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David Moyes claims first trophy at Manchester United

2013-08-11T22:06:00.001-07:00

Manchester United beat Wigan in the FA Community Shield at Wembley

Robin Van Persie opened his account in the sixth minute and gave Manchester United the lead they were looking for.

Championship side Wigan showed great style of play sharing possession equally with Manchester United while controlling the ball in the first half with ease.
Wigan who had a chance to equalize through a set piece by Leon Barnett to head at goal but the hope was lost by De Gea great save and then Dutchman striked again in the 59th minute and sealed the victory for Manchester United.
The trophy was first to David Moyes cabinet since guiding Preston North End to the Division Two title in 2000.

Manchester United manager David Moyes:

"I class that as another piece of silverware for Sir Alex. It was his team that won the league by 13-15 points so it's his team. The ones going forward will be down to me.

"Wilfried Zaha has done well in pre-season and it was right for him to feature today. He picked up an injury. We are looking forward to using him as the season goes on."

Source BBC.co.uk

Real Madrid 3-1 Chelsea: Cristiano Ronaldo sealed the victory

2013-08-08T05:12:00.001-07:00

Real Madrid beat Chelsea as Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice

The Portuguese captain scored twice for Real Madrid where Jose Mourinho was manager until June and

beat chelsea in the International Champions Cup final 2013.

Talking to Chelseafc.com, Jose Mourinho said "For me, it's perfect we made mistakes so that we have them to work on"

He further said: "As I said last week, we had five victories in preseason and zero points. "Now we have five victories and one defeat, we still have zero points. It's not a drama.

"They play in La Liga, we play in the Premier League. If we meet them in the Champions League and lose it's a different story, but a summer tournament is a summer tournament."

Marcelo opened the scoring for Real Madrid in the 14th minute but was later on equalized by Ramires at the 16th minute mark. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a free kick from 25 yards in the 31st minute to gave Real Madrid the lead and scored second time with a stunning header and sealed the victory in the 57th minute.

Gareth Bale failed to secure place in the final three for UEFA Best Player in Europe award

2013-08-06T19:50:00.002-07:00

Spurs forward Gareth Bale misses out on UEFA award as the initial shortlist of 10 was reduced to three.

Gareth Bale

Barcelona's Lionel Messi, Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery recieved the most votes. The Welsh forward was eighth after the second round of voting. Gareth Bale scored 26 goals in all competition for Tottenham during the 2012-2013 campaign.

The Netherland forward Robin Van Persie who scored 26 times for Manchester United was in 10th place. The winner will be announced after another round of voting on 29 August.

Bayern Munich's Arjen Robben, , Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Borussia Dortmund's Robert Lewandowski, Paris St-Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Manchester United's Robin Van Persie were also in the initial shortlist.

Barcelona's midfielder Andres Iniesta picked up the main prize last season for the UEFA Best Player in Europe award.

International Champions Cup final: Real Madrid vs Chelsea

2013-08-05T08:07:00.004-07:00

Real Madrid and Chelsea will play against each other in the International Champions Cup 2013 final on 8 August at Sun Life Stadium in Miami.

Real Madrid vs Chelsea ICC final

International Champions Cup might not be of much attraction to the football world but the oppositions in this year final is a dream match for both sides. Chelsea will be led by Jose Mourinho who was manager at Santiago Bernabeu before joining Stamford bridge side. On the other hand Real Madrid will be led by previous Paris St-Germain manager Carlo Ancelotti who are unbeaten in the preseason tour.

Both Chelsea and Real Madrid will be featuring world class players such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Sergio Ramos, Xabi Alonso, Fernando Torres, Eden Hazard, Frank Lampard, Juan Mata, Oscar and may be the Spain national keeper Iker Casillas as well.

With both sides Chelsea and Real Madrid scoring twice in their previous matches means the match will provide a great atmosphere, environment and an energetic game play.

Real Madrid 2-1 Everton - Ancelotti's side remain unbeaten

2013-08-04T08:36:00.002-07:00

The Spanish giants beat Everton in the International Champions Cup semifinal and will play against either AC Milan or Chelsea in the final.

