It was Benjamin Disraeli, the former British Prime Minister, who was credited with saying: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." The statement refers to the persuasive power of numbers, the use of statistics to bolster weak arguments, and the tendency of people to disparage statistics that do not support their positions. Click to continue reading...

Chelsea's penalty shootout record is less than perfect (a bit like their Champions League record) - they have lost the last pen shootouts and under 3 different managers, so we can probably pin this one on the players and not Mourinho (3) Grant (1) or Scolari (1). Chelsea's last 5 penalty shootouts: v Charlton, lost 5-4 October [. Click to continue reading...

Leeds United's rapid decline from The Premiership to League One has been well documented, much to the delight of a host of football clubs who despise them for various reasons. In 2001, Leeds were facing the likes of AC Milan, Lazio and Spanish Giants Real Madrid. Now, in League One, the club are playing the [. Click to continue reading...

FC Girondins de Bordeaux defeated CFR 1907 Cluj for the second time in as many matches to put themselves right back in contention in a tight Group A, with the Romanian champions dropping from second to last. Read the complete article at UEFA.com You all know that I am really excited about this news. Click to continue reading...

I was not expecting that! Juvantus FC put up a real fight against Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League, defeating them 2-0. Alessandro Del Piero put both goals in for the Italian team placing them for just one more win from the Group H title. Read the complete article at TSN. Image: TSN.com Technorati Tags: [. Click to continue reading...

Here we find ourselves, just over a quarter of the way through the season and the usual four-horse race seems to have already become a three-horse race. For the last few years, if a team had dropped behind this early it was usually Liverpool, but this time its Arsene's Arsenal. Now, at a hugely pivotal [. Click to continue reading...

Celtic's home draw with Manchester United last night dumps them, all but mathematically, out of the Champions League for another year. They opened with, by Champions League standards, an easy home tie against Aalborg BK, but a disappointing 0-0 draw was all they managed to achieve in the game that held their best chance of [. Click to continue reading...

There was only one king in Spain last night, and his name is Alessandro Del Piero. Royal ADP. Real Pinturicchio. Two blows from the cannon, two thrusts of the mighty sword, two strokes of that epic paintbrush of his, painting the colours of a magical Spanish night in which Juventus beat Real Madrid on their [. Click to continue reading...

There is only one king in Spain tonight, and his name is Alessandro Del Piero. Royal ADP. Real Pinturicchio. Two blows from the cannon, two thrusts of the mighty sword, two strokes of that epic paintbrush of his, painting the colours of a magical Spanish night in which Juventus beat Real Madrid on their home [. Click to continue reading...

Celtic v. Manchester United Stadium: Celtic Park, Scotland Competition: UEFA Champions League, Group E Date: 5 November 2008 Kickoff: 19:45 GMT, 14:45 ET Manchester United will pay a visit to Celtic Park, hoping to clinch qualification into the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League. Standing in their way will be Celtic, who defeated Sir Alex Ferguson's men the [. Click to continue reading...

First of all let me thank the majority of Americans for making a good decision. Hope's now in the air. So, I suppose, when I wake up tomorrow, I'll see my taxes halve, and my gas bills cut down a notch. Oh. Anyway, good to see a President who sounds intelligent. But enough of the political [...] Click to continue reading...

It was a boring match until the last 4 minutes of stoppage time, which saw a questionable penalty given to Liverpool (Fine by me, we'll take the draw) and 4 yellow cards.

If we hadn't scored, I would probably started off by saying Liverpool was shite. Nando's former club outplayed us, and though we had most of the possessions in the 2nd half, we were not able to find the net.

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Liverpool v. Atletico Madrid Stadium: Anfield Stadium, England Competition: UEFA Champions League, Group D Date: 4 November 2008 Kickoff: 19:45 GMT, 14:45 ET It's Match Day 4 of the Champions League, and Liverpool will entertain Atletico Madrid at Anfield! Both sides will be looking for the all-important 3 points which would all-but-guarantee qualification into the Knock-Out stage. Click to continue reading...

Congratulations! You've managed to find a post, published on November 4th, 2008 - Election Day - that contains no scent of politics, polls, or partisanship. In fact, the only spin here will be the one your head will dizzy itself into after reading this post. Some bloggers are compelled to reference politics on such a day. Click to continue reading...

Who is the best footballer in the World? Whilst it would be hard to argue with the fact Critiano Ronaldo had the best season, I don't agree this necessarily makes him the most skilful player on the planet. At United, I'd much rather see Wayne Rooney on the park than Ronaldo. I would find it [...] Click to continue reading...

Champions League football is back with Matchday 4 taking place on Tuesday 4 and Wednesday 5 November. We have the latest stats and predictions for the upcoming matches this week - but before we get started, let's see if you can guess the answers to the following questions (without peeking ahead for the answers)? Click to continue reading...

