(photo courtesy of uefa.com) Wow. There are some really great match-ups that have emerged from today's draw at UEFA headquarters. I'm going to give a quick rundown and early predictions though I reserve the right to change my mind before kick-off of the this round! 🙂 The tie that will likely generate the most press […]

Always enjoyed watching Paul Ince in his glory days at Manchester United, Liverpool, Internazionale and of course appearances for England. Scoring 72 goals during his career he wasn't the most prolific but he had great pace and good passing ability and was of course uncompromising when tackling . An additional attribute of course is the canon of a shot Ince was blessed with and it most certainly […]

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 […]

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 […]

Inter, Juventus, Roma and Fiorentina all won their matches this match day and can now concentrate on their mid-week Champions League action. Lazio vs Inter Surprisingly Hernan Crespo played his part but required an injury to Julio Cruz to see some playing time while Figo and Mancini also made appearances late in the second half, this one was […]

Last Friday's Gazzetta dello Sport frontpage reads, Tevez, Aguero and Drogba: Signings for January meanwhile Corriere dello Sport mentioned Drogba's call to Inter: "I am having the worst time of my career at Chelsea" and how about these headlines from across the net, AC Milan are reportedly interested in signing Flamengo's talented shot stopper as they […]

There are some pivotal battles to be fought in the upcoming Matchday and while some groups look to have clear patterns emerging, others could go down to the wire. Let's take a whirlwind tour of the current state of the groups along with my speculations on the ties on Matchday 5. Group A A win […]

Inter vs Juventus In the last eighteen head to head six have been won by Juventus with four won by Inter and the final eight have been draws making this a highly charged encounter. Internazionale are given the nod by bookies but that won't stand for anything come the final moments as Juventus have been known to finish off opponents in extra […]

The main event on Saturday will be derby d'Italia between Inter Milan and visitors Juventus. Sunday's center stage should be highflying Lazio against a rejuventated Genoa, (thank you very much Mr. Milito) both losers match day twelve to Roma and Juventus respectively. Lazio vs. Genoa might just be chock'ful-of goals with the South American strikers Diego Milito (Genoa), Mauro Zarate (Lazio) as well […]

With weeks of verbal gymnastics under their belts, Jose Mourinho and his Juventus counterpart Claudio Ranieri finally meet up on Saturday in the derby d'Italia. This derby is one of the most intense matches in Italy between two teams not from the same city and the derby gets it's name from the fact that up until the […]

Thursday November 13th Juventus 4 – 1 Genoa Saturday November 15th Palermo 0 – 2 Inter Milan Sunday November 16th AC Milan 1 – 0 Chievo Atalanta 3 – 1 Napoli Cagliari 1 – 0 Fiorentina Catania 3 – 2 Torino Sampdoria 3 – 2 Lecce Siena 1 – 1 Bologna Udinese 0 – 1 […]

After it was confirmed that Dutch international Ruud Van Nistelrooy would be out for the remainder of the season, the Madrid brass began Operation RVN (Replace Van Nistelrooy). It would not be easy to find a player that would fill the shoes of one of the top goalscorers in the world the past decade, but […]

As intriguing as the current edition of the Champions League may be, there's a chance the 2009-2010 tournament could be one of the strangest, parity-rich events in football history. Seems someone has taken the snow globe that is European football, given it a good shake and the flakes aren't landing where people expect. The tables […]

Matchday 4 should be a pivotal one as many groups may well be decided once the games are completed. Who needs a win and who can afford to slip? Let's take a look at Tuesday's games. Group A Roma need to win at home against Chelsea but that is looking to be a tall order […]

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 […]