Oh yeah, snow, that's just what we need. It might only be a light dusting but that's all it takes for everything to grind to a standstill. The only person who will be pleased is the Mugsmasher who went out and bought snow tyres for his car. Or his mountain bike. One or the other. He'll be gleeful this morning, let me tell you.

Champions League Preview: Big clubs in fear of dropping to Europa League - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Nine teams are through from the group stage but 16 other sides can still dream of joining them this week. Here's a look at the the key deciding matches of today and tomorrow.

Seven places remain to be filled in the 16 December round of 16 draw.

... Brad Gregory. Congratulations to Brad who triumphed over the two nights of the Heineken Star Player League this week by predicting the outcome of events in the Napoli v Manchester City match and the Bayer Leverkusen v Chelsea game in the Champions League. Brad is now on his way well, not just yet [.

By Chris Wright

Full-time in Chelsea's last-minute loss in Leverkusen brought Pies' Heineken Star Player mini league challenge to a close, with one lucky so-and-so (by his own admission!) winning a pair of tickets to Manchester City's must-win final Champions League group game against Bayern Munich at the Etihad on December 7th.

Our chicas were all excited playing Heineken Star Player on their iPhones during the Milan-Barcelona game last night especially since the Rossoneri put up such a spirited performance! How were we supposed to predict that Boateng goal until it eventually went in?

Fancy a chance to watch Manchester City vs Bayern Munich 'LIVE' at the City of Manchester stadium on Dec 7? You can't say no to Kun Aguero or Philipp Lahm, guys! Heineken is giving out a PAIR of tickets to Fabulous Futbolita Fans to catch one of the biggest Champions League clashes up-closethis season, with the Heineken Star Player Game available on iPhone and Facebook.

Competition time One lucky OTP reader will win a pair of tickets to the Manchester City v Bayern Munich match at Eastlands on 7 December. We're still talking about events from last time the two teams met, so it promises to be a great match. We've teamed up with Heineken StarPlayer to offer this fantastic [.

By Chris Wright

Heineken Star Player is a real-time game that allows players to predict the outcome of various incidents during live Champions League games and by playing along with Pies next week, you could stand to win a really rather fantabulous prize.

Champions League: Legendary Football With Heineken - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

The Champions League (sponsored by Heineken) represents competition between the finest football sides in Europe (and the best footballers in the world). Winning the domestic league is undoubtedly important, and it is the bread and butter of any football club but participating in the most prestigious, world-renowned and toughest club competition in the world is another matter entirely.

For all you football fans on Facebook, there is finally a game on the social media website that will not only give you a realistic feel, but also allow you to connect with friends doing the same.

Unruly Media are set to launch this exciting new game, called Star Player, and in the interactive video sponsored by Heineken below, you can watch AC Milan legend Clarence Seedorf plying his trade in a grandiose theater surrounded by angels.

For all you football fans on Facebook, there is finally a game on the social media website that will not only give you a realistic feel, but also allow you to connect with friends doing the same.

Unruly Media are set to launch this exciting new game, called Star Player, and in the interactive video sponsored by Heineken below, you can watch AC Milan legend Clarence Seedorf plying his trade in a grandiose theater surrounded by angels.

Que sin dejar de ser deporte el fútbol se constituye en uno de los espectáculos más reconocidos y visitados del mundo no es una novedad que le debemos a Joao Havelange y su "producto". Las marcas descubrieron el asunto mucho antes y, entre ellas, algunas sobresalen por producción y originalidad.

Que sin dejar de ser deporte el fútbol se constituye en uno de los espectáculos más reconocidos y visitados del mundo no es una novedad que le debemos a Joao Havelange y su "producto". Las marcas descubrieron el asunto mucho antes y, entre ellas, algunas sobresalen por producción y originalidad.

Wenn ein Werbevideo irgendetwas mit Bier zu tun hat und gleichzeitig sogar noch der ein oder andere Ball darin vorkommt, dann ist klar, dass wir das hier zeigen müssen. Legendäre Momente der UEFA Champions League werden uns in der Oper gezeigt und natürlich erkennt ihr die Fussballer auf der Bühne.

Gone are the Newcastle Brown sponsorship days Newcastle manager Alan Pardew has reworked the Heineken tag-line 'refreshes the parts other beers cannot reach' in his efforts to heap praise on French star Hatem Ben Arfa. Pardew said: "He's a player that can reach heights that other players can't reach that Heineken player if you [.

By Alan Duffy

He may have barely kicked a ball for Newcastle, but according boss Alan Pardew, French winger Hatem Ben Arfa can bring a missing creativity to the Magpies.

"Pards" said: "He's a player that can reach heights that other players can't reach, that Heineken player if you like.

Die Champions-League ist endlich im Gang und wir können uns wieder über spannende Spiele freuen. Sponsor der diesjährigen Champions-League Saison 2011/12 ist wieder einmal Heineken, die den Vertrag mit der UEFA im Mai um weitere drei Jahre verlängert haben.

Die diesjährige Kampagne wird von den Spielern Gianluigi Buffon, Rene Adler, Patrick Vieira, Clarence Seedorf und Ruud Van Nistelrooy unterstützt, die gemeinsam in über 350 CL-Spielen aufgelaufen sind.

Die Champions-League ist endlich im Gang und wir können uns wieder über spannende Spiele freuen. Sponsor der diesjährigen Champions-League Saison 2011/12 ist wieder einmal Heineken, die den Vertrag mit der UEFA im Mai um weitere drei Jahre verlängert haben.

Die diesjährige Kampagne wird von den Spielern Gianluigi Buffon, Rene Adler, Patrick Vieira, Clarence Seedorf und Ruud Van Nistelrooy unterstützt, die gemeinsam in über 350 CL-Spielen aufgelaufen sind.

