Champions League Archive

  •       This week the Spanish sport dailies and todosobrecamisetas.net sneaked the new Real Madrid 12/13 Home football shirts made by Adidas, commemorating the 110 years anniversary of the club. The away kit will remain black, and the third kit will be green. The only other time that team...

    Kit Porn: Real Madrid 2012-2013 leaked!

          This week the Spanish sport dailies and todosobrecamisetas.net sneaked the new Real Madrid 12/13 Home football shirts made by Adidas, commemorating the 110 years anniversary of the club. The away kit will remain black, and the third kit will be green. The only other time that team...

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  •       Great rivalries tend to be local. To transcend that, the clubs involved have to be special: there’s no love lost between Liverpool and Manchester United, the “Derby of Italy” pits giants Inter with Juventus, and of course El Clasico transcends all comparison. Yet one great rivalry even...

    La Liga History: Bad Blood in the Bernabeu

          Great rivalries tend to be local. To transcend that, the clubs involved have to be special: there’s no love lost between Liverpool and Manchester United, the “Derby of Italy” pits giants Inter with Juventus, and of course El Clasico transcends all comparison. Yet one great rivalry even...

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  •       Buildup This Wednesday sees a huge night in the UEFA Champions League, as FC Barcelona host Chelsea in the second leg of their semi final, with a place in the Munich final up for grabs. As I’m sure you’re aware, Chelsea hold a narrow 1-0 lead from...

    Game On! Barca-Chelsea UCL SF 2nd Leg Preview

          Buildup This Wednesday sees a huge night in the UEFA Champions League, as FC Barcelona host Chelsea in the second leg of their semi final, with a place in the Munich final up for grabs. As I’m sure you’re aware, Chelsea hold a narrow 1-0 lead from...

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  •       It must be good to be a Madridista right now. With Barsa vanquished and by no means certain to be in the final looking  for revenge, a Liga-Champions League double looks to be a very real possibility. But Jose Mourinho will have to get his players feet...

    Champions League Preview: Real Madrid v Bayern Munich 2nd Leg

          It must be good to be a Madridista right now. With Barsa vanquished and by no means certain to be in the final looking  for revenge, a Liga-Champions League double looks to be a very real possibility. But Jose Mourinho will have to get his players feet...

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  •   Buildup Two cup finalists go head to head in the last four of the UEFA Champions League at Stamford Bridge this Wednesday. Chelsea, fresh from a resounding 5-1 win against Tottenham Hotspur that saw them reach the FA Cup Final, host FC Barcelona, who still harbour ambitions of another...

    Chelsea v FC Barcelona – UCL Semi-Final 1st Leg Preview

      Buildup Two cup finalists go head to head in the last four of the UEFA Champions League at Stamford Bridge this Wednesday. Chelsea, fresh from a resounding 5-1 win against Tottenham Hotspur that saw them reach the FA Cup Final, host FC Barcelona, who still harbour ambitions of another...

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  •     Preamble This Tuesday sees Barcelona take on AC Milan in what potentially could be the game of the season. After the goalless draw in the San Siro in the first leg, it is winner takes all at Camp Nou. Since the first leg, Barca overcame a resolute Athletic...

    Champions League preview: Barca v Milan, Game 4

        Preamble This Tuesday sees Barcelona take on AC Milan in what potentially could be the game of the season. After the goalless draw in the San Siro in the first leg, it is winner takes all at Camp Nou. Since the first leg, Barca overcame a resolute Athletic...

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  • Premable FC Barcelona and Bayer 04 Leverkusen reconvene to decide which of the two sides will progress to the quarter final of the UEFA Champions League. Current holders Barca hold a dominant 3-1 lead from the first leg in Germany, where a brace from Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez was added...

    Barca v Bayer – UCL Last 16 Second Leg Preview

    Premable FC Barcelona and Bayer 04 Leverkusen reconvene to decide which of the two sides will progress to the quarter final of the UEFA Champions League. Current holders Barca hold a dominant 3-1 lead from the first leg in Germany, where a brace from Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez was added...

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  •   For the latest Spaniards Abroad article, I have decided to turn the spotlight on ex-Real Madrid legend Michel Salgado, who is currently on the books of Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League. With nearly 550 club appearances and 53 caps for Spain to his name, he has been...

    Spaniards Abroad – Michel Salgado

      For the latest Spaniards Abroad article, I have decided to turn the spotlight on ex-Real Madrid legend Michel Salgado, who is currently on the books of Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League. With nearly 550 club appearances and 53 caps for Spain to his name, he has been...

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  • Forza Futbol welcomes back our Money expert Allen Dodson from VillarrealUSA.com (twitter:@groguet01) who gives us his take on the Football Money League.    Deloitte’s Sports Group has released its annual “Football Money League” report, and it’s sobering reading, especially when so much of the football news these days concerns clubs...

    LIFE AT THE TOP: THE BIG TWO GET EVEN BIGGER

    Forza Futbol welcomes back our Money expert Allen Dodson from VillarrealUSA.com (twitter:@groguet01) who gives us his take on the Football Money League.    Deloitte’s Sports Group has released its annual “Football Money League” report, and it’s sobering reading, especially when so much of the football news these days concerns clubs...

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  •     Preamble It’s February. Already! That means the UEFA Champions League is back, and it’s getting to the business end, as the knockout stages begin. Pep Guardiola takes his underachieving side to Germany to take on Bayer Leverkusen in the Last 16 First Leg. It’s fair to say that...

    UCL Preview: Bayer 04 Leverkusen v FC Barcelona ~ Knockout round

        Preamble It’s February. Already! That means the UEFA Champions League is back, and it’s getting to the business end, as the knockout stages begin. Pep Guardiola takes his underachieving side to Germany to take on Bayer Leverkusen in the Last 16 First Leg. It’s fair to say that...

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