On Saturday morning, I saw the list of potential managers for the England National Team now that it finds itself without a coach. The Euro 2012 is not too far away now, and the eyes of the world are on England, waiting to see who will take the helm amidst the international controversy. I couldn't help but wonder that Arsene's name was on the list, so I had to do a bit of digging to determine the probability of his being selected for the coveted job.

I've got to admit, feeling like a loser has become a part of my identity, low self-confidence hard-wired into my DNA by virtue of too many years of hardship. On Saturday morning, as Arsenal destroyed Blackburn 7-1, I got to feel like a winner again. And it felt good. Really good.

In terms of pure bliss, I don't know that I've sincerely enjoyed any weekend of sports more than the past one.

In The Stands have pulled out all the stops in an attempt to accurately predict the winner of Saturday's UEFA Champions League Final between Barcelona and Manchester United. Read on for more details...

So who is going to win tonight? Take your pick; Blaugrana or Red Devils?

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer's unwillingness to commit his future to the club has angered fans for a while now and during the celebration in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday after Saturday's DFB Pokal win, one supporter made his slappy feelings very clear to Neuer's face. The Bayern Munich and Manchester United target rode in [.

LONDON, England Goals from Kim Little and Julie Fleeting saw Arsenal reclaim the FA Women's Cup with a 2-0 victory over Bristol Academy at the Ricoh Arena. The Gunners had lost out to Everton in extra-time in last year's final, but they put that heartache behind them to secure a comfortable win. Saturday's success [.

BUCHAREST, Romania — Romanian captain Cristian Chivu announced his retirement from international football on Saturday citing age and a succession of injuries as his reasons. The 30-year-old Inter Milan star capped 75-times since making his debut in 1999 said that he was not able to play both for the national team and his [.

DALLAS, Texas The highest level of soccer competition in the world is coming to Dallas for the Green Soccer Bowl tournament, Feb. 26-27 at the Cotton Bowl. The weekend tournament will pit the national teams from Nigeria, Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama against each other. Nigeria will be using the tournament as a tune-up [.

GUATEMALA CITY The president of a soccer team whose second-in-command was killed two days ago has also received threats apparently related to the club's poor performance, Guatemalan police said Sunday. Carmelino Hidalgo, a spokeswoman for police in the northern province of Huehuetenango, said Xinabajul club president Mauro Rodriguez reported receiving threats as did [.

GUATEMALA CITY = The vice president of Deportivo Xinabajul in Guatemala has been shot to death by unidentified gunmen after receiving threats related to the squad's poor performance. National Civil Police spokesman Donald Gonzalez says no suspects have yet been detained in the killing of Carlos Noe Gomez.

HAMBURG, Germany — Frank Arnesen will take over as sporting director of Bundesliga club Hamburger SV in the off-season, German media reported on Saturday. The 54-year-old Dane, last employed in the same capacity by Chelsea, will receive a three-year contract, Bild said. Hamburg's first choice, Matthias Sammer, the technical director of the German football association, [.

NEW YORK, NY — Major League Soccer and Fox Soccer Channel have extended their broadcasting deal for one year. The league and the network said Friday that FSC will televise up to 31 regular-season games and three playoff games, including a conference final. The network will broadcast 15 Saturday night games and 14 Friday night [.

ORLANDO, Fl Defending MLS Western Conference Champion FC Dallas, the Houston Dynamo and Toronto FC as well as USL PRO upstart, Orlando City are set to play in the second annual Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic Feb. 24 and 26, at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World. On Thursday, [.

LONDON, England The football final of the London 2012 Olympic Games will be played at Wembley on Saturday, August 11 next year which means the Premier League's curtain-raising Community Shield will have to go elsewhere. The Closing Ceremony of the Games is the following day August 12 when the Community Shield is [.