Real Madrid celebration after Ronaldo goal

Everton: Howard, Coleman (Stones 82), Jagielka, Distin, Baines (Oviedo 82), Osman, Heitinga (Gibson 67), Fellaini (Barkley 67), Naismith, Kone (Jelavic 46), Mirallas (Deulofeu 82)

Subs not used: Robles, Anichebe, Vellios

Goal: Jelavic 60

Real Madrid: Casillas (Lopez 46), Pepe, Ramos (Nacho 46), Khedira, Ronaldo, Benzema, Ozil, Marcelo (Coentrao 46), Arbeloa, Modric, Isco

Subs not used: Varane, Kaka, Mejias, Alonso, Morata, Illaramendi, Rodriguez, Cherishchev, Casado, Mateos

Goals: Ronaldo 17, Ozil 31
Stats by Dailymail

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring in the 17th minute and later on playmaker Mesut Ozil who was named man of the match scored for the Spanish giants in the 31st minute.

Everton was able to score only once in the match but had plenty of chance wasted. The only scorer for Everton was Nikica Jelavic who gave the team from Liverpool some hope.

ICC semifinal: Real Madrid vs Everton

2013-08-03T10:07:00.000-07:00

ICC semifinal will be played between Real Madrid and Everton in Los Angeles at the Dodger stadium on 4th August 2013.

Everton vs Real Madrid, Sunday 4 August 2013

Everton showed up a great display of team work by defeating Italians champion Juventus in the opening round of International Champions Cup, but the challenge still stands as they will face the Spanish giants who are in great form and remains unbeaten in the preseason matches defeating L.A Galaxy by 3-1 and grabbing victory against the French side at the Ullevi stadium, although the attacking tactics were very impressive in the PSG vs Real Madrid.

Winner in the Real Madrid vs Everton match will get a spot in the championship final alongside either AC Milan or Chelsea.

Bayern Munich 2 - 1 Manchester City: Audi Cup final

2013-08-01T17:12:00.001-07:00

City's striker Alvaro Negredo's goal was not enough to keep Bayern Munich at bay, and faced a 2-1 defeat against the European champions at the Allianz Arena.
Alvaro Negredo who joined Manchester City this summer from Sevilla for £20m gave them the lead in the 61st minute but was equalized by Thomas Muller just after four minutes through a penalty. Later on an excellent cross by Muller which was out of the reach of Boyata but substitute Mandzukic headed it past Pantilimon.
City had 15 minutes to equalize but Edin Dzeko who scored twice in Manchester City vs AC Milan chance didn't helped them to settle the score at the 88th minute.

Bayern Munich: Neuer, Lahm (Weiser 90), Dante, Martínez, Alaba, Thiago (Mandzukic 57), Schweinsteiger, Kroos (Rafinha 59), Robben (Shaqiri 57), Ribéry, Müller,

Goals: Muller (pen) 65, Mandzukic 72.

Manchester City: Pantilimon, Zabaleta, Kompany, Boyata, Clichy, Fernandinho, Nasri, Milner, Barry (Toure 46), Jovetic (Navas 46), Negredo (Dzeko 75).

Goals: Negredo 61.

Stats by Dailymail.co.uk

Manchester City grabs victory with a high five against AC Milan

2013-07-31T20:31:00.000-07:00

Manchester City vs AC Milan:

Manchester grabbed a 5-3 victory against AC Milan in a pre-season friendly match in Munich. City went in to the lead by the 36th minute. Edin Dzeko scored twice and was named man of the match. David Silva, Aleksandar Kolarov and Micah Richards were also on the scoreboard.

Manchester City celebrating

AC Milan also displayed positive attacking action in which El Sharaawy scored twice and Petagna scored just before the first half was about to end.

Except Alvaro Negredo who joined Manchester City from Sevilla FC this summer, Jesus Navas, Fernandinho and Stevan Jovetic were in the starting XI for Manuel Pellegrini's side.

Manchester City have probably bolster there attacking power, but their defense might be questioned.

Manchester City will play Bayern Munich in the Audi Cup 2013 final on 1st August.

UEFA Super Cup 2013: Chelsea vs Bayern Munich

2013-07-31T00:05:00.006-07:00

Chelsea FC and Bayern Munich will compete at Eden Stadium in Prague for the UEFA Super Cup on Friday 30 August. Both sides met last time on May 2012 in a thrilling UEFA Champions League final at the Allianz Arena, in which Chelsea won the match by 4-3 in a dramatic penalty shoot-out.
But this time the contest might get more interesting because the re-union of both sides have plenty more to offer then they had last year in the final.

