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All Roads Lead To Roma AKA We’re Back, Baby.
By: Rob |
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Suffering from withdraw symptoms after that other European competition finished last night? Fear not loyal reader, because tomorrow will see the draw of the Champions League qualifying round, the first on the long road to the Champions League final, held for the fourth time in Rome.
So Here’s a run down of which teams are in [...]
Tags: Arsenal, Barcelona, Champions, Champions League, Chelsea, Draws, Inter Milan, Liverpool, Man United, Qualifying, Real Madrid, Roma, UEFA, Uefa Champions LeagueCL Qualifying Rounds Draw Tomorrow
By: Sam | No Comments
Second-tier clubs across Europe not automatically placed by high league-table positions will be matched in the draw tomorrow (Tuesday, July 1, 2008) noon for the First & Second Qualifying Rounds of the UEFA Champions League.
The First Round matches are to be played 15/16 July and 22/23 July, Second Round matches on 29/30 July and 5/6 [...]
Category: Champions LeaguePorto Not Out of the CL just yet.
By: Rob | No Comments
After standing up to FC Porto and kicking them out of the Champions League, UEFA has decided to annull that descion and start again.
After the Portugese club appealed, Uefa’s apeeal’s body sent the issue back for consideration, meaning that the descion to kick them out of the next edition of the Champions League was completely [...]
What He Said: Big Phil Special
By: Rob | 1 Comment
Every now and then, I do a collection of the best quotes of the round, of the week. Today, its dedicated entirely to new Chelsea manager Big Phil. Mainly because he is quite crazy. Get an insight into his head with the strangest, most bizzare, and funniest things he has ever said right here, on [...]
Chelsea in Awkward Scolari Announcement
By: Sam | 1 Comment
Chelsea will have insisted on breaking the news, despite the awkward distractions it presents for Scolari’s current effort to bring Portugal due Euro silverware.
If Portugal’s form progresses — their defending improves and C-Ron relaxes — they can get close. Germany, Spain or Holland will be the foils.
Chelsea must retain or attract players, so will have [...]
Category: Champions LeagueSteaua to follow Porto out the CL door?
By: Rob | 2 Comments
This news is a few days old, but forgive me, there has been a small tournament going on that has my attention. Anyway, last week I reported that due to the Golden Whistle scandal, FC Porto would be banned from the Champions League next season. It seems UEFA have decided that Steaua Bucharest’s entry into [...]
ESPN: Did You See Smyth (Trying To) Walk All Over Faudy Foudy?
By: Sam | 28 Comments
Please. Please. Please. Lose Tommy Smyth!
Did you see him contradicting Julie Faoudy — the sublime, relaxed, brilliant, knowledgeable, funny, ironic & witty Julie Faoudy — with inane banter and forceful platitudes? Surely he was no credit to himself and to ESPN. Take Smyth away before he implodes.
Faoudy is so professional & comfortable in her skin [...]
Category: Champions LeagueESPN: Axe Tommy Smyth … Now!
By: Sam | 37 Comments
If ESPN want me to stop watching their coverage of Euro2008, they can keep the pathetic & insulting Tommy Smyth in the announcers’ chair. (The Scotsman who sounds like Sean Connery is just fine.)
Throughout the Croatia v Austria match, Smith uttered inanity after absurdity after stupidity. He insults the intelligence and lowers the game.
Get him [...]
Category: Champions LeagueRonaldo out, Kaka’ in? Summer just got interesting.
By: Rob | 35 Comments
You’ve probably heard the news that C-Ron has decided that if Real Madrid do want to pay £70m for him, he might as well play for the club he grew up dreaming he’d play for. What you might not have heard is that Ricky Kaka’ has been on Milan radio and said how much he [...]
Tags: AC Milan, Champions League, Kaka, Manchester United, News, Real Madrid, Ronaldo, Speculation, Transfer, Transfer News
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