Though, Barcelona is leading the Spanish La Liga leaderboard but they seemed to be missing their fine touch in last few games that is why they could not overcome teams like Athletic and Ajax. Their two defeats in succession raised many eyebrows up who start talking about team strength in absence of lead players like Messi, but ruling all the rumors out, Camp Nou team again showcased its command over the ball and crushed Cartagena by 4-1. Margin is too big to think it would have been a one sided affair, but surprisingly, Baca came from the behind and win the match despite missing Lionel Messi, Neymar, Andres Iniesta, and Xavi Hernandez. The team who has ever been known for its army of world class strikers showed why they are the ruling champions of contemporary soccer and made a perfect finish to add another win into their bag. They are leading the leaderboard with forty points and equal number of wins along with Atletico Madrid, however, they have more goals into their basket to take … [Read more...]

Firing a non performing manager is not an English premier league specialty as other domestic leagues also follow the same practice if anyone is not at par with their expectations. Yes, we are talking about a Spanish football club Real Betis who plays in the Primera Division and La Liga and has been passing through a disastrous era. They are almost fighting for their relegation survival thanks to an awful performance this season where they have lost six out of eight played games earning them just 10 points until now. Like everywhere else, manager Pepe Mel is being taken as the main culprit and sacked from his three and a half year old job. Former Villarreal and Club Brugge coach Garrido has been called upon for his temporary replacement and to serve the managerial duties until the end of current season while a hunt is on for a permanent substitute at Benito Villamarin. Garrido has been a known personality in Spain with his proven track record where he took Villarreal to the forth place … [Read more...]

It always feels good if your priciest player starts displaying his best skills, especially when you are missing one of your top strikers. Yes, Real Madrid would have been on the sky after watching its eye candy Bale returning to form. The Wales international scored a perfect hat trick last Saturday when Real crushed Real Valladolid with a 4-0 score. Actually, Bale has been under pressure ever since he joined Bernabeu on a record breaking deal, and possibly, this is the first time, he showed his full strength making his new bosses proud on him. In fact, local media highlighted his feat aggressively and saluted him for his three goals and one assistance. His performance is significant, coz Ronaldo, his all-time favorite forward, was not playing in this match for his injury; hence he had to use his full caliber to score three magnificent goals: one from his left leg, one from right leg, and one from his head. Real boss Carlo Ancelotti is also happy to see his investment is rewarding him … [Read more...]

Manchester United has always been living with a reputation to snatch its liking players no matter how costly they are, but in the last summer transfer window, this highly reputed club could not add too much of strength into their firing lineup and newly appointed manager was broadly held responsible for lack of negotiation skills. Upcoming winter transfer window could also be a repeat for United as David Moyes has admitted he will not rush for the players, but if he finds anyone matching his requirements he would love to bring him at Old Trafford. Notably, United could not start this league season with flying colors; perhaps they were once not in the top ten, but somehow, they are getting their momentum back and have almost reached among top four. Now, they are at eighth place and looking at the confidence level, they can pose a tough challenge in upcoming months to top teams, especially Arsenal who is having a dream run this season. Moyes could only manage to bring Marouane … [Read more...]