Well the next two days will be most interesting viewing. The time has come and gone for words, the threats and promises manager and player alike have made now have to turn into results. That doesn't mean we can't look at what is being said ahead of the Champions League to come. The big war […]

Tomorrow night sees a meeting between two of Europe's best coaches in the Champions League when Alex Ferguson's Manchester United travel to Milan to face Jose Mourinho's Inter side. Mourinho's magic touch is still continuing in his current spell in Italy, with one trophy already safely stashed away with the SuperCoppa and 3 more on the horizon […]

Chelsea announced a £65.7m loss for last year, a staggering sum, particularly as it marks an improvement over the loose-pursed past. Though the tangible sum is less, the impact will be felt more, after Roman Abramovich as billionaire Roman Abramovich potentially lost the bulk of his fortune. Abramovich’s woes have already affected Chelsea. The Russian […]

Olof Melberg (pictured/Reuters) comes up big for Juventus scoring his first goal at the club, and rescuing a point after the Bianconeri fell behind to Lazio in the first 25 mins off an exquisitely taken free kick by Cristian Ledesma. Earlier in the day scudetto leaders Inter lost 1 – 3 away to Atalanta. Surely […]

The promised whirlwind transformation at Manchester City FC will have to wait a bit longer and it won't include Kaka. The Brazilian superstar has turned down an outrageous offer from City which some sources are indicating is as high as £300,000 per week to quit Italian side AC Milan. Kaka said yesterday: “I am extremely happy here. I want to […]

After plenty of speculation, it's finally happened. Just hours after AC Milan said that Kaka wasn't for sale, the newswires went crazy over the fact Manchester City has indeed opened talks to purchase the star player, and the figures are simply staggering. The 100 million euro purchase price, yes it's there. Kaka's salary, well enough […]

In life, attitude is everything. You can be one of the most gifted artists in the world, but unless you're willing to work hard and have the right attitude, your chance of success is slim. The same applies to football. A perfect example of this is at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea have a talent pool […]

I'm On Setanta Sports is back with a highlight reel of the best clips in 2008 as well as some new content such as which special manager received the 2008 Manager Of The Year Award. It's quite an accomplishment for Mario Rosenstock when a weekly five minute program is more entertaining online than some of […]

The latest episode of I'm On Setanta Sports features an assortment of classic scenes such as Fergie losing his mind, Wayne Rooney singing "Big In Japan," Jose's viewpoints on the Champions League draw, and satellite delay problems which cause a comedy of errors. Enjoy the latest episode now, and be champions! [display_podcast]

(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 […]

The latest episode of I'm On Setanta Sports has a decidedly North American feel to it this week with a caller from San Diego, a letter from Toronto and a focus on Liverpool America FC with a Rafa Benitez interview. Be champions! [display_podcast]

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 […]

Interesting pairings on matchday 15 and the punters are going to have a tough time picking winners. Inter, Juventus and Roma have midweek Champions League matches after this one. Roma must win against Bordeaux if they hope to continue and the other clubs will require points if they hope to maintain their first place standing in each group. […]

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 […]

The craze that's hitting the nation. Listen to the beat, I'm a striker on the street, Alright like like like like. And watch out for Jose's exclusive news about the whole Drogba tapping up incident. It makes me wonder what a hypothetical episode of "I'm On Sky Sports" would look like. If you're feeling creative, […]