Champions League

Who is best equipped to land the fourth Champions League spot?

Date: 8th February 2012 at 3:30 pm | Written by
Possibly the most interesting, exciting and nerve-wracking final to a Premier League season could be shaping up as four teams in Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Newcastle compete for …

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Simply A Turning Point For Arsenal Fans?

Date: 25th January 2012 at 7:05 pm | Written by
The natives are restless. As I have been told repeatedly by many an Arsenal fan over the past few years, unlike my team Manchester City, Arsenal football club do things “the right …

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The most important six months of his Arsenal career?

Date: 14th January 2012 at 10:59 am | Written by
The ‘Wenger Out’ brigade have resurfaced in recent weeks. You hear it in pubs, at the games, on the Internet – some people have had enough. The fact that just before Christmas …

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Simply an unwanted distraction?

Date: 6th December 2011 at 6:39 pm | Written by
Arsenal fans will meet the news that their English rivals could fail to qualify for the next round of the Champions League with mixed reviews. Mirthful though it might make them the …

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Spanish Shoot-Out In London’s West End

Date: 5th December 2011 at 12:40 pm | Written by
This Tuesday night in the final round of the Champions League group fixtures throws together an intriguing battle, in more ways than one, as Chelsea take on Valencia at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea …

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Why Tottenham have finally learnt their lesson

Date: 1st December 2011 at 6:53 pm | Written by
Harry Redknapp has led a revival at Spurs over the last 3 years There’s no substitute for experience in football; something that Tottenham fans found out last season as they tried to balance a …

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The most important time in the game of football?

Date: 28th November 2011 at 4:46 pm | Written by
One of the things I have never understood about football fans – apart from why anyone would rate Darron Gibson – is the way people leave before the end, especially …

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Mourinho’s men are the Real deal

Date: 27th November 2011 at 4:50 pm | Written by
The last week has hardly been English football’s finest hour in European competition. Last year’s Premier League top three and the country’s biggest spenders accumulated just a solitary point between them as …

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Football is not always predictable, even in the Champions League

Date: 25th November 2011 at 6:11 pm | Written by
It was supposed to be a breeze. The Champions League Group Stage has rarely delivered as much excitement and drama as the brain-melting hype may have implied, due to the usual …

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The Context of Manchester City’s Record Losses

Date: 21st November 2011 at 6:31 pm | Written by
You could sense the rage and indignation around the country as the news was announced. You could hear a collective tut and a million heads being shaken. Football had died (again). Manchester …

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