With just one matchday remaining in Champions League group play, 12 soccer clubs clinched their path to the knockout round. The remaining four spots in the knockout stage are still up for grabs. Five squads — Napoli, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Benfica — all won or drew their fifth match …
Read More »Karim Benzema Wins 2022 Ballon D’Or
The Ballon d’Or is the pinnacle of individual achievement in soccer. A stellar season is crucial. Many legends go without winning the prestigious award, displaying the level of play needed to secure the golden trophy. Winning the award cements a player’s place in soccer history. Monday, Karim Benzema took this …
Read More »Finding Kylian Mbappe’s Next Club
Kylian Mbappe wants out of Paris. His desire to depart from the Parisians has become public, with various news outlets reporting on the “broken” relationship between player and club. It is well known that Mbappe and fellow PSG star Neymar don’t get along. It has also recently been reported that …
Read More »Mbappé Planning To Leave PSG Next Year
Life comes at you fast. Less than five months after Kylian Mbappé signed a massive contract extension with Paris Saint-Germain, the superstar forward has announced his desire to leave the club. He plans to find a new club to join during the January 2023 transfer window. PSG has no plans …
Read More »Leverkusen and Sevilla Hire New Managers Following Shaky Start
After Tuesday’s 2-0 Champions League loss to FC Porto, Bayer Leverkusen sacked manager Gerardo Seoane. https://twitter.com/bayer04_en/status/1577705540586807297?s=20&t=Nx8z-JwDbtQ31DZUAs_5-Q Leverkusen is off to a 1-0-2 start in Champions League — third in Group B — and the German club finds itself in The Bundesliga’s relegation zone following a 1-2-5 start to the season. Leverkusen hired …
Read More »Champions League semifinals set
After eight hard-fought legs of Champions League soccer and 23 total goals scored, the semifinal matchups are set. Real Madrid vs. Chelsea After the first leg left Chelsea down 3-1, the Blues were in a position to advance to the semifinals when they led 3-0 after Timo Werner‘s goal in …
Read More »UEFA Champions League’s Quarterfinals See Late Drama
The second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals are taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday’s matches saw two teams book their place in the semifinal and two teams face heartbreak. Wednesday, four more teams look to join those from yesterday to round out the last four. Bayern Munich (GER) …
Read More »World Cup Russia 2018: Group C Preview
By the time the final team had been seeded for the preliminary stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the “Group of Death’s” reign of terror officially was over. In its place were eight groups, each more even than the next. None, however, are quite as murky as Group C. …
Read More »World Cup Russia 2018: Group B Preview
Overview Definitely one of the groups that will have attention early in the tournament with the exciting match-up between bordered rivals Portugal and Spain. Many will take a look at this group and state the obvious, Portugal and Spain will run over Morocco and Iran. This can change due to …
Read More »Madrid Derby: Chapter 267
114 years sharing the same city. Two hundred and 66 duels between both teams on every official competition. Three straight seasons facing each other in UEFA Champions League. Madrid continues to be the capital of football thanks to the passion and high level displayed in the Madrid Derby. Both Real …
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