If Carlos Tevez wants to be a starter for Manchester United, he needs to be more clinical in front of goal. Against Danish side Aalborg on Wednesday night in the Champions League, Tevez blew several chances to put the game out of the gutsy Aalborg's reach. Instead the match ended 2-2, securing United's position as […]

Werder Bremen vs. Inter Milan After winning at the weekend in Rome, beating opponents Lazio by a score of 3 – 0, Mr. Mourinho has stressed to his players it's victory or bust against Werder Bremen today. So boisterous has Mourinho been he has returned to his old ways in revealing a portion of the game plan […]

Champions League football returns today with both Chelsea and Liverpool in action. Chelsea is at home versus Cluj in a must-win game for Gene Hackman, I mean Luiz Felipe Scolari, (ESPN2 and ESPN360, 2:30pm ET) while PSV takes on Liverpool in a must-score game for Robbie Keane (Setanta Sports, 2:30pm ET). In the meantime, here […]

With only three places left in the next round of this seasons Champions League and with only five teams capable of filling those spots it seems like a good time to look ahead to the draw for the knockout stages. Once again all four English sides look set to qualify for the next round, with […]

Liverpool guaranteed advancement into the knockout stages with a Steven Gerrard twenty-second minute strike while Chelsea have to win against Cluj on matchday six to guarantee Champions League survival after Diawara's workrate the whole match was rewarded with an eighty-third minute header to give Bordeaux a deserved 1-1 draw against Chelsea. I'll start with Liverpool […]

Atop Group A Roma have definitely turned the right corner with a renewed march toward this year's Champions League final again possible. After a terrible start to their domestic season and the shocking opening loss to CFR Cluj in the Group stage, all is forgiven by Romanista fans with Roma's reversal of the group opener beating Romanian side Cluj […]

One only need look to the winner's table for the last decade and lack of dominance by English clubs at the highest level of European club competition is sobering. Since 1999 there have been 3 titles won by English Premier League teams, Liverpool in 2005 and Manchester United in 1999 and 2008. The remaining title winners […]

Roma 3 – 1 Chelsea Goalscorers: Panucci 34 (R), Vucinic 48, 58 (R), Terry 75 (C) Roma: 4-4-2 Doni; Panucci, Juan, Mexes, Cicinho; Pizarro, De Rossi, Brighi, Perrotta (Taddei 72); Vucinic (Riise 88), Totti (Baptista 62) Chelsea: 4-1-4-1 Cech; Bosingwa (Kalou 64), Terry, Alex, Bridge; Mikel Obi; Lampard, Deco, J Cole (Belletti 46), Malouda (Drogba […]

After seeing his team well and truly played off the park Celtic manager Gordon Strachan honoured United as being the best side his Scottish champions had ever faced in Europe. That is some accolade when you consider that the Bhoys have played AC Milan and Barcelona in recent years. However are United still the best […]

Champions League Group Stage Juventus 2 – 1 Real Madrid CF Italian giants Juventus currently sit 12th in Serie A and with rumblings Monday of lack of security for manager Claudio Ranieri's position, Ranieri was definitely starting to feel the heat. Both club and manager however received some breathing room the next evening as the Bianconeri won their first […]

This may be a bit long-winded and rambling but I hope you stick with me as there are a number of important points to discuss. UEFA recently released a publication entitled "Safeguarding The Heritage And Future Of Team Sport In Europe", which outlines UEFA's stance on principles of good governance, player agents and home-grown players. […]

It may be just me, but lately I've been burned out listening to podcasts. So much so that my weekly diet of half a dozen different shows has now dwindled down to one or two. The same goes for non-soccer podcasts too. I find myself occupying my listening time with my newest addiction, Audible books, […]

Yoann Gourcuff's first-half strike gave Laurent Blanc's side the lead, but Mirko Vucinic brought the visitors level midway through the second half, before Julio Baptista struck twice in the final quarter of the match to revive Giallorossi Champions League ambitions. There was no surrender that typified Bordeaux's 4-0 defeat by Chelsea in their first match in Group […]

Match Schedule Wednesday 01 Oct. 2008 20:45 Bordeaux vs AS Roma 20:45 Internazionale vs Werder Bremen all times (CET) The following training video demonstrates a move utilized by Roma's versatile Brazilian winger/midfielder/playmaker Rodrigo Taddei . Taddei now back healthy in the Giallorossi starting XI, should be a mainstay in the club's Champions League fixtures. Known for his dribbling ability, the Brazilian provides us an […]

First results from match day two left both Italian clubs drawing even against opponents BATE Borisov and FC Steaua Bucuresti. Yesterday's Match Summary BATE Borisov 2 – 2 Juventus After falling behind two goals to nil in the early going, Juventus needed two Vincenzo Iaqunita goals to salvage a point away to newcomers Borisov. Carlo Garganese/Goal.com – […]