Bayern Munich vs Chelsea Friday 30 August 2013

Bayern Munich Honours:

Bayern Munich is the only German club to complete the treble by winning Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal-Final and UEFA Champions League final in the same season. The side was led by Jupp Heynckes.
Lost all of their previous UEFA Super Cup final.
Won European Cup 5 times.
Won Bundesliga for 23 times

Chelsea FC Honours:

Won English Premier League 4 times.
Won UEFA Super Cup 1 time.
Won UEFA Champions League 1 time.

Reviewing both sides achievement it is not a hard decision to judge that Bayern Munich is much more successfull club then the Chelsea or in other words have a long tale of success.

Both the Chelsea and Bayern Munich have appointed new managers for 2013-2014 season but with Jose Mourinho it is not really the case, he have been in charge at Stamford bridge earlier in which he led his side to win 2 Premier League trophies, 2 League Cups, FA Cup and Community Shield.

On the other hand Pep Guardiola took charge at Bayern Munich as manager on 1 July 2013, but lost to domestic rivals Borussia Dortmund by 2-4 in the 2013 DFL-Supercup on 27 July 2013.

But Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola have met each other before numerous times when they were in charge at Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively. So both know each other pretty well and knows how to dominate over each other.

Jose Mourinho vs Pep Guardiola head to head:

Jouse Mourinho and Pep Guardila have met each other 12 times on different ocassions and the Spaniard have the upper hand winning almost half of the games. Jose Mourinho was only able to win against rival on two occassions and other ending in draws. Jose Mourinho suffered a 5-0 defeat in his first game as Real Madrid manager against Barcelona.

Pep Guardiola = 179/47/21

Jose Mourinho = 413/121/75

Both the Chelsea and Bayern Munich will play their best to claim first title of this season.

We will be adding Chelsea vs Bayen Munich squad lineup for more better review sooner.

What will be the future for Gareth Bale at Real Madrid?

2013-07-30T00:06:00.002-07:00

According to former Tottenham manager David Pleat "Gareth Bale is too young to move abroad and would be making a mistake by leaving Tottenham for Real Madrid this summer".

Quick look at Gareth Bale's career at Tottenham:

Gareth Bale joined Tottenham in May 2007 and agreed to a new four-year contract in June 2012. The Welsh winger have appeared in 146 times for Tottenham in Premier League and have netted 42 goals. The current season turned to be Gareth Bale's best season so far at Tottenham as he scored 21 goals.

Gareth Bale celebrating

Do Real Madrid really need Gareth Bale?

Looking at Real Madrid's current squad they have only Angel Di Maria and Cristiano Ronaldo on their wing, which are proper winger also keeping the fact in mind Brazilian winger Marcelo can also be played at the wing position at Real Madrid. Where actually Gareth Bale fits Real Madrid? Even if at Santiago Bernabeu there are only two proper wingers that doesn't means Gareth Bale can make his position too easily. Real Madrid may never want their Portugese winger who scored 201 goals in 199 appearances to be subbed out at the cost of Gareth Bale and nor they want him to move away from Real Madrid. The only way Gareth Bale can fit Real Madrid is by taking Cristiano Ronaldo out of the wing position and deploy him as a striker.

How Cristiano Ronaldo will perform as a striker?

It is of no doubt that how good Cristiano Ronaldo will perform as a striker, The Portugese have already scored 201 times for Real Madrid in just 199 appearances, and it quite possibly seems that Carlo Ancelloti is going to try it that is what we saw in Real Madrid vs PSG friendly match in which Benzema was withdrawn for Kaka and Ronaldo was moved upfront.

How much will Real Madrid spend to land Gareth Bale?

The most important topic of the disccusion, how much will Real Madrid spend to land Gareth Bale at Santiago Bernabeu? We all know Real Madrid is a rich club and they used to do healthy bids when they are after a target, the same will go for the Welsh winger. The 24 year old worth is going to be decided on his current form in which he scored 21 goals for the Tottenham already in the league. But some sources have claimed that Gareth Bale cannot be compared to Cristiano Ronaldo or Leonel Messi and only they are capable of such worthy transfers. Although there are some news available on Guardian.co.uk that Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has refused Real Madrid bid of £86.3m for the Welsh national.

