Real Madrid enjoyed a brilliant season, winning LaLiga comfortably before also being crown champions of Europe by beating Liverpool in Paris. That 1-0 win at the Stade de France capped a remarkable run in the Champions League, with Los Blancos having instigated great escapes against Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City. It’s difficult to recall…
By J. Keeler Johnson (“Keelerman”) Twitter: @J_Keelerman The 2022 Triple Crown winds down on Saturday with the 154th running of the historic $1.5 million Belmont S. (G1) at Belmont Park. Held over the testing distance of 1 1/2 miles, the Belmont has attracted a small but competitive field of eight horses for…
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Grounded since late December, the unbeaten Flightline took to the air this week. Destination—New York. The brilliant but lightly raced colt departed his Southern California base on a cross-country flight and arrived at Belmont Park June 7 for his long-awaited return to racing in the June 11 Hill ‘n’ Dale Metropolitan Handicap (G1), the $1…
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I’ve been writing about football for quite a long time, now. Some things have changed. The manner in which footballers use social media, for example, has created a route-to-story in a faster, easier manner than a press-conference ever did. Lionel Messi starts following all of PSG’s players on Instagram last summer? Well – that’s a…
Acacia Clement has loved horses for as long as she can remember. She fondly recalls her mother, Sherrie, passing on her own love of horses to her as she encouraged her through riding lessons as a child. Clement gained a particular admiration for thoroughbreds at 8-years-old when she was placed atop a retired racehorse named…
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Last year, Stats performed began their 12-month countdown to the biggest show in football by identifying 11 uncapped players who could potentially break into their respective national squads before Qatar 2022 gets under way. We have provided intermittent updates since then and, of the original 11, we’ve already had three success stories. Cade Cowell, Christopher…
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Another season across the European leagues has come to a close. Some were settled a while back, at least when it comes to the title, but others remained exciting right down to the final whistle of the final match, with the teams involved taking the races to the wire. The Premier League wasn’t very exciting…
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Like 19,000 other Liverpool fans, I was fortunate enough to attend the Champions League final in Paris and watched as one of the best days of my life turned to the worst event I have witnessed at a football stadium. The night before, the fan park and build-up were all perfect (barring a last-minute canceled…
The end of the club season means individual awards are dominating the discourse right now in European football. Well, if you can’t beat them, join them. Rather than just run through the usual categories highlighting the best player and best coach – although we will do that, too – why not focus on some alternative…
Real Madrid beat Liverpool in the Champions League final on Saturday, making sure they became the owners of the crown of European football for the 14th time in their incredible history. It’s a perfect ending to what can only be described as a season for Los Blancos fantastic. This season’s Spanish Super Cup tournament was…
