I know we are still in the first part of the football season but it seems to me that some changes might occur at the top of the football chain. Some teams that always have made a good impression are getting worse.
Some examples are Bayern Munchen and AC Milan. Both teams played in the UEFA Cup in recent years and this year they are having weak runs in the domestic leagues with Bayern in 6th position and Milan in 8th. Click to continue reading...

This is a pretty funny picture, and no, it is not fake, found via Just-Football.com . The Manchester City officials have bought advertisement around the city to make fun brag about the signing of one of the most important players Manchester United had last season.
The 25 year old striker, bought for 29 million euros, might make a big difference at the City of Manchester Stadium, and after the signing of Robinho last season from Real Madrid, Manchester City, probably the richest club in the world after they were bought by Abu Dhabi United Group 12 months ago, will be a threat for United from the ongoing season. Click to continue reading...

Remember Michel Platini? Here he is at his prime. EURO 1984 in France.
via Box Office Football
Platini scored 9 goals in 5 matches in this tournament. I guess counting him as one of the best players in the history of football should be pretty obvious. I really see something similar in the way Frank Ribery plays today and Michel Platini played back in the '80. Click to continue reading...

Here is a short guide to help you buy the best and most expensive player in the world. I know some of the steps here will be a little hard to achieve for smaller clubs but hey, let's keep it on the funny side.
1. Be a big football club. I'm sure Manchester City or that club from Uzbekistan that wanted Eto'o and also have Rivaldo would have paid even more to have C. Click to continue reading...

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Third qualifying round draw:
Anorthosis/Rapid Vienna v Olympiakos
Vitoria Guimaraes v IFK Gothenburg/Basel
Shakhtar Donetsk v Domzale/Dinamo Zagreb
Schalke 04 v Atletico Madrid
Aalborg/Modrica v Rangers/Kaunas
Barcelona v Beitar Jerusalem/Wisla Krakow
Levski Sofia v Anderlecht/BATE
Standard Liege v Liverpool
Inter Baku/Partizan v Fenerbahce/MTK Budapest
FC Twente v Arsenal
Spartak Moscow v Drogheda/Dinamo Kiev
Juventus v Tampere/Artmedia
SK Brann/Ventspils v Marseille
Fiorentina v Slavia Prague
Galatasaray v Steaua Bucharest
Panathinaikos/Dinamo Tbilisi v Sheriff Tiraspol/Sparta Pragu
Thanks to BBC sport for the info. Click to continue reading...

Do you think the Joga Bonito clips presented by Eric Cantona, with all the tricks and magic done by the players are something new?
Well, think again!

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I guess this could be a new chance for the former Liverpool star, and a good businness deal for Manchester United because they got him on a free transfer from Newcastle, and with a pretty small contract, based more on his performance if he wants more money.
A win win situation for Sir Alex Ferguson and maybe the last train for Michael Owen. Click to continue reading...

Well it seems that Kaka joined Real Madrid in the first day of the transfer window and this is probably the first big transfer that I have seen that has gone through smoothly in years.
No big rumors, no promise to the fans that he will never leave AC Milan, just a very smooth transfer made by Florentino Perez who seems very keen to do what he has promised and he really has a great start. Click to continue reading...

I must first say that I am more of a tactical football fan than anythings else. The type of play Chelsea showed in the two legs against Barcelona, under Hiddink, was something I enjoyed. Knowing how to stop maybe the most spectacular team in the world is something that requires much planning and talent from the manager, and he managed to do it. Click to continue reading...

Just one of my favorite players in action, he makes football look so easy.

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Just to fire you up for tonight's most interesting game here are the highlights from the first leg, Manchester United - FC Porto. Let us see how this turns out.
And some other news:

• Find out about what will surely be a great transfer this summer on The Soccer Blog.

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After some impressive displays from Barcelona and Chelsea this week predicting the Winner of the UEFA Champions League is not getting any easier.
Here are the results I am commenting on:
Villarreal - Arsenal 1-1
Manchester United - FC Porto 2-2
FC Barcelona - Bayern Munich 4-0
FC Liverpool - Chelsea 1-3
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Great football betting can be had online if you're willing to take a bit of risk with your favorite sport. Click to continue reading...

Not many know details about the center of the game, the ball. Here are some details:
A little background:
- the ball used to be inflated pigs bladder but Columbus discovered the rubber ball in his explorations of America
- some pictures with a lot of antique balls http://www.asdiansi. Click to continue reading...

This is a list with the top 10 football derbies in Europe, each with a little history and some graphical information. To make it clear a derby is a match between teams from the same city, so no, Barcelona - Real and such other very important and fascinating games will not be on the list. I will focus more on the rivalry and not really on international results. Click to continue reading...