After one of the worst seasons in the team’s history, Spanish club Valencia CF have decided to fire manager Gary Neville after only four months in charge. Neville, former Manchester United and England right-back as well as Sky Sports commentator, was sacked after his team fell to 14th place in the La Liga table, was knocked out of both the Champions League […]
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Soccer, especially in Europe, has often been viewed as unfair for smaller teams that have less money to spend on transfers and investments. This season, however, is proving that idea wrong. In England, the entire season has been defined by underdog stories and surprising failures by richer teams. Leicester City, a team that represents a city with only the 23rd […]
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Bayern Munich is dominating the Bundesliga once again, set for their fourth straight win of the German first division trophy. Through 19 games, Pep Guardiola’s side are ahead by 8 points above rivals Borussia Dortmund, with a goal difference of +41 (while Dortmund’s is “only” 28). In the last six years since the 2009-2010 season, Bayern and Dortmund have split the […]
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Perhaps the biggest shocker of this January transfer window was the announcement on deadline day that Pep Guardiola, almost unanimously regarded as the best coach in the world, will join Manchester City next season. We already knew that the former Barcelona player and manager and current Bayern manager would leave the German giants in favor of a new experience in the […]
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The boos were not so quiet this time as the Valencia CF squad and their manager Gary Neville left the field after their 1-0 defeat at home against Sporting Gijón on Sunday. Fans at La Mestalla grew impatient as they watched Valencia slide down to 12th place with only 25 points from 22 games played, 19 points from the 4th place Champions League spot and […]
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Barcelona gained a much needed three points through their 2-1 win on Saturday against the previous Liga leaders Atletico Madrid. Barca now have a game in hand against Atleti, and are 7 points ahead of Real Madrid before they play Espanyol on Sunday. Although the season is far from over, Barcelona now have a solid lead at the head of […]
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January 24, 2016: Already being called the “Korean Messi,” Lee Seung-Woo is an attacking midfielder (sometimes playing in a forward position) for FC Barcelona’s reserve team, FC Barcelona B. He was lured to the Spanish giant at the age of 12, reportedly hoping to play with Messi. Seung-Woo immediately put together a string of impressive performances for the U-13s that […]
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Fans at the renowned La Mestalla have slowly, quietly, begun to jeer their new manager, Gary Neville. The former Manchester United right-back has led Valencia CF through a poor run of form in La Liga, as his team sit 11th in the table with 10 consecutive winless games leading to only 7 out of a possible 30 points available. His last game, a 1-1 […]
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