Tournaments
The Haves, Have-Nots & Never-Hads of the Champions League
By: chris |
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They must fall.
And so four games in, the Champions League contenders and pretenders have been separated fallen into place for the group stage which, a few spots aside, could’ve been drawn up in August by a blind chimp and his serf, a man who tans.
Breaking down the likelies, unlikelies, and those who are already [...]
Tags: APOEL, Arsenal, Atletico, AZ Alkmaar, Barcelona, Bayern, Besiktas, Bordeaux, Champions League, Chelsea, CSKA Moscow, Debrecen, Dynami Kyiv, Fiorentina, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool, Lyon, Maccabi Haifa, Manchester United, Marseille, Milan, Olympiacos, Porto, Rangers, Real Madrid, Rubin Kazan, Sevilla, Stadard Liege, Stuttgart, Unirea Urziceni, Wolfsburg, World Football, ZurichNothing Gets Past Gigi Buffon
By: Daryl | 6 Comments
It’s probably not news to you that Juve and Italy’s Gigi Buffon is quite good at the old goalkeeping. But just in case there was any doubt, take a look at his save vs Maccabi Haifa in Champions League Group A yesterday.
First the close-range block, then the elastic lean backwards to palm it away from [...]
Category: Champions LeagueReal Madrid 2-3 Milan: Did the Champions League Just Get Interesting?
By: Daryl | 10 Comments
I’ll be honest, I’ve semi-ignored the opening games of the Champions League group stage. My general theory was that the early games are more or less meaningless, in that no team’s European campaign lives or dies by the results, and so therefore nothing much was at stake except for all the lovely lovely money UEFA [...]
Category: Champions LeagueChampions League Matchday 1 Wednesday LiveBlog (or More Specifically: Inter vs Barça)
By: Daryl | 3 Comments
It’s the Wednesday portion of Champions League Matchday One. Eight games, but there’s really only one game if you’re a neutral. I’m talking of course about Dynamo vs FC Rubin Kazan. Or maybe Internazionale vs Barcelona.
Actually, Lyon vs Fiorentina could be a pretty entertaining game too, but the hype is all about Inter vs Barça. [...]
Category: Champions LeagueUEFA Champions League 2009/10 Prize Money
By: Daryl | 3 Comments
When Michel Platini’s plan for clubs to spend only what they earn take effect, then prize money is going to get extra important. So now’s the time for clubs to start thinking about income, and what better cash cow is there than the the UEFA Champions League?
Jan beat me to this on Bundesliga Offside yesterday, [...]
Category: Champions LeagueChampions League Group Stage Day 1 Liveblog
By: chris | 1 Comment
Look down.
(Not you, Axel.)
Is it time to take Manchester City seriously yet?
By: Rob | 13 Comments
Big result in the Premier League today as Manchester City beat Arsenal 4-2. This not only provides them with their first league win over “Big Four” opposition this season, but also keeps their 100% record in tact.
Alright so they’ve only played 4 games, but 4 wins out of 4 is [...]
It’s Fantasy Footballing Time!
By: Rob | 5 Comments
The Champions League returns on Tuesday, which means two things. First, we get the treat of seeing the Serie A Champions, pitted against the La Liga Champions (in week one!) Second, you get to pit your wits against each other (and us) as I launch The Champions League Offside Fantasy Football League.
UEFA.com is where [...]
Category: Champions League“Baby Champions League” for Youth Teams?
By: Daryl | 4 Comments
Not sure is this is an actual story yet, or still just a rumour, but Italian website Datasport is claiming that we’re about to see a “Baby Champions League” where European youth teams would play for a trophy.
According to their report (translated version here) the European Clubs Association met in Geneva and agreed to get [...]
Category: Champions LeagueJustice Files: Eduardo Handed Two Game Ban; Axel Witsel Three Months.
By: chris | 11 Comments
‘Tis the season to lay down the law, so big boys UEFA and bigger boys Belgian FA have laid down some serious justice in the wake of some serious crimes.
Have you heard about the Eduardo dive? No? Congratulations on waking up from that coma today, then. It’s becoming nauseating, so while appeals will surely be [...]
Category: Champions League Tags: Anderlecht, Arsenal, Axel Witsel, Belgium, Celtic, Champions League, Eduardo, England, Marcin Wasilewski, Standard LiegeStumble and Fall: What punishment should Eduardo get?
By: Rob | 15 Comments
First off, hello. I’m Rob and I’ll be here to enjoy the weekend with you. You might know me from the Champions League Offside, or The Premier League Offside, either way, a big hello.
By now you will all have seen Eduardo’s little tumble against Celtic in the Champions League midweek. The controversy from that [...]
Champions League Group Stage Draw LiveBlog
By: Daryl | 11 Comments
It’s all about balls in cups today, as the 32 teams who made it to the Champions League group stage will be drawn into eight groups of four.
Rob of Champions League Offside fame is LiveBlogging as it happens. Head over there or click below to follow along.
Category: Champions LeagueEastern European Fans Strike Again.
By: chris | No Comments
Inside the stadium, outside the stadium – it matters not to fans of Eastern European football. Where there’s a crime to be done, a protest to be made, they’ll be there. While Red Star Belgrade fans were busy making trouble for the Czech police before their fixture, Dinamo Bucharest fans got busy making trouble for [...]
Champions League Qualifying: Home Sweet Nothing.
By: chris | 4 Comments
Home games are, for some odd reason, supposed to be something of an advantage. Home field, home fans, home cooking, home sex – it all adds up to a decided advantage at the end of the day. And it’s especially important in two-legged home-and-away doubles as the other game is….not at home.
But no one told [...]
Champions League Qualifying: No Room For Cinderella.
By: chris | No Comments
What is the official name of this new round anyway? Fourth round? “Playoff bracket”? How about “the mere formality”, because that’s what it turned out to be yesterday. While all were hoping for a big upset and a Champions League Cinderella, the big clubs went quietly about taking care of business, disposing of the riff [...]
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