It has been a crazy 14 days. People forgot all about the current Champions League tournament, as chaos and controversy surrounded the rise and fall of the proposed Super League. Both of these clubs initially committed to the league, but, at least for now, that seems to be in the rearview mirror. Our focus is […] More
Zinedine Zidane has won the Spanish league twice, 3 Champions Leagues, and a plethora of other domestic and European trophies. Yet, for all this man’s coaching accomplishments, Zidane is never discussed as one of the truly elite managers. Well it is about damn time we put some respect on this man’s name. And I’m not […] More
…And here we GO. We have officially entered the most beautiful time of year. The weather is warming, the flowers are beginning to bloom, and Champions League football is reaching its most critical and scintillating portion of the tournament. We focus in on a rematch of the 2018 Final, between Real Madrid and Liverpool. Liverpool […] More
It appears that Gareth Bale will be returning to the Spanish capital this summer after his season-long load to Tottenham is complete. Gareth Bale spoke to the media ahead of his international duty with Wales for the European qualifiers. He was quoted as saying, “The original plan was to do a season at Spurs and […] More
The battle for the Spanish crown is tightening up as we approach the last quarter of the season. Atletico Madrid have led for the majority of the season, and still maintain a 5 point lead over Real and Barca with a game in hand. Yet, over the past weeks, Atletico have started to show some […] More
After a scintillating first day of Champions League football, we return to preview the second pair of games. Sevilla vs Dortmund Although neither club is likely to win this competition, both teams are evenly matched, which should make for a great contest. Sevilla are having a great year. They are firmly in 4th place in […] More
I can hear the Champions League anthem playing beautifully in my head…. the greatest tournament in club sport is back! The Champions League is truly a spectacle like no other. There are some fantastic ties this round that are sure to be filled with fascinating and enthralling tactical battles. Throughout the next 2 weeks, we […] More
Hola Amigos. We survived 2020, and have a lot to look forward to in 2021, including a fantastic stretch of football in the domestic and European leagues. Here is a breakdown of Madrid’s season thus far, and my grade of each player through the first half of the 2020-2021 season. Champions League: First place in […] More
Real Madrid defeated Eibar 3-1 to claim their fifth straight victory in all competitions. Although Madrid looked impressive, this was a tightly contested match. It was not until extra time that this game was decided with a third Madrid goal. Benzema started the scoring early on, and 10 minutes later, he teed up Luka Modric […] More
It is a gift and a curse to play for Real Madrid. The club is well run, has world class facilities, it courts the best players and coaches, and carries prestige unmatched by any other club. With all of the clout, however, the standards of success are unreasonably high. These lofty standards are exactly why […] More
Spurs vs Brighton Review By Ben Rice Garett Bale gets the game winner for Tottenham against Brighton. pic.twitter.com/e5wZqW7E2f — NovaFutball (@NovaFutball) November 1, 2020 Last night, the Spurs won their first home game of the season against a resolute Brighton team. A penalty from Harry Kane and a winning header from returning favorite Gareth Bale […] More
Antwerp vs Spurs Review By Ben Rice On Thursday, Tottenham Hotspur lost their away tie to Belgium’s Royal Antwerp 1-0, with a solitary goal from Lior Refaelov. José Mourinho rested nine players that started in last Monday’s win at Burnley on Thursday night, and even with the likes of Bale, Vinicius, Lo Celso, and Bergwijn […] More