The end of the 2020-21 A-League regular season is nigh, with teams finalizing their positions ahead of the Finals Series. Western Sydney Wanderers and Wellington Phoenix still in the hunt for a playoff spot. The leagues in Europe came to a halt on Sunday, when all the major divisions concluded their season by crowning their respective winners and the European tournament qualifiers. While there was jubilation for some, there was disappointment for a few others, who were relegated from their respective divisions into the level below. While Europe closed its doors for another season, football continues to be played on other continents…
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Last week, France head coach Didier Deschamps provided the big shock by recalling Karim Benzema for Euro 2020. This week, the surprising news comes from the Spanish camp with Luis Enrique deciding against calling Sergio Ramos. Former Barcelona head coach named just 24 players in the final list, despite UEFA increasing the maximum squad capacity to 26. Meanwhile, Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte received his first call-up to the Spanish national team, despite representing France at several youth levels. When enquired about Ramos’ absence from the squad, Enrique pointed out the Real Madrid captain’s lack of involvement in first-team football this season. The experienced center-back had faced injury troubles this…
Bayern striker picked up another individual honour to commemorate a truly unforgettable season. The Polish striker won the European Golden Shoe, accumulating twenty-two points more than the runner-up Lionel Messi. On Saturday, with the very last kick of the season, Lewandowski broke Gerd Muller’s 49-year-old record of most goals in a single Bundesliga season. The Polish striker netted his 41st of the season in a 5-2 win over Augsburg – a feat he accomplished in just 29 matches. A day later, he was confirmed as the winner of the European Golden Boot for the 2020/21 season, with Messi and Ronaldo finishing in his wake. Overall, Lewandowski scored 48 goals…
The end of an era beckons for Manchester City, with legend Sergio Aguero on his way out. The Argentine remarkably exits the Premier League by breaking Wayne Rooney’s record for most goals for a single club. The Etihad got to witness a familiar sight on the final matchday of the 2020/21 season, albeit for the final time. Sergio Aguero – a club and league legend in all regards – came off the bench to score twice for the Citizens in what was his final league match. The striker will depart the club after a decade full of success and plenty of broken…
Les Dogues beat Angers 2-1 in their final match of the season to win the Ligue 1 title. Christophe Galtier’s side broke Paris Saint-Germain’s hegemony over the French crown as they lifted the fourth league title in their history. Jonathan David and Burak Yilmaz scored in Lille’s 2-1 win over Angers, which consequently confirmed their place as the Champions of France. Les Dogues finished a point ahead of Paris Saint-Germain, whose win over Brest wasn’t enough to propel them to the championship title. Lille became the second team to break the Parisiens’ dominance in recent years after Monaco won the title in 2017. Lille’s first goal came as a result…
Premier European football will return to Turin after all next season, with Juventus squeezing through to the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League group stage on the last matchday of the season. AC Milan will join them in the competition. Gennaro Gattuso did his old team and old friend a favour, as he oversaw a 1-1 draw for Napoli against Hellas Verona, which, in turn, meant that AC Milan and Juventus qualified for the Champions League next season. Napoli, consequently, dropped to fifth in the league table and will play in the Europa League although they will do so without Gattuso in the dugout. The Italian…
Brisbane Roar will take on champions Melbourne City at the Moreton Daily Stadium in Brisbane on 25th May with the hopes of snatching the second spot before the end of their regular campaign. Meanwhile, newly-crowned champions Melbourne will try to extend their lead at the top of the table and gain an even stronger and commanding position. With 34 points from 22 matches, Brisbane Roar are currently sixth in the A League table and have been fairly inconsistent this season. They have won nine matches, drawn seven games and lost on six occasions. They’ve also had an erratic run over…
With the exception of two matches to be played later tonight (Granada vs Getafe and Sevilla vs Alaves) the 2020/21 season of Spanish football’s top-flight league has come to an end. This has been one of the most bizarre seasons of La Liga in recent memory with all of the top three sides- Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, and Barcelona hesitating to force their hand in order to take commanding position in the league on multiple occasions! Diego Simeone’s side however, survived several scares throughout the season and managed to lift their second La Liga title in eight years after a…
Both Granada and Getafe have essentially nothing to fight for going into this final match of the season. Getafe have narrowly managed to avoid relegation along with Elche as Huesca, Valladolid, and Eibar have been restricted to the drop zone this year. Granada would like to win the final match so that they can overtake Athletic Bilbao in the league table and manage a top 10 finish. After the excitement, tension, madness, frenzy and suspense of Saturday’s title-deciding fixtures and relegation battles, La Liga 2020/21 winds down to a gentler finish for the season with two largely inconsequential games on…
United were beaten by Barcelona in the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final. The Catalan side were at the peak of their powers then, but Sir Alex Ferguson believes one key decision could’ve helped them win the trophy. During his 27-year spell at Manchester United, sir Alex helped establish the Red Devils back at the top of the English football ladder, overtaking Liverpool in the process. There was a continental success as well, with United winning two UEFA Champions League trophies. However, Ferguson believes that they could’ve won another one. Manchester United lost to Barcelona in the 2011 Champions League final,…