Kaka made his glorious return to his old home for Tuesday's Champions League tie between Real Madrid and AC Milan a loser-free lovefest that ended in a 1-1 draw. The San Siro gave their returning hero a warm welcome as both sides had their chances to take three points in the wide open match.

A typically youthful Arsenal Carling Cup side (save captain for a day Mickael Silvestre) defeated Liverpool's mixed bag lineup 2-1 on Wednesday. It was obviously tough fourth round draw for both clubs and ended in controversy when Alberto Aquilani, making his Liverpool first team debut after coming on as a substitute, took an overhead shot at goal in injury that hit Philippe Senderos on the arm.

The highly anticipated Champions League showdown between Barcelona and Inter, Ibrahimovic and Eto'o, and Guardiola and Mourinho ended in a scoreless stalemate, but what if it continued?

97′ Barca's fluorescent orange kit is discovered to be emanating high levels of radiation when Rafael Marquez spontaneously grows a baby arm out of his forehead.

England qualified for the World Cup with their 5-1 win over Croatia, which manager Fabio Capello even went so far as to call the Three Lions' best performance under his stewardship. But what if it continued?

97′ Though he knows his hunter is playing in Poland, Eduardo still checks over his shoulder for Artur Boruc, which has now become compulsive and nervously instinctual.

The summer transfer window is now firmly shut, putting a cap on Real Madrid's spending at about €250m(!!!), but the eternal question begs asking: What if it continued?

Sept. 5 Disappointed that Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't already have between 10 and 15 goals, Florentino Perez offers Manchester United €117m more for 2008 Ronaldo.

All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award winning Dirty Tackle...

Yep, this is what Bayern should have been doing yesterday. [Bild]

A special edition of "If it continued..." on the new Fanhouse site. Since we're strangers over there, do express your undying love if so moved.

After scoring four goals in five games on Manchester United's preseason tour, Michael Owen flubbed his Old Trafford debut in the club's 2-0 win in a friendly against Valencia yesterday by missing a number of easy goal chances and with national team manager Fabio Capello watching from the stands, no less.

The Chelsea v Inter Milan match in Pasadena, California last night turned out to be a Hollywood affair as a crapton of celebrities were in attendance, including Charlize Theron, Ashton Kutcher, Alyssa Milano, and honorary Chelsea captain Will Ferrell. The match ended 2-0 in favor of Chelsea, but what if it continued?

Both David Beckham and Landon Donovan have publicly stated that they sat down together and buried the hatchet, but what if their feud continued through that little pow-wow?

97′ Beckham stops staring at his own tattoos and realizes there's someone else in the room.

101′ Donovan puts on the captain's armband, spends an inordinate amount of time adjusting it just to make sure Beckham notices that he's wearing it.

The presentation of Cristiano Ronaldo at the Bernabeu on Monday was, of course, completely ridiculous and over the top. We all know that. But what if it continued?

112′ Iker Casillas cries.

124′ Cristiano stares at himself on the big screen for a good 15 minutes, smirking and using every ounce of his limited will power to refrain from pleasuring himself.

After advancing to the semifinal with two losses and a -2 goal differential, the United States defeated #1 ranked Spain 2-0, ending the European champions' 35 match unbeaten streak and advancing to the Confederations Cup final as a result of the shocking match. But, as the eternal question goes, what if it continued?