The year 2015 was a touchstone year for some soccer clubs and a dismal one for others. Some clubs reached the pinnacle while others dropped from it. Some teams started 2015 on a tear and with promise only to face embarrassment as it came to an end.Let's take a look at which soccer clubs had terrific years and which sides could not be happier to see 2016 come to them.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi each got time in yet another game this week, albeit in rather different circumstances. While Ronaldo played in the Spanish League, Messi was off in Japan competing in the FIFA Club World Cup.
Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola is set to leave the German club at the end of the season. Former Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti is rumored to replace him and take over the reigning Bundesliga Champions at the Allianz Arena.
The Champions League draw was announced on Monday showcasing some wildly interesting matchups that should allow for some fun spectacle come February.There were undoubtedly some big winners and some big losers. Teams that will love their draw and teams that will have nightmares about their scenario throughout the holiday season. So who are they? Let's have a look.
It wasn't a great week in the Spanish Premier League for Barcelona and Real Madrid. What an exciting week of soccer it was in Spain. Fans couldn't ask for much more as the drama is higher than ever.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were back to work in two separate games this week - one in the Champions League and another in the Spanish league.Both players faced rather unimportant Champions League tilts but had crucial fixtures in Spain to resolve.
Check out the top 10 goal scorers in Champions League history. The UEFA Champions League is without a doubt the most popular annual soccer tournament in all of Europe.
Could Barcelona sell one or all of Messi, Neymar and Suarez? Talk about a way of killing the buzz. Barcelona struggled to get into top form at the start of 2015-16, an understandable situation considering that its top players had performed late into the 2014-15 season and throughout the summer.
Barcelona and Bayern Munich appear to be the two best soccer clubs in the world right now, but who is better? Vote in our fan poll on who you think has the advantage in the UEFA Champions League.
A look at Ronaldo and Messi's week as the rivalry returns. It has been weeks upon weeks since the last edition of Messi vs. Ronaldo, mainly because the Argentine superstar was absent for some time.
Messi or Neymar? Which player is better at this point in time? Lionel Messi returned to the Barcelona lineup full time on Tuesday in the club's 61 win over Roma in the Champions League.
In 2010, Barcelona performed the "manita" on Real Madrid, taking down its rivals 5-0 on its home field.It was arguably the finest performance by Barcelona in the Clasico and a defining performance of the tiki taka style that flourished during its "Golden Generation."On Saturday, the team topped that feat taking down Los Blancos 4-0 in Madrid.It was a match defined by Barcelona's efficiency in attack without Lionel Messi making a major impact on the proceedings. On the other end of the pitch was a Madrid team that had no answer for a Blaugrana side finding its stride.In many ways this match was as much a show of Barcelona brilliance as it was of calamitous Madrid play. So what went wrong for Los Blancos?
Barcelona has arrived in Madrid. Barcelona take on their heated rivals this weekend in the most anticipated game of this La Liga game of the year. The winner of this game takes over first place in the league standings.
Brazilian superstar forward Neymar has a contract with FC Barcelona until 2018, and club officials want to extend it as they consider him as the heir to Lionel Messi. However, his father said that the 23-year-old halted extension negotiations until the tax issues they are facing in Brazil and Spain are settled.
Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is one of the best players in football right now, having tallied 19 goals in 16 appearances in all competitions. Dortmund have placed a £42 million price tag on the Gabon international, and clubs like Barcelona, Arsenal and Liverpool are very interested in bringing him this January.
Lionel Messi's status still uncertain for El Clasico. Barcelona is in first place in La Liga at the moment, but fans of the defending champions may be in for some more good news.
Brazil and Argentina will play each other in match day three of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Brazil and Argentina will face off on Thursday in by far the biggest game of match day three.
