Tsunamis can be devastating, unpredictable events that have caused over 250,000 fatalities since the beginning of the 21st century—as well as hundreds of billions of dollars in damage to property and infrastructure. The harrowing scale of the destruction they cause can raise doubts over the difference that mere data can make. While no amount of … Read more
Germany faced Portugal in the semi-finals of the UEFA Nations League. A contest where Germany lacked its crucial players in Bayern Munich star Jamal Musiala, Real Madrid’s Antonio Rüdiger and Arsenal FC’s Kai Havertz, was always going to be difficult. However, Ronaldo’s Portugal progress to the final with a 2-1 win, by dint of an … Read more
And now, thankfully, we can exhale. It was not pretty. It was far, far, faaaaaaaar from anything resembling something good for long periods of time. But Juventus, with so much riding on their season finale Sunday night, got the one result that ensured they would have Champions League football come the fall. Manuel Locatelli’s penalty … Read more
Silent Applause | Alison Murphy Photography Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Thursday’s Observations features the second highest priced juvenile … Read more
Bayern Munich celebrated the Meisterschale with an emphatic 2-0 win against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Bayern holds 79 points, 11 ahead of second-place Bayer 04 Leverkusen. While the club, fans and the entirety of Bavaria celebrates, we take a look at the game to see what is next, for both the club and some of the players. … Read more
Bayern Munich’s dream of a Champions League trophy being lifted in Munich is once again cut short. A disorganized performance saw Bayern bow out of the Champions League again. Attack disappoints Although there were flashes of play such as Harry Kane’s goal, the attack simply didn’t do enough. For the majority of the match, Leroy … Read more
Bayern Munich drew 2-2 with Borussia Dortmund in a game that saw moments of brilliance and embarrassment alike. Max Beier put Dortmund ahead at the start of the second half, only for Bayern to gain the advantage through two quick goals by Raphaël Guerreiro and an absolute beauty by Serge Gnabry, Unfortunately, Waldemar Anton soon … Read more
Bayern Munich dominated Inter Milan in the first leg of this Champions League tie but somehow ended up losing 2-1. Lots of talking points about this match. Individual mistakes cost the team Bayern were all over Inter and the main reason why they didn’t get anything from 3.18 xG is down to certain players messing … Read more
Real Madrid lost to Valencia 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday afternoon, with a Vinicius Jr equaliser being cancelled out by Hugo Doro’s injury-time winner. Here are three observations from the title-deciding loss. Set pieces, set pieces, set pieces At this point, it is just getting annoying. Real Madrid seem to be close to … Read more
Real Madrid just about managed to beat a threatening Leganes 3-2 at the Santiago Bernabeu to keep the pressure on Barcelona for the title race. Thanks to goals from Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham, Los Blancos were able to beat their city rivals. Here are three observations from the match. Real Madrid will get cooked … Read more