Richard Lewington

With so much focus on the English Premier League and its dominance of the Champions League, I wanted to switch gears and take a look at some of the other leagues in Europe.

Just what the English Premier League needs, another ill-informed, tinkering owner. I'm certain that Manchester City's billionaire owner Thaksin Shinawatra is a reasonably intelligent man. You don't get to be a billionaire without a little nous. However, like many other rich sports franchise owners, he does not appear to be content to stay at arm's […]

After reading a thread here on the site, I did a bit of research to find information on the top paid players. No one on Arsenal's squad makes an appearance until 60th place, where captain William Gallas pops up. No big surprise that last year's Footballer of the Year, AC Milan's Kaká, tops the pile […]

After a thread on our sister site, EPL Talk, I did a bit of research to find information on the top paid players. No one on Arsenal's squad makes an appearance until 60th place, where captain William Gallas pops up.

Schalke 04 dismissed coach Mirko Slomka on Sunday, a day after the club suffered a 5-1 defeat at Werder Bremen. The team had recently been eliminated from the Champions League after a 2-0 on aggregate to Barcelona and the defeat against Werder saw them slip from second to third in the Bundesliga. Slomka, 40, joined […]

Barcelona's Ronaldinho has reportedly agreed initial terms with Italian giants AC Milan, according to his brother and agent Roberto de Assis. Ronaldinho is out of action for the rest of the season with injury but is said to be disillusioned with life at the Nou Camp and keen for a move. Rivals Inter as well […]

From ChampionsLeagueTalk.com Luca Toni continued to justify his massive transfer fee as his brace in extra-time rescued FC Bayern München's UEFA Cup campaign from being derailed by Spanish club Getafe on Thursday. His 120th minute header allowed Bayern to steal the tie on away goals after an action packed 3-3 second leg draw. Getafe have […]

Luca Toni continued to justify his massive transfer fee as his brace in extra-time rescued FC Bayern München's UEFA Cup campaign from being derailed by Spanish club Getafe on Thursday. His 120th minute header allowed Bayern to steal the tie on away goals after an action packed 3-3 second leg draw. Getafe have to feel […]

A "dream" semi-final was setup yesterday when both Manchester United and Barcelona advanced to the semi-finals on the back of 1-0 home wins. Much has been made of the fact that United fielded a "B" team last night as Sir Alex Ferguson gave Cristiano Ronaldo the evening off and restricted Wayne Rooney to a 16-minute […]

For the third time in four seasons, Liverpool and Chelsea will contest a Champions League semi-final to see who will be in Moscow for the final. The previous two semi-final clashes were extremely tight ties and were more a display of defensive and tactical negation than a reflection of the offensive talent that both squads […]

from ChampionsLeagueTalk.com With their other first choice centre-back Nemanja Vidic already ruled out for three weeks with a knee injury, Manchester United now face the prospect of Rio Ferdinand missing out the return leg of the quarter-final against Roma after he limped off with 20 minutes remaining in a 2-2 Premier League draw at Middlesbrough […]

With their other first choice centre-back Nemanja Vidic already ruled out for three weeks with a knee injury, Manchester United now face the prospect of Rio Ferdinand missing out the return leg of the quarter-final against Roma after he limped off with 20 minutes remaining in a 2-2 Premier League draw at Middlesbrough on Sunday. […]

Due to a variety of personal situations, it has been a while since I was able to write an update on the FA Cup though I have continued to follow each round. When last I wrote, I was following the fate of Bury. They lost to Southampton in the fourth round. Southampton went on to […]

Fenerbahçe continued to be the surprise package of this Champions League season by coming back from a goal down to beat Chelsea 2-1 on Wednesday. The atmosphere at the Sükrü Saraçoglu Stadium was electric as always though the home fans were stunned early on when Chelsea were gifted the lead. It appeared that Fenerbahçe manager […]

From: ChampionsLeagueTalk.com The hype going into this match was of course centered on the 7-1 thrashing that Roma took from Manchester United last season at this same stage. However, anyone with common sense could see that this match would have very little in common with that famous night. For starters, this match was at the […]