Monthly Archives: August 2007
Champions League Draw
Group A Liverpool, Porto, Marseille, Besiktas. Group B Chelsea, Valencia, Schalke, Rosenborg. Group C Real Madrid Werder Bremen, Lazio, Olympiakos. Group D Milan, Benfica, Celtic, Shakhtar Donetsk. Group E Barcelona, Lyon, Stuttgart, Rangers. Group F Manchester Utd, Roma, Sporting Lisbon, … Continue reading
Filed under Champions League, Europe
Was this needed now?
Just when things were going in the right direction with Arsene Wenger willing to sign a 3 year contract, the team playing some good football to qualify for Europe, stay unbeaten in the league, a favourable draw in the Champions … Continue reading
Filed under Arsenal, Arsene Wenger
7-4-9 Arsenal
No.7 Rosicky scored the first He is waving at the Sparta crowd whom he respects. Rosicky joined Sparta Prague as an 8 year old and left the club when he was 20, by then he was known as the “little … Continue reading
Filed under Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Champions League, Da Silva, Diaby, Europe, Fabregas, Rosicky, Sparta Prague, Walcott
India wins Nehru Cup
India and Football do not go together. But last nite in Delhi, in a fiercely contested match India beat Syria a team which is ranked 40 places above India in the FIFA rankings. The goal came through a strike from … Continue reading
Would they be the stars this year?
Last weekend’s premiership games saw two teams come on tops against a point-to-prove Man City and hard-working& fighting Spurs. Their goals came from highly unlikely sources. Two players who are very different in the style of play and finishing. Fabregas … Continue reading
Watch out for Bayern & La Liga Serie A openers
Well caught a bit of Bayern Munich vs Hanover 96 match and now I do not have any doubt that this Bavarian side will surely win the Bundesliga hands down. They won the match quite comfortable, 3-0, goals coming from … Continue reading
Filed under Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, Juventus, La Liga, Real Madrid, Serie A, Sevilla, Trezeguet
A deserved victory
When just before the game kicks off you find your centre-half replaced by a midfielder and then before the end of the first half, you find your right-back walking away holding his back and being replaced by yet another mid-field … Continue reading
Filed under Almunia, Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Champions League, EPL, Fabregas, Man City, Schemeichel
Serie A – The big fight
This season will probably see the best of Serie A with all the top teams back in the top league of Italy. The Italians do not play boring football at all, be it the World Cup or how their clubs … Continue reading
Filed under AC Milan, As Roma, Champions League, Europe, Inter Milan, Juventus, Maldini, Serie A
Why did Zidane head-butt Matterazi?
Well the answer is finally out here This incident probably cost France the World Cup and was the last touch by this Great Football Player on a Football ground. Sad that the man famous for his flamboyant moves and silken … Continue reading
