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Wigan Athletic upset Manchester City to win first FA Cup
This afternoon of May 11, 2013, Manchester City looked set to take a hard fighting Wigan Athletic side into extra time as full time in the English Football Association(FA) Cup was nearly complete. However, that was not meant to be the case as a stoppage time header from Ben Watson got past 10-man Manchester City [...]
Does Wigan’s loss to Swansea mean the Latics’ Stay in the EPL is Over?
Although Wigan Athletic had the lead on two occasions, nerves kept the Latics in the bottom three after losing 3-2 to Swansea City at the DW Stadium earlier this week. There are a couple main reasons that saw the club fail to maintain their lead and it now looks like they could be headed down [...]
Chelsea vs Tottenham: Rafa Benitez praises Andre Villas-Boas and Gareth Bale
Over the weekend Chelsea manager Rafa Benitez was in the press for having a go at rival manager Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United. However, this week he appears to be in better spirits after managing to take three points from his old foe this past Sunday. Now Benitez and his side have to prepare [...]
English Football Weekly Wrap: Weekend Stutters, Rafa’s Legacy, Promotion Watch
In my weekly column on SWOL, I take a look back at the weekend’s English Premier League and domestic cup action and the talking points that it throws up, as well as any significant news related to English football at large. Follow me @theredarmchair for regular updates throughout the week. EPL Round 36 Recap: United Get Complacent, [...]
English Premier League: Title May have been Decided but Plenty of Developments Elsewhere in the Standings
Though Manchester United have already sealed the league title this season, Old Trafford was once again the scene of a rather significant scoreline as Chelsea grabbed a hugely important win over the newly crowned Premier League Champions. The win sees the Blues return to third in the standings at a time when the likes of [...]
Liverpool vs Everton: Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher reflect on 0-0 draw (Video)
Liverpool failed to be able to topple their close neighbors Everton at Anfield this afternoon as the Merseyside Derby ended in a frustrating 0-0 draw for both sides. While Everton fans will take it as another reasons to celebrate as they are now close to ensuring they will finish above Liverpool for two consecutive seasons, [...]
Newcastle Robbed Again, No Dowd About It – West Ham United 0 Newcastle United 0 - Match Report and Reaction
Newcastle United are supposedly playing in neutrally-officiated football competitions yet had their SEVENTH wrongly disallowed goal of the season denied yesterday. It was from striker Papiss Cisse in the 25th minute, the 6th time a goal of his has been incorrectly not counted this season. Latching onto a ball from Yohan Cabaye, Cisse’s finish was [...]
FC Barcelona: Rebuilding Starts This Summer
After another horrific defeat to Bayern Munich this past Wednesday, Barcelona will officially start their rebuilding this summer. The team was man handled throughout the two games against Bayern Munich, which let the club know that the world is now catching up to their tiki taka style of play. Bayern used a lot of relentless [...]
Real Madrid Eliminated in the UCL Semifinals for the Third Consecutive Season
At Santiago Bernabeu, Borussia Dortmund managed to achieve, for the second time in history, the UEFA Champions League final, 16 years after winning the competition. Real Madrid’s late efforts (83′ and 88′) were not enough to advance. After Bayern Munich and FC Barcelona, José Mourinho loses in the Semifinals. The Santiago Bernabeu was a volcano [...]
English Football Weekly Wrap: Relegation Special, Jose Mourinho’s Return, Lessons from Germany
In my weekly column on SWOL, I take a look back at the weekend’s English Premier League and domestic cup action and the talking points that it throws up, as well as any significant news related to English football at large. Follow me @theredarmchair for regular updates throughout the week. EPL Round 35 Recap: QPR, Reading Gone; [...]
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 [...]
Liverpool 6-0 Newcastle: Reds Find Their Scoring Touch At St. James’ Park
Newcastle United remain in the thick of the relegation battle after a confident Liverpool side went into St. James’ Park with a point to prove. In their first game without suspended Luis Suarez, the Reds completely dominated the hosts on their way to a 6-0 drubbing of the Magpies. In a game that could have [...]
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 [...]
Liverpool Hit Six As Pardew Feels The Bite – Newcastle United 0 Liverpool 6 – Match Report and Reaction
Alan Pardew’s Newcastle side were humbled at home by a Brendan Rodgers team seemingly galvanized by the 10-game suspension of star striker Luis Suarez. It was one-way traffic from the off and an early goal by Daniel Agger opened the floodgates that didn’t close until Jordan Henderson completed the scoring on 76 minutes. France international [...]
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 [...]
Gaitán shines, SL Benfica wins Lisbon’s derby against Sporting CP
At the Estádio da Luz, Lisbon with 63,000 in attendance, Salvio and Lima gave the win to the home team. It was the sixth straight game that Sporting CP was not able to score in the “clássico” (since 2006). SL Benfica took a huge step towards the league title while Sporting CP may have compromised [...]
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