Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
Masterful Messi gobbles up roly-poly Ronaldo's record
Lionel
Messi made history again on Saturday night by breaking the record for
most goals scored in a single La Liga season by a Barcelona player.
The Argentine's first-half strike against Mallorca took his tally for
the current league campaign to 35, thus securing him outright possession
of a record he had been sharing with former Blaugrana forward Ronaldo.
All and sundry were delighted by Messi's latest feat. Well, except
perhaps for a certain burly Brazilian watching at home who has now been
written out of the history books ...
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Sunday, March 25, 2012
Madrid and Mourinho batten down the hatches as media silence continues
Real Madrid have maintained their media silence ahead of Saturday's game against Real Sociedad.
The Spanish capital club put a halt to the information flow coming out
of Santiago Bernabeu in support of Jose Mourinho's decision not to hold a
press conference after the 1-1 draw with Villarreal on Wednesday. The
coach felt refereeing decisions of late have not been fair to the
current Liga leaders, and is keeping his lips sealed for the time being.
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From Galacticos to Jurassicos - Real Madrid Island awaits
On Thursday afternoon, Real
Madrid announced the ambitious news that they are planning to spend
around $1 billion on a luxury holiday resort and theme park in the
United Arab Emirates.
Real Madrid Resort Island, as the project is
known, will have a host of state-of-the-art facilities including a
five-star hotel, and a water park. Club president Florentino Perez looks
to be creating his very own Jurassic Park ...
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Mancini beckons Tevez off the naughty step
Carlos Tevez appeared to have played his last
game for Manchester City after refusing to warm up as a substitute
during his side's Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich back in
September.
However, against the odds, the Argentine came off the bench
to make his first appearance since that incident on Wednesday night
against Chelsea.
And what's more, he then proceeded to provide a
match-winning assist for Samir Nasri to secure a 2-1 win for City, and in the process reignited their hopes of a first-ever Premier League title. Football's a funny old game, isn't it?
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
Mes(si) que un club
Lionel Messi made history on Tuesday night by becoming Barcelona's all-time record goalscorer
with his eighth hat-trick of the season. The Argentine's latest treble,
which came in a 5-3 Liga win over Granada, took him past Cesar
Rodriguez's tally of 232 goals set in the 1950s. Aged just 24, the
triple Ballon d'Or winner's latest feat is certain to cement his legacy
as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, to have graced the Camp Nou
turf.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
the queue of managers lining up to sign Hazard
Lille playmaker Eden Hazard is currently one
of the hottest properties in European football with many of the
Continent's top teams interested in acquiring his services.
Roberto Mancini became the latest manager to watch the Belgian on a scouting trip at the weekend, following the example of rival Sir Alex Ferguson.
Chelsea are also intrigued by the prospect of Hazard, but claim to have pulled out of the race due to competition.
Chelsea are also intrigued by the prospect of Hazard, but claim to have pulled out of the race due to competition.
Yet Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp warned that his side will fight the top sides to secure the Belgian's signature. It looks set to be a hazardous race to sign the 21-year-old, but who will come out on top?
24 hours later ...
Chelsea's Fernando Torres finally got on the scoresheet on Sunday, after going an astonishing 1541 minutes without a goal. The Spanish striker bagged a double against Leicester City in the FA Cup sixth round
to cap an impressive performance, in which his side won 5-2. The former
Liverpool man had previously not scored in over 24 hours of football,
and can finally lay to rest the quip, "he wouldn't score if he was there
all day".
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Monday, March 19, 2012
Messi & Gerrard - Barcelona and Liverpool superstars forever
Lionel Messi revealed this week that he would like to finish his career at Barcelona and admitted that he still enjoys a child-like love of the game. Meanwhile, Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish has claimed that Steven Gerrard's hat-trick against Everton shows that the 31-year-old midfielder can play for the Reds "for as long as he wants". With all of that in mind, one cannot help but suspect that these two great servants of their respective clubs will be around for many years to come ...
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