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The Archives
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03.06.12Champions League preview (6/3/12)Arséne Wenger has absolutely nothing to lose. After the 4-0 hammering his Arsenal side received at the San Siro at the hands of AC Milan on February 15th last, the French boss may aswell go for it. What has he got to lose? Can the Gunners do what seems like the impossible? He must, of course, be wary of the Italian giants. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is in fine form, having scored a hat-trick at the weekend and not to mention the difficult time Robinho can give the North London side. To quote Del Boy Trotter: he who dares, Arséne, he who ...
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02.15.12Champions League last 16 round-upLyon coach Rémi Garde had been disappointed by Saturday's defeat by Caen and looked to freshen his side up by making four changes in their Champions League game on Tuesday against APOEL FC. One of these was the hot prospect Alexandre Lacazette and it was his 58th minute goal that secured the French side's a vital home victory. Also on Tuesday was Bayer Leverkusen who played hosts to current holders Barcelona. And despite it being Valentine's Day, Barça showed the Germans no love or no mercy. Alexis Sánchez scored twice as the Catalans took a giant step towards a place in the quarter-finals. Michal Kadlec did ...
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12.08.11Champions League matchday 6 round-up & last 16 previewThe Champions League last 16 will not feature either Manchester club. Not City nor United. This certainly wasn't in the script. But it's happened and Sir Alex now faces the "penalty" of playing in the Europa League along with Roberto Mancini. The Mancunian sides aren't they only ones to face an early exit form Europe's biggest tournament. Trabzonspor's stalemate at Lille witnessed both sides failing to qualify from Group B. Real Madrid's sixth win out of six sends Ajax out along with Dinamo Zagreb, who were destroyed by by Lyon at home 1-7 - Zagreb were 1-0 up at one point. The powers that ...
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11.17.11Blatter’s babbling lands him in hot water….again!Every now and then I like to put up a video of the odd blooper - a player missing an open goal, a player making a ridiculous dive or even a spectacular own-goal. But one of the biggest idiots in football in recent times must be FIFA President Sepp Blatter. If I was ever in any doubt of his idiocy, he has certainly earned this title with his comments this week. Asked whether he thought racism on the pitch was a problem, Blatter told CNN World Sport: "I would deny it. There is no racism" before suggesting a simple handshake would ...
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11.01.11Champions League matchday 4 preview (part 1)The two London sides, Arsenal and Chelsea, are sitting pretty in pole position in their respective groups. The Gunners and the Blues are both on seven points apiece after their opening three games. Tonight Arsenal host Marseille. Two weeks ago Arsene Wenger's side narrowly earned a 1-0 victory (courtesy of a goal in the 92nd minute). Marseille are absolutely no pushovers with one of the most creative manager's in the European game - Didier Deschamps. Arsene Wenger must be wary of the French side's counter-attacking style. However, confidence in the Gunners' camp will be high after their marvellous 5-3 victory against Chelsea. Speaking ...
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09.23.11Who the hell are FC Anzhi?I'll tell you who they are. They're a Russian club with Man City-type ambitions and the money of Russian billionaire Suleyman Kerminov to back them. Two seasons ago, they played in Russia's equivalent of the Championship. Now they have their sights set on a Russian Premier League title along with Champions League football for next season. They first made international headlines with the signing of former Real Madrid 'galactico' Roberto Carlos last February. But they made even bigger headlines when they recently acquired world-class Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o from Inter Milan. He'll earn a measly €10 million per season with the ...
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