Champions League Talk

Analysis of the Champions League

Champions League Talk On The Third Half Podcast

October 15th, 2008 · Comments · UEFA, ac milan, champions league talk podcast, disciplinary action, rules, uefa cup

I had a great conversation with Jonathan Starling of the Third Half podcast last week. We discussed the upcoming UEFA Cup group stage, UEFA’s stance on debt-laden clubs, the situation at Ajax and many other topics.
I’ve posted the Champions League Talk segment of the show here as a separate podcast file but if you’d […]

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UEFA Cup Group Draw

October 7th, 2008 · Comments · Rosenborg, Stuttgart, Valencia, ac milan, ajax, as nancy, aston villa, benfica, braga, cska moscow, dinamo zagreb, fc copenhagen, fc twente, feyenoord, hertha berlin, milan baros, olympiacos, portsmouth, sampdoria, schalke, sevilla, slavia prague, spartak moscow, tottenham, tottenham hotspur, udinese, uefa cup, uefa cup group stage, wolfsburg

UEFA held the draw for the UEFA Cup group stage today and some fascinating pairings emerged. Both Martin Jol and Steve McClaren will take their new clubs back to England as FC Twente will face Manchester City and Jol’s Hamburg will take on Aston Villa.
This year’s groups are looking really tough and the field contains […]

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