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Arsenal’s Search for a Striker
Arsene Wenger is looking to dip into his coffers to buy a striker this January. With Van Persie injured and not another adequate replacement in the centre forward position some new blood is needed. With the Gunners in a strong position in the Champions League and right on the tail of Chelsea and United... »
Group Stage Recap
The group stage is over and after all was said and done there were very few surprises. Of course Liverpool’s failure to qualify is the biggest shock but other then the Reds, Juventus were the only other giant to fail to qualify. During a round where the likes of Barcelona, Internazionale, Real Madrid, AC... »
Group H Preview (Dec. 8-9)
Olympiakos vs Arsenal Arsenal, having qualified in Game 5 after beating Liege 2-0, travel to Greece tonight. Olympiakos would want to secure a place in the knockout stages by clinching as least one point from this game. Injuries have been piling for the leaders of Group H in the past few weeks, thus forcing Wenger to... »
CL Goals (Nov. 24-25)
Anelka goal against FC Porto: Watch More Football Videos at MySoccerPlace.net Denilson goal against Standard Liege: Watch More Football Videos at MySoccerPlace.net Pedro goal against Internazionale: Watch More Football Videos at MySoccerPlace.net Rudy goal against Rangers: Watch More Football Videos at MySoccerPlace.net »
CL Recap (Nov. 24-25)
The second to last round of group stage matches occurred this week and it was a round that could see a number of tournament favourites exit early. Lucky for us the fans only one of a possible three giants were knocked out from the tournament. We first visit the sad story that is Liverpool. The... »
Friendly Folly
Going into the international break this weekend, I had a feeling that something bad was going to happen. It’s the feeling that many football fans have before every international week; the feeling of impending disaster as we wait to see who the victims of these meaningless matches are. We did not have to look... »
Barcelona’s European Success
As a fan of Barcelona I was thinking the other day about the club’s rich history as well as their successes in the UEFA Champions League. Barcelona have won the UEFA Champions League three times in their history with two coming in the last four years which is extremely impressive. It got me thinking; which... »
Champions League Recap (Nov. 3-4)
The fourth round of group stage matches took place this week and a number of teams booked their places in the knockout stages. Although after this round of games there are no perfect sides left in the competition. Bordeaux dominated Bayern Munich for a second time in a fortnight. They beat the Germans 2-0... »
Group H Preview (Nov. 4)
Arsenal vs AZ Alkmaar AZ Alkmaar have made the short trip to London to take on Arsenal looking to build on their surprise 1-1 draw out in Holland last time out. A furious Arsene Wenger will be out to tighten up his leaky defence and see the job done in a week where he... »
CL Recap (Oct. 20-21)
What a week of play. It is as if we never had an international break. This week provided us a number of upsets and a great clash between Europe’s two most celebrated teams. Real Madrid played AC Milan this week and at half time it was 1-0 for Madrid and had not provided much... »
