All About The Beautiful Game
After six seasons, one final loss, and €1.24 billion spent in transfer fees, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City superteam finally won their inevitable Champions League. While the Qatari-backed investment and financial fair play breaches have caused controversy off of the pitch, few can say that on the pitch, they haven’t deserved it. City won Group G…
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After years of near misses, Manchester City has finally won the Champions League by beating Inter Milan 1-0. The first half was a nervy affair, with both sides getting decent chances to open the scoring. City striker Erling Haaland was sent through on goal but was denied by Inter goalkeeper Andre Onana, who was forced…
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Real Madrid came out as 1-0 victors over Liverpool in the Champions League Final thanks to some heroics from goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and winger Vinicius. Real have now won the Champions League a record 14 times. However, the events that unfolded before kickoff overshadows the final result. The match initially was delayed for fifteen minutes…
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Well, here we are again. Just four years ago, Real Madrid faced Liverpool in the Champions League final. That match had it all: drama, injuries, bicycle kicks, goalkeeping errors, and more. Of course, Real Madrid won 3-1, in a match famous for a poor performance from Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius. Earlier this week, Liverpool star…
The final round of Champions League qualifiers has begun. The two-legged affair sees 12 teams from some of Europe’s top leagues (and Moldova) battle it out for the final spots in Europe’s biggest tournament. With the first legs having taken place so far, several teams are already looking likely to qualify. But who are these…
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Recently, Africa has become a hotbed for young talent. Future stars are making names for themselves. Take Egyptian (and African) champions Al Ahly: Ahmed Hegazy, Trezeguet, and Ramadan Sobhi who have all recently transferred to successful European teams. And Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca have sold Yassine Bounou, who has since become one of La Liga’s best…
In January, I wrote an article on the Egyptian Premier League. At the time, many fans were growing frustrated with UEFA and European soccer in general, and the later planning of the Super League didn’t help. In the article, I encouraged readers to look into other leagues, mainly Egypt’s Premier League. Now, seven months later,…
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Well, that went well. It’s no secret that Barcelona have had their struggles recently, both on and off the pitch. Lionel Messi is looking increasingly likely to leave after his contract was leaked, the club are in massive debt, and both Atletico and Real Madrid are ahead of them in La Liga. However, all this…
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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…
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Recently, many of Europe’s traditional top leagues have come under fire. Leagues in France, Italy, and Germany have been called non-competitive, being dominated by PSG, Juventus, and Bayern Munich respectively. In Spain, La Liga is also considered not very competitive, usually just a two-horse race between Barcelona and Real Madrid. Because of this, fans have…
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