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8
May
CHELSEA 2-1 LIVERPOOL The 2011-12 FA Cup has been won by Chelsea, after they saw off Liverpool in what eventually turned out to be a close final. Having taken the lead with low shots by Ramires (11′) and Didier Drogba (52′), the game saw Liverpool rapidly improve on their underwhelming performance on the hour with [...]
7
May
PRESTON NORTH END 2-2 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 40-year-old Scottish midfielder Graham Alexander, currently the player-coach of Preston (who he has been affiliated with for 8 non-consecutive seasons), came on with 5 minutes remaining for a ‘farewell’ playing appearance against Charlton, who were winning 2-1. In stoppage time, though, Preston had a free-kick which Alexander, a veteran [...]
7
May
This goalkeeper for Italian club Hellas Verona showed a novel way of creating a late goal, possibly a tactic that could be more successful on a regular basis than first imagined?
4
May
ATHLETIC BILBAO 0-3 REAL MADRID Real Madrid sealed the La Liga title this week with a 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao, gaining an unassailable lead over 2nd-place Barcelona with two games remaining. Playing a fixture rescheduled from 22 January, Real got the key win with goals from Higuain (16′), Ozil (20′), and Cristiano Ronaldo (60′). [...]
3
May
It was widely expected that the England / Great Britain team at this summer’s Olympic Games Football Tournament (in England, Wales, and Scotland) would not be heading straight into the tournament on home turf without some form of match-based preparation, and this was last week confirmed a few days after the official draw, as both [...]
2
May
London The FA yesterday confirmed that the new England coach will be Roy Hodgson, with the 64-year-old agreeing to a 4-year deal in charge of the national team. The well-traveled manager of West Brom, who will complete the final two games of the season for the Premier League club, has been in charge of no [...]
2
May
MANCHESTER CITY 1-0 MANCHESTER UNITED Manchester City have returned to the top of the English Premier League, following a 1-0 win over Manchester United at home last night. On a night that Sky Sports would repeatedly describe as an ‘unmissable’ potential title decider, it was City who controlled almost all of the attacking play, with [...]
30
Apr
LYON 1-0 US QUEVILLY Olympique Lyonnais have snatched away the dreams of 3rd-tier club US Quevilly (who currently sit 14th in their league, and were aiming to become the lowest-ranked side to ever win the competition), with a narrow 1-0 triumph in the final of this season’s Coupe de France at the Stade de France [...]
27
Apr
BARCELONA (2)2-2(3) CHELSEA While many commentators could be seen as exaggerating at calling Chelsea’s performance on Tuesday against Barcelona ‘heroic’, it was still a good showing (coming from behind to draw 2-2) involving a lot of defensive work which got the job done and saw them progress to the final, which they later learned will [...]
27
Apr
HJK HELSINKI 3-1 IFK MARIEHAMN The first game of the Finnish league (Veikkausliiga) season for HJK Helsinki saw them take on Aaland Islands expatriate club IFK Mariehamn at home, and appeared to be heading for defeat, until this near-literal 3-minute flurry from 17-year-old Joel Pohjanpalo, who was playing in only his second (league) game for [...]