in the Champions League really are. Meanwhile, Napoli’s win over Manchester City was the best show this season in the tournament.

  • 2010-2011 Top Scorers in Europe’s Top Leagues

    With all the leagues around Europe now over, we take a look at the top 5 leagues in Europe – The English Premier League, the Spanish La Liga, the Italian Serie A, French Ligue 1 and the German Bundesliga, bringing you the top scorers from them. You guessed right – It’s another Messi-Ronaldo top 2 finish.

  • Top Scorers in Europe’s Top Leagues, December Edition

    Another month has passed, and as fans are still buzzing about Barcelona’s 5-0 win over Real this Monday, the turn of the month is a good chance to see who’s ruling the scoring charts in the Premiership, Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1 and the Serie A.