With Emmanuel Adebayor poised to seal his lucrative move to Eastlands where he'll join the longest list of strikers in one city since the 1984 UK miners' strike - does this mark the end of Arsenal's period of dominance inside the top four? And are Manchester City about to take their place...
Similarly to Manuel Pelligrini at Real Madrid, Mark Hughes has been given a blank cheque to lure the cream of European football to the City of Manchester Stadium. Click to continue reading...

May 2009 and Spanish giants Real Madrid had slipped to one of the lowest ebbs in the their long and celebrated history. A 6-2 home defeat at the hands of arch-rivals Barcelona confirmed to even the most loyal Madridista that their club was in dire need of a radical reform: from the President, to the manager, and finally to the players themselves. Click to continue reading...

"Ronaldo is a good player but he is certainly not the best.
"For me, Ibrahimovic is the best.''
High praise indeed from José Mourinho, the coach of Inter Milan and the manager of one of European football's greatest enigmas, Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
The 27-year-old Swedish international can at least be relied on to do one thing - divide opinion better than any other striker. Click to continue reading...

Wolfsburg will compete in next season's UEFA Champions League campaign for the first time in their 64-year history after claiming the Bundesliga title last month.
It's been a meteoric rise to success for the German side who, 12 months ago, were celebrating a fifth place finish in the Bundesliga - their best finish until this season. Click to continue reading...

As Rome recovers from last night's hugely anticipated Champions League final, and celebrations in Catalonia finally begin to die down, did last night's match live up to expectations?
For the first 20 minutes, it appeared that another classic final was unravelling in front of us. A period of early domination from United indicated that the English side would go on to grab a comfortable victory - just as many of the English tabloids had predicted throughout the week. Click to continue reading...

One week left then until the most prestigious, showpiece event in European club football takes place and Manchester United fans have been warned steer clear of certain areas within Italy's capital city.

BBC News Story

How UEFA ever came to the decision that hosting the Champions League Final in Rome was a smart idea is, quite frankly, a rather bizarre mystery.

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Due to employment, I am no longer able to maintain this blog in the same way I was as a student journalist.
I'm now employed as a Sports Journalist and would be interested to hear from anyone who wishes to contribute to this blog to keep it running, or take over this blog on a full-time basis. Click to continue reading...

Due to employment, I am no longer able to maintain this blog in the same way I was as a student journalist.
I'm now employed as a Sports Journalist and would be interested to hear from anyone who wishes to contribute to this blog to keep it running, or take over this blog on a full-time basis. Click to continue reading...

Saturday's 2-1 defeat away to Arsenal was a bitter pill to swallow for a number of reasons. Losing to Arsene Wenger's side has never been a particularly pleasant experience and after spurning a whole host of goal-scoring opportunities at the Emirates, it comes as little surprise to hear the likes of Chelesea's Frank Lampard being quoted in the press as suggesting the Red Devils are a mere defeat away from losing their place in the title race altogether. Click to continue reading...

Saturday's 2-1 defeat away to Arsenal was a bitter pill to swallow for a number of reasons. Losing to Arsene Wenger's side has never been a particularly pleasant experience and after spurning a whole host of goal-scoring opportunities at the Emirates, it comes as little surprise to hear the likes of Chelesea's Frank Lampard being quoted in the press as suggesting the Red Devils are a mere defeat away from losing their place in the title race altogether. Click to continue reading...

The arrival of Dimitar Berbatov was heralded as the missing part of the jigsaw for Sir Alex Ferguson's double winning team - and after his £30m move from Tottenham, the Manchester United manager has been left with little option but to start the Bulgarian on a regular basis. However, there's one player who has consequently found himself cruelly ushered down the pecking order, 'on-loan' forward Carlos Tevez. Click to continue reading...

The arrival of Dimitar Berbatov was heralded as the missing part of the jigsaw for Sir Alex Ferguson's double winning team - and after his £30m move from Tottenham, the Manchester United manager has been left with little option but to start the Bulgarian on a regular basis. However, there's one player who has consequently found himself cruelly ushered down the pecking order, 'on-loan' forward Carlos Tevez. Click to continue reading...

After being awarded the FIFPro World Footballer of the Year award this week, Cristiano Ronaldo looks odds on to take the coveted Ballon d'Or award in December. However, several influential figures in the game have given their backing to a host of other players who've also enjoyed impressive years for their clubs and countries. Click to continue reading...