Olympique Marseille are meeting PSV in the Champions League Group D. Watch the match LIVE here.   Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today Click to continue reading...

Sporting Lisbon are meeting Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League Group C Watch the match LIVE here. Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today Click to continue reading...

FC Barcelona are meeting FC Basel in the Champions League Group C. Watch the match LIVE here. Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today Click to continue reading...

Werder Bremen are meeting Panathinaikos Athens in the Champions League Group B.  Watch the match LIVE here.Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today   Don`t forget to sign up 11×2.com - the next big football site Click to continue reading...

Anorthosis Famagusta FC are meeting Inter Milan in the Champions League Group B.  Watch the match LIVE here. Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today   Don`t forget to sign up 11×2.com - the next big football site Click to continue reading...

CFR Cluj are meeting Bordeaux in the Champions League Group A.  Watch the match LIVE here. Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today   Don`t forget to sign up 11×2.com - the next big football site Click to continue reading...

AS Roma are meeting Chelsea in the Champions League Group  AWatch the match LIVE here. Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today   Don`t forget to sign up 11×2.com - the next big football site Click to continue reading...

Liverpool are meeting Atletico Madrid  in the Champions League Group DWatch the match LIVE here. Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today   Don`t forget to sign up 11×2.com - the next big football site Click to continue reading...

Manchester United and Nike have launched a Commemorative '3 star' shirt. Limited to just 10,000 worldwide, these exclusive commemorative '3 star' shirts can only be purchased at Kitbag.com for £79.99 / $129.00 US given today's 20% off promotion. The shirts featuring the 'FINAL MOSCOW 2008 21st May - LUZHNIKI STADIUM' embroidery and 3 embroidered [. Click to continue reading...

Many people admire Alex Ferguson. He is undoubtedly one of the best managers ever to have been involved in the game, and his record with Manchester United speaks for itself. Unfortunately, Fergie himself also speaks; predominantly about referees. An unofficial (and made up) record to add to Fergie's glimmering collection is that he is the first [. Click to continue reading...

Yesterday was full of games in the UEFA Champions League so if you haven't seen the scores already you can see them below. Group A: Bordeaux 1 - 0 CFR Cluj-Napoca Chelsea 1 - 0 Roma Group B: Inter Milan 1 - 0 Anorthosis Famagusta Panathinaikos 2 - 2 Werder Bremen Group C: FC Basel 0 - 5 Barcelona Shakhtar Donetsk 0 - 1 [. Click to continue reading...

Tolstoy once wrote that "the two most powerful warriors are patience and time". Inter needed a lot of the former in order to beat their UCL opponents Wednesday night... and 44 minutes of the latter. But boy did those 44 minutes seem long. If there is one sure thing this year's Champions League will [. Click to continue reading...

Unlike Chelsea, ranking 1st in the Premier League and undefeated domestically since February, AS Roma approached their UEFA Champions League Matchday 3 fixture with extreme caution. Coming from a 0-4 home loss to Inter Milan this week-end, the Giallorossi were counting on returning iconic captain Francesco Totti to sound the charge on the Stamford Bridge [. Click to continue reading...

Unlike Chelsea, ranking 1st in the Premier League and undefeated domestically since February, AS Roma approached their UEFA Champions League Matchday 3 fixture with extreme caution. Coming from a 0-4 home loss to Inter Milan this week-end, the Giallorossi were counting on returning iconic captain Francesco Totti to sound the charge on the Stamford Bridge [. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United played against the Glasgow Celtic and dominated with a 3-0 win. The first and second goals were scored by Berbatov and Tommy Smyth of ESPN reports that he was offside. Rooney finalized the win with third and last goal. You can check out the highlights from the game below. Tags: manchester united, celtic, glasgow [. Click to continue reading...

Atletico Madrid 0-1 Liverpool (Keane 14′) Stadium: Vicente Calderon Stadium, Madrid, Spain Competition: UEFA Champions League, Group D Date: 22 October 2008 Kickoff: 19:45 BST, 14:45 ET It won't be a homecoming for injured striker Fernando Torres, but his Liverpool teammates will make the trip to Vicente Calderon to face Atletico Madrid in this Champions League clash. Click to continue reading...

Uefa Champions League,  Wednesday  October 22th   Shakhtar Donetsk are meeting Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League Group C   Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today  Watch the LIVESTREAM and Highlights here  Don`t forget to sign up 11×2.com - the next big football site Click to continue reading...

Uefa Champions League,  Wednesday  October 22th  PSV are meeting Olympique Marseille in the Champions League Group D  Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today   Watch the LIVESTREAM and Highlights here   Don`t forget to sign up 11×2.com - the next big football site Click to continue reading...

Uefa Champions League,  Wednesday  October 22th FC Basel are meeting Barcelona in the Champions League Group C Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today  Watch the LIVESTREAM and Highlights here   Don`t forget to sign up 11×2.com - the next big football site    Click to continue reading...