And what a game it was! Political or not, the meeting of Poland and Russia in the Group A fixture at Warsaw was in all sense a Footballing extravaganza (minus heaps of goals) with fast paced action, heart-stopping moments, frustration, ...
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United’s second signing…Powell
Manchester United have finally confirmed the signing of Nick Powell from Crewe. He will be joining the United squad at the beginning of July. He has played for England under 16s, 17s and 18s. The 18 year old plays as ...
Read More »Euro 2012 Standings After Round 1 – Analysis and Chances
The “first round” of the league phase of Euro 2012 to decide the new European Champions is over, with all teams having played one group match each. The results have thrown all predictions off-track, with only one team, Germany, having ...
Read More »Group D Double Whammy! (France vs England, Sweden vs Ukraine)
I had mentioned in an earlier post on my blog that Group D of the Euro 2012 is the “Anything-Could-Happen_Group”. And boy, did that come true! Yesterday we saw two matches being played out which drastically reaffirmed that this group ...
Read More »Scorching Draw (Spain vs Italy) – EURO 2012
This was the best game in this tournament so far. Reigning champions Spain and former champions Italy held each other to a draw with a goal apiece to gain a point each in Group C. The game was fast, abrasive, ...
Read More »The Dutch Debacle (Netherlands vs Denmark) – EURO 2012
The European Championships (EURO 2012) seem to have consumed their first victim of hype yesterday, which was the Netherlands ending up on the losing side 0 – 1 in the game against Denmark. It always has been Dutch providence since ...
Read More »Kagawa to United
Manchester United has finally sealed a deal with Borussia Dortmund for the transfer of 23 year old Shinji Kagawa. He plays as an Attacking Midfielder/Winger. He is a two time Bundesliga Champion. He has been a success in the Bundesliga ...
Read More »Bayern Munich 1 (3) – 1 (4) Chelsea – Blues Crowned European Champions!
Bayern Munich 1 (Muller 83) – Chelsea 1 (Drogba 88) – Scores tied after ET Penalty Shootout – Lahm (Bayern) – Scores 1-0 Mata (Chelsea) – Saved 1-0 Gomez (Bayern) – Scores 2-0 Luiz (Chelsea) – Scores 2-1 Neuer (Bayern) ...
Read More »Year of the Blues
Again it is the late English fight back which wins another trophy for another English team. This time it’s Chelsea who displayed brilliant skills and rode on the shoulders of their favourite son Didier Drogba to snatch the Champions League ...
Read More »The Best Premier League Games 2011/2012
20. Swansea City 4-4 Wolverhampton Wanderers, Liberty Stadium, 28th April 2012 (Swansea – Orlandi 1, Allen 4, Dyer 15, Graham 31; Wolves – Fletcher 28, Jarvis 33, Edwards 54, Jarvis 69) With Wolves already condemned to the Championship, and Swansea having secured their ...
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