Our second draw in 4 days. Yet another match in which we were expected to win, although we knew it would be a challenge from the moment the team sheet was released. Upon the completion of the game, the most common reaction to the starting 11 was how much it resembled a Carling Cup side and not one that was challenging for the biggest prize in Europe.

After months of anticipation, the demo for EA Sports FIFA 11 is now available for download. The demo allows users to play exhibition matches with Chelsea, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus, Bayer Leverkusen and Olympique Lyonnais. To download the FIFA 11 demo for PlayStation 3, visit the PlayStation Network and go to the PlayStation Store.

Cooked. Done. Toast. What does it feel like to lose two years of your life in advance? Now we know.

I've beem sitting catatonic on my couch for just about 24 hours now, save for the few I could sleep. Every time I try to cheer myself up, one of my few remaining friends calls or sends a message wanting to talk about Friday's Moldova-Finland debacle.

Domestic football action resumes this weekend as Blackpool visit Newcastle in a battle of two recently promoted sides. On the surface of it this game couldn't have been at a more fitting time. A game at home in which Newcastle will be favourites for, a feel-good factor and sense of anticipation regarding our new signings and [.

FC Barcelona suffered their first defeat of this years La Liag season at Camp Nou infront of an almost packed house. Let's just hope they don't do this often as we may not be able to afford the same. The team can be rated as a 5 out of a scale of 10. So let's get to the business straight away.

By Geoff Reid

Finally, the best club tournament in the world is back for us all to enjoy. While the World Cup is the most popular sporting event on the planet, and the four year buildup is wonderful anticipation, right behind that comes the UEFA Champions League. Watching the draw in full from Monaco, it is obvious that the format has to be changed.

Milan's fans have certainly been put through their places in the last week. A sense of enthusiasm and anticipation throroughly quashed by a shock to Serie A new boys Cesena last week. Then two second...
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After playing Dallas and courting controversy, Thierry Henry and the Red Bulls visit Southern California Friday to play the Galaxy (AP Photo).

It's a sign of how far MLS has come that soccer fans are clearing their Friday night calendars in anticipation - yes, anticipation - for a regular season game.

Now that the relaunched FoxSoccer.tv worked so flawlessly for its biggest match yet, this past Sunday's Manchester United against Liverpool encounter, I have to wonder what is the future for this platform.

Many readers have already exclaimed how they've dumped Fox Soccer Plus in favor of FoxSoccer.

Donovan Ricketts will face a strong New York offense on Friday

Here it is on Tuesday and already the Twittersphere is abuzz with chatter in anticipation of Friday's gigantic clash between New York Red Bulls and the Los Angeles Galaxy. You can get your fill by following the hashtags #ThisIsLA and #LAvNY as well as the standard #lagalaxy.

Whenever there is an Istanbul derby, there's always great anticipation. Words are exchanged between supporters, players get psyched, and the country comes to a stop for about two hours. This week was no exception. But there were other matches in week 5 in the Spor Toto Super League that were just as important as the season's first edition of the Istanbul derbies.