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Ten thoughts on the Champions League final

By Sun, May 29, 2011 11:22AM UTC View Comments Photo: AFP

What a day, what a performance, what a team. Just sublime. Here are some random and unrelated reactions from the Champions League final between Barcelona and Manchester United. 1. Neither team can have any complaints about the referee, or the spirit in which the game was played. I know this sounds like something that should...

Barca-Madrid, again. And again. And again. And again.

By Sat, Apr 16, 2011 12:45AM UTC View Comments It's on, kids. It's on. Photo: AFP

What’s bigger than the Clasico? Four Clasicos, that’s what. In 17 days, no less. I’m really at a point where I’ve lost the ability to have related, coherent thoughts, so what follows is just a bunch of random stuff floating in my head. I hope, at the very least, that putting bullet points next to...

Previewing Barcelona-Arsenal, and all the other Champions League fixtures

By Tue, Feb 15, 2011 2:43AM UTC View Comments

Well, here we are again. Barcelona meets Barcelona-lite. All that stuff about the “beautiful game”; all the “Cesc is DEFINITELY going home this summer” stories; blah blah blah. First things first: can Arsenal beat Barcelona? Well, yes, they can. Under the Guardiola regime, February is always the worst month of the season — the fixture...

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