FC Dallas looks to continue their success in the CONCACAF Champions League on Wednesday, as they travel to Mexico City to take on Pumas. FCD, along with 15 other teams, advanced to the groups stages of the CONCACAF Champions League by defeating Alianza FC of El Salvador 2-0 on aggregate. The group stages are something
“They’ll never survive without Torres.” “The End of Liverpool’s Reign.” “The Collapse of the Kop.” These were headlines that Liverpool fans saw regularly last year, signs of doom and gloom for the years to come. The return of “King” Kenny Dalglish along with some surprising transfers and new signings brought about unexpected and welcome changes.
The Barclays Premier League was back. The excitement had reached an almost unbearable crescendo for fans up and down the country, whilst others experienced a regretful, slowly deflating sensation as their matches had been cancelled due to the deplorable rioting. Once the action had begun, however, it seemed as though it had never been away
With the Champions League Qualifiers set to start tonight, I thought I would give a quick update on how I think the games will go this evening, for my first blog on this website.Arsenal v UdineseArsenal go into this game as heavy favourites at the bookies, but I feel it will be a much tighter
Ligue 1 giants Olympique de Marseille threw away a two goal lead at half-time to be held frustratingly with Auxerre at Stade de l’Abbe Deschamps on Sunday afternoon. Marseille’s inability to hit the ground running in a new league season continued. Last year, the 2010 champions had fallen to newly-promoted Caen and Valenciennes in their
A lot of people like myself wondered, where in the world did Napoli come from? Napoli have surprised many in Italy, including their own supporters, throughout their campaign in Serie A last season and landing them a Champions League spot. The reason why the Azzurri has caught the attention of many people throughout
Monarcas Morelia 1 v 2 Chivas de Guadalajara- Nine men were better than 11 At the beginning of the first half, Chivas looked superior, they created good opportunities but no shots on target. Some minutes later, Monarcas started pressing and Chivas began losing the ball in midfield. As the second half began, Monarcas was coming out
The Barclays Premier League was back. The excitement had reached an almost unbearable crescendo for fans up and down the country, whilst others experienced a regretful, slowly deflating sensation as their matches had been cancelled due to the deplorable rioting. Once the action had begun, however, it seemed as though it had never been away
The defending champions will kick off their season on the 27th of August against Cagliari, unlike previous seasons, the red side of Milan ended up the happier side last season, after a drought that lasted 7 years. The arrival of Massimiliano Allgeri has brought in fresh ideas and few new faces such as Robinho, Ibrahimovic, Emanuelson
I was prompted to write this piece becaause a good friend drew my attention to the fact, that the English Premier League, has once again lost a playmaker, especially after the retirement of Paul Scholes and the persistent injuries of Steven Gerrard. The name Cesc Fabregas is as popular to the common man as other
Tonight, Manchester City will play host to Swansea at the Etihad Stadium. Manchester City are among the favourites to win the Premier League this year, while Swansea are favourites to get relegated. The Swans proved in last season’s promotion play-offs that they can perform in the big games, but it does not get much bigger
Russia is first and foremost, a football nation whose future can’t be predicted at all. In 2008, Russia was on the up: Reaching the semi-finals in the European Championship in Austria/Switzerland and Zenit St. Petersburg surprisingly won the UEFA CUP, beating the likes of Bayern Munich on their road to the final. The UEFA also showed
Hello everyone,Today has been another of fascinating and interesting transfer news, gossip, speculation, and rumors surrounding the Gunners. The most interesting certainly regards, Cesc Fabregas’s future with the club. Without further ado, here is the Arsenal Transfer News Roundup.Fabregas Transfer Agreed After years of speculation and rumors on Cesc Fabregas’s impending transfer to Barcelona, the saga looks
Well the season opening game came and went, some questions were answered and others were not. A lot of things stayed the same, like Joey Barton’s best routine of being a cheating arse, and Arsenal failing to open up a less than average side’s defense. However, I’m encouraged by what was on display at St.
Manager Jupp Heynckes secured his first league win since returning to Bayern Munich and champions Borussia Dortmund were beaten at Hoffenheim were the main headlines on the second Saturday of the 2011/12 Bundesliga season. Hertha Berlin collected their first point back in the top division at Hamburg, while there were wins for Schalke, Hannover and
So there we have it. Despite a mistake on David De Gea’s debut and losing both centre backs to injury away at the Hawthorns, the Champions won the game in typical fashion. The team; De Gea, Smalling, Vidic (Evans 52), Ferdinand (Jones 75), Fabio, Young, Anderson, Cleverley, Rooney, Welbeck (Berbatov 65). WBA 1-2 MUFC; Long
The EPL season opener for Arsenal was a test for Arsenal to work out the kinks in defence, and find that defence splitting ball without the creativity of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri. Fans were still wrapping their heads around our lack of a shiny new defender, but realize that we have to make do
Arsenal opened up their 2011-12 Barclay’s Premier League campaign the same way it ended last season: with a draw. With the chance to erase the memory of the infamous 4-4 draw at St. James Park last season, the Gunners fell far short of expectations misfiring to a goalless draw with Newcastle United. The talking point,
After watching the Newcastle game, Arsene Wenger will have been pleased with the brilliant display of messers Vermaelen & Koscielny. With Arsenal about to lose their inspirational captain Cesc Fabregas and the runner up in the PFA player of the season Samir Nasri, that leaves Arsenal with a gaping hole in the midfield. However the
So here we are, the day where the champions are ready to defend their crown, against the always tricky opposition of West Brom away at the Hawthorns. What happened last time these two met? This was an important game for MUFC last season as it was another important away win , but it was also
PSG 1 (Kévin Gameiro 73′) Rennes 1 (Jonathan Pitroipa 88′) Defeated by Lorient(0-1) on the opening day of the season last week, the capital club reacted against Rennes tonight. Kévin Gameiro also scored his first goal for PSG.The sky was low and it was raining just like last week at the Parc
10-11 Double winners (UCL and La Liga Champions) Barcelona have a grudge match with the best club side in the history of football (in terms of trophies won) and 10-11 Copa Del Rey winners Real Madrid on Sunday, August 14th 2011 at the El Santiago de Bernabeu (home of the Los Merengues). The second leg
VfL Wolfsburg 0 FC Bayern Munich 1 Luiz Gustavo 90+1′ A goal in second half injury time from Luiz Gustavo saw Bayern Munich get the win they wanted after last weekend’s surprise defeat at home to Borussia Monchengladbach. For Wolfsburg, the loss was no reward for a battling performance as they tried to build on