Well this tournament continues to exceed all expectations with the second quarter final of EURO 2008 managing to surpass the first one for sheer drama, if not quality, as Croatia vs Turkey exploded into life in the final moments after a frankly fairly drab previous 120 minutes during which both teams had pretty much cancelled each other out. Click to continue reading...

We all like a bit of a discussion and debate at the start of the week so I thought I'd take a look at some the talking points from the last week, say what I think about them and ask you to get involved. I'll take three things of note from the last seven days and [...] Click to continue reading...

For the minority of people who actually feel a degree of sympathy for John Terry after hitting the post with his penalty on Wednesday night, perhaps this footage might sway things a little. It appears that the Chelsea captain, who's been described as a man's man (whatever that means), decides to get up close and [. Click to continue reading...

We asked yesterday whether there was a bottler or two in the Chelsea camp when it came to taking penalties and the answer appears in today's Daily Mail. Nicolas Anelka may well have stepped up to take a spot-kick for the Blues, but he was actually on the original list of five takers, only for [...] Click to continue reading...

Goodness me, there's having a little cry and there's letting it all hang out in front of roughly half the world's population. As REM sang 'everybody hurts sometimes' and John Terry must surely still be reliving the moment when he slipped on the Moscow turf, hit the post with his penalty and saw Chelsea's Champions [. Click to continue reading...

Or are you still laughing after John Terry missed from the penalty spot in Moscow last night? Although it also took a missed kick from Nicolas Anelka to ensure the spoils went to Manchester United, it was the central defender who had the opportunity to win the Champions League for Chelsea. Oh boo hoo hoo [. Click to continue reading...

A penalty shoot-out is the sort of thing that separates the men from the boys. As a player, do you put your name forward as someone who can beat the keeper from twelve yards, or do you instead hide behind Frank Lampard and hope nobody notices you? It appears that there were a few shirkers [...] Click to continue reading...

When Nacho Novo converted Rangers' fifth penalty kick he did more than seal their place in the UEFA Cup final, he sealed this Rangers side's place as legends. Win or lose in Manchester every Rangers fan will be rightly proud of the achievement of this group of underdogs for years to come. It may not have [. Click to continue reading...