FIFA Confederations Cup ‘09 Review

At the end of it all, it was the ever-so-familiar sight of the yellow-clad Brazilians celebrate. They beat the USA 3-2 in a superb match to retain their Confederations Cup title. What is it about these men in canary-yellow jerseys, that makes them so ruthless in major competitons?
After breezing through the group stages, where they [...]

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League Title No. 18 !

Take that Liverpool! Yes people, the Barclays Premeir League is heading to Old Trafford… again. It took a season of comebacks to get it done and credit top Liverpool and Chelsea for keeping us on our toes throughout the season. A series of come-from-behind wins at the business end of the season paved the way [...]

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UEFA Champions League ‘09 Semi Final Review

Manchester United 4 – 1 Arsenal
We just showed them who’s the boss. Ronaldo showed that he ain’t a big match choker, Rooney showed what a team man he is, Ferdinand and Vidic showed the solidity that earned them 13 consecutive clean sheets some while back, Anderson showed the improvement that Sir Alex Fergusson had been [...]

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They are back… again

The perennial tormentors of a student have come back to haunt us again. The second semester major examinations are already under way and the engineering students are done with English, Maths and German. The look out for better results seems to be ruling everybody’s mind and IPL and Champions League are looking to nudge it [...]

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There goes the ‘Quintuple’

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the hopes of an unprecedented quintuple of trophies by Manchester United this season were dashed by the penalty shoot-out loss to Everton in the FA Cup semis at Wembley.
The line-up was surprising enough for many United fans. A lot of top players were rested and the promising youngsters in Welbeck and [...]

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