It all started with this Tweet from Fox29’s Karen Hepp: Good Morning! #fox29weekend Are you celebrating something today? Graduations? Weddings?! The first… https://t.co/rYay6vU47O — Karen Hepp (@KarenFox29) June 6, 2015 Quickly, I realized that, yo, we’re celebrating today’s Barca match…
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Comparing How The New York Times And Philadelphia Inquirer Covered The Champions League Final
Listen, I get it: Some people in ‘Murica don’t like soccer and never will. Pray for them. But on the eve-ish of the World Cup, I reckoned the biggest club match of the year — that being Real Madrid’s 4-1…
Here’s What Pedro’s Goal Vs. PSG Looked Like From The Camp Nou Stands
Barca advanced to the UEFA Champions League semifinals thanks to road-goal advantage in their 3-3 aggregate final over Paris Saint Germain. That was made possible by this splendid strike by Pedro, off assists from David Villa and Lionel Messi who,…
Jordi Alba Predicts Barcelona Will Win The Champions League
Was watching this “Barcelona satisfied with Beckham’s PSG in Champions League draw – video” story on The Guardian’s website. Subtitled the interview with Jordi Alba. He said a lot of complimentary things about Paris Saint-Germain. Talked about how everybody thought…
Now You Can See What David Villa’s Goal Vs. A.C. Milan Looked Like From The Camp Nou Stands
Posted by @ikramittafabreg, and discovered via @barcastuff, this video shot from the stands at the Camp Nou yesterday during David Villa’s ultimately decisive goal versus A.C. Milan. (Great seats, too). These in-the-stands futbol clips tend to be downright awesome. This…
Watch Benzema Score a Boss Bicycle-Kick and/or Side-Volley Goal vs. Ajax Yesterday
Listen, I still don’t like Real Madrid, not one single bit, but highlights is highlights and this goal by Karim Benzema in Wednesday’s 4-1 Champions League rout of Ajax certainly qualifies as such.
Oscar Scored a Magnificent Goal for Chelsea vs. Juventus in Champions League Play
This was the Brazilian’s second goal of the match. It gave the defending champs a 2-0 lead. They would go on to give up a pair of goals and end up with a draw. But whatever. This is stellar. Video:…
On Consecutive Days, Lionel Messi And Cristiano Ronaldo Missed Game-Defining Penalty Kicks
Sure, you can say that Chelsea would still have won the aggregate in its UEFA Champions League semifinal vs. Barcelona had Lionel Messi converted this PK. But I say it would have buried the 10-man EPL side, and Barca wouldn’t…
Lionel Messi > Lionel Messi
Just when you think there’s really nothing more you can say to describe how other-worldly Lionel Messi is most every time he steps on the pitch, he goes and sets a new standard by scoring five goals in a UEFA…
Here’s The Goal That Led Trabzonspor Over Inter Milan, Set To Techno
Ondřej Čelůstka, a summer signing from SK Slavia Praha, scored 14 minutes from time as the Turkish side condemned Gian Piero Gasperini’s side to their third successive defeat of his competitive tenure. Following an even opening half, Inter had their…