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European Talking Points
With only one English team left in European competitions we decided that this week’s Talking Points will be about the other European Leagues (also there’s nothing happening in England). La Liga...
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Euro Zone – European Football Review
Impress your friends with knowledge of European Football without having to watch it! Italy Juventus beat Inter 2 – 0 in the Derby d’Italia to move back within four points of leaders Milan. 37-year-old...
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Glad Your Bach – Resurgence of Borussia Mönchengladbach
After three decades in the doldrums of German football Borussia Mönchengladbach are back challenging for the Bundesliga title. Having narrowly avoided relegation last season Germany’s sleeping giant...
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Upsetting The Apoel Cart – Apoel Nicosia’s European Adventure
Apoel go into their quarter final clash against Real Madrid as massive underdogs, however the Cypriot side are well used to the tag. The clash is striking for the contrast between the two sides with...
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AC Milan v Barcelona Preview
While Milan are given little chance going into tonight’s clash they have already shown this season that they can cause problems for Barcelona. In the first game between the sides in the group stages at...
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Impressive Milan Defence Frustrates Barca
In a game where both sides had chances, it was Milan who were the happier at the final whistle. Barca dominated possession as expected but worryingly their defence conceded a number of gilt edged...
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Barca Losing Their Pep: Great Guardiola Goes, Terrific Tito Takes-Over
By Enda Kenneally Where were you the day Kennedy got shot? Whoah, relax, it’s not an accusation. How about the day Torres left Liverpool? As as Liverpool fan, I remember exactly where I was and, more...
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Yellow Submarine Sinking – Villarreal’s Relegation
As Real Madrid and Barcelona continue to dominate the football landscape in Spain one of the teams that tried to break their stranglehold has slipped into the 2nd tier. It’s incredible that Villarreal,...
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It’s A Grand Old Team To Play For
Other than Liverpool, it’s difficult to think of two clubs in European football for whom their history is more important than either Glasgow Celtic or FC Barcelona. You know their stories well enough...
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The Night The Poles Came To Town: Footballing Culture on Europe’s Periphery
At the moment, because of my teaching duties, I am reading a lot about perceptions of the Irish as barbarians on the periphery of Europe from the Ancient Greeks, the Romans through Gerald of Wales and...
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