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Round of 16 Fan Preview: Shakhtar Donetsk
It has been a fantastic 18 months for Shakhtar Donetsk under Paulo Fonseca. Brought in to replace legendary coach Mircea Lucescu the Portuguese head coach has not just resurrected Shakhtar to become the top club in Ukrainian football once again, but he himself has become a coach linked with some of the biggest clubs in…
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Round of 16 Fan Preview: Beşiktaş
Football is a beautiful sport. It’s a rollercoaster of emotions. An amusement. An art. Sometimes to the point of addiction. Hence the Brazilians call it “jogo bonito”, the French call it “beau jeu” and the Turkish call it “güzel oyun”. What Besiktas did this season in the Champions League has been a significant display of…
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Can Mason Mount Buck The Trend at Chelsea?
Mason Mount, might be a relatively unknown name to football fans outside Chelsea and Vitesse, however the 19 year old from Portsmouth is taking his chance by storm and has grown into his role at Vitesse impressing fans alike, with his powerful dribbling and key passes splitting defenses, can Mount continue his monumental form and…
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Round of 16 Fan Preview: Chelsea FC
12 clashes since 2000, 18 goals apiece. 4 wins for Chelsea, 3 wins for Barcelona. Far from a local derby, and far from equal historical standing, but Chelsea vs. Barcelona is one of the most exciting, intense and heated games European football can offer up. There’s so much history: Controversy in 2005 as Jose Mourinho…
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Round of 16 Fan Preview: AS Roma
In what many would claim as an upset, Roma finished at the top of Group C against perennial Champions League challengers Chelsea and Atletico Madrid. Eusebio Di Francesco has transformed this Roma team from being the laughingstocks of the Champions League into opponents to be feared. Roma’s next opponent in the Round of Sixteen is…
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Round of 16 Fan Preview: Sevilla FC
The season of Sevilla has been a bumpy roller coaster ride both on and off the pitch, starting from the summer and continuing with the inconsistent form on and off. The summer of 2017 once again saw many of Sevilla’s key figures leave: Jorge Sampaoli, Iborra (Sevilla Captain), Vitolo, Rami, and Mariano. But the most…
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Round of 16 Fan Preview: FC Barcelona
Well, THIS is weird. It wasn’t that long ago that gloom and misery stalked the halls of Culerville after the second-best player in the game scuttled to Paris, in search of more sun than shadow. His ostensible replacement broke while doing, of all things, a backheel, and needed surgery. A dour man nicknamed The Ant…
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Round of 16 Fan Preview: Manchester United
Manchester United’s Round of 16 draw dodged a few bullets. They could’ve faced La Liga champions Real Madrid, Germany’s finest in Bayern Munich, or Italy’s historic Juventus. They had the chance of facing fellow English side Chelsea, who beat them 1-0 at Stamford Bridge back in November. Instead, the Red Devils got Sevilla, a promising…
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Americans Abroad: Weston McKennie
Despite having large amounts of resources and a diverse range of sporting infrastructure, the U.S. Men’s National Team couldn’t even get out of CONCACAF, let alone succeed at the global stage. A plethora of issues plague the U.S. soccer community, and grassroots movements have emerged to rectify an entire federation’s mistakes. However, as wholesale changes…
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Round of 16 Fan Preview: Juventus
Two top competitors Juventus and Tottenham Spurs will face off in the round of 16. Juventus are eyeing to make it back to the finals and complete the end to their heroic tale, while the Spurs are aiming to win their first Champions League title. Both teams have progressed tremendously well over the season, with…