LIVE OAK, Fla. A Florida high school soccer goalkeeper has been charged with a felony count of hitting an opposing player during a postgame brawl. The Suwannee County Sheriff's Office booked 18-year-old goalie Jared Andrew Hendry on a felony battery charge Friday, according to its website. He was released on bond.

CAIRO, Egypt Egyptian soccer authorities indefinitely suspended all soccer in the country Friday until there is a "return of stability" to a nation convulsed by protests and violence. The Egyptian Football Association said in a statement it was postponing league games across all four of its professional divisions, as well as youth and junior [.

LONDON, England — Arsenal goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski will miss the rest of the season following shoulder surgery, Gunners manager Arsene Wenger said Thursday. The Pole was injured during the warm-up ahead of Arsenal's Premier League match against Manchester City last month and has not played since.

BERLIN- Munich — Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben explained on Sunday the reason why he grabbed team-mate Thomas Mueller by the throat during a Bundesliga game as the pressure mounts on the defending champions. Bayern are up to third in the German league after Saturday's 3-1 away win at Werder Bremen, but are still 14 [.

LONDON, England - A second key presenter for Sky Sports News left the network Wednesday over a sexism row engulfing the British broadcaster. Anchorman Richard Keys resigned after 20 years with the network, a day after his fellow presenter Andy Gray was fired. The scandal was sparked by off-air footage from Saturday of Keys and [.

LEVERKUSEN, Germany — Michael Ballack returned from injury on Sunday as Bayer Leverkusen went second in the Bundesliga with a 3-1 win at bottom side Moenchengladbach to trim Dortmund's lead at the top to 11 points. Germany captain Ballack made a low-key return after suffering a fractured leg which has kept him out since September [.

DOHA, Qatar — Saudi Arabia fired its second coach this month after closing out a disappointing Asian Cup campaign with a 5-0 loss to Japan. The Saudi Press Agency says Nassir al-Johar was fired and would be replaced by a "high profile" international coach. Al-Johar, who was brought in for his fifth stint with the [.

MUNICH, Germany — Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery admitted Sunday he was relieved his knee injury is only expected to keep him out of training for five days. The Frenchman was helped off the pitch after 25 minutes of Bayern's 1-1 draw with Wolfsburg on Saturday in the Bundesliga and the German champions were bracing [.

LONDON, England Former Bolton and England striker Nat Lofthouse has died. He was 85. The Premier League club said Saturday that Lofthouse, who scored 30 goals in 33 appearances for England, died in his sleep Saturday night at a nursing home in Bolton, northwest England. Lofthouse spent his entire career with Bolton, scoring 255 [.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The king of Saudi Arabia has fired the country's football federation president following the national team's disappointing performance at the Asian Cup. A statement from King Abdullah's office on Saturday says Sultan bin Fahd bin Abdul-Aziz has been removed from his post and replaced by Prince Nawaf bin Faisal bin Fahd [.

LONDON, England Giant-killers Stevenage have been rewarded with a home tie against Reading in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Graham Westley's Stevenage take on Championship Reading looking for a repeat of their famous victory over Newcastle on Saturday. Manchester United, fresh from their home win over Liverpool, face a tough trip to [.

ALGIERS, Algeria – The national soccer league in Algeria has canceled matches scheduled for Friday and Saturday after riots in the capital and elsewhere this week. The Algerian National Football League announced the cancellations in Al Watan, a local newspaper. The matches were canceled in an effort to prevent large groups of young people from [.

LONDON, England — Soccer clubs have enough trouble keeping their players in line. Now they must contend with disruptive mascots. An English league match was briefly delayed Monday by a mascot staging a sit-down protest in support of a feathered rival, Sky Sports reported. Preston's Deepdale Duck caused a flap on Saturday by reportedly trying [.

WEST BROMWICH, England — Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney could be out of action for two weeks after injuring his left ankle in Saturday's 2-1 Premier League win at West Bromwich Albion. Rooney scored in the third minute for his first goal from open play since March but hobbled off late in the match after [.