Monday, November 18, 2013
Ibrahimovic giving a surprising answer during a Interview.
In video provided by as.com Zlatan Ibrahimovic the Swedish football star demonstrated a some arrogance during his interview when the reporter asked what he thought the outcome would be in his next international match against Portugal he responded "Only god knows." the reporter then responded saying " Its a little difficult to ask god." and Ibrahimovic then proceeded to say " You are talking to god." with response much like his style hes showing off his confidence and arrogance yet again.
Ribery as the most likely to win the Ballon d'Or
According to Betfair there is 1.9 million Euros betting that he will be the one to take this years Ballon d'Or home next year January while the runner ups Messi and Ronaldo sum up to the amount of 3.5 million Euros combined.
Race for the Ballon d'Or
This years favorite candidates for the FIFA Ballon d'Or are Franck Ribbery, Cristiano Ronaldo and Leonel Messi. Franck Ribbery who claimed the title of best European Player of the year this year is a strong candidate to take this year's Ballon d'Or. Cristiano Ronaldo who is a few goals away of breaking the record of most goals scored for Portugal by a player and is having a great season is hoping to take it home after not being able to obtain one since 2008 when he was playing for Manchester United. Finally, Leonel Messi the man who is hoping to break a record he set last year by winning five consecutive Ballon d'Or but the Argentinian has had a weak season and has been plagued by injuries. This year's elections are sure to be interesting.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Real Madrid hoping to break the 51 year curse
Real Madrid hasn't defeated Juventus in Turin for over 51 years and are hoping to do it this season with their power trident Ronaldo, Benzema, and Bale. Ancelotti is hoping that his power strikers will do the job and break the curse. In their upcoming match against Juventus they are going all out to defeat them.
  
 
Lionel Messi under the weather at the moment
Lionel Messi has been having a scoreless streak of games where Neymar has had to step up to score for the team. The football star is going through a tough time in his football season were he has been having scoreless games and he has lost his special touch to finish a play with a goal. Messi has undergone many injuries this season and his physical performance hasn't been at its best. Messi is not playing at the level that were used to watching his burst of energy that can change the game.  
 
Friday, November 1, 2013
Barcelona comes out on top in "El Classico"
Barcelona comes out on top with a victory over Real Madrid who proved that Ancelotti's new formation wasn't ready to be used on the pitch. Neymar opened up the match with a goal at the 18th minute, a great play produced by Andres Iniesta. Alexis Sanchez scored the second goal at the 78th minute with a beautiful chip shot over Diego Lopez the Real Madrid goal keeper could not stop the ball. Real Madrid left with a consoling goal scored by Jese Rodriguez At the 90th minute with a powerful shot that Valdes the Barcelona goalie  couldn't stop completely and it landed in the back of the net. 
 
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Schalke 04 0-3 Chealsea
Schalke left pointless in a humiliating loss against a Chelsea who seemed to dominate the whole game. Just at the five minute mark Fernando Torres opened up the score for Chelsea. Schalke struggled to tie up the rest of the half. In the second half there was another goal by Torres with a great shot at the 68 minute mark. Then came Hazard with the third goal to close the game at the 87 minute mark.
 
 
Marsaille 1-2 Napoli
Marsaille Lose at Stade Velodrome their home court to Napoli who played better throughout the whole match. Napoli was put ahead by Callejon with a good shot into the net he was assisted by Higuain in this play. Napoli scored their second goal at the 67 minute mark a great play made by Hamsik who let Zapata score the goal. Marsaille got their goal late in the game and it was too late to put them back in with only four minutes left on the clock nonetheless it was a great goal by Andre Ayew. 
 
Arsenal 1-2 Dortmund
Arsenal had an unorganized team and was the first to concede a goal they could just not get it together. Mkhitaryan scored the first goal against Arsenal at the 16 minute mark and put Dortmund ahead. Olivier Giroud put Arsenal back in the game 4 minutes before half time with volley into the net. Arsenal dominated the second half with Santi Cazorla Coming into play but Dortmund managed to score a second goal an incredible volley by Lewandowski himself at the 82 minute mark making them the winners of the match.
Barcelona 1-1 AC Milan
Barcelona was the first to concede a goal as AC Milan's Kaka made a beautiful pass to Robinho who did not forgive Barcelona's defense as they made a mistake and scored. Lionel Messi tied the game up at the 25 minute with his genius as he blew past the defense to make a low shot and score. AC Milan let Barcelona players too many chances but the Barcelona players just did not score  even though they had plenty more chances to score than AC Milan.
  
