Donbass Arena opened on August 29th, 2009, and this week will host its first international and one of the biggest game's in Ukraine's history: the second-leg of their World Cup 2010 qualifier playoff against Greece. Ukraine are in great shape to qualify after a 0-0 draw in Athens this weekend.

The game could be taking place in no more beautiful setting.

Click to continue reading...

The Ligue 1 in France showcased one of the most important clashes of the season, as Olympique Lyonnais and Olympique de Marseille clashed to produce a game that will be remembered for many years to come. There were five goals scored in the final 15 minutes of the game, and Jeremy Toulalan scored an own [. Click to continue reading...

Two of the giants of French football went head to head in what was one of the best games in recent years.

Join Our Facebook Fan Page for the Latest News/Rumours/Forums/Videos/WAGS/Funny Stuff/Features!

Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager!

Click to continue reading...

It's a sad and sorry looking Liverpool side that play host to Birmingham City on Monday night as round 12 of the Premier League draws to a close.
The Reds' 3-1 reverse at Fulham last weekend took their tally to five losses in 11 league games this season - an alarming figure, considering that they suffered just two defeats in the entirety of the previous campaign. Click to continue reading...

Clinging to the rickety banisters I walked slowly up the seemingly endless winding staircase before climbing onto the roof of the Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourviere. The guide directed us down a narrow passageway which led onto an overhanging balcony that can't have been designed for touring parties. Click to continue reading...

Aside from the Manchester United scalp, Liverpool are winless since late September - a feat Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish hopes won't be remedied when his side take on Rafael Benitez's Reds on Monday evening.
McLeish, however, empathises with Benitez over the situation that has engulfed Anfield.

Click to continue reading...

Liverpool defender Daniel Agger is taking heart from the Reds' positive performance against Olympique Lyonnais this week, despite the disappointing result – a 1-1 draw placed the Merseysiders' hopes of progress in the Champions League in severe doubt.
"You get what you deserve in football and you have to look at closing the game down otherwise you get punished in the way we did in Lyon," he told the club's official website.

Click to continue reading...

Liverpool will feel that they should have won the game at the Stage Gerland against Olympique Lyonnais, as they dominated for the most part, but crucially lost their concentration towards the end. Ryan Babel scored a scorcher from 25 yards with a little over five minutes to go, giving the Merseysiders a great chance of walking [. Click to continue reading...

Traditional terrace tipplers still mouthing up their marmite at the news that Newcastle's St. James' Park will henceforth be known as sportsdirect.com@St. James' Park Stadium will be further aghast to learn that Chelsea would consider cashing in on Stamford Bridge. We are not too far off from Ethan Armstrong's vision here at EPL Talk of sponsored songs and players.

Click to continue reading...

The UEFA Champions League wrapped up match day four on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 with eight matches. There were some key matches as teams are needing results with only the top two teams in each group advancing to the knockout stage. Here's a recap of all the matches along with video highlights.

UEFA Champions League Recap Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Liverpool failed to win and their chances of advancing out the group stage took a major hit.

Click to continue reading...

Lyon hosted Liverpool on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 in the UEFA Champions League. Liverpool has lost 6 of 7 matches and is looking to get a much needed win to improve their chances of qualifying for the knockout stage. Lyon is undefeated in the group stage entering the match and looks to continue their good form.

Click to continue reading...

Liverpool looked uninspired but still managed to eek out a point at Lyon but should have taken all three after a Ryan Babel bullet put them one up.

Join Our Facebook Fan Page for the Latest News/Rumours/Forums/Videos/WAGS/Funny Stuff/Features!

1st Half Highlights

0-1 Babel

1-1 Lisandro

Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager!

Click to continue reading...

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has insisted that he would like to remain as the tactican of the Merseyside club for many more years to come.
The Reds are in a serious crisis, as six losses in seven games has threatened to throw the club's ambitions out the window. A seventh loss - against Olympique Lyonnais in the Champions League - would be catastrophic for the Anfield outfit, as it would be their worst run since the appointment of the legendary Bill Shankly as manager of the club. Click to continue reading...

Portsmouth Vs Liverpool Tickets Still Available!

Join Our Facebook Fan Page for the Latest News/Rumours/Forums/Videos/WAGS/Funny Stuff/Features!

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has lost two further players to injury ahead of Wednesday's crucial Champions League Group E tie in France.

Click to continue reading...

Time is short today, so the weekly stadium spotlight series takes a brief look at a stadium that has a considerable transformation planned for it.

In May, the twelve host cities for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil were announced. One of the winning bids was Fortaleza, the state capital of Ceará in Northeastern Brazil.

Click to continue reading...

Two weekends ago, Liverpool thought they had reached the turning point of what has been a frustrating campaign on all fronts. A 2-0 win over Manchester United seemed to silence the doubters and catapult them back into Premier League contention.
Now, though, after Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Fulham (and the League Cup loss to Arsenal), it's back to panic stations for Rafael Benitez and his men as they look to resurrect their Champions League campaign. Click to continue reading...

La Panthère - Bafé Gomis settles the Rhône derby (photo: Presse-Sports)"Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose." A saying used often in England, it comes from the French phrase meaning the more... Click to continue reading...

The UEFA Champions League continues its group stage with some key matches on Tuesday, November 3, and Wednesday, November 4. Here's a list of predictions, previews, and USA/UK TV Listings for the upcoming matches.

Previews

Full previews of all the matches can be found here the UEFA's official website, here.

Click to continue reading...

