Month: March 2008

With now only 8 teams remaining in each respective tournament, UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon (Switzerland) will host the draws on Friday afternoon for the Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals of the 2007/08…

Sunderland have led something of a yo-yo existance over the past few years. Promotion to the Premier League with a record points total in 1999 was followed by two successful…

If Arsene Wenger, Alex Ferguson or Rafael Benitez could hand-pick their clubs’ quarter-final opponents in Friday’s Champions League draw, it’s likely they would take Schalke. Avram Grant might be less…

It is the best of times, it is the worst of times… Football is at war. This war is being fought in boardrooms and courtrooms, in the media and in…

Cancel your SKY subscription. Sell the dog, re-mortgage the house, pawn your wedding ring, don’t renew your season ticket, walk past the bookies. Count your savings, find a travel agent…

Unbeaten in ten matches, winners of the prestigious Algarve Tournament and among the favourites to land the Uefa Under-17 championship this summer — are England unearthing a new ‘Golden Generation’…

In terms of excitement, drama and pure unpredictability, this season’s title race is shaping up to be the best for many years and just when it looks like someone is…

In French they would say: “Sortie par la petite porte” (exit through the small door). The hypothetical Grande Inter who has been utterly dominating the Serie A for the past…

I’m sure many of you would never have given Millwall manager Kenny Jackett a second thought. His team currently sit in 18th place in English League One. He has never…

After Milan’s disastrous showing in the Champions League against Arsenal, many are predicting major signings to be made in summer and names have been thrown around. Drogba, Benzema, Frey, and…

24 hours before the Inter Milan vs. Liverpool clash, there are mainly two ideas expressed by Inter manager Roberto Mancini. Number 1: “Whatever the result tonight, I don’t believe the…

It really is a crazy time in La Liga. At the end of January Real Madrid had a nine point advantage over rivals Barcelona, two weeks ago that difference was…

So Watford had a pretty good weekend. They didn’t play, but watched Charlton lose at home, Stoke and Bristol City pick up only a point each and West Brom continue…

The stage is FC Barcelona’s famous Camp Nou stadium. The scoreline? 1-0, although you’d be forgiven for thinking that no-one cared. The reason for this lack of interest? One of…

Lurking crisis shadows begone. Inter Milan are back on the winning track, obtaining their first victory after 3 winless matches in the Serie A (4 if you count their little…

With a suitcase full of belongings at his feet, 15-year-old schoolboy Liam Brady stood nervously inside Highbury’s marble halls, day dreaming he would one day stride out of the nearby…

Ashley Stestanovich may have acted as a body double for Thierry Henry but the similarity between the two ends there. Henry has legendary status at Arsenal, would be high on…

Like Martin Luther King and Gandhi, I’m a fan of passive resistance; but there are some things in life that we have to fight for. For me, it’s a baby’s…

One of the legends of the Republic of Ireland and Arsenal, Liam Brady, age 52, has agreed terms to assist Giovanni Trapattoni. Mr. Brady signed a two year contract with…

Sunderland manager Roy Keane seems to think so: “Five major decisions have gone against us. We keep talking about fairness but the decisions certainly haven’t gone our way. You’re looking…

I wrote an article about the apparent fear of going up. The excitement of promotion but the almost instant realisation that weekly humiliation may follow. That fear seems to be…

Football fans all over England sat back in disbelief this week as the ruthless powers that be on the Football Association’s disciplinary panel voted against a refereeing decision and rescinded…

While I’m here in San Antonio, my main task is covering the Texas Pro Soccer Fest from all angles, not only for SL, but also one of the event’s main…

Tottenham Hotspur 4 v 0 West Ham United Premier League, White Hart Lane, 15:00 GMT, Sunday 9 March 2008 West Ham achieved the unwelcome feat of losing three games in…

Now think about that headline for a second – doesn’t it make you curious? Doesn’t it jump out at you as a paradox – regardless of the terms (and they…

Liverpool 3 v Newcastle United 0 Premier League, Anfield, 15:00 GMT, Saturday 8 March 2008 It’s eight games without a win for Kevin Keegan now as Liverpool cruised to victory…

Manchester United 0 v 1 Portsmouth FA Cup, Old Trafford, 12:45 GMT, Saturday 08 March 2008 Manchester United’s dream of a second treble was ended by Harry Redknapp’s Portsmouth at…