European Weekend Rewind: Dortmund tops Bayern, Juve back on top and more
By IAN HOLLIDAY For much of this season, Bayern Munich has looked poised to run away with the Bundesliga title in the way that Borussia Dortmund did last year. Once riding a 12-match shutout streak across all competitions, the Bavarian club has cooled off considerably in recent weeks, just as last year's champions began to...
European Weekend Rewind: Arsenal wins thriller, Real Madrid grabs La Liga lead and more
By IAN HOLLIDAY If Arsenal is able to turn around its 2011-12 Premier League campaign and return to UEFA Champions League football next year, the club will likely look back at Saturday's 5-3 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge as the turning point. After twice coming back from a one-goal deficit, the visitors took a...
European Weekend Rewind: Higuain nets another hat-trick, City goes top and more
By IAN HOLLIDAY There are better strikers than Gonzalo Higuain, but there may not be any in better form right now. On Saturday, Higuain scored his third hat-trick in four matches to lead Real Madrid to a 4-1 victory over Real Betis. It was the striker's second hat-trick in as many La Liga matches, bringing...
Crew clinches playoff berth with win over Revs
By IAN HOLLIDAY FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The Columbus Crew came into Gillette Stadium Saturday night knowing all it needed to secure a fourth consecutive playoff berth was a win over the last-placed New England Revolution. Ninety minutes and one of its more dominant performances of the year later, the Crew had done just that. Andres...
European Weekend Rewind: Manchester battle continues; Juve, PSG win and more
By IAN HOLLIDAY The Premier League's two Manchester giants continued to match each other result for result this weekend. Each club posted a win on Saturday, but each one took a different route to its victory. Returning to league play after its surprising UEFA Champions League draw midweek against FC Basel of Switzerland, Manchester United...
Montero brace leads Sounders over Revs
By IAN HOLLIDAY FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Sixteen-year-old Diego Fagundez scored in his first MLS start, but it was Fredy Montero who made the difference in Seattle Sounders FC's 2-1 victory over the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium Saturday night. The Columbian capitalized on sloppy defending from the Revs in the 36th and 47th minutes...
European Weekend Rewind: Inter posts first win, Man United tied, and more
By IAN HOLLIDAY Just one match into his tenure at Inter Milan, Claudio Ranieri has already done something his predecessor Gian Piero Gasperini was unable to do: win. Inter got two goals in the last nine minutes of its match at Bologna to pull out a 3-1 win. The visitors had taken the lead through...
European Weekend Rewind: Cavani burns Milan, Real Madrid falters, and more
By IAN HOLLIDAY With the UEFA Champions League and Europa League group stages getting underway last week and most European leagues playing midweek games this week, managers across Europe saw their squads' depths tested this weekend, and some sides fared better than others. Napoli followed up an impressive road draw against Manchester City in Champions...
European Weekend Rewind: Bayern rolls again, Serie A begins and more
By IAN HOLLIDAY Bayern Munich's slow start to the Bundesliga season was only a distant memory Saturday after the Bavarian giants' 7-0 demolition of SC Freiburg. Since opening the year with a 1-0 loss to Borussia Moenchengladbach and a last minute defeat of Wolfsburg by the same scoreline, Bayern has been basically unstoppable, winning five...
European Rewind: Bayern bounces back, Arsenal still goalless and more
By IAN HOLLIDAY Last week, Bayern Munich needed a last-second goal from Luiz Gustavo to avoid going winless through the first two weeks of the season. This week, it took significantly less time for the Bavarian giants to get on the board, and once they did, they never looked back. Bayern got a goal each...
Caraglio and Richards net braces as Revs and Red Bulls draw
Photo by ISIPhotos.com By IAN HOLLIDAY FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — For the third straight match, the New England Revolution scored first. And for the third straight match, the Revolution squandered its lead. Recently signed designated player Milton Caraglio netted his first two MLS goals in the first half, and Dane Richards scored a brace of his...
Late Boswell goal salvages point for Dynamo
Photo by ISIPhotos.com By IAN HOLIDAY FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Ryan Cochrane scored early and Bobby Boswell struck late as the New England Revolution and the Houston Dynamo split the points in a 1-1 draw at Gillette Stadium Wednesday night. For the Revolution (4-11-10, 22 points), the result will feel like two points lost, as Boswell's...
