The Beautiful Game

We could be in for a Red and White summer. EURO 2012 preview : Denmark

2012-03-12T21:14:00.000+05:30

Success has long eluded the Danes. Could EURO 2012 be their time to shine? The last two decades have seen Danish football go on a downward spiral, from a European Championship victory in 1992 to a first round exit in the most recent edition of the FIFA World Cup. Although the Danish national team has gone through an unsuccessful era under current coach, Morten Olsen, the FA has shown an

WHY SACKING AVB WILL MAKE ABRAMOVICH LOOK LIKE A DORK

2012-03-04T14:21:00.007+05:30

YES. Chelsea have been disappointing. YES. Andre Vilas Boas has lost control of his squad and he is going gaga making strange comments about his players to the press (the most recent being about FERNANDO TORRES). They are conceding soft goals and been attacking at a pedestrian pace. But Andre Vilas Boas should not be fired. He is not doing a very good job at the helm currently, but he certainly

Napoli 3-1 Chelsea: Chelsea's side of the story

2012-02-27T11:14:00.001+05:30

The expressions tell you that the scoreline isn't in their favour As the whistle sounded at the end of 90 + 4 minutes AVB must have been wondering as to how easy it was winning the Europa League and the Portuguese league with Porto 9 months ago. 6 draws and 2 losses in the last 11 premier league games, a replay against Championship side Birmingham in the FA cup, losing your captain for a

A change in fortunes for Les Bleus? EURO 2012 Preview : France

2012-02-26T13:42:00.003+05:30

Will Blanc get to be part of another European triumph, only this time as a manager? The French national team has gone through a really rough patch over the last six years. After their sensational run in the 2006 World Cup, marred by Zinedine Zidane's infamous headbutt in the final, they have struggled to put together a string of decent performances in any major tournament. Even qualifying for

Napoli 3-1 Chelsea: Napoli's side of the story

2012-02-23T20:19:00.019+05:30

In Naples, you can find a pizza named after Edinson Cavani. But if you happened to go there after their 3-1 victory over Chelsea in the Champions League, you will be able to find many more of the smallest things possible with Napoli colors on it, particularly Cavani, such as a cookie tin (in the pic above). That's what Napoli, the club, means to the people of Naples. Therefore it was hardly a

EURO 2012 PREVIEW - SWEDEN

2012-02-19T13:23:00.004+05:30

EUROS HISTORY - Best Result: Semi Finals ‘92 Worst Result: Group Stages ’00, ‘08 FIXTURES - 11 June 2012 Olympic Stadium, Kiev v Ukraine 15 June 2012 Olympic Stadium, Kiev v England 19 June 2012 Olympic Stadium, Kiev v France MANAGER - Erik Hamren CAPTAIN - Zlatan Ibrahimovich TEAM

Michal Bílek And A Czech Trimuph? A Preview Of the Czech Republic Ahead Of EURO 2012

2012-02-04T13:09:00.008+05:30

Will we see the Czech celebrating their first ever EURO triumph this June? Following the Velvet Revolution in 1989, Czechoslovakia saw its regime transform from Stalinism to capitalism. A couple of years later, the country split into two, namely the Czech republic and Slovakia, after the two ethnic groups most peacefully decided that this break up would be best for them. After

IS JOHN TERRY BEING VICTIMIZED?

2012-02-03T16:33:00.002+05:30

John Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy for the second time in his career. In a short meeting at the FA headquarters Terry was informed of the decision that he was being stripped from the topmost honor for an English footballer. Never one to stay in the background, Terry has always courted controversies that have ranged in the extremes. Right from when his father was caught in

EURO 2012 PREVIEW - UKRAINE

2012-01-29T12:24:00.002+05:30

EUROS HISTORY – 2012 first appearanceROUTE TO QUALIFICATION – Qualified as semi hostsFIXTURES –11 June 2012 Olympic Stadium, Kiev Sweden15 June 2012 Donbass Arena, Donetsk France19 June 2012 Donbass Arena, Donetsk EnglandManager – Oleh BlokhinCaptain – Andriy Shevchenko Antoniy Tomyschuk Having never played in the euro championships,

Juventus: Glory days back in Turin?

2012-01-25T21:21:00.011+05:30

Nobody foresaw this one. Even Antonio Conte himself admitted "If somebody told me at the beginning that Juve will be top of the league by Christmas, i would have told him he's crazy". Everybody knows the Winter Champions tag doesn't mean anything, but it's the identity with which Juventus are playing now makes them a favorite bet to win the title. And the credit has to go to this man, Conte.

Polish Eagles Euro Quest : Is glory awaiting the Red and White?

2012-01-23T05:29:00.014+05:30

With the vocal backing of their own supporters driving them on, Poland will hope to make a big impression on home soil in just their second UEFA European Championship tournament. 2008 was the 1st time Poland played in an European Championship despite having ended up as semi finalist at the FIFA world cup in 1974 and 1982. However the championship didn't turn out the way it was expected for

Football Manager Stardom To Serie A Mediocrity

2012-01-11T15:48:00.006+05:30

Born to Teresa and António Veloso in 1986, Miguel Veloso was thrust in to the world with a fair deal of expectation from his family. His father, António, made in excess of four hundred appearances for Portugese giants S.L.Benfica and earned 40 caps for the Selecção. Hoping to emulate his father, Miguel started his career at Benfica, only to be rejected by the club for being overweight. This did

DEFENSIVE CRISIS??

