On Friday morning the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League and the Europa League took place. Here’s what we have to look forward to.
UEFA Champions League
The old onion bag: Barcelona baby boom
Barcelona fans had much to celebrate the first week of May in 2009. First, on May 2nd, they kicked the bejesus out of Real Madrid 6-2, effectively ending any questions as to who would be La Liga champs. Then, on May 6th, Andres Iniesta scored a screamer of a goal […]
The trouble with United
There has been a lot in the British press over the past week about the shocking level of debt being carried by Manchester United, which currently stands at £700m or $1.114b. That’s right, more than $1 billion. Last Monday the Glazer family, owners of the club and proud Americans, announced […]
Champions League draw
UEFA announced the Champions League draw for the round of 16 this morning. The results are, with the first team listed in each match-up at home for the opening leg of the knock-out round: February 16/March 10 AC Milan (ITA) v Manchester United FC (ENG) Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) v Real […]
UEFA Champions League Update
The UEFA Champions League is your basic Royal Rumble of European club teams. The big leagues send their best teams to directly into the round robin phase of the competition while the smaller league champions have to fight through a qualifying stage in order to make the 32 team competition. […]
Match fixing scandal rocks Europe
Law enforcement officials in Germany announced today that 50 raids in Germany, Switzerland and England have resulted in the arrests of 17 people in connection with an alledged match-fixing ring. Those arrested are described as “leaders of the gang.” A further 200 people are suspected of being involved in the […]