Secrets of the Bundesliga’s success range from cheaper tickets to standing room in stadiums and supporters on club boards. David Conn looks at the Bundesliga and how it differs from England. ” At their first home Premier League match this season, Chelsea, owned by the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, beat Reading 4-2 in front of […]
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The Messy Messi-Villa incident
Graham Hunter over at ESPN gives his views on the argument between Lionel Messi and David Villa which was captured by television crew when Barca played Granada. I think it’s fair to say that Leo Messi committed a minor error by chewing out David Villa just before halftime on Saturday as Barcelona was sweating out […]
FIFA 13 Review
With the worldwide launch of FIFA 13 in the next few days (28th Sept EU; 25th Sept US); TKTG looks at the upcoming changes in the latest edition by EA Sports. Commentators will now switch to the touchline to provide details of player injuries, while Alan McInally will regularly phone in with the latest goals […]
Analysis – Man City vs Arsenal
TKTG takes a look at the best articles and analysis covering the Man City vs Arsenal match which ended in a 1-1 draw. Match Report ESPN Soccernet match report ” Koscielny saves draw for Arsenal” while The Guardian takes a look at 5 things that we learned from that match. (City’s defence still struggles; Mancini […]
Secret Footballer – Depression in the Premier League
CNN asked “The Secret Footballer” to write a column about his experience of depression in football. – Up until that point, I had been in search of some perspective to life, a meaning, if you like, and I felt that it wasn’t far away. I still continued to look for these little insights into life […]
La Liga could kill itself
Spanish football must change course drastically or it will “kill itself” within five years, according to Jose Maria Gay de Liebana, Spain’s most prominent football economist. Gay de Liebana, an economics professor at the Universidad de Barcelona has the following to say: – La Liga’s clubs were increasing their revenues but not quickly enough to […]
Real Madrid – flawed but can still win
“Jose Mourinho’s reaction spoke volumes about just how much Real Madrid’s 3-2 victory over Manchester Citymeant to his side: not for nothing does he slide on his knees into the pitch. There had been pressure and when Aleksandr Kolarov gave Manchester City the lead with five minutes remaining, he must have feared the discontent around […]
Wenger on RvP
Arsene Wenger writes for EUROSPORT and conveys his feelings about RvP. ” Robin van Persie is the kind of player you rarely meet in your life: an exception, the very definition of the word.” ” It hurts to see him wear another shirt when he is at top level.” “He’s not difficult to manage because […]
Analysis- Scholes and Evra vs Powell and Buttner
Powell can fill Scholes’ boots Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has reiterated his belief that summer-signing Nick Powell has the quailty to replace Old Trafford veteran Paul Scholes. Powell, a £4 million signing from Crewe, netted 11 minutes into his United debut when he completed the scoring in Saturday’s 4-0 win over Wigan. And […]
José Mourinho’s task is to ensure Real Madrid can count to 10
When Real Madrid won their ninth European title courtesy of the most breathtaking swish of Zinedine Zidane’s left foot just over a decade ago, nobody would have imagined that it would take so long to reach double figures. At the time the original galáctico project was in full swing, with Zidane, Luis Figo and Roberto […]
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