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by Asfand
on July 26, 2014 in Arsenal, Athletico Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea, Dortmund, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Napoli, Real Madrid, Tottenham, Transfers
After a World Cup’s worth of transfer speculation, Manchester United chief executive Ed Woodward typically felt the need to offer some headline-creating words of his own. “Our financial position allows us to do things in the transfer market that most other clubs cannot do,” he said last week. It was quite a statement, especially […]
by Humaid
on March 25, 2014 in Barcelona, La Liga, Real Madrid
As one former Barcelona player puts it: “It is the game of the century, even if there are eight of them a year.” It is a comment not just on the excellence and the expectation that comes with Real Madrid v Barcelona but also on their eclipse of all else, on the dominance and potential dilution of a […]
by Omer
on December 2, 2013 in Real Madrid
…This time, Bale bombed through from deep, space opening up before him. He played the ball wide to Marcelo and the return ball was perfect. “On a plate,” Bale said. From four yards he scored, left-footed. That fact turned out to be significant: he’d already got one with a header and another with his right […]
by Omer
on October 5, 2013 in Athletico Madrid, Bayern, Bundesliga, Champions League, Continental Europe, English Premier League, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Tactics
…When Barcelona were Europe’s dominant force between 2009 and 2011, for example, it was extremely difficult to tell whether strategy would move in the first respect (further evolution) or the second respect (a shift toward an opposing style of play). In the end, Bayern’s success last year probably represented a hybrid of the two: They […]
by Asfand
on October 1, 2013 in Barcelona, Champions League
Barcelona are the most successful club in the modern era of the Champions League, according to a Goal study. The world’s biggest football website collated the yearly records of every club ever to qualify for the European Cup under its new banner since 1992 and found that the Catalan outfit pip AC Milan to the […]
by Asfand
on September 7, 2013 in Humour
“Dear Gareth, Please allow me to formally welcome you to Real Madrid. As you can see by the look on my face, I am very happy you have joined us. I would have preferred to offer this greeting in person, but with both of us busy during the international break — you playing for Wales […]
by Omer
on September 6, 2013 in Arsenal, Athletico Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea, English Premier League, Liverpool, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Tottenham, Transfers
… From the other side of the negotiating table, Spurs were saying much the same thing. Their official statement noted that they did not want to sell Bale but that his resolve to leave was decisive. He had forced their hand; they had little choice. Coach Andre Villas-Boas added that “the pressure we were subjected […]
by Asfand
on September 6, 2013 in Arsenal, English Premier League, La Liga, Real Madrid
While Arsenal fans rejoice at the arrival of Mesut Ozil, Ben Hayward of Goal.com reveals why Real Madrid may have done the right thing in the end by selling one of their best players to Arsenal for the hefty sum of €50m. “Don’t sell Ozil,” they screamed. The fans had come along to the […]
by Omer
on September 3, 2013 in Arsenal, Champions League, English Premier League
With Arsenal breaking their transfer record to sign the German international Mesut Özil from Real Madrid; TKTG brings the best articles from around the web. Mesut Ozil can breathe new life into Arsenal’s Emirates era Occasionally transfers have a ripple effect. The deal represents considerably more than the movement of a player from one club […]
by Asfand
on August 30, 2013 in Champions League, Continental Europe
Four former winners with 16 triumphs between them – FC Barcelona, AC Milan, AFC Ajax and Celtic FC – were pitted together in the UEFA Champions League group stage draw. … FC Barcelona and AC Milan, 11-time winners between them, top the bill in Group H. The pair will meet in Europe’s premier club competition for […]