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A rich lush green landscape, majestic castles, a breathtaking coastline, and unmatched hospitality are just a few characteristics that separate Ireland from the rest of the world. This would be the setting for the Emerald Isle Classic at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland in a stadium that is used to seeing rugby and soccer. This would only be the second time and the first since 96′ that these two teams with rich histories of their own would meet. Notre Dame leads the series at 72-12-1.

In a nation full of history one of the most historic college football rivals would kick off the Saturday football season. The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame would take on the Midshipmen of Navy in the 85th meeting. With a shaky off-season that left Notre Dame with three suspended players including quarterback Tommy Reece, running back Cieere Wood, and linebacker Justin Utupo. The question for Notre Dame would be can they silence their critics despite, the missing starters? The answer is yes, as Notre Dame would blow out Navy 50-10.

How did the team earn the victory? The Fighting Irish won for four reasons; turnovers, Navy committed four while Notre Dame only had one. The second reason, Theo Riddick and George Atkins III combined for 206 years on the ground. The third reason, defense the Fighting Irish shut down the triple option (the heart and soul of the Navy’s offensive attack) giving Navy no chance to establish a rhythm. Finally, the true freshmen and highly recruited Everett Golson only turned over the ball once with an int and managed the game making only one mistake. Simply Notre Dame rolled over the Midshipmen.

This win was a must win for Notre Dame as they have one of the toughest schedules this year against five top 20 teams including Michigan, Michigan State, Stanford, Oklahoma, and USC. The next opponent for the Fighting Irish is long time rival Purdue as the Irish opens their home season on NBC kickoff is scheduled for 3:30p.m. ET.

Football players are known for their commendable stamina and skills. They are a level above the common folk male species owing to their sheer brawn. Granted, they are not exactly Nobel Prize winners or regular academic winners per se (though there are a few exception who have been known to break the stereotype of muscular jocks), but then again no one expects them to be more than a goal scoring machine. If we liken our world to an animal kingdom, the football stars would most probably be the alpha males that lead their packs, or the wolves perhaps (because of the aggressive group clique mentality).

Now while most football players might be just charismatic in appearance others can put the fear of God in you. Branislav Ivanovic is one such personality. Bloody noses and broken bones are an everyday thing in football. So much so that, it has become a trademark sign of a football player. Every great footballer must have had at least one monumental injury in his whole life. The same goes for Liverpool’s own winger- Raheem Sterling. The chap has faced a number of bone crushing encounters in his life, but he swears that no one has been more foreboding than Chelsea defender, Ivanovic.

His steely exterior is only surpassed by his ice cold temperament. It is not much of a surprise, given his Serbian back story. His massive physique doesn’t help the cause much either. He is often described as a huge tank of a human being who can intimidate an opponent by just bearing down on him. The guy is honorable, I give you that. He does not resort to menial techniques but a man of his stature, does not need much to stop a man on his tracks.

Branislav Ivanovic profile is not just that of a defender, but is also that of a captain of the Serbian National football team. He started of his professional football career at his native place, playing for a number of Serbian clubs before moving to Russia and joining the Lokomotiv Moscow. During his time with the club, he was instrumental in winning the Russian Cup in the year of 2007. The following year saw the biggest move in his career when he joined Premier League club Chelsea for Euro 13 million. Since then he has been loyal to the club playing along with the team for many seasons.