Tucker Maggio-Hucek – Playing for 90 https://playingfor90.com Soccer News for International Soccer, Football, and Futbol Teams and Leagues Fri, 21 Oct 2016 18:54:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.4 Messi Scores 400th Career Goal in Barcelona Rout of Granada https://playingfor90.com/2014/09/27/messi-scores-400th-career-goal-barcelona-rout-granada/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/09/27/messi-scores-400th-career-goal-barcelona-rout-granada/#respond Sat, 27 Sep 2014 18:40:13 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=370389 Lionel Messi shone bright at the Camp Nou on Saturday night as his club defeated Granada by a score of 6-0.  The little Argentine notched his 400th career goal for club and country in the 61st minute from a Dani Alves cross.  The play began with a beautifully weighted long pass from Xavi Hernandez that […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2014/09/27/messi-scores-400th-career-goal-barcelona-rout-granada/feed/ 0 Thibaut Courtois Signs Five Year Extension With Chelsea https://playingfor90.com/2014/09/11/thibaut-courtois-signs-five-year-extension-chelsea/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/09/11/thibaut-courtois-signs-five-year-extension-chelsea/#respond Fri, 12 Sep 2014 00:24:31 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=368609 There are two sides to every story.  For Thibaut Courtois, today will be remembered as the beginning of a sure to be glorious career with Chelsea Football Club.  For Petr Cech, today more than likely marked the end of his time at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea’s 22-year-old prodigy, Courtois, signed a five-year extension with the London-based […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2014/09/11/thibaut-courtois-signs-five-year-extension-chelsea/feed/ 0 Cristiano Ronaldo Questions Real Madrid’s Summer Transfers https://playingfor90.com/2014/09/01/cristiano-ronaldo-questions-real-madrids-summer-transfers/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/09/01/cristiano-ronaldo-questions-real-madrids-summer-transfers/#respond Tue, 02 Sep 2014 00:11:27 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=367631 Surprisingly, Cristiano Ronaldo forgot his prominence in the soccer world. After a humiliating defeat at the hands of Real Sociedad on Sunday, the Portuguese superstar made some very interesting comments to the press that has stirred up quite a commotion in Madrid.  Spanish Football correspondent for ESPN, Dermot Corrigan, tweeted out this quote from the 2014 Balon d’Or winner. Ronaldo […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2014/09/01/cristiano-ronaldo-questions-real-madrids-summer-transfers/feed/ 0 Barcelona Round Up: Douglas Deal is Shady, Marco Asensio Being Watched https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/28/barcelona-round-douglas-deal-shady-marco-asensio-watched/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/28/barcelona-round-douglas-deal-shady-marco-asensio-watched/#respond Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:00:54 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=367196 Sao Paulo’s Douglas Pereira Signs For 4 million euros In one of the most puzzling moves of the 2014 summer, the Catalan club have signed right back Douglas from the Brazilian side Sao Paulo.  Described as “mediocre” by most fans from the Brazilian league, the fact that the 24-year-old was not on any other European […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/28/barcelona-round-douglas-deal-shady-marco-asensio-watched/feed/ 0 Lionel Messi Sparkles as Barcelona Open La Liga With Win https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/24/lionel-messi-sparkles-barcelona-open-la-liga-win/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/24/lionel-messi-sparkles-barcelona-open-la-liga-win/#respond Mon, 25 Aug 2014 00:34:30 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=366925 F.C. Barcelona has something to prove this season. After finishing the 2013/2014 season without any trophies, the Catalan giants responded with a resounding victory against bottom dwellers Elche, beating them by a score of 3-0.  The league opener, which took place at the Camp Nou, could not have looked any different from the lackluster performances […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/24/lionel-messi-sparkles-barcelona-open-la-liga-win/feed/ 0 Mario Balotelli: Is he Worth the Risk? https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/22/mario-balotelli-worth-risk/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/22/mario-balotelli-worth-risk/#respond Fri, 22 Aug 2014 22:22:05 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=366763 Liverpool have had backed up a tremendous 2013/2014 EPL season with an equally successful transfer window.  But their most recent signing really confuses me.  Mario Balotelli was unveiled yesterday as the Merseyside based clubs newest summer signing. The 24-year-old striker joins Brendan Rogers side bringing with him two suitcases full of trouble. Enough is enough. […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/22/mario-balotelli-worth-risk/feed/ 0 How Will Barcelona Cope With Transfer Ban? https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/21/will-barcelona-cope-transfer-ban/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/21/will-barcelona-cope-transfer-ban/#respond Thu, 21 Aug 2014 17:30:18 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=366613 A FIFA Committee voted in favor of upholding the two window transfer ban that was placed upon Barcelona. The Spanish club was found guilty of breaking international transfer laws regarding their youth players.  In addition to the two transfer window ban, that does not apply to this current window, the club has been fined over […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/21/will-barcelona-cope-transfer-ban/feed/ 0 Luis Suarez Makes Barcelona Debut in Gamper Friendly https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/18/luis-suarez-makes-barcelona-debut-gamper-friendly/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/18/luis-suarez-makes-barcelona-debut-gamper-friendly/#respond Tue, 19 Aug 2014 01:10:37 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=366440 The boys are back in town. The Catalan giants shone bright in front of an excited Camp Nou.  In the annual Joan Gamper Cup friendly match, the Mexican League champions, Club Leon, fell to Barcelona by a score of 6-0.  Previous friendlies have given Barca fans very little to cheer about.  In their final friendly […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/18/luis-suarez-makes-barcelona-debut-gamper-friendly/feed/ 0 Arsenal Prepare Huge Bid for Edinson Cavani https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/13/arsenal-prepare-huge-bid-edinson-cavani/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/13/arsenal-prepare-huge-bid-edinson-cavani/#respond Wed, 13 Aug 2014 17:57:18 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=366041 Edinson Cavani could join Premier League club Arsenal for upwards of $85m. In the past decade it has become clear that the best way to win titles is opening up your cheque book and scribbling in a few zeros. The Arsenal head man, Arsene Wenger, has joined his rivals in this game the past few transfer […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/13/arsenal-prepare-huge-bid-edinson-cavani/feed/ 0 Julian Green Won’t Be Loaned from Bayern Munich, Is It The Right Move? https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/12/julian-green-will-loaned-right-move/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/12/julian-green-will-loaned-right-move/#respond Tue, 12 Aug 2014 19:00:49 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=365953 19-year-old American international Julian Green is reportedly going to stay in the German capital of Munich this season and battle for first team minutes with Bayern Munich.  The German giants had considered loaning out one of their most promising young attackers so that he could find consistent minutes on the pitch.  But Green has been adamant that […]

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