Real Madrid 1 - Roma 2 (2-4 agg)
The match had a frightful, frenetic flow. If Arsenal-A.C. Milan was Hemingway, then Real Madrid-Roma was a Ken Kesey novel. The bold, battering pace perfectly played in Roma’s favor. Had Madrid come out conservatively, they could have exploited their advantage in both physicality and individual [...]
Liverpool 2 - Inter Milan 0 On Saturday, Liverpool lost to lower league opposition at Anfield. Seventy-two hours later on the same pitch, they scored a decisive victory against the best side (statistically) in Europe. Benitez has infused this squad with a mentality. The mentality of a manic depressive. The only [...]
Spurs striker Dimitar Berbatov wants to take his high-flying, meaningless goal-scoring show on the road to a bigger club hoping to increase that blow-out margin to 5-0 or 6-0. Berbatov’s agent has confirmed that the striker would be interested in leaving if the opportunity availed itself. However, Tottenham don’t want to lose him for fear [...]
The English FA has appointed Fabio Capello as the new manager of the English National Team.
Capello, 61, is one of the most accomplished managers in all of football. In fourteen years as a manger in Serie A, Capello won seven scudetti (Italian titles) with A.C. Milan, Roma, and Juventus (two were subsequently taken away). He [...]
If anyone ever wanted to know what it would be like to be Abigail Clancy, stare at the photo a little harder.
Liverpool finally woke up, beating Besiktas 8-0 and keeping their slender Champions League qualification hopes alive. It was quite fitting for Rafa that the goal scoring punch was provided by Crouch, Benayoun, and Babel [...]
Real Madrid
Los Blancos were largely a disappointment last season under new coach Fabio Capello. There was a lot of friction between club, management, and players. It all came together for them at the end when they stormed back to win the title on the last day of the season, but because of the dull, uninspired [...]
There’s only one David Beckham and Sunday he bid adieu to European club football to join the LA Galaxy of MLS. Here are some highlights of his illustrious career for Man U, Real Madrid, and England.
It was a starry night in Madrid. On the pitch, legends like Roberto Carlos and Raul sported the famous (or infamous) white shirt. The stars were out in the stands as well. There was a tennis pro and a washed up pop star. Avid Spanish football buff Tom Cruise was magnanimous enough to allow [...]
The BBC has reported that health experts have warned that David Beckham may suffer potential health risks, due to the increased travel demands of playing for England, while being based with the LA Galaxy in MLS.
Becks’ England committments would require approximatley 200 hours of additional flying over the course of the next season. This [...]
There’s only one David Beckham, and he has officially been recalled to the England squad.
The former England captain and scapegoat was dumped unceremoniously after the 2006 World Cup by new manager Steve McClaren. The move was seen to be symbolic of Second Choice Steve’s desire to distance himself from the reign of Sven-Goran Eriksson [...]
