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By Ryan Fleming
The English soccer world was up in arms one week ago over one of their most exciting, young clubs, Tottenham. But, for no good reason.
In its first European Cup appearance since 1962, the Spurs were upset, 3-2, by Swiss side Young Boys in the first leg of their Champions League Playoff. However, a [...]
Archive for the ‘The Champions League’ Category
Champions League Still Probable for Spurs
August 23rd, 2010 
JoeMeloni Please, No More Excuses, Mr. Redknapp
August 19th, 2010 JoeMeloni By Joe Meloni
When they were done laughing about it, many English soccer fans whose allegiances lie outside of White Hart Lane wondered if any top-flight English sides had suffered defeats as “humiliating” and “embarrassing” as Tottenham’s 3-2 loss to Swiss club Young Boys in the first leg of the final UEFA Champions League qualifying round.
Yes, [...]
Posted in Club Soccer, The Champions League 
Tags: Harry Redknapp, Tottenham, UEFA Champions League, Young Boys 
View CommentsThe Mighty Mourinho
May 25th, 2010 Kevin Koczwara By Kevin Koczwara
Jose Mourinho’s teams win. That’s just what they do. You can’t say they are always the most entertaining side, or the best team on the field. But they score timely goals, come together in tough matches, and win. It’s that simple.
Mourinho won every trophy he could when he was in charge of FC [...]
Posted in Club Soccer, English Premier League, Featured, La Liga, Rumor Mill, Serie A, The Champions League Tags: Barcelona, Chelsea, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dieog Milito, Ernst Happel, FC Porto, Florentino Pérez, Galáctico, Inter Mila, Internazionale, Jose Mourinho, Lionel Messi, Lúcio, Manchester United, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Real Madrid, Roman Abramovic, Samuel Eto'o, Thiago Motta, UEFA Champions League, Wesley Sneijder, Zlatan Ibrahimovic View CommentsInter Claim Europe and Secure Historic Treble
May 24th, 2010 Kevin Koczwara By Mark Duckworth of The National Game
Inter Milan may have won the Champions League on Saturday night, but as Jose Mourinho led his Inter side around the Santiago Bernabeu for a lap of celebration, you got the feeling that it wouldn’t be long until Mourinho is back, but not with Inter Milan.
Mourinho [...]
Battle at the Bernabéu For Champions League Glory
May 21st, 2010 Kevin Koczwara By Cameron Dickinson Courtesy of The National Game
So it all comes down to this; 90 minutes of football between Inter Milan of Serie A and Bayern Munich of the Bundesliga will decide which side is Europe’s best.
There will even be English involvement as well, but not in the way you may think. Premier League referee [...]
Champions League Semi-Finals Second Leg Highlights
April 7th, 2010 Kevin Koczwara By The Soccer Guys
Thought we would share with you some good highlights we found online from yesterday and today’s Champions League action. This is an all video post, no text, so check it out.
Ligue 1 Top Spot Up For Grabs
April 5th, 2010 Ryan Fleming By Ryan Fleming
Oh, how the mighty fall. After losing their first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal to fellow French rival, Lyon, Bordeaux now finds itself out of the pole position in Ligue 1 after suffering three-straight defeats.
Last weekend, the French giant slipped up against AS Nancy Lorraine, 2-1, despite controlling play throughout the match [...]
Posted in Club Soccer, Ligue 1, The Champions League Tags: AJ Auxerre, Alou DiarraMontpellier, AS Nancy Lorraine, Bordeaux, Champions League, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Fernando Cavenaghi, Football, French Football, French Soccer, Issiar Dia, Ligue 1, Lille, Lisandro Lopez, Lyon, Marseille, Ryan Fleming, Sidney Govou, Soccer, The Soccer Guys, UEFA Champions League, Yoann Gourcuff View CommentsChampions League Quarterfinals Draw In Perspective
March 19th, 2010 Kevin Koczwara By Kevin Koczwara
The next stage in Champions League play has been set today. Teams have been told who will face in the next round, and who their potential opponents could be.
This year’s quarter-finals and semi-finals have potential to be great match-ups. These next rounds could also become major coming out parties to the smaller clubs [...]
Posted in Club Soccer, The Champions League Tags: Arseanl, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Cesc Fabregas, Champions League, CSKA Moscow, Football, Hugo Lloris, Inter Milan, Jose Mourinho, Kevin Koczwara, Lionel Messi, Lyon Bordeaux, Manchester United, Marouane Chamakh, Samuel Eto'o, Sir Alex Ferguson, Soccer, The Soccer Guys, Wayne Rooney, Wendel Yoann Gourcuff, Wesley Sneijder View CommentsCheating: An Epidemic
December 8th, 2009 The Soccer Guys By Ryan Fleming
We have seen it in soccer and other sports. And we’ve seen spouses do it to each other, most recently Tiger Woods to his wife, Swedish model, Elin Nordegren. Cheating unfortunately is almost a part of life, a part that a great majority of us would like to remove sooner rather than later. [...]
