Fernando Torres: What Happened?

Fernando Torres is certainly at a crossroads in his career where he's walking a fine line in being considered a bust for Chelsea, in the same light as Shevchenko was. Can he turn it around? 

Once known as one of the world's most feared striker, Torres is now scraping for 1st team action at Chelsea.

EPL: Man City's To Lose?

Sir Alex Ferguson once believed that it would take Manchester City quite a bit of time to contend; presumably he was hoping that time would come only after his retirement from management, it seems it's coming much much sooner.

After another critical loss, can Manchester United rebound and is it now Manchester City's title to lose? 

Manchester United were beaten quite decisively on Wednesday.

Manchester United Crash Out, UEFA Champions League

Manchester United have been ousted from the UEFA Champions League Group Stage and become the first club to do so after reaching a final the season before.

What does this collapse mean as we look towards the future of the Red Devils?

International Weekend: European Powerhouses Maintain Euro 2012 Charge

This weekend marked the returned to international football for Europe as the powerhouses maintained their dominance although with some difficulties. 

Rapid Reaction: UEFA Champions League Final Post-Match - Manchester United v FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona and Manchester United held the headlines of the soccer world this past week and they didn't disappoint. In a match with various underlying themes (Manchester United redeeming their 2009 Final loss & Barcelona reclaiming their spot at the top of Europe), both sides were aware of the historical ramifications of this game. The winner would transcend to a different level in European folklore by claiming a 4th title. The odds were pretty stacked against Manchester United and how would they fair?

UEFA Champions League Final: FC Barcelona v Manchester United Preview

The stage is set and these 2 European Powerhouses will face off on May 28th for the right to be called European Champions. Many of us recall the last time these 2 met on this grand stage and since then many players have left and many still remain. Have United improved since their defeat last time around to Barcelona? Will Barcelona be able to match their achievement in 2009?

Coentrão On His Way Out? Real Madrid & Liverpool Pressing

Fabio Coentrão is the latest of Portugal's gems to attract interest amongst many of Europe's top clubs. A speedy and tricky player, Coentrão had initially played as a winger until SL Benfica manager Jorge Jesus encouraged the youngster to try-out the LB slot. The rest as we say is history and after an impressive 2 seasons, which saw him having earned a starting spot on the Portuguese National team, has led him to become one of Europe's most wanted players.

Manchester United Clinch Record 19th English Premier League Title

Tottenham Crash? Gareth Bale Not Fit To Play

Tottenham Hotspurs were dealt a major blow going into the final 3 matches of their Premier League season as they will be without LB/LM Gareth Bale. 

Weekend Recap: English Premier League

A quick look into the status of the top 6 in the English Premier League as the season is quickly coming to an end. 

Manchester United & FC Barcelona Both 1 Point Away

Manchester United and FC Barcelona are both only 1 point away from clinching their domestic titles. 

Rapid Reaction: Manchester United v Schalke 04 2nd Leg

Manchester United & Schalke 04 completed this season's edition of the UEFA Champions League Semi-Finals in what was a rather open match as Schalke was chasing a 2-0 deficit at Old Trafford. Were they able to accomplish the turnover or did Manchester United finish off the tie setting up a mouth-watering match-up against FC Barcelona. 

UEFA Champions League Wednesday: Semi-Final 2nd Leg @ Old Trafford

Will it be Manchester United again or a Schalke surprise?


Schalke 04 travel to Old Trafford where they will attempt to accomplish what Real Madrid failed to do yesterday, come back from a 2-0 deficit against Manchester United. Manchester United look to book a trip to Wembley where they would face the team that beat them 2 seasons ago in Rome. 

UEFA Champions League Semi-Final Update: Barcelona & Manchester Win 2-0

We've made it through the first legs of the 2010-2011 UEFA Champions League semi-finals and the picture is shaping up to be a Manchester United v FC Barcelona final, a re-match of the 2009 final match where Barcelona knocked off the then defending champions Manchester United.

English Premier League Table Update

Current English Premier League Standings

UEFA Champions Semi-Finals: Mega-Clásico & English-German Collision

The UEFA Champions League is only providing more reasons for why many believe it to be the premiere soccer tournament in the world. The club versus country argument is an old and long one and I wouldn't bring it any justice by attempting to summarize it, so I'll leave it at that or better yet allow you fine folks to discuss it via the comment section. This season we have ourselves one semi-final in which many expected and another which many didn't.

Nani Snubbed: PFA Shortlist

After hearing that Nani had missed out of the PFA shortlist, I gathered my thoughts and here is what I think...

Four Years Later, Home-Base Rules Again...Ehh Sorta

Four years ago, we witnessed an Italian national side grind it's way through 7 matches and eventually claim it's 4th World Cup title. What was interesting about this special squad above everything else was that all 23 of their players were based at Italian clubs, a feat that no other national super power could emulate. The only other side who posted a squad comprised of domestic based players was Saudi Arabia. This interesting fact was touched upon by a few pundits and commentators as perhaps having a definite impact upon Italian success. Although the 23 did not all play at the same club, playing at home seemed to offer a better sense of understanding between the players and possibly better comradery.

4 Years Later, A Generation Comes To An End Another Begins

Zidane and Figo exchange jerseys signaling the end of a generation.

It was only 4 years ago that we were still watching veterans Zinedine Zidane and Luis Figo suit up for Real Madrid. Chelsea was playing football the Ranieri style and Arsenal finished perfect. The so called minnows Monaco and FC Porto featured in the UEFA Champion's League final which ended in a 3 goal inspired win for Porto by big time new comer Deco. The "Special One" was born and we embarked on Euro 2004.