It was the cruelest of blows. Lionel Messi’s recent muscle injury has left Barcelona hamstrung at the worst possible time and seemingly contributed to the Catalans downfall in the Champions League semi-finals after a half-fit Leo failed to help his team in the Blaugrana’s brutal battering at Bayern Munich on Tuesday night. It looked like extremely […]
Archive | 2013
Dante confident about Bayern Munich’s chances against Barcelona
…Dante’s team had just won the Bundesliga title with six games to spare but celebrations were disappointingly muted. With the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Juventus three days away, the club had decided this was not the time for festivities. Ritual Bavarian “beer showers” and the donning of naff T-shirts were ruled out. However, Dante, […]
What now for John Terry?
Chelsea’s club captain may yet defy the sceptics suggesting he might be cast aside and secure his future under a new manager. The scenario can be painted even now. The camera will be focused on Rafael Benítez as the Kop bellow their anthem while, on the fringes of all the hullabaloo, John Terry shuffles into his seat […]
Why Carrick Deserves To Win PFA Award
… on the BBC Sport website they have listed the six players under the headline: “Carrick on Player of the Year list”. For United fans, the surprise wasn’t that Carrick is considered one of the best players in the league this season, because we get to see what a difference he makes to us week in […]
PFA announce awards shortlists
Gareth Bale, Michael Carrick, Eden Hazard, Juan Mata, Luis Suarez and Robin van Persie have been nominated for the 2012-13 Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year award. PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor has defended the presence of Liverpool striker Suarez on the six-man shortlist for the prestigious award, the winner of which will be […]
Fantasy Football GW34: Has Michu’s magic returned?
For news, views and insight into the #EPL game from PremierLeague.com, head over to www.fantasyyirma.com or follow us on twitter @fantasyyirma The sun is shining and Michu (£8.0m) is scoring goals. It suddenly feels like August again doesn’t it? Swansea’s Spaniard made one of the most spectacular entrances into Fantasy Premier League that we can remember, scoring four […]
Neymar to Barca – a catastrophe in the making?
Barcelona need Messi. Boy, do they ever. Against Paris Saint-Germain, this immortal team appeared fallible. Without their god-like genius, hamstrung in more ways than one, they were second-best; ponderous, susceptible, beatable.Then he arrived, like a battle-scarred war hero, from the dugout. He played a part in the defining goal, and a far more substantial role […]
La Liga TV rights to be reviewed
A new law could force La Liga teams to sell their television rights collectively, the president of Spain’s Sports Council, Miguel Cardenal, has said. Under the current system, each Spanish club is free to negotiate individually with broadcast partners. This allows the big two, Real Madrid and Barcelona, to earn about €140 million each, with […]
Giroud: Arsenal miss RvP
The French striker missed the Gunners’ best chances in the stalemate with Everton as he continues to struggle to convince he will ever be the man to replace the Dutchman’s goals Fine margins define seasons less so than fine players, a point no better illustrated than by the moments that ultimately decided Tuesday’s thunderous encounter […]
Is criticism of Qatar 2022 justified?
When Sepp Blatter announced Qatar as host of the 2022 World Cup, his words echoed around the vast Zurich conference hall where the FIFA Executive Committee had gathered. Then, like a baby taking a breath before crying, came the reaction, one of shock and exasperation. Also, jubilation among the small bid team that had travelled […]
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