 
FC Porto 0-1 Zenit
FC Porto lost at home against a Zenit that scored a late goal when Hulk crossed the ball to Kerzhakov who scored with an amazing header. Zenit had the advantage after the sixth minute mark when FC Porto was left with a 10 man team as Hector Herrera obtained a second yellow card which turned into the red and he was expelled from the field. Zenit would have had the lead in the 58 minute when Hulk missed a shot which hit the post. Both teams were struggling to score FC Porto having the hard time after the lost Herrera.
Schalke 04 VS Chelsea
In this Champions League match up its going to be the leader against the runner ups FC Schalke having won their two first games in the group are going against a Chelsea being lead by Mourinho. Chelsea's key players are going to be Samuel E'too and Juan Mata, Mata who has missed a couple of matches because Mourinho had him benched will he have to get his rhythm going again in the field. 
 
Arsenal Vs. Dortmund
This is going to be a explosive match up with an Arsenal that is having a great run in the Premier League holding the lead int he league with only one loss this season while Dortmund who were the Bundesliga runner ups for the 2012-2013 season. They are both bringing out new players Arsenals Mesut Ozil who has played a key role in their great run but not to mistake their deadly strikers such as Olivier Giroud and Ramsey. While Dortmund has to deal with the loss of a key player, Mario Gotze replacing him will be Mkhitaryan who is having a great season other key players will be their invaluable striker, Robert Lewandowski  and Midfielder Marco Reus, protecting in the back will be Mats Hummels.
 
 
Marseille Vs. Napoli
Marseille is hoping for this to be they're day to break the losing streak against Napoli. This is going to be a match up where both teams are trying to get the points they need to get ahead in their group both being in the bottom half.
Barcelona Vs. AC MIlan
This is the most anticipated game for group F in the Champions League two titans going in a all out battle against each other on the field. This is going to be a spectacular match with players coming back such as Balotelli the AC Milan striker coming back form a three match ban after the little spectacle he did after his teams loss against Napoli. Lionel Messi is also coming back to play for Barcelona for this match up after being injured. Another key player is Kaka the former Real Madrid player who is coming off the bench after not having any field time for a month.                                                                   
 
Atletico Madrid Vs. Austria Wien
In this Champions league match up Atletico Madrid is the favorite for this match up but in football  nothing is certain. The line up might include the former Barcelona player David Villa as starter because Diego Costa was injured and the coach might not play him. Arda Turan will definitely going to play a deciding role for Atletico in this match up, Juanfran is going to be another key player for Atletico in the back.
                      
 
Hulk returns to play against his former team
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Was Gareth Bale Worth 100 million Euros?
According to Zinedine Zidane no player is worth that much. He believes that its too early to see his value and you would have to wait at least a season to see his value. But Zidane isn't alone in this observation Toni Nadal a trainer said "Its exaggerated what Bale costs.." according to  Marca.com Nadal thinks this money should be directed somewhere else instead of a single person.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Champions League: Barcelona 4-0 AJAX
Barcelona was not left under the shadow of the feat that Real Madrid accomplished, with a 4-0 victory the Catalan team did not disappoint their fans. Messi fired a message back at CR7 with hat-trick of his own. The team played well but during the first half them seemed to be troubled by imprecision and lack of communications, but nevertheless this amazing feat was achieved being lead by Messi and Valdes the goal keeper who did an outstanding job catching every shot that was fired at him including a penalty.
Champions League: Real Madrid VS. Galatasaray 6-1
Real Madrid did not hold back in their recent match against Galatasaray in the Champions League. They tried out their new players and they did not disappoint but it was due to usual pair that this great difference was achieved. Cristiano Ronaldo Or CR7 obtained a hat-trick during the second half an amazing feat and the french man Benzema was not left behind with two additional goals from him. One of the new players Isco managed to score yet another goal during the first half. Real Madrid demonstrated the power of their newly acquired arsenal to the rest of the teams.
Ozil to Arsenal
Real Madrid just transferred Ozil to Arsenal for 45 million Euros. The past few weeks the player didn't seem happy with his new manager Ancelotti and he saw his position threatened by the two new players that Real Madrid bought Isco and Bale. He took the decision to move to Arsenal a English team where his talent can be used.
Real Madrid's Casillas with a possible move to Barcelona FC?
Not with Sandro Rosell's approval, the President of Barcelona said he would not be negotiating for a possible transfer. Since the goalkeeper is a symbol of Real Madrid. According to him its like them trying to negotiate for Messi, Iniesta or Xavi it would never happen. Furthermore he stated " I don't see Casillas wearing the Barcelona emblem."
Friday, September 13, 2013
Iniesta unsure of his stay?
Iniesta isn't in a hurry to sign the new contract that Barcelona offered him, but his wishes are to remain in the club until 2018 just like some of his other teammates.
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