Author Archive: Luis Santamaria
Penn State Alumni
Broadcast Journalism Major.
100% Venezuelan
Ajax Star Christian Eriksen Could Replace Mario Gotze at Borussia Dortmund
After Bayern Munich announced the signing of Mario Gotze, many football fans started to wonder who would be chosen to replace the German star at Borussia Dortmund. The news of the Gotze transfer came at the wrong time as Borussia Dortmund was only days away from facing Real Madrid in the Champions League semifinals. It [...]
Chelsea: Is David Luiz The Solution At Defensive Mid?
Couple years ago David Luiz was regarded was one of the best young center backs in the world. The Brazilian international was mesmerizing with his defensive play in Portugal. His risky tackling most of the time paid off, however when he was sold to Chelsea the game speed picked up a little bit. Luiz found [...]
Liverpool: How does Suarez’ Suspension Affect His Future?
After learning of Suarez’s 10-game suspension for his attack of Chelsea’s defender Branislav Ivanovic, Suarez’s future might taken a different road than before. The Uruguayan international has been closely followed by many prestigious European teams. Juventus and Real Madrid have been strongly linked with the Liverpool striker. Suarez who bit Ivanovic last week during Liverpool’s [...]
Manchester United Risk Losing Wayne Rooney, Chicharito Hernandez this Summer
Manchester United are just a couple of weeks away from being crowned Premier League champions once again. The Red Devils’ rivals, Manchester City, are currently in second place, which would set up a one-two finish for the Manchester teams at the top of the table. However, that might not be the biggest news around Manchester. [...]
Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid: Dortmund’s Keys to Victory
As German giants Bayern Munich took one huge step towards the UEFA Champions League final by beating Barcelona 4-0, it is now Borussia Dortmund’s time to do the same. The German team will have a tough task against a well managed Real Madrid side. Dortmund will play the first leg at home in a place [...]
Chelsea News: Finding New Manager Not Easy
Chelsea’s season has been nothing but inconsistent. The team fired DiMatteo after winning last year’s Champions League, then the Blues got kicked out of this year’s Champions League, and then they weren’t able to get the job done as much as they would’ve liked in domestic competitions. After DiMatteo’s firing, there was uncertainty about how [...]
Juventus Interested in Chicharito Hernandez and Jackson Martinez
After being knocked out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich, it seems that Juventus will try even harder this upcoming transfer window to obtain a quality striker. The loss gave Juventus a different perspective about how the season played out. While the side have been dominating Serie A, the Germans showed the Italians that [...]
Juventus Host AC Milan as Serie A Draws to a Close
The Serie A season is quickly coming to an end. With only six games left to play, Juventus are sitting comfortably in first place with an 11 point advantage over Napoli and a 15 point advantage over their next rival, AC Milan. The Rossoneri will be looking to beat Juventus and cement themselves as one of [...]
Rating Chelsea’s Season so far
As the defending UEFA Champions League title holders, Chelsea had big goals for this season. However, not all things that were dreamed of have come to pass as we look over their season thus far to see if they have overachieved, achieved, or underachieved this season. The main criteria used for their ratings will be simple, [...]
Manchester City: Yaya Toure’s Influence
As news broke early in the week that Yaya Toure signed a new deal with the team, we now look at what this means for Manchester City. Since his arrival at the Etihad Toure has been City’s best player. Being able of playing almost everywhere on the pitch has given Roberto Mancini great flexibility when [...]
Chelsea: Is Torres Making a Case to Extend His Stay?
After Chelsea’s win over Rubin Kazan in the UEFA Europa League it seems that a player might have found the fountain of youth. Fernando “El niño” Torres has re-found himself on the field. After going on a goal drought since the English Premier League’s Christmas break, Torres was the decisive player that gave Chelsea a [...]
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