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The sports pages of the Spanish and international newspapers have been full of Gareth Bale, his recent decline in form, and the ensuing criticism from the Real Madrid fans; most notably after his extremely poor performance against Juventus in the Champions League semi-final 1st leg. However we’re not entirely sure this criticism is entirely warranted and here we shall explore whether the blame needs to be shared by the other players and the club.
Gareth Bale At Real Madrid
Gareth Bale moved to Real Madrid from Tottenham Hotspur for a fee estimated at £85.3million (€100 million) in 2013. Despite an injury-plagued first half of …
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With Raheem Sterling’s controversial BBC interview earlier this week, we’ve taken a look back at some of the best, and worst, player interviews in recent history.
Sterling wanted to get his point across, claiming he is not a “money-grabbing 20-year old” after turning down Liverpool’s latest contract offer of £100,000 a week.
There has been a backlash from the Liverpool fans and management, who believe a player, should not be doing these interviews, especially at such a pivotal point of the season. Liverpool are vying for 4th in the Premier League, which would secure Champions League …
With the Champions League group’s announced we thought it would be a great time to take a group-by-group look at the biggest fixtures, expected results and controversy in this latest blog post.
Group A
Group A sees La Liga champions Atletico Madrid face Serie A champions Juventus. It is both will safety progress to the knockout stages, with the only question being who will top the group.
No English teams are present in Group A which is likely to see Malmo FF and Olympiakos fighting for 3rd, and subsequently a place in the Europa League.
Group B
Liverpool are back after 4 years out of …
Since 1995 when the Bosman ruling came into effect, player transfer requests have slowly become more and more frequent. Because of this ruling, players can now leave for free once a contact is finished, therefore making clubs more inclined to sell a player and recoup some of the value.
Within the last 3 years there have been some big names in the world of football, turning their backs on clubs and submitting requests. Fans can often react angrily to players handing in a transfer request, as it often means the player wants to quit the club and move on.
Below we look …