Sponsored Video: Legendary Football

Heineken presents the finest football in the world. Enjoy the artistry of the greatest players producing the most legendary moments of the UEFA ChampionsLeague — the pinnacle of club football. http://on.fb.me/nEIza7 . And now you can play live, legendary football with Heineken Star Player.

Premium international beer brand Heineken today announced the launch of its new campaign for the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League season, entitled Legendary Football.

Cue the Heineken commercials, the unmistakable anthem, and the goosebumps the Champions League is here again. To be Manchester United is to be a perennial favorite in the competition, and that's no different this season, as United eye a fourth final in five seasons. And the first stop on the journey to next May's [.

Watch Italian pundit go bonkers on TV, Heineken's classy new Champions League ads and a whopping keeper fail

Presenting quality football videos from the interweb, daily at 3pm. Here's today's collection: 1) Soccer Saturday is pretty good. Jeff Stelling and the boys dad-joke their way through the show chuckling at Merse's mispronunciations.

He's gone for a Song Ep5 Manc Monopoly by Off The Post on Mixcloud Just like the Champions League, the Off The Post Podcast is back, and my word do we have some European themed treats for you. Exclusive behind the scenes access to a brand new Heineken Championss League ad campaign you say? An [...]

It's finally here, the Champions League, of course! And just a few hours before kickoff, here's a really innovative ad by Heineken, featuring some great footballers in the setting of an Opera house. The Champions League theme song itself goes off into its own opera ("Die Meister, Die Besten!

By Chris Wright

Seeing as though they're sponsoring this year's competition, this here is Heineken's new 'Legendary Football' Champions League viral campaign starring Clarence Seedorf, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Patrick Vieira, Gigi Buffon and Rene Adler and if any of it makes sense to you then you truly are a better man than I.

Wir lieben ja Bier, was ja auch schon der Titel unseres Blogs aussagt. Leider vernachlässigen wir das Thema immer sträflich, denn bevor wir etwas darüber geschrieben haben, haben wir das Bier schon getrunken und unsere Lust auf kreative Texte verloren. Macht aber gar nichts, denn kreativ sind dafür ja andere und deshalb zeigen wir einfach [.

A Day at Wembley Photo, Shoot Special is a post from: Just Football

Last week Just Football was kindly invited to go behind-the-scenes at Wembley Stadium to soak up the atmosphere the day before European club football's showpiece event the 2011 Champions League final between FC Barcelona and Manchester United.

By Jon Horner, the man behind all of AFR's wonderful comics, writing from London

To me, Wembley stadium is a magical place. And look, that's me to the left, standing in the tunnel at Wembley! Crazy.

In 1994, aged seven, I saw my first ever proper football match.

It's nearly time With kick-off now impending, Off The Post can feed your excitement with a photo special of Manchester United and Barcelona's preparations. Thanks to the kind people at Heineken, our snapper was at Wembley yesterday to catch the finishing touches being put on the stadium, as both teams trained on the pitch ahead [.

Brands are rushing to cash in on Europe's 'Super Bowl moment' when the Champions League final kicks off at Wembley.

Heineken, which has been a sponsor of the UEFA Champions League since 1994, has agreed to continue as an official partner of the elite club competition between 2012 and 2015.

DID you know that 52% of men would give up a "date" with a supermodel to see their side win the Champions League Final? Heineken has done the research. Of course, the question should not be 'would you give up a date with a top model to see your team win the Cup', but:

"If you decline Adriana Lima's offer to date (shag) her, your team will win the Champions' League once in the next three seasons.

It's not you, it's Michel Platini One in two men would turn down a date with a supermodel in order to watch their team in the Champions League Final. A survey conducted on behalf of the competition's sponsors, Heineken, found that 52 per cent of blokes would stand-up the evening of romance with a leggy [.

An international survey, conducted by OnePoll for UEFA Champions League sponsor Heineken has shown that men around the world would be prepared to give up and miss out on a romantic date with a leading international supermodel in order to see their team win the UEFA Champions League Final.

Saturday

- Victoria Beckham got teepeed at her baby shower around the same time as news about her husband and son, Brookyn, walking away unharmed from their LA freeway car crash broke. She's got her lucky stars to thank for her family's safety and for Gisele Bündchen wearing one of her dresses.

FC Barcelona vs Manchester United May 28, 2011 from Wembley (Photo: barcaloco.com)

FC Barcelona and Manchester United have both sealed their place in the Champions League final. Today Manchester United defeated Schalke.

The final will be played in London at Wembley Stadium, the site of FC Barcelona's first Champions League title back in 1992.

FC Barcelona to play in Champions League Final May 28, 2011 (Photo: barcaloco.com)

FC Barcelona on Tuesday evening defeated Real Madrid at the Camp Nou (3-1 aggregate) securing their place in the Champions League Final to be played from Wembley May 28, 2011.

For FC Barcelona it is their third trip to the Champions League Final in six seasons.

Mike Parkinson from Ashton under Lyne correctly answered that Javier Hernandez is currently our top scorer in this season's Champions League with 4 goals.

With tickets provided by Sony Ericsson, Mike is going with his brother on Wednesday night to watch United take on Schalke in the Champions League 2nd leg.

By Oliver Sparrow, writing from London

I've had a chance to play the Heineken Star Player game and although I was pretty abysmal at it, I thought it was a really good laugh. Proving to your mates that you've got the best footballing brain whilst watching a live game, instead of just shouting abuse at them down the pub seems more positive all around.

Want another way to interact with the game? Here's a new option as reported by The Offsides:

Heineken has launched their groundbreaking StarPlayer app which lets you play along live with Champions League games. Heineken – official Champions League sponsors – rolled out StarPlayer at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium at the semi-final clash between Schalke and Manchester United.