Often times, it’s easy to tell who’s fighting for good and who’s fighting for evil. It doesn’t take a genius to realize Obi-Wan is a force for good, and that Vader is evil. Show me someone who thinks that Voldemort is the protagonist and Harry is the antagonist and I’ll show you […]
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A look into Europe’s Crystal Ball – Predicting the European Leagues winners
Congratulations to the 2012 Bundesliga champions, Borussia Dortmund. Though the Germans may have crowned their champions, most European leagues are still tightly contested. With most leagues winding down to their final weeks of action, I take a look at each title race and offer my speculation. English Premier League: Two […]
Player Profile: Iker Muniain
Athletic Bilbao have improved immensely game by game under the new leadership of former Argentina and Chile boss Marcelo Bielsa. One of the key players for the Basque side is Iker Muniain, a 19 year old who can play on both wings, up front or as an attacking midfielder. He […]
Three reasons why Guardiola should take his sabbatical at Old Trafford
Well respected football writer, Oliver Holt, believes that Josep ‘Pep’ Guardiola has stuck faithfully to a philosophy of playing beautiful football at Barcelona. Pep stands for something more than triumph or failure, and because of this, is wanted by every football club in the world. I disagree, and in my opinion, […]
Pellegrini manages to defy off-field restraints
It is an almost irrevocable fact that off-field issues at a football club will affect the performance of the team. Blackburn Rovers have been on a rapid decline since the Venky’s circus came to Lancashire, but the perfect example of this is Leeds United. In 2002/3, after a fifth-placed finish […]
When Salva met Celta
A couple of weeks ago Celta de Vigo, who are currently battling relegation from Spain’s Primera Division, fired manager Paco Herrera and replaced him with former Atletico Madrid stalwart Abel Resino. As with most managers, Resino wanted to bring his own coaching staff with him. Normally, this is no big […]
Sergio Busquets – “Enforcing” Barca’s Success
Sergio Busquets’ promotion to the Barca first team must be one of the fastest career ascents in Barca history. In 2005, the youngster joined Barca’s Juvenil A team, and became part of Barca’s world renouned La Masia youth system. Who would have known that by 2008 the big man from Sabadell, Catalunya would be […]