In looking back at the past winners and runners-up in both the Champions League and UEFA Cup, one story jumped out at me more than any other. In what was their greatest season to date, Deportivo Alavés had a magical run all the way to the 2001 UEFA Cup Final.
The 2000-01 UEFA Cup was a […]
Tags: deportivo alaves·jordi cruijff·liverpool·uefa cup final·vladimir smicer
Matchday 4 should be a pivotal one as many groups may well be decided once the games are completed. Who needs a win and who can afford to slip? Let’s take a look at Tuesday’s games.
Group A
Roma need to win at home against Chelsea but that is looking to be a tall order considering the […]
Tags: atletico madrid·cfr cluj·chelsea·inter milan·internazionale·liverpool·marseille·PSV·Roma·werder bremen
In what has to be considered a poor decision, the UEFA Appeals Body has reduced the initial three-match stadium closure to a two-match behind closed doors sentence, with one match deferred for two years. Consequently, Atlético must play their next home fixture in the Champions League, against PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday November 26th, without any […]
Tags: atletico madrid·liverpool·marseille·psv eindhoven·UEFA
It’s a pretty safe bet Madrid’s Vincente Calderon Stadium will be at capacity today when Liverpool visits for its Champions League Group D match against Atletico Madrid. Shame.
You never get a second chance to make a first impression, and UEFA will never get a second chance to make its first major stance against racism in […]
Tags: ·atletico madrid·liverpool·racism·stadium ban·UEFA
With World Cup qualifying on, its been a little slow for UEFA club competition news but here are some stories around the web that I thought you’d find interesting.
ESPN Soccernet details the problems at Fenerbahce
Bundesliga Talk has posted a quick update on every club in the league
Owen Slot, Chief Sports Reporter for the Times, offers […]
Tags: arsenal·carlos tevez·celtic·cesc fabregas·champions league group stage·fernando torres·liverpool·manchester united·real madrid·ryan babel·villarreal·xabi alonso
This may be a bit long-winded and rambling but I hope you stick with me as there are a number of important points to discuss. UEFA recently released a publication entitled “Safeguarding The Heritage And Future Of Team Sport In Europe”, which outlines UEFA’s stance on principles of good governance, player agents and home-grown players. […]
Tags: ac milan·champions league·chelsea·debt·liverpool·manchester united·real madrid·UEFA
In a new experiment, I am going to try a weekly wrap-up of news stories that caught my eye but that I don’t think require pages of analysis as I am prone to doing
So, here they are, concise and hopefully interesting.
UEFA are expected to formally confirm in December that Wembley will host the […]
Tags: barcelona·champions league·champions league final·cska sofia·everton·liverpool·real madrid·wembley stadium
Champions League debutants CFR 1907 Cluj came from behind to beat Roma and record a stunning 2-1 victory at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Beyond the absence of Totti, Roma had a strong squad out on the field and will be disappointed with their performance. There has been a bit of turmoil off the field […]
Tags: Frank Lampard·joe cole·juan culio·liverpool·manchester united·sergio aguero·steven gerrard
I’ll have more analysis and comments later but for now just a quick update on the results of today’s drawing. Some of the groupings, as in past seasons, was almost a bit too predictable but there are some interesting matchups ahead (Real Madrid - Juventus springs to mind as does Manchester United - Celtic and […]
Tags: arsenal·as roma·atletico madrid·barcelona·fenerbahce·inter milan·internazionale·liverpool·manchester united·real madrid
