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Surprise Surprise, Real Is Not the Only Team from Madrid
While often overshadowed by their ostentatious in-town rivals, Atlético Madrid has done their best to remind everyone that there are indeed two teams in la capital by winning the Europa League in dominating fashion against La Liga foes Athletic Bilbao in Bucharest. Atlético also sits fifth in the league table, only two points behind fourth-place [...]
TweetWelsh Side Cardiff City Hope To Banish the Blues
The Bluebirds, as Cardiff City are affectionately called by their fans, have had a bit of bad luck recently. They have been in the English Championship playoffs for the last three seasons in a row and every time they have failed to gain promotion to the English Premier League. A few years ago the club [...]
TweetChampions League Victory Only Way Chelsea Can Qualify For 2012/13 Tournament
Last night Chelsea chose to lay up. By presenting a weakened front against Liverpool last night in the English Premier League they effectively declared that they knew they were going to finish outside of the Champions League qualification spots. What this means is that the Blues now have to defeat Bayern Munich in their own [...]
TweetEmmanuel Emenike Is Sent Off By Russian Referee For Celebrating Goal
We see red cards in sport all the time. They can be presented for a number of reasons. We’ve seen mass brawls boil over in British Rugby. We’ve seen player lose their head and earn straight red cards for violent conduct in the heat of the moment. We have even seen reds for the calculated [...]
TweetBlackburn Rovers Led To Relegation By Steve Kean
After last night’s 1-0 defeat to Wigan Athletic it is official: Steve Kean and his Blackburn Rovers side have been relegated from the English Premier League and join Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Championship for season 2012/13. People may talk about pluck and conviction, but in the end there are very few who did not see [...]
TweetChicken Released By Blackburn Rovers Fans During Crunch EPL Match
First we had the Anfield Cat, now we have the Ewood Chicken. In the crunch English Premier League match between two relegation threatened sides, Blackburn Rovers and Wigan Athletic, someone decided to lighten the mood by releasing a chicken onto the pitch. There was a brief respite, as the home side’s striker Yakubu combined with [...]
TweetChelsea Set to Play PSG in Yankee Stadium This July
When the Hotel Chelsea was closed for renovations last year, Tom Leonard opened his article about it in the Daily Mail by highlighting the hotel’s famous (and often infamous) history, writing: “Every room has a story, most of them memorable and few of them printable.” Sid Vicious (or someone else, he can’t remember) killed his [...]
TweetManchester City Are Now One Victory Away from Winning the English Premier League
The fat lady is at the Etihad Stadium and although she is not singing yet, she is warming up whilst looking at the English Premier League table. Manchester City are ahead of Manchester United on goal difference and they are one win against QPR away from winning the coveted title for the first time since [...]
TweetWhy Arsenal’s 3-3 Draw Against Norwich City Is a Bad Sign For The Gunners
LONDON – With their second draw in two weeks against a lower-table side in Norwich, 3-3, Arsenal’s hopes of solidifying third place in the English Premier League got much slimmer. The Gunners, who would be held to a 1-1 draw at Brittania Stadium against Stoke City, would draw with Norwich 3-3 in a back-and-forth thriller [...]
TweetUEFA Champions League: After 2-1 FA Cup Win vs Liverpool, Can Chelsea Close The Deal vs Bayern Munich?
LONDON — It appears that Chelsea’s recent string of strong form under caretaker manager Robert Di Matteo will continue right until the end. Thanks to another strong game by Ivorian striker, Didier Drogba, Chelsea would win their fourth FA Cup in six years, with a 2-1 victory over Liverpool at Wembley Stadium in London. For [...]
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