Archive for the ‘UEFA’ Category
Not “A.” Not “B.” Who, what then?
Don’t support Barcelona or Manchester United? What to support in Saturday’s Champions League final.
La tercera edición
Four games in three weeks? PSP wants to know what you’ve seen in the first two Barca/Madird matchups, and what you expect to see in the Champions League.
It’s time to celebrate
Goal celebrations: PSP’s Ryan Pine rains on the parade of those raining on the parade.
World Cup preview: Spain v Switzerland
We preview Wednesday’s match up between World Cup favorite Spain and easy to overlook Switzerland
World Cup managers forgot their knives
So many ties and 1-0 wins in the 2010 World Cup… why won’t anyone go for that second goal?
Europa Cup final today: Everything you need to know and why you should care
What makes this a great final is how well the two teams embody their home country’s styles of play. American Clint Dempsey’s wondergoal beat Juventus, and Fulham needs him to produce tonight. Because if there’s one word that sums up Atletico Madrid, it’s offense.
Champions League and Europa League quarter-finals draw
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.
Unirea Urziceni
Liverpool’s Europa League campaign begins today against Unirea Urziceni. The surprise champions of the Romanian league made a good showing in the Champions League group stage, finishing in third place and only one point behind Stuttgart. Urziceni is located in southeast Romania. It takes almost half the town to fill up the 7,000 seat stadium [...]
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 in the last seconds of [...]
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 a plan to float a [...]
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 Madrid CF (ESP) February 17/March [...]
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. Progressing from the round robin [...]
Soccer gambling syndicate targeted this guy, and here's how
If you’re looking for some insights into the European match-fixing scandal spilling out of Germany, check out this story by The New York Times. They tell the story of how one German player got caught up in it. Guns, debts, cash, organized syndicates, and a gambling culture among players – It’s all in this story. [...]
France v Ireland Handball Debacle Demands Instant Replay
FIFA’a failure to apply its discretion in a manner befitting the integrity of the game- they were quick to deny a replay between Ireland and France- calls for prudent measures that could not only prevent future blunders, but also any accompanying conspiracy theories (with the French going through, Platini and Blatter have certainly had their [...]
ABC Sport – Henry says replay the 'fairest solution'
via abc.net.au Even Thierry Henry says the Ireland-France game should be replayed. So what’s the problem, FIFA? Posted via web from The Philly Soccer Page
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 match-fixing ring. The gang is [...]
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