La Liga dominates FIFA's Ballon d'Or shortlist

La Liga dominates FIFA's Ballon d'Or shortlist

Spain’s Primera Division dominates the FIFA’s 23-man Ballon d’Or shortlist with 11 players with the Premier League and Bundesliga each contributing five. Real Madrid and Barcelona continue their dominance of La liga  with 5 and 6 players from both teams respectively. The list includes; 2014 winner Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale  the only British player on the list for […]

Chelsea confirm £21 signing of Pedro from Barcelona

Chelsea confirm £21 signing of Pedro from Barcelona

Chelsea have completed the signing of Pedro from Barcelona after beating Manchester United in a deal worth up to £21.1m. Despite United’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward flying to Barcelona on Monday 17 august, 2015 to try and finalise terms on the deal, Pedro changed his mind and opted for Chelsea. Chelsea football club released a statement on their […]

Barcelona wins 2015 UEFA Champions League

Barcelona wins 2015 UEFA Champions League

Barcelona became the first European side to complete a second treble as they defeated Juventus 3-1 at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. Barca took a quick lead after four minutes of play when Ivan Rakitic swept home from eight yards before Alvaro Morata scored in the second half to draw juve level. With the game […]

European Round Up: Arsenal, Barcelona, PSG, Wolfsburg win domestic cup titles

European Round Up: Arsenal, Barcelona, PSG, Wolfsburg win domestic cup titles

Four of the European domestic cups titles were decided on Saturday 30th may 2015 and we take a look at what transpired. The FA CUP Holders Arsenal won the FA Cup for a record 12th time on Saturday 30th may, outclassing Aston Villa 4-0 at Wembley with stunning goals from Theo Walcott and Alexis Sanchez setting up victory. Per Mertesacker and Olivier Giroud were also on target as the Londoners […]

Messi inspires Argentina, Swiss profit from late drama

Messi inspires Argentina, Swiss profit from late drama

Argentina 2-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina – The fourth Matchday of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil was in keeping with the three that preceded it, offering up plenty of goals, incredible incidents and major stars making their mark. There is nothing that football fans love more than a comeback involving a last-gasp goal, and Switzerland conjured […]