An impeccable season for Barcelona saw the Catalans retain their Liga championship, blowing abroad the competition to terminate 12 points articulate of 2nd-placed Real Madrid. The team built by Frank Rijkaard besides lifted the Champions League at the expense of Arsenal, putting in place a formidable unit that in years to come and nether the tutelage of Pep… Read More »
Bayern Munich became the get-go squad to win the double twice-in-a-row, which was also the fourth time in four seasons that the same team won both the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal. Felix Magath had lifted the title in his first season in Munich, and did the same again in 2005-06, finishing five points clear of runners-up Werder Bremen. Borussia… Read More »
The 2006-07 English language Premier League championship was won by Manchester United, their first since 2003. United were able to stop the spell of superiority from Jose Mourinho’south Chelsea, who had won back-to-back titles in the seasons prior, to finish the campaign on 89 points, six clear of the Blues, who finished second. The partnership of Cristiano Ronaldo… Read More »
With Juventus having been relegated to Serie B for the first time in their history, the Nerazzurri strengthened their side with ii of the Bianconeri’southward best players, Patrick Vieira and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, while AC Milan failed to mount a Serie A title claiming because of an 8-point deduction and the sale of Andriy Shevchenko to Chelsea. Luciano Spalletti’s… Read More »
Stuttgart started the season as the youngest squad in the league, but ended as champions under the guidance of Armin Veh, who had replaced Giovanni Trapattoni during the previous campaign. Having won dorsum-to-back doubles at Bayern Munich, Felix Magath found his third flavor more than challenging, and was sacked at the stop of January to be succeeded by… Read More »
One of the near fascinating narratives over the last decade in football game has been the fall from grace of Jose Mourinho. When he moved from FC Porto to Chelsea in 2004 for his first spell in charge of the London guild he did and so in a wave of publicity. At his opening press conference, he famously… Read More »
The 2007-08 English Premier League title was won by Manchester United for the second season in succession, though they were pushed all the manner past their rivals of the era, Chelsea, who shrugged off the mid-season deviation of Jose Mourinho to button United all the way to the concluding circular of the season. United finished on 87 points,… Read More »
Bayern Munich led the Bundesliga table from week one to week 34 to win the league by 10 points over Werder Bremen, setting a new record for least goals conceded in the process. Bremen had been close to Bayern in the Hinrunde, but stumbled a little afterward the winter pause to stop merely two points alee of 3rd-placed… Read More »
Real Madrid’south winning run in La Liga connected as the Merengue retained their championship with ease. It was the first fourth dimension the gild had accomplished that feat since 1990, when a mythical team containing legends Emilio Butragueño, Michel and Manolo Sanchis won the last of their v straight crowns in a period of full domination. While the… Read More »
Juventus returned to Serie A afterward a one-twelvemonth absence post-obit their Calciopoli-related relegation only despite boasting the bright striking partnership of Alessandro Del Piero and David Trezeguet, they were unable to forbid Inter from successfully defending their Scudetto. Roma did take the title race right to the wire, though, with Mirko Vucinic and Mancini proving near worthy foils… Read More »
