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If it continued… (Juventus v Real Madrid)
What would’ve happened if the Champions League final didn’t stop when it did (Real Madrid/Twitter) Real Madrid became the first club to win 12 European Cups and win the Champions League in consecutive seasons, and they did it in convincing fashion, beating Juventus 4–1. The Italian side got off to a solid start and even produced …
Real Madrid 4, Juventus 1: A good game
Thoughts on an entertaining Champions League final Warm-up A strange endeavor, this: writing about a sporting event occurring 3,204 miles away from a couch in a basement in Amherst, Massachusetts. I have never set foot in Cardiff, the site of today’s Champions League final between Real Madrid and Juventus. In person, up close, I have yet …
The inevitabilities that led to Real Madrid winning the Champions League (again)
When UEFA banned English clubs
This day in football history On 2 June 1985, the governing body of European football, UEFA, banned English clubs from participating in European competitions. UEFA enacted the ban in response to the Heysel Stadium disaster four days prior. On 29 May, at the 1985 European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus at Heysel Stadium in Brussels, …
Sergio Ramos’ 2017 Champions League final preview
Real Madrid v Juventus, according to The Ramos Ahoy-hoy! The Champions League final is always a special occasion and this year is no different. After all, it’s in Wales, the English city where Gareth Bale was born, and the Black Eyed Peas are performing during the opening ceremony, so you know it’s a truly important occasion. …
Paulo Dybala is trying to improve his right foot by using it to write
An unusual training technique from one of the game’s best young players Paulo Dybala has already proven himself to be one of the best young players in the world, but that isn’t stopping him from improving his game further. Albeit in a strange way. In an effort to develop his skills with his right foot, Dybala has …
Gianluigi Buffon should be forced to play with a blindfold on
He might be getting on in years, but he’s still too damn good Fairness and sportsmanship are the foundation of honest competition at all levels. With this in mind, UEFA must require Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon to play all matches while wearing a blindfold in the name leveling the playing field for the poor souls who …
Messi bleeds, Neymar cries, and Juventus prove their superiority over Barcelona
It wasn’t quite revenge for the 2015 Champions League final, but it was impressive After losing the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal against Juventus 3–0, Barcelona needed to repeat their dramatic comeback against PSG in the previous round. “If we score the first goal, the second will be scored by the Nou Camp …
Breaking down Gigi Buffon’s game-changing save against Andrés Iniesta
Howler’s resident goalkeeper explains why Buffon’s Champions League save was so impressive (Juventus/Twitter) In the first half of the Juventus-Barcelona match, we saw Andrés Iniesta with a clear chance to tie the game up at 1–1 only to be denied by the big left paw of Gianluigi Buffon. Minutes later, Paulo Dybala would score his …