Soccer Break Wednesday – Money buys success
Money, money, money. Champions League. Simples. Read more here about Man City's rise to the world's best club competition, plus we've got features on the hardiest fans and the true home of football.
View ArticleSoccer Break Thursday – How to stop Barca?
Barcelona roll on to another title. Good. FIFA corruption claims still linger. Bad. Read more here, plus we've loads of facts and figures relating to Saturday's FA Cup final.
View ArticleSoccer Break Monday – Manchester united?
One of football's great city rivalries seems set to be ramped up a notch next season as both Manchester clubs do battle in the Champions League. Read more here, plus are trophies becoming more slippery?
View ArticleSoccer Break Wednesday – It’s FIFA …again
One bonus for non-Manchester United and Barcelona fans is that FIFA’s latest PR problem has distracted everyone from the round-the-clock build-up to the Champions League final.
View ArticleXavi’s Wembley tears turn to triumph
In our latest post on Spanish soccer, Iain Rogers in Madrid muses on the brilliance of the peerless Xavi and Real Madrid’s decision to hand more power to coach Jose Mourinho at the expense of sacked...
View ArticleLa Liga’s great divide
Real and Barca's riches contrast with five La Liga sides in administration
View ArticleChampions League kicks off but is there only one winner?
Can any team steal Barcelona's Champions League crown this term? The easy answer is no but Man Utd, Real, Bayern, Chelsea and maybe even Borussia Dortmund cannot be discounted
View ArticleChampions League predictions
Well the first round of Champions League group results were fairly predictable, except for Trabzonspor winning at 2010 champions Inter Milan of course. Here's my attempt at predicting the scores in...
View ArticleReal’s psychological barrier key to Barca’s 3-1 win
Annoyingly for Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho, the supposed plot line of El Clasico on Saturday did not follow the script. The much-anticipated power shift from Catalunya to Madrid did not take place...
View ArticleAnd Porto will play…..Europa League draw provides some stardust
It's not often that the Europa League draw comes close to matching the Champions League draw for excitement. Read here for more from Switzerland.
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