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Chelsea boss Rafa Benitez calls out Sir Alex Ferguson
Reports from Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez looks to see the current Stamford Bridge interim manager once again re-igniting his, “mind games,” with Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson. Since the Spanish tactician’s days at Liverpool he and the old Scottish mastermind have been going at one another in the media at any drop of a [...]
West Ham vs Newcastle: Projected first teams for Upton Park clash
West Ham United have enjoyed a great first season back in the top flight this year under the guidance of Sam Allardyce. As the season nears its end, the Hammers will hope to maintain a top ten finish and potentially push even further up the table in the next few weeks. Newcastle United travel to [...]
QPR vs Arsenal: Projected first teams for Loftus Road showdown
Queens Park Rangers have already been relegated from the English Premier League. One of the most active clubs in the past several transfer markets, Rangers can only be disappointed. After assembling on paper what should have been no less than a mid-table club, the club never found their grove and under manager Harry Redknapp they [...]
Juventus Needs Only One Point to Clinch Serie A Title
Juventus needs one point in their last four games to clinch their second straight Serie A title. They will host a very hot Palermo squad, who haven’t lost in their last five games. Palermo is currently fighting off relegation, and with this late surge, have positioned themselves in seventeenth place, right out of relegation. [...]
Tottenham Analysis: Projected Spurs first team against Southampton
Tottenham continue their quest for a UEFA Champions League place next season when they host Southampton at White Hart Lane this weekend. The Saints are battling to prevent any chance of relegation, but it will be a tough test to knock off Spurs at home. However, a shock victory for the visiting side could see [...]
Merseyside Derby: Preview and Prediction
This Sunday, seventh placed Liverpool will host sixth placed Everton in another installment of the Merseyside Derby. With the season winding down, not only is this match important for bragging rights, rather the match is a pivotal decider of which club will represent the English Premier League in the Europa League next season. Though Liverpool [...]
Why Manchester City will easily clinch runners-up spot
For Manchester City, the season has been the proverbial curate’s egg. Good in parts, of course, has not been enough to retain the Premiership title they won so thrillingly last year in the face of Manchester United’s relentless form. However, it may yet bring the FA Cup and a runner’s-up spot. The FA Cup Final [...]
QPR vs Arsenal: Can relegated Rangers pull off an upset?
This Saturday, 4th of May, Queen Park Ranger will host Arsenal for the 36th match-week Both teams arrive to the begging of May with different goals, Arsenal is still fighting for a UEFA Champions League 2013/2014 spot, while QPR already knows its fate. The London team is one point behind Chelsea FC in the race for the third spot. [...]
Five Worldwide Football Matches you should watch this Weekend
Though many of the major leagues are just weeks away from reaching the end of their campaigns, there appears to be no sign of the action slowing down just yet. This weekend plays host to some of the biggest games of the football calendar, with high-profile fixtures featured from right across the globe. With scores [...]
Manchester United vs Chelsea Players to Watch at Old Trafford
Manchester United host Chelsea on Sunday in which should feature plenty of goals for both sets of supporters in attendance at Old Trafford. Ashley Young, Danny Welbeck and captain Nemanja Vidic are all unlikely to feature at the weekend as all are injured, while Young suffered a more severe season ending ankle injury back in [...]
Chelsea Analysis: Key Players for Blues Victory at Old Trafford
Manchester United officially captured the Premier League title with a 3-0 win over Aston Villa on April 22nd and having been knocked out of the Champions League and the FA Cup, and with the points record out of reach, the last several matches really don’t mean much for the Red Devils. Robin van Persie has [...]
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 [...]
Chelsea vs. FC Basel Tactical Preview
Already 2-1 up from their first-leg trip to Switzerland, Chelsea play hosts to FC Basel this week hoping to tie up their place in this season’s Europa League final with the aim of winning a European title for the second consecutive campaign. David Luiz’s 90th-minute winner gives Rafa Benitez’s side a controlling gripwith of the [...]
Newcastle United: Why Back-To-Basics and Shola Ameobi Are The Keys To Bouncing Back
When was the last time Newcastle won away from home? Scorer of the winning goal? Shola Ameobi from the penalty spot against Metalist Kharkiv, February 2013 The last time Newcastle United fought back and won an away game in The Premier League from a goal down? Against West Ham United in a 2-1 victory, October, [...]
Jupp Heynckes Says Bayern Will Continue to be Aggressive Against Barcelona
Despite their 4-0 win in the first leg of their Champions League match-up with Barcelona, Bayern Munich boss Jupp Heynckes refuses to let his team fall into complacency ahead of the second leg this Wednesday. Bayern will go into Camp Nou in excellent position to move onto the final, held at Wembley stadium next month. [...]
Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich: Players to Watch at the Camp Nou
On Wednesday, Barcelona will host Bayern Munich in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinals. The Catalan giants were thoroughly outplayed by the German side in the first leg, losing 4-0 at the Allianz Arena. Considering they are at such a disadvantage on aggregate, the Blaugrana will need to score early like they [...]
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