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Champions league 2012-13 quarter-final draw

| March 15, 2013 | 0 Comments

The draw for the quarter-finals of the the 2012-13 edition of the Champions league was held in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday, March 15. For the first time since 1996, no English team has qualified for the last eight. Ironically, the final of this edition of the Champions league is scheduled to be played at the Wembley [...]

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FA Cup 2013 Preview: Manchester United Vs Chelsea

| March 10, 2013 | 0 Comments

Both Man United and Chelsea have sufficient reasons to be motivated ahead of their sixth round clash in the FA Cup on Sunday, March 10. Man United would be seeking redemption for their their Champions League loss at Old Trafford to Real Madrid, a match marred by the controversial sending off of Nani. Chelsea would [...]

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Champions League 2013 Round of 16 Preview: Man United Vs Real Madrid

| March 4, 2013 | 0 Comments

The 4-0 defeat that Manchester United inflicted on Norwich on the weekend would surely have served to make the Real Madrid camp jittery ahead of their Champions League clash at Old Trafford on Tuesday night. Home advantage should hold United in good stead against an extremely strong Madrid side. United have had an all-win record [...]

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Tottenham January transfer news: Spurs make a 12 million pound move for Alvaro Negredo

| January 14, 2013 | 0 Comments
Tottenham January transfer news: Spurs make a 12 million pound move for Alvaro Negredo

Premier league club Spurs are short of options in the attack department after Emmanuel Adebayor departed for the African cup of Nations. With Jermaine Defoe their only remaining striker for the whole of January, the Londoners are said to be in the market for another hit man. The club management has identified 27-year old Sevilla [...]

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Arsenal January transfer news: Gunners make a 10 million pound bid for Adrian Lopez

| January 1, 2013 | 0 Comments
Arsenal January transfer news: Gunners make a 10 million pound bid for Adrian Lopez

With Arsenal struggling to hold on to a top four spot in the premier league and huffing and puffing into the knock-out stages of the Champions league, new additions to the squad are top priority. Arsenal has never really recovered from Robin van Persie’s departure as his replacements haven’t been able to fire on all cylinders. [...]

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Manchester United news: January 2013 transfer rumours

| December 23, 2012 | 0 Comments

Sitting comfortably atop the premier league with six points ahead of their nearest rivals City, Manchester United would be very happy  with the way the players are performing on the pitch. However, Sir Alex probably feels that there are one or two improvements that could be made. Here is a list of some of the [...]

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Champions League 2012-13: Round of sixteen draw

| December 20, 2012 | 0 Comments

The battle lines have been drawn as the Champions league moves to the knock-out stages. The top two teams from each of the eight groups waited with bated breath as the draws were announced. The process was conducted with two seeding pots: the group winners and the group runners-up. The group winners include Paris Saint-Germain [...]

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Chelsea news: January 2013 transfer rumours

| December 19, 2012 | 0 Comments

Chelsea, who began the season so well under Roberto di Matteo, made a swift exit from the Champions league after being crowned “Champions of Europe” only last season. Their premier league exploits are also not note-worthy as they have fallen from the top spot and are now 13 points adrift of table-toppers Manchester United. New [...]

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La Liga 2012-13 Match Preview: Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid

| November 28, 2012 | 0 Comments

Venue:Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid. Kick-off: 21:00 Local time, 01 Dec 2012. It is the “El Derbi madrileño” in the La Liga this weekend as Real welcome their Madrid rivals Atletico. Atletico visit the Bernabeu eight points clear of the Los Blancos and just three points behind title-leaders Barcelona. It has indeed been a season of surprises in the La [...]

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EPL 2012-13 Preview: Manchester City Vs Arsenal

| September 21, 2012 | 0 Comments

Defending champions Manchester City are due to host Arsenal in a much-awaited clash on Sunday, September 23. City are busy licking their wounds after a 3-2 loss to Real Madrid in the Champions league; contrast that with Gunners who are coming off a 2-1 win at Montpellier. Also, although the sides are tied on the [...]

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