Author Archive: Patrick Griffith
Manchester City Look to Add Goals for Next Season
Manchester City play Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup final Saturday, their last opportunity for silverware this season. The newly-dethroned English champions saw their domestic form slip this term compared to last, and that helped let Manchester United take the title back. City boss Roberto Mancini knows a lack of goals cost them the chance at [...]
Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich Draw 1-1 in Champions League Final Preview
Borussia Dortmund welcomed newly-crowned German champions to their patch at the weekend drawing 1-1 after goals from Mario Gomez and Kevin Grosskreutz. There was no winner then, but there will be May 25 when they meet in the Champions League final. Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp liked his team’s fight and determination in a match that [...]
Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayern Munich: The All German Final is Set
Current and last year’s German champions will meet in a few weeks time to see who will be crowned European champions. Borussia Dortmund held on in Madrid to beat Real 3-4 on aggregate on Tuesday, but Bayern Munich bested the now former Bundesliga champions by defeating a Messi-less Barcelona 3-0 in the Camp Nou (7-0 [...]
Chelsea Through to the Europa League Final
Chelsea will play Benfica May 15 in Amsterdam to decide the Europa League Champion as Chelsea beat Basel 3-1 on Thursday, 5-2 on aggregate. Boss Rafa Benitez believes that the chance to claim silverware is nothing more than his team deserves at the end of a lengthy, arduous season for last year’s Champions League and [...]
Reports Again Link Cristiano Ronaldo with Manchester United Return
Cristiano Ronaldo left Manchester United for Real Madrid almost four years ago. Speculation has been that this season will not only be Ronaldo’s last in Madrid (who has two years left on his deal), but boss Jose Mourinho’s as well. PSG has been most commonly linked with a move for Ronaldo, but a recent report [...]
Real Madrid: Blancos Aim for the Impossible in return leg
Real Madrid welcomes Borussia Dortmund to the Spanish capital in the hopes of overturning a behemoth, 4-1 aggregate lead for the Germans. Polish striker Robert Lewandowski put on a clinic in Germany, and Real Madrid will have to do the same to have any chance at reaching the final. Lucky for them they have an [...]
Liverpool’s Luis Suarez Given 10-Match Ban
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez’ season looks to be over after he was given a 10-match ban for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic during their 2-2 draw at the weekend. An FA statement on the reason for the punishment said: “A three-person independent regulatory commission today upheld the FA’s claim that a suspension of three matches [...]
Lewandowski Fires Dortmund Into Prime Position
Robert Lewandowski’s super-human, four-goal performance has Borussia Dortmund on the cusp of a Champions League final berth. The match at Wembley looks to be an all-German affair unless one of the Spanish sides remaining can pull off a miracle. Dortmund beat Madrid 4-1 at home on Wednesday where Bayern Munich went one better blanking Messi [...]
Chelsea Wins 2-1 in Basel
Chelsea took a big step toward the Europa League final claiming a 2-1 win on goals from Victor Moses and a last-gasp winning from David Luiz. The match-winner was happy with the result, but quick to explain how the tie wasn’t over, though they were though in a promising position. “It’s important that we can [...]
Van Persie Wins First League Title
It may be Robin Van Persie’s first Premier League title, but the fact that it is Manchester United 20th indicates that it might not be the last for the Dutchman. The former Arsenal man’s first half hat-trick put strugglers, Aston Villa away early creating even more of a party atmosphere at Old Trafford for the [...]
Real Madrid Enter Huge Week
The defending Spanish champions enter possibly the biggest week of their season. Real Madrid travel to Borussia Dortmund Wednesday in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final tie. Three days later they travel to city rivals Atletico Madrid. Real won the corresponding fixture 2-0 on Dec. 1 through goals from Mesut Ozil and Cristiano [...]
League-Leading Juve Welcome AC Milan
Juventus host AC Milan on Sunday, a match that features the first and third place teams in Italy. Juventus went out of the Champions League last week at the hand of Bayern Munich but returned to domestic success with a 2-0 over Lazio. Juventus boss Antonio Conte obviously feels good about their position in the [...]
Tottenham Hotspur Look to Bounce Back from Europa League Exit against Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur welcome Manchester City to White Hart Lane on Sunday as they attempt to get back into the top four. Tottenham didn’t play at the weekend and haven’t since last Thursday when they went out of the Europa League to FC Basel on penalties in Switzerland. After exiting Europe, the Premier League is all [...]
Everton Continues European Push in final weeks of EPL campaign
Everton kept their European hopes alive with a 2-0 away to QPR. Goals for Darron Gibson and Victor Anichebe were enough to give the Toffees the win that leaves them in sixth place but only three points away from Chelsea in fourth spot. Although every match is important as the season comes to a close, [...]
Manchester City on to FA Cup Final
Manchester have made it to the F.A. Cup final for the second time in three years after winning the trophy in 2011, the clubs first major piece of silverware in 35 years. Manchester City beat Chelsea 2-1 at Wembley with goals on each side of half time from Samir Nasri and Sergio Aguero. Demba Ba [...]
Messi Sees Barca Through to the Semis
Barcelona moved on to the semi-finals of the Champions League on away goals drawing 1-1 with PSG at the Nou Camp (3-3 on aggregate). It’s the sixth time in as many years that the Catalans have advanced to this stage of the competition. And most everyone was aware of who was most responsible for the [...]
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