Just a quick editorial note to start, I had hoped to complete my Group Previews before Matchday 1 but that was not the case. I will still be pushing those out, hopefully finish before Matchday 2 hits. Now, on to last night’s action.
After absences last season for perennial Champions League participants Bayern Munich (pictured at […]
Draws galore but Bayern Munich and Juventus return with wins
September 18th, 2008 · Comments · arsenal, bayern munich, champions league, champions league group stage, dynamo kiev, dynamo kyiv, fc porto, fc zenit st petersburg, fenerbahce, fiorentina, lyon, manchester united, olympique lyonnais, villarreal
Tags: ·bayern munich·cristiano ronaldo·daniel van buyten·juventus·manchester united·villarreal
Champions League Group C Preview
September 15th, 2008 · Comments · UEFA, Uncategorized, barcelona, champions league, champions league group stage, fc basel, fc basel 1893, shakhtar donetsk, shaktar donetsk, sporting club de portugal, sporting lisbon
FC Basel 1893
How They Got Here:Basel beat Vitoria de Guimaraes (also known as Vitoria SC) 2-1 on aggregate in the third round of qualifying. Basel won the Swiss League last season.
Star Performer: MF Benjamin Huggel. An experienced member of the Swiss national squad, Huggel is a strong presence in central midfield. In his first […]
Tags: barcelona·benjamin huggel·cristiano ronaldo·elano·fc basel·helder postiga·nani·nery castillo·shaktar donetsk·sporting lisbon·tomas hubschmann
Transfer Market Update - AC Milan’s Bargain And Manchester United’s Hypocrisy
July 23rd, 2008 · Comments · ac milan, arsenal, barcelona, chelsea, manchester united, transfers, uefa cup
It’s hard to label any transfer deal that costs 21 million Euros a bargain but considering the numbers that have been thrown around this summer, Ronaldinho’s move to AC Milan looks to be cheap. The former two-time World Player of the Year (2004, 2005) signed a three-year contract at the San Siro after enduring a […]
Tags: cristiano ronaldo·dimitar berbatov·emmanuel adebayor·gliberto silva·Kaka·khalid boulahrouz·ronaldinho
Ronaldo picks Real Madrid over Manchester United
June 5th, 2008 · Comments · manchester united, real madrid
As the old saying goes, money talks and Cristiano Ronaldo is listening. The 23-year-old Portugese superstar finally ended his silence in an exclusive interview with respected Brazilian website Terra he is reported as stating: “I would like to play for Real Madrid but only if it is true they are ready to pay what Manchester […]
Tags: barcelona·cristiano ronaldo·manchester united·real madrid·robinho·sergio ramos









