Entries from October 2007

McManus Likely to Play

Date October 22, 2007

Though it may have seemed a long shot just a few short days ago, it looks as if Celtic skipper Stephen McManus is all set to play in his side’s match against Benfica this week. Despite widespread speculation that’d be lost for the match, McManus was given clearance to travel with the team yesterday.
McManus [...]

Chelsea Lose, but Advance Through Knockout Stage

Date October 18, 2007

Even though they couldn’t claim a positive result against Werder Bremen in Germany, Chelsea has made their way through the knockout portion of Champion’s League competition. Chelsea, who claimed the Premiership championship earlier this season, was defeated when defender Per Mertesacker connected on a beautiful header in the game’s 27th minute.  Mertesacker scored the goal in [...]

Liverpool, Benitez Eye Improvement for Red

Date October 16, 2007

It hasn’t exactly been a happy start thusfar for Liverpool, as the Reds have struggled to keep up in the extremely competitve UEFA Champion’s League and in the English Premiership. After showing early signs of life during the first part of the season, coach Rafael Benitez’s squad looks to have lost its way in recent [...]

UEFA Ruling Hurts Celtic, AC Milan

Date October 15, 2007

When an unruly fan stormed the pitch during last week’s match between Celtic and AC Milan, no one could have ever estimated the costs to both sides that occurred because of the incident. Celtic pulled off the major upset, but that wasn’t the