All About The Beautiful Game
One month ago, I made my predictions for the Champions League Round of 16 first leg. Some of these predictions were close, others were not. Liverpool came tantalizingly close to the 1-0 victory I had predicted, winning 2-0 over Leipzig. Dortmund’s talent up front showed as well as inconsistency in the back, where they won … Read more
This season’s Champions League group stages had several surprises in store for us. In Group B, Real Madrid lost two games to Shakhtar Donetsk but still advanced at the cost of Inter Milan. In Group C, defending Portuguese champions FC Porto finished second in the group, surprising Marseille and Olympiacos. In-form Manchester United were unable … Read more
It’s been coming for a while now, but it looks like Lionel Messi will finally be leaving FC Barcelona. The reasons for this are plentiful. Barcelona have just finished a trophy-less season in which they fired two managers. They hired a new manager, Ronald Koeman, who has struggled at club level, and who has already … Read more
The Champions League finalists are confirmed! It will be a clash of the titans between German champions Bayern Munich and French champions Paris Saint-Germain, also known as PSG. Bayern Munich continued to steamroll through the tournament, although the 3-0 victory over Lyon was closer than it looked. Meanwhile, PSG grabbed an early lead against RB … Read more
The semi-finalists of the Champions League have been confirmed after some crazy quarter-final results. Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) trailed early to underdogs Atalanta, but goals from Kylian Mbappe and Eric Choupo-Moting stole the win for the Parisians. Meanwhile, RB Leipzig advanced to the Champions League semi-finals for the first time ever after a late goal from … Read more
In a previous post, I asked you all to vote for who should have won the Ballon d’Or since it will not be awarded this year. In the end it was a race between two people, which is probably what would have happened in the real awards. Here are the rankings: T-3: Ciro Immobile, 33 … Read more
The Ballon D’Or is perhaps the most prestigious individual award in the game of soccer. It’s the award for best player in the world in all competitions, and has been won six times by Lionel Messi, five times by Cristiano Ronaldo and other famous players have also won the award, which is given out yearly. … Read more
As I have mentioned in previous articles, more fans, players and teams are starting to focus on the Champions League’s return in August. This version of the tournament is unlike any other previous edition as the tournament will be shortened from two legs to one, with the exception of the Round-of-16 ties already underway. Teams … Read more
After a long, physical game Bayern Munich emerged 4-2 victors in the DFB Pokal against Bayer Leverkusen. It was closer than the scoreline showed, as Bayern dominated the first half and Bayer Leverkusen made a mess of several easy chances in the second half. However, Bayern Munich showed that they were one of the best … Read more
The Bundesliga is officially over. In 2019, the title race came down to the final matchday, with Bayern clinching the title in a dominating 5-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt. This season was far different, with Bayern clinching the title with three games remaining for closest competitors Borussia Dortmund. It might look on paper like a … Read more