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Cristiano Ronaldo Needs to Get Used to a New Real Madrid Manager
Two names on everyone’s lips when it comes to the garbage time of the Real Madrid season: Jose Mourinho and Iker Casillas. Still that battle of egos keeps on clashing, while Cristiano Ronaldo, quietly, a failure of the Champions League semifinals, is going about his business.
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Arsenal to Manchester United – Robin van Persie Made the Perfect Choice
Arsene Wenger once said that if he’d had the talents he’s been grooming over the years this season, things would have been different. But talents don’t want to stay for promise after promise, preferring more money and a lot more ambition. Robin van Persie chose, along with Arsenal, Manchester United, and didn’t have to look backwards even for a single second.
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Liverpool FC – Steven Gerrard Isn’t Coming Back This Season
Don’t call it a comeback, but it probably sort of was. Steven Gerrard missed only 18 minutes of football this season for Liverpool, but will have to miss out on the remaining couple of matches, which mean nothing anyway after missing all chance of making a European competition or finishing above Everton in the table, in what was his best season in five years.
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Chelsea FC – Juan Mata & Eden Hazard Mean the Difference Between Success and Failure
For those who thought that Eden Hazard is going to be the next Lionel Messi, his debut season might be considered a disappointment. Chelsea with Hazard hasn’t been able to challenge for the league title, but a strong finish, along with the team’s number one player, Juan Mata, which means a spot in the top 4 and winning the Europa League, will cast a very different light on his first season in the Premier League.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Barcelona Will Sign Pepe Reina From Liverpool
Football Club Barcelona have quite a few needs to address during the off-season according to their exit from the Champions League, and goalkeeper might be one of them if Victor Valdes is actually leaving. If that is true, it seems that bringing back Pepe Reina from Liverpool, a player who grew up at the club and has played for the senior side during his teenage years, is the first thing on the to-do list.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Manchester United Looking for Nani Swap With Juventus
It’s not only about the players Manchester United are bringing this summer, but also about those they’re going to get rid of. The first name on that list is probably Nani, talented, yet expensive and troublesome, with a salary that might deter quite a few teams. Still, someone must be willing to make a move for him, with Juventus looking like a possible destination, especially if they use one of their players, possibly Claudio Marchisio, as a trade asset.
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Chicago Bulls Winning Game 1 Wasn’t Something Anyone Expected
Rust, fatigue or too much rest. Those are the usual excuses when a better team, the Miami Heat, coming off a first round sweep, falls at home against the Chicago Bulls, missing too many players to be taken too seriously, but comes away with a shocking win to open their conference semifinals series, thanks to nothing short of a heroic performance from Jimmy Butler, Joakim Noah, Nate Robinson and Marco Belinelli.
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Chris Paul & Dwight Howard Present – The LA Exodus
There are more than just two players heading into free agency in 2013, but only two are what really interests most of the NBA. Dwight Howard didn’t enjoy his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers, while Chris Paul was disappointed with how this season ended for the Los Angeles Clippers. Both of them might end up playing for someone else when the summer is over.
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New York Knicks – Why They Won’t Win Their Series With the Indiana Pacers
The New York Knicks are doomed. Losing in Game 1, at home, to the Indiana Series means they have no chance to come back and claim the conference semifinal series. It doesn’t have anything to do with field goal percentage, Carmelo Anthony shooting, offensive rebounding or scoring in the paint. History paints a much simpler picture – the Knicks get knocked out whenever they lose Game 1 at home.
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NBA Playoffs – Spurs vs Warriors Semifinals Predictions
Hoping that their two wins over the San Antonio Spurs during the regular season mean it’s an equal playing field, the Golden State Warriors enter their first semifinals series in six years as the lowest seed remaining in the playoffs, basing their faith and excitement on the incredible shooting Stephen Curry has delivered so far, infecting the rest of his teammates in the belief this is a special season.