Author Archive: Joe Tansey
Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid: Copa Del Rey Preview
The 2013 Copa del Rey Final has an all-Madrid flavor to it this year as Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will square off at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid. Both clubs have nothing left to play for with their league finishes set in stone with Real in second and Atletico in third in La [...]
Man City vs. Wigan Players to Watch in FA Cup Final
One of the most prestigious trophies in all of world football, the FA Cup, will be handed out on Saturday at Wembley Stadium in London. This season Manchester City sit in second place in the English Premier League and will take on relegation battling Wigan Athletic. With the two clubs at different stages in their [...]
AZ Alkmaar vs PSV Dutch Cup Final Preview
The storyline going into the final of the Dutch Cup on Thursday in Rotterdam mirrors the one going into Saturday’s FA Cup Final. PSV Eindhoven are sitting pretty in second place in the Eredivisie table and all they have to do to confirm their spot in Europe next season is win the cup on Thursday [...]
Chelsea vs Tottenham: Stamford Bridge Clash Will Finally Shape Up Top Four Race
In EPL action over the weekend, Tottenham and Chelsea both set up their clash on Wednesday to decide who will advance to the UEFA Champions League next season. The two London based clubs have been fighting for a spot in the four all season and Wednesday’s crucial clash at Stamford Bridge could very well decide [...]
Benfica vs. Fenerbahce Key Battles
A spot in the UEFA Europa League final is on the line on Thursday at the Estadio da Luz in Portugal as Benfica hosts Turkish side Fenerbahce. Fenerbahce currently leads the two-legged tie by an aggregate of 1-0 after Egemen Korkmaz scored the lone goal of the first leg in Turkey last Thursday. With plenty [...]
Lackluster Draw Between QPR and Reading Prove They had to be Relegated
Fighting for your status in the English Premier League is supposed to be one of the most spirited things for fans to watch in the final weeks of the season. On Sunday, Queens Park Rangers and Reading showed everyone watching around the world why they deserved to be relegated with three matches left in the [...]
Draw Leaves Both Wigan and Tottenham Wanting For More
Most clubs would take a 2-2 draw on any given Saturday but this was a different type of Saturday at the DW Stadium in Wigan. With the home side in a relegation battle and their visitors Tottenham in a top-four fight, a draw for both sides did no good for either club. The Latics, who [...]
Wigan vs. Tottenham:Players to Watch
Saturday’s clash at the DW Stadium is sure to be a highly entertaining one as both Wigan and Tottenham have plenty on the line. Wigan are desperate for three points as they sit behind Aston Villa for the final position in the survival race by the same amount while Spurs are competing with Arsenal and [...]
Tottenham Hotspur’s Champions League Hopes Alive After Manchester City Win
There was no other outcome that would have pleased the faithful at White Hart Lane more than a victory over Manchester City. Fans of Tottenham Hotspur got just that and more as Spurs climbed back into the top four race with a 3-1 victory at home over City. After a first half that was chock-full [...]
Benfica vs Fenerbahce: Europa League Key Battles
The semifinals of the UEFA Europa League kick off on Thursday with two mouth-watering clashes in Turkey and Switzerland. The semifinal tie opening in Turkey on Thursday is being played between Fenerbahce and Benfica, who are two perennial competitors on the European scene. The two clubs will go head-to-head at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in [...]
Tottenham v Manchester City: Projected Lineups and Preivew
On Sunday, two clubs headed in different directions will square off at White Hart Lane in a top-five clash. Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City will collide in a massive matchup in North London that is close to a must-win for Spurs if they want to qualify for the UEFA Champions League next season. Manchester City [...]
Sporting Kansas City Aces First Test of Difficult Week
Sporting Kansas City has been one of the premier clubs in Major League Soccer for the past few years but that does not mean that they get preferential treatment when it comes to the schedule. A perfect example of that comes this week as Sporting were forced to travel to Red Bull Arena on Wednesday [...]
Tottenham: Importance of a Weekend off
No club in the English Premier League needed a weekend off more than Tottenham Hotspur needed this weekend. Spurs were given the weekend off due to Chelsea’s participation in the FA Cup semifinals. With a knockout stage exit in the Europa League on Thursday, Tottenham will now have to solely focus on finishing in the [...]
Can Seattle and LA Recover from their Failure in CCL This Weekend?
Major League Soccer was dealt another blow in the knockout round of the CONCACAF Champions League this week as both the Seattle Sounders and Los Angeles Galaxy crashed out in the semifinal stage. With no MLS teams left on the continental stage, the entire nation shifts its focus back to the domestic stage. The Sounders [...]
Tottenham Thoroughly Outplayed in Europa League Loss to Basel
After 120 minutes of play and a penalty shootout, Tottenham Hotspur’s Europa League lifeline was finally cut off in Basel, Switzerland on Thursday night. For the second consecutive European match, Spurs were outplayed by their Swiss opponent, FC Basel. In the first leg, Basel stormed out to a two-goal lead at White Hart Lane, an [...]
Why Tottenham Must Not Leave it Late on the Road Again in Europa League
Andre Villas-Boas’ Tottenham Hotspur team have fully earned their spot in the final eight of the UEFA Europa League but their journey to the quarterfinals has been quite the bumpy one, especially on the road in the knockout stage. Spurs have left it late in their previous two away legs against Lyon in the round [...]
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