What are your thought's on Gareth Bale's future?

Women's Euro 2013: Nadine Angerer helped Germany to claim European title

2013-07-28T19:41:00.001-07:00

Germany claimed victory over Norway in the Women's Euro 2013 final. The victory turned out to be Germany sixth successive time.

Nadine Angerer made two stunning penalty saves against Norway's Trine Ronning and Solveig Gulbrandsen in the Stockholm final. After the two saves made by Germany captain it seemed Norway lost their heart. and were unable to co-op properly. Last them they met it was Norway who claimed to be victorious in the group phase.

Germany celebrating after winning final

The only goal came through Germany's substitute Anja Mittag in the 48th minute, taking Germany side in front being on the pitch for just three minutes. Although it was a stunning performance by both sides but Nadine Angerer penalty saves stole the show.

Real Madrid vs PSG - Friendly Match

2013-07-26T10:36:00.000-07:00

Real Madrid vs PSG friendly match will be played at the Ullevi stadium in Sweden.

The Ullevi stadium in Sweden is the venue for friendly match between Real Madrid and Paris St-Germain, which will be played on 27 July 2013. The Ullevi stadium has a capacity of 46,000 capacitors but will be increased to 52,000 by two extra stands behind both goals.

Real Madrid vs PSG - 27 July 2013

Real Madrid and PSG were the two quarterfinalists in this years UEFA Champions League, but were not able to compete versus each other.
The Spanish giants will be playing their third preseason match and so will be for the French Ligue 1 winners.
Real Madrid vs Olympique Lyon friendly ended in a 2-2 draw, but PSG secured an easy 2-0 win Hammarby.

Gonzalo Higuain: The Argentine forward joins Italian side Napoli for £34.5m

2013-07-25T11:23:00.001-07:00

Argentine forward Gonzalo Higuain after passing the medical test have joined Italian side Napoli for an estimated £34.5m move.

Gonzalo Higuain was heavily linked with Arsenal FC this summer, but has joined Italian side Napoli for a five years deal. The Argentine forward was at Santiago Bernabeu before this move since 2007 and netted 107 times in his 190 appearances.

Gonzalo Higuain after scoring for Argentina

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has also passed his medical while preparing his move to Stadio San Paolo on loan.

Napoli manager Rafa Benitez was looking for a replacement for Edinson Cavani who joined the French side Paris St-Germain.

Rafa Benitez on Gonzalo Higuain move: "We have signed a player who comes from Real Madrid and we have signed a striker who has scored a hat-full of goals and who will adapt very well to our system - an attacking system. We needed a player like this. - BBC

Real Madrid vs Olympique Lyon - Preseason Match

2013-07-23T22:26:00.001-07:00

Real Madrid will face Olympique Lyon in France today for their second preseason match. This will be the sixth game Spanish giants will play at Stade Gerland. On the last visit Real Madrid's forward Cristiano Ronaldo stole the show by scoring in the 0-2 win.

Carlo Ancelotti will be looking forward for his second victory with the Spanish giants after securing a 6-0 comfortable win at Bournemouth against AFC Bournemouth.

Real Madrid vs Olympique Lyon - Wednesday 24 July 2013
Kick off 21:00

Stade Gerland will provide a very energetic and entertaining atmosphere with the maximum capacity of 40,494 as it has done many times before specially against their frequent opponents Real Madrid which they have faced in 2005-06, 2006-07, 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12.

Camp Nou: Gerardo Martino takes on the charge as manager

2013-07-23T03:35:00.000-07:00

Barcelona agreed a two-year contract with the Argentine Gerardo Martino. The 50-year-old replaces Tito Vilanova who resigned from Barcelona as manager to continue his treatment.

Martino was recently in charge Newell's Old Boys and led them to the Argentine Clausura title last season.

Managing Barcelona will be Martino's first job outside of South America since 1991. Most interestingly Martino becomes the fourth Argentine to manage Barcelona after Cesar Luis, Helenio Herrera and Roque Olsen.

