AC Milan 5 – 1 Udinese, what a welcome at the San Siro for David Beckham. Watching a brused, battered and make-shift lineup, no Gattuso, Borriello or Nesta (yet star-studded anyway with the likes of Kaka, Ronaldiho, Pirlo) the Rossoneri performed brilliantly in front of the newcomer, besting visitors Udinese all over the pitch, in […]

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]

Earlier last week, I wrote how on paper the Premier League weekend fixtures seemed boring other than the Arsenal against Liverpool match-up. Boy, was I wrong. To me, this was one of the most entertaining weekends of the season. Here are the matches I caught this weekend and my thoughts on them: The first half […]

Barcelona clinched the mythical "winter title" after beating Villarreal at El Madrigal 2-1. The Catalans have earned 41 points and stretched their lead to double digits.The game was explosive in the first half despite no goal being scored. The fireworks came in the second courtesy of Cani who opened up the scoring in the 48th […]

FC Bayern München have recruited Major League Soccer's top star on an initial short-term deal. 26 year-old Los Angeles Galaxy forward Landon Donovan leaves the shadow of Hollywood to join the club nicknamed FC Hollywood on loan until March 15th, 2009. A longer deal has been agreed to but is dependent on the United States […]

Today David Beckham was unveiled at the AC Milan San Siro stadium marking the official loan which will bring the Englishman to Serie A for the very first time. The 33-year old, whom has previously played in strong European leagues like Spain and England, now hopes to get minutes at Serie A giants AC Milan. Although Beckham's […]

The surviving Spanish sides got two accessible opponents in the knockout stage of the UEFA Cup. Valencia will face off against Ukrainian giants Dynamo Kiev while Deportivo will do the same against Danish side Aalborg. Valencia could end up facing the winner of the matchup between Sampdoria and Ukrainian side Metalist. Deportivo could have […]

Sunday evening on the occasion of the Milan vs Udinese match, David Beckham will greet Rossonero tifosi at the San Siro for the first time. Don't miss it, at the Scala of Football a great champion is waiting for you! acmilan.com So does that mean Milan PR Becks will dress and play his first game? Stay tuned […]

(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 draw for the last 32 and the last 16 of the UEFA Cup was announced this morning. Here's the draw for the last 32 with Premier League teams in bold (matches to be played February 18-19 and February 26): Paris Saint-Germain v Wolfsburg FC Copenhagen v MANCHESTER CITY NEC Nijmegen v Hamburg Sampdoria v […]

The draw for round of last 16 in the Champions League was announced this morning, and there are some massive matches in store featuring Premier League teams. Here's the draw in full: Chelsea v Juventus Villarreal v Panathinaikos Sporting Lisbon v Bayern Munich Atletico Madrid v FC Porto Lyon v Barcelona Real Madrid v Liverpool […]

Sunday's match between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates is massive for both clubs for different reasons. And these are the two clubs who have had the most success so far against Chelsea and Manchester United. But who do you think will win? Vote now. <a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1210603/" >Who will win this Sunday? Arsenal or Liverpool?</a> […]

The 2010-2011 season could be a turning point for the Premier League. ESPN could have the TV rights to the league by then and could share it with either Sky Sports or Setanta Sports in the UK, and possibly Setanta Sports in the United States. And now we learn that the Premier League may have […]

A former teammate of mine that had a style of play "similar" to Steven Gerrard (and would be insulted as he is a Man Utd. fan)described the ties in one word- mouthwatering. I will use this term only once as I could sound redundant. Each one of these ties could end up being the best […]

One of the unique features of Spanish football is the ability of its autonomous regions to be able to set up select sides and be able to play against some of the best teams in the world. In 2008, one of its most recognized sides will not take the field. The Basque select side decided […]