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BCS Standings – No Upsets Mean Hardly Any Change
Week 10 of the 2013 College Football season did provide one matchup between two top 10 teams and two more games between ranked teams that aren’t going to be in the championship game picture by the end of the year, which means that the next edition of the BCS standings won’t feature any substantial change.
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Partizan Belgrade – Fans Try and Burn the Red Star Stadium
There are few derbies in the world that match the passion, intensity and often violence of the Serbian derby between Partizan and Red Star. The latest version of the ageless rivalry did end with a 1-0 win for the hosts, Red Star, but will be remembered for what Partizan fans did in the stands.
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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.
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Arsenal FC – Aaron Ramsey in a Weird, Fantastic Dream
The first patch of the tough part of the schedule has begun for Arsenal, and they passed it with flying colors. It wasn’t a perfect display of football and dominance for 90 minutes, but that’s impossible against the stronger batch of rivals they’re facing in the coming weeks and months. However, this kind of ability from the likes of Aaron Ramsey and Santi Cazorla will be enough to keep them in the top spot.
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Manchester United – Adnan Januzaj The Wind Behind Wayne Rooney & Robin van Persie
Things are starting to look better for Manchester United as they win consecutive league matches, with most of the newly found success having to do with Adnan Januzaj playing a lot better than any 18-year old should, being the driving force behind Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie who both got on the scoresheet in a match that was ever only 22 minutes after it began.
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Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard the Only Attacking Midfielder That Worked
There’s nothing new about Jose Mourinho loving to use massive rotations in his lineup. There is a hierarchy in his attacking midfield unit that gives preference to Eden Hazard and Oscar, but the rest keeps changing according to his mood and opponent. Despite probably being the best manager in the league, he makes mistakes as well, and maybe too many of them so far, when making his choices for the first XI.
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Asmir Begovic Scores From His Own Box (Stoke vs Southampton)
Goalkeeper goals are quite a rare occurrence, especially when it’s a clearance kick that travels the whole pitch and land in the other net. Asmir Begovic scored one for Stoke in their Southampton, which also makes him the joint top scorer for the team this season, making Artur Boruc look quite bad.
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Premier League – Week 10 Results & Table
The big game of the week kept Arsenal at the top of the table with a five point lead after beating Liverpool 2-0, while Chelsea lost some ground with a 2-0 loss at Newcastle. Manchester City got a huge win (7-0) over Norwich, putting them back on track in the title race, and Manchester United won two matches in a row (3-1 at Fulham), also making sounds of title challengers again.
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Spurs vs Lakers – Not a Very Fair Fight
Even without Tim Duncan, the San Antonio Spurs came out of their away game against the Los Angeles Lakers with a 91-85 win that might not have been the smoothest, yet still showcased the ability of Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili to lead and dominate even without the missing angle from their big three triangle.