2012-01-05T17:55:00.007+05:30

DISGUSTING!!!! The pathetic and dispirited performance of Manchester United at St.James Park was downright embarrassing. Spineless, toothless could be some of the words that you can use to describe the abject display of last night. Quite frankly how Demba Ba was allowed all the pleasure in the world to win those headers time and time again is something I will never be able to fathom.Ba was

Gotze's La Liga Dream - The Consequences

2011-12-26T21:53:00.004+05:30

Borussia Dortmund wonderkid Mario Gotze has recently stated that his dream is to play for either of the two Spanish giants, Real Madrid or Barcelona. The 19-year-old attacking midfielder has been in scintillating form for Die Borussen over the last year, amassing 12 goals and 19 assists in 51 games. He was fairly influential in Dortmund's victorious Bundesliga campaign last season. Captain and

It's a Blue Blue Christmas..

2011-12-26T00:03:00.003+05:30

It's a Blue Blue Christmas, but of a different shade. The 1st time since 1929 that Manchester City have been at the top of the table going into the Christmas season. You could also call it the Manchester Christmas in the Premier league coz not far behind are United with only a couple of points separating them from their rivals. And by the looks of their win against Fulham the title doesn't seem

Who Do Milan Need For The Second Half Of The Season?

2011-12-24T16:09:00.002+05:30

Milan started the 2011-12 season on a very poor note, with heavy losses to Juventus and Napoli and weak draws against both Udinese and Lazio. These dismal results could possibly be attributed to the injury crisis that affected the Rossoneri up until October. Robinho's return to the squad was a big boost to the team when they hosted Palermo, a turning point in the season. The Brazilian was

QPR TRIP AND EUROPA LEAGUE DRAW

2011-12-16T22:59:00.007+05:30

It’s a trip to London this weekend as we head to Loftus Road to face a QPR side that have been solid at home. They are a very English side in the sense that they have a strong discipline and work ethic about them; they are very sound at the back and attack from the flanks with good wingers. Jamie Mackie made a comment that they will get into our faces in the game, well I don't want to make much

ElClasico : Saturday Night Sensation for Barcelona

2011-12-11T15:57:00.003+05:30

When the final whistle went off at the end of 90' at the Santiago Bernabeu the result 3-1 would have hard to sink in, if sometime had gone off to sleep at halftime. But this is Barcelona, the best team in the world at the moment and they would have left Mourinho gasping as to what is left for him to do to beat this Barcelona side something which he hasn't achieved in 4 league meetings, the first

REALLY, RED NEV??

2011-12-11T14:55:00.002+05:30

I had been waiting all week if there would be a decent article this week from someone who really talks sense to come up with some sort of an convincing explanation about the demise of Manchester United in the UEFA Champions league. I had been waiting for a Gary Neville column or even some comments by Paul Scholes saying something that made sense about the demise, but out came nothing. These so

A SEASON DEFINING WEEK AHEAD

2011-12-05T17:52:00.003+05:30

It was a decent performance away from home at Villa Park, a place that we had not won for the past two seasons. Well if you look at our woeful away form from last season than endless stats of these type will pop up and we will keep them away for some other day as of now. Victory was thoroughly well deserved after a solid performance defensively, Carrick is looking like a decent player again as

The Battle Of The Borussias : The Absence Of Reus, Gundogan's Failure And A Poor Gotze Show

2011-12-04T14:16:00.003+05:30

Borussia Monchengladbach hosted defending champions Borussia Dortmund last night, in a game of utmost importance for both clubs. The two teams were joint table toppers before the game and were looking to keep that spot with a win. Monchengladbach were without their highly influential attacker Marco Reus while Dortmund were missing the services of Moritz Leitner, Sven Bender and Neven Subotic. The

Who is the real "Super Mario"?

2011-11-30T20:56:00.003+05:30

Mario Balotelli was nicknamed Super Mario during his time at Italian giants Internazionale and has shown his immense quality on a number of occasions over the past few years. After the christening of Balotelli as "Super Mario", the football world has also seen the rise of two other players with by the name of Mario. Both of them ply their trade in the German Bundesliga. Both of them have

CLASS OF 2011 - HOMECOMING

2011-11-30T16:47:00.005+05:30

After the hammering handed out to Newcastle in the 1-1 draw at the weekend we are back in action tonight with a Carling Cup quarter final at home to Ipswich Town and from the looks of it it wil be a young side containing the class of 2011 who won the FA Youth Cup last May .The likes of Ravel Morrison, Larnell Cole, Paul Pogba, Ezekiel Fryers are all expected to play some part in the game tonight

5 Reasons Why The Game Ended 2-1 To Napoli

2011-11-23T23:07:00.007+05:30

Napoli picked up a memorable victory against Manchester City last night courtesy an Edinson Cavani brace. Also, Walter Mazzarri finally picked up his first win over Roberto Mancini in eleven meetings. Napoli now sit in second place in Group A of the UEFA Champions League and a win against Villarreal will confirm their participation in the knockout phase of the Champions League. Here's a look at 5

Bayern Munich V/S Borussia Dortmund - Key Battles

2011-11-19T14:04:00.006+05:30

Bayern Munich host defending champions Borussia Dortmund tonight in a clash of mammoth proportions. Bayern will be without the services of Bastian Schweinsteiger and Anatoliy Tymoschuk, but have Arjen Robben returning to action. Heynckes will probably decide to start the Dutchman on the bench and expect him to run riot against the Dortmund back four when he comes on. Dortmund's only player on the