Do not always believe in first impressions
As usual, I write from a train. Now is in one of the next-generation Hyundai ones that the Korean firm had it installed just before the Euro and that, in theory, would mean a step forward in...
View ArticleIreland: when enthusiasm becomes mediocrity
(EDIT: I had written this before reading Bill’s post, it meant no disrespect for him of course, just agreeing to disagree) 89th minute of the Spain-Ireland match, Vicente del Bosque’s biys had...
View ArticleItaly, how dare you point fingers?
(EDIT: I would love to know what will Lippi and co. say now after the matches. Not just that there was no “biscotto” but Spain could have taken a goal on purpose in the last minute of their match...
View ArticleGuardiola made the right decision by choosing Bayern
It was a big surprise. Most “insiders” assumed that Pep Guardiola would land in the Premier League next season. Manchester City seemed the most logical destination. Suddenly, he signed with Bayern...
View Article10 thoughts on the first Clasico of the year (plus racist chants)
EDIT: Just learned about the racist chants to Dani Alves. An absolute embarrasment and something that has to be addressed once and for all by the Spanish FA. It’s not the first time that the Madrid...
View ArticleMilan, deserved winners; Barça and Messi, very disappointing
Milan pulled today one of the biggest surprises in a while in the Champions League. If you look player by player, the Rossoneri squad is not even close to Barcelona’s, however, a strong collective...
View ArticleChampions League Power Ranking: Quarterfinals Edition
1. – Bayern Munich “But they lost to Arsenal at home!” Surely some will say, but if they do it’s because they didn’t watch the match. I hadn’t seen a result as unfair as that one in a long, long,...
View ArticleWhy the Spanish League is in Crisis and why it won’t go Away
A year ago, Real Madrid and Barcelona arrived to their Champions League semifinals as heavy favorites. When they were eliminated, the feeling remained that the outcome of their ties might have been...
View ArticleIn Neymar, Barça got the ideal substitute for Messi
Finally, the soap-opera seems to have come to an end. Yesterday, in the early morning, Barcelona announced that the Neymar transfer had gone through and that the player had signed a contract with the...
View ArticleWorld Cup Groups, Forecast and Analysis
Obviously I have limited space so I won’t be able to analyze every team in detailed fashion but I’ll try to give at least a couple of lines to every one. GROUP A Needless to say that Brazil are the...
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