Nothing could have gone better for Jude Bellingham's first season in LaLiga. He has been the most impressive member of the LaLiga leaders. They are presently six points ahead of second placed-Girona and are heavy favorites to win the Champions League. Bellingham scored twice in the 4-0 hammering of their title rivals on Feb. 10, […]

After falling down 2-0, Real Madrid rallied to draw level with Valencia at the Mestalla on Saturday. But they believed they had clinched it in the dying minutes when Jude Bellingham headed the ball beyond Giorgi Mamardashvili. The Real Madrid players went absolutely ballistic when they realized that Bellingham's goal wouldn't count. In fact, just […]

MLS has handed down the punishment for last weekend's tackle by Brian Mullan that broke Steve Zakuani's leg, and it's a doosy. The league suspended the veteran midfielder for an additional 9 games on top of his one game red card suspension and fined him $5,000 (plus $250 for the red card). The suspension is […]

When I saw Newcastle United's lineup today before their 3-0 loss to Liverpool, I said aloud: Joey Barton's going to get a red card. I only meant it to elicit a laugh from friends, but with Newcastle's fate in the balance and Barton's famous temper in mind, I had a vision of Barton heading for […]

This recap comes a little late but there are still a few points I wanted to make. First off, I was glad to see the Zenit – Juventus game proceed without incident. After the horrible incident earlier in the week, it would have been understandable had the game been postponed but the game did go […]

In the least shocking news of the week, Chelsea's John Obi Mikel picked up yet another red card for a shockingly bad tackle. This time it was a sliding tackle and though the challenge was one-footed, Mikel came in with his studs up (and nowhere near the ball) on Everton's Phil Neville. This was the […]