Manchester United visit the hostile environment of Besiktas in their opening game of the Champions League group stage. United will be looking to start the new campaign with a victory but the Turkish champions will be no pushovers. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United visit the hostile environment of Besiktas in their opening game of the Champions League group stage. United will be looking to start the new campaign with a victory but the Turkish...
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Justin Paul fills us in on the top flight Turkish football season.
The Turkish Süper Lig saw one of its most competitive seasons ever recently finished. Most notably, two provincial Anatolian sides, Sivasspor and Trabzonspor, were competitive up until the final week. It was however Beşiktaş, historically Turkey's 3rd club from the Istanbul big three, that took the crown. Click to continue reading...

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Schalke has a superb record against Köln, but manager Christopher Daum has only ever lost twice in seventeen matches against them in the Bundesliga. That form continued today as Köln walked away deserved 1-0 winners against the league leaders. Indeed, the score line doesn't do justice to the performance by Köln. Click to continue reading...

Football is not always a beautiful game; sometimes bookings are necessary. Thankfully, we're on hand to keep all these bookings straight. There are 34 distinct offences that the DFB considers bookable. In their honor I've written this paean to the punished: We are here not to castigate but to celebrate these masters of [. Click to continue reading...

Schalke's 3-3 draw with hated local rivals Borussia Dortmund this weekend was a Shakespearean affair in just about all the senses of that adjective.
There was certainly history. The Blues may hold the slight all-time head-to-head advantage over Borussia, but as any Dortmund fan will tell you, the men in yellow have won a league title in the past half-century, whereas Schalke haven't. Click to continue reading...

From left to right: Schalke's Matthias Schober, Jermaine Jones, Fabian Ernst and Gustavo Varela arrive at the training session of Schalke 04. Whether Schalke will wreck their competition and leave a scene of destruction in their path remains to be seen. They are definitely showing some intent. Last year's hard earned Champions League money has done [. Click to continue reading...