All posts tagged Barcelona
Siyabonga Ntshingila
Maybe Jermain Defoe has a future as a soothsayer. Just months after the often misfiring Tottenham Hotspur finisher was derided for saying Harry Redknapp’s side could do better than illustrious rivals Arsenal on the club game’s biggest stage, ...
Siyabonga Ntshingila
Firstly, before Arsenal throw their toys out the cot blaming ref Massimo Busacca, they must remember they had 90 minutes in which all they needed to do was match Barca goal for goal on an aggregate basis. That is all. Teams often come to the Nou C...
Siphiwe Hlongwane
Many soccer fans don't go to the stadiums these days to watch PSL games because the matches are simply boring. There is a lack of entertainment in the way our teams play. Strict tactical approaches have overshadowed creativity and individual brillian...
Adam Wakefield
Picking a sports side is always an interesting venture. Apart from it being an exercise of tactics and planning, there is also the toughest facet of all when it comes to forming a competitive outfit: the human dynamic. History tells us a group of ...
Joseph Misika
Poor refereeing decisions have been part of the game for a very long time but recently the man in the middle have been becoming more and more influential in matches, more match winners than match officials, stealing the thunder from the players. W...
Joseph Misika
Tonight marks a defining moment in the return of "European nights", also known as the Champions League -- the best continental championship in the world right now. This season's final is going to be held at Real Madrid's homeground, the Santiago Bern...
Lungani Zama
So Zlatan Ibrahimovic is apparently twice the player Samuel Eto'o is? Which form of reasoning Pep Guardiola used to come up with that conclusion I will never know. Statistics show that the Cameroonian hitman has been the best striker in Europe ove...
Lungani Zama
Well, it all ended in the most un-United of ways with a rather desperate draw but Manchester United had done more than enough in the previous 36 games to earn a day off on their way to a third straight league title. There were cheers when it ende...
Lungani Zama
And so, it boils down to this. Despite Chelsea's vehement protests, despite the evidence and despite their defiance, really, the final of the biggest club competition will be between the champions and the entertainers. Barcelona somehow didn't ma...
Lungani Zama
The commentator had it right. Barcelona haven't won anything yet, despite their mind-blowing brilliance. I will say one thing, though. They may not have won a trophy this season, but Pep Guardiola's side have most certainly won the hearts of every fo...
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