All the top European leagues were in action on Saturday, October 31, 2009 including the English Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, and Serie A. In Spain, Real Madrid won while FC Barcelona conceded a late own goal to get a draw. In England, Arsenal crushed Tottenham while Liverpool lost again.

Click to continue reading...

31/10/2009Auxerre - Montpellier ore 19.00Bordeaux - Monaco ore 19.00Boulogne - Nancy ore 19.00Grenoble - Lille ore 19.00Lens - Lorient ore 19.00Olympique Marseille - Toulouse ore 19.00Saint-Etienne - Olympique Lyonnais ore 21.0001/10/2009Nice - Le Mans ore 17.00Rennes - Valenciennes ore 17.00Sochaux - PSG ore 21. Click to continue reading...

Last week's 3 To See saw wins for Liverpool, Fenerbahce and a draw in the Argentine superclasico between Boca and River. This weekend we've got some triffic games for you, as one of the managers... Click to continue reading...

Most of the top European leagues are more than a 1/3 into their 2009-10 season. In Spain, Barcelona is on top of the league table while Real Madrid are close behind. In France and Germany, the league tables are very close and no clear favorites so far. Inter Milan leads the Italian Serie A and are the favorites to repeat as champions.

Click to continue reading...

Crisis over at Anfield, then. Blimey, even David Ngog scored. Maybe it is because of such miracles that all the sensible advice from pundits about how "just one win" wouldn't alter Liverpool's dire on and off-field straits has gone through the defenestration process. Liverpool were almost everything against United that they weren't against either Sunderland or Olympique Lyonnais.

Click to continue reading...

Thousands of Liverpool fans gathered in protest against club owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett before the blockbuster game against Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday.
The army of supporters gathered at the Liverpool Supporters Club on Lower Breck Road and marched to the Albert pub outside the Kop in order to urge Hicks and Gillett to sell the club, as they attributed to the club's nosedive on and off the pitch to the American co-owners. Click to continue reading...

Olympique Lyon fell to a shock defeat in Nice and lost their top spot in Ligue 1 in the process.

Join Our Facebook Fan Page for the Latest News/Rumours/Forums/Videos/WAGS/Funny Stuff/Features!

Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager!

Click to continue reading...

24/10/2009Bordeaux - Le Mans ore 19.00Boulogne - Monaco ore 19.00Grenoble - Nancy ore 19.00Nice - Olympique Lyonnais ore 19.00Saint-Etienne - Valenciennes ore 19.00Sochaux - Lorient ore 19.00Rennes - Montpellier ore 21.0025/10/2009Auxerre - Lille ore 17.00Lens - Toulouse ore 17.00Olympique Marseille - PSG ore 21. Click to continue reading...

The UEFA Champions League had several upsets and surprising results on Tuesday and Wednesday. FC Barcelona lost at home, AC Milan beat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, and Liverpool lost 1-2 at home to Lyon. Many of the top teams lost or had to settle for draws. The exception was English Premier League sides Chelsea and Manchester United.

Click to continue reading...

The UEFA Champions League has complete three rounds of group stage matches or its half-way point. A few teams are very close to clinching a spot to the knockout stage while some clubs have a lot of work to do. Manchester United and Chelsea are both 3-0-0 and a win away from clinching their spots to the next round.

Click to continue reading...

The UEFA Champions League had eight group stage matches on Tuesday, October 20, 2009. Several of the top clubs where in action including Arsenal, Liverpool, FC Barcelona, and Inter Milan. Here's a recap of all the matches along with vidoe highlights.

UEFA Champions League Recap Tuesday, October 20, 2009

There were several upsets and surprise results on Tuesday.

Click to continue reading...

The UEFA Champions League group stage returned on Tuesday with eight matches. One of them was Liverpool v Lyon at Anfield. Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.

Lyon beats Liverpool 2-1 Video Highlights

Liverpool has been struggling and once again was without Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres for the match.

Click to continue reading...

Olympique Lyon were battled back from a goal down to win this encounter after Liverpool went ahead through Yossi Benayoun's calm finish.

Join Our Facebook Fan Page for the Latest News/Rumours/Forums/Videos/WAGS/Funny Stuff/Features!

1-0 Benayoun

1-1 Gonalons

1-2 Delgado

Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager!

Click to continue reading...

Video of goal highlights from the FC Barcelona vs Rubin Kazan Champions League game on October 20, 2009. Kickoff at 19.45 UK time from Nou Camp, Barcelona. Related posts:Valencia vs Barcelona goals highlights- October 17 Videos and goal highlights from the Valencia vs Barcelona La...Liverpool vs Lyon goals highlights- October 20 Video goals highlights from [. Click to continue reading...

Video goals highlights from the Liverpool vs Olympique Lyonnais ( OL/Lyon) Matchday 3 Champions League game on October 20, 2009. Kickoff at 19.45 UK time from Anfield, Liverpool. Liverpool go into this game having lost their last three games, while OL were shocked by Sochaux in Ligue 1 at the weekend. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool face a tricky Champions League tie at Anfield against French giants Olympique Lyonnais. Fernando Torres is the major absence for Rafa Benitez's side, but captain Steven Gerrard makes a return to the squad.

Liverpool

Team News:

• Steven Gerrard recovers in time for the match and is expected to start for Rafa's side.

Click to continue reading...

The first of two must win matches in a week for Benitez.

Portsmouth Vs Liverpool Tickets Still Available!

Join Our Facebook Fan Page for the Latest News/Rumours/Forums/Videos/WAGS/Funny Stuff/Features!

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is fit to play against Lyon in Tuesday's Champions League Group E clash but striker Fernando Torres misses out.

Click to continue reading...