What a feast of football Euro 2008 has been so far. Three out of the four semifinalists only managed to finish as runners up in their respective groups, with Spain breaking the pattern in penalty kicks against Italy. Every game has featured sublime skill, great drama and plenty of twists to keep the fans entertained. Click to continue reading...

I've always found it easier to pick "dream teams" with more restrictions imposed on me; choosing an all-time or current XI from among the world's brightest stars is impossible, considering the calibre of player that must be left out to accommodate eleven players in a reasonable formation. Fortunately, picking an all-star XI from the European [. Click to continue reading...

What a week for football! It'll be Chelsea and Manchester United for the Champions League final, with Zenit St. Petersburg meeting Rangers in the UEFA Cup final. PSV, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Lyon and Inter have effectively wrapped up the league titles in Europe, with only Chelsea and Man Utd competing in the Premier League. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United seemed very satisfied with their efforts after a 0-0 draw at Barcelona's Camp Nou. Certainly, there was a certain amount of professionalism about the result, achieved in the face of loud whistling whenever the English side maintained possession for more than a few seconds. The ESPN commentators, particularly Tommy Smyth, had absolutely shocking [. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United seemed very satisfied with their efforts after a 0-0 draw at Barcelona's Camp Nou. Certainly, there was a certain amount of professionalism about the result, achieved in the face of loud whistling whenever the English side maintained possession for more than a few seconds. The ESPN commentators, particularly Tommy Smyth, had absolutely shocking [. Click to continue reading...

It was another fascinating weekend of football with the title race in England becoming much closer, while Real Madrid have all but been crowned champions despite drawing against Mallorca. Meanwhile, there was also FA Cup action. It's hard to believe that there are only a handful of games left, but there are certainly plenty of [. Click to continue reading...

It was a strong weekend of football, with Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool all winning. But only United looked like a top-four side. Liverpool laboured to victory over Everton in the Merseyside derby, while Chelsea were saved several times by the woodwork against Middlesbrough. Arsenal overcame a 2-0 deficit and an early red card [. Click to continue reading...

Originially, I thought I'd be missing the action from the so-called "Super Sunday", featuring Liverpool vs Manchester United and Arsenal vs Chelsea. Celebrating Easter on Saturday, I was operating under the impression that those games would be played then, instead of Sunday. Fortunately, they weren't, and I got to watch Chelsea beat Arsenal live. Click to continue reading...

I love a good transfer rumour and was vaguely disappointed when international transfer windows made their appearance several years back. On the plus side, it certainly makes the close season more interesting. These days, managers like Roy Keane and Martin O'Neill are constantly banging on about how difficult it is to sign players, so it [. Click to continue reading...

The Barcelona v Celetic second leg clash was on TV Tuesday, while I got to watch PSV beat Tottenham on Thursday. I would have preferred Man Utd v Lyon or Arsenal v Milan in the Champions League and Everton v Fiorentina in UEFA Cup, but I'll take whatever is served up. I still have fond [...] Click to continue reading...

It was a feast of football this weekend, particularly on Saturday. With Barcelona and Real Madrid in action, as well as Arsenal and Man Utd, the fallout from the games was always likely to be enormous. Let's start in England first, where Manchester United won comfortably away at Fulham and Arsenal snatched an undeserved, last-gasp [. Click to continue reading...

It has recently been rumored that Jose Mourinho could be bound for Barcelona following the season. With Frank Riijkard set to depart at the end of the current campaign, Barca will no doubt be on the prowl for an elite coach to manage the immense talent within their squad. While Mourinho is certainly a big [. Click to continue reading...

Despite suffering through a prolonged period of disgrace following scandals, Italian soccer remains strong with the national side holding the World Cup title and AC Milan holding both the Champions League and World Championship crown. During a recent visit to Italy, I was fortunate enough to take in several matches: the first legs of Inter-Liverpool [. Click to continue reading...

Bologna is a beautiful city that seems to pulsate with energy after dark. A historic town full of lovely porticos, it seemed a perfect place to watch the highly anticipated AC Milan – Arsenal match. As usual, my family and I were running late, having lingered too long over a delicious meal. By the time [. Click to continue reading...

We arrived at San Siro on the outskirts of Milan two hours before kick-off. Security was tight. In order to purchase tickets, we were required to provide copies of our passports and to cough up 120 euros apiece. Approaching San Siro, we were surrounded by enthusiastic fans eagerly scurrying towards the stadium bundled in stylish [. Click to continue reading...