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The Copa del Rey has provided some intense moments in recent times, including Gareth Bale’s last gasp winner in the 2014 final, and Miranda’s header in extra time in the 2013 final. Despite the quality of the latter stages of the competition, a trend has repeated itself over and over again in the competition. The […]

As the Ballon d’Or announcement comes closer and closer, many have debated between Cristiano Ronaldo and Manuel Neuer for the prestigious award. Looking further back, however, and the 23-man shortlist for the award seems to have its own flaws. A player many felt was unfairly left off the shortlist was Luis Suarez, after his scintillating […]

Jose Mourinho displayed his anger with the performance of his Chelsea team against QPR on Saturday. According to Mourinho, only one player had played well on the day – Oscar. The Brazilian scored an absolutely brilliant goal with the outside of his right foot, but his contributions to the game are greater than that. The […]

Although Borussia Dortmund’s win over St Pauli in the DFB-Pokal eased some tensions, problems still remain, as Dortmund have made a terrible start to the Bundesliga season. Already 14 points behind league-leading Bayern Munich, Dortmund have only won two out of their opening nine games of the season. On the other hand, they are sitting […]

A square-off between the mentor and his protege occurs at Old Trafford on Sunday (Noon ET on free-to-air NBC in the United States) when Manchester United host Chelsea. In the past decade, these two teams have competed with one another for the Premier League title on multiple occasions, from the start of Jose Mourinho’s first […]

League leaders Chelsea came to Selhurst Park attempting to keep their lead at the top of the Premier League at 5 points. Having suffered a defeat there last season, Chelsea made sure they were better equipped for Crystal Palace’s pressure. They emerged victorious 2-1, with goals from Oscar and Cesc Fabregas. Frazier Campbell replied late […]

On August 15, 2011, FC Barcelona had finally agreed a deal to sign Cesc Fabregas from Arsenal. The move occurred after one of the longest transfer sagas in history, and there was much hype surrounding the move. Just three days later, Fabregas made his debut in the Spanish Super Cup second-leg as a substitute, as […]

When thinking of the two main companies for sports, whether it may be footwear or kits, the names that immediately come to everyone's mouths are Nike and Adidas. A good example of this is two of the biggest football/soccer clubs in Europe, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. Madrid is sponsored by Adidas, while FC Barcelona […]