Desperate David Moyes revised bid for Cesc Fabregas

2013-07-22T09:07:00.002-07:00

It is reported that Manchester United have revised the bid for Barcelona and Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas to £30m after getting their first bid rejected of £25m. At a news conference in Yokohama David Moyes said "As I understand it, Ed had a response [to the first bid]. Moyes further added: "When you're interested in good players, you want to give it every opportunity to materialise - and I'll do that".

It is now clear that new boss at Old Trafford wants to make Cesc Fabregas his major signing this summer, but Tito Vilanova Barcelona's ex-boss said at the first bid that the midfielder wants to stay at Camp Nou.

Iker Casillas last match at Real Madrid?

2013-07-21T22:13:00.003-07:00

Winning IFFHS Best Goalkeeper Award for five consecutive times is a great achievement itself, Yes we are talking about Iker Casillas Fernandez, but this is not the only achievement the Spanish goalkeeper have claimed with Spain National Footbal team and the Spanish giants Real Madrid.

But where Iker Casillas stands today? Will he be able to reclaim his position at Santiago Bernabeu? A Real Madrid supporter might always look on the pitch for the goal keeper who have appeared more than 600 times for the Spanish giants. It was the first friendly for Real Madrid on 21 July 2013 and the name of Iker Casillas was not in the players list issued by new manager Carlo Ancelotti. The 32 year old was dropped by previous manager Jose Mourinho for a La Liga match against Malaga on 22 December 2012, and since then he hasn't appeared in the starting squad for Real Madrid.

Real Madrid signed Diego Lopez on 25 January 2013 and after his great performance at for the Spanish giants he made his place easily. Diego Lopez performance was also an important factor which didn't let Iker Casillas claim his spot even after the great saves he made for Spain National team in Confederation Cup.

Lets see the statistic for Diego Lopez and Iker Casillas for the season 2013/2013 in La Liga for Real Madrid.

Thanks to Squawka for the statistics.

Iker Casillas Diego Lopez
Appearances 19 16
Clean Sheets 8 2
Avg. Goals Conceded 0.89 1.25
Avg. Saves Per Game 1.58 2.81 Avg. Saves Per Goal 1.76 2.37

Viewing the facts and decent performances by Diego Lopez it seems that Iker Casillas will still have to struggle alot to make his place.

Share your thoughts with us how you think Iker Casillas will get his place back at Real Madrid.

Carlo Ancelotti: Tito Vilanova is a fighter and will go on fighting

2013-07-21T00:46:00.002-07:00

Real Madrid new manager Carlo Ancelotti began press conference at Real Madrid Football City sending ex-Barcelona manager a message of support and encouragement.

Arsenal left back sold to Brazilian side Flamengo

2013-07-21T00:18:00.004-07:00

The 30-year-old will join Brazilian side Flamengo for an undisclosed fee. Andre Santos joined Arsenal from Turkish side Fenerbahce in a £6.2m move in 2011. The left back scored 3 times in his 33 appearances.

"Everybody at Arsenal would like to thank Andre for his contribution to the club and we wish him well for his future career." Arsenal.com

David Moyes: Wayne Rooney is going nowhere

2013-07-20T10:07:00.001-07:00

After Chelsea said the England striker is their sole transfer target this summer, the new boss at Old Trafford insisted again Wayne Rooney is not for sale.
The 27-year-old have appeared 278 times for Manchester United and have netted 141 goals since his joining from Everton Football Club in 2004.

Jose Mourinho: John Terry professionaly is not safe

2013-07-20T02:36:00.000-07:00

The Special One issues John Terry warning. Terry is "not safe" and must prove himself worthy of a first-team place and a new contract. Jose Mourinho said : "His class is there. His position is there. From a physical point of view, he needs to work hard and not have injuries because injuries break the evolution of the player. For me, that's the key point for John.

Pepe Reina: Liverpool keeper set for loan move to Napoli

2013-07-20T02:08:00.000-07:00

The spanish goal keeper Pepe Reina who moved to Liverpool in 2005, will join Napoli on loan. Napoli coach Rafa Benitez after failing to sign QPR goal keeper Julio Cesar moved for his fellow Spaniard and former number one during his spell at Anfield.

Tito Vilanova steps down as Barcelona manager

2013-07-20T01:53:00.002-07:00

Tito Vilanova who was appointed Pep Guardiola's successor in 2012, steps down as Barcelona manager to continue his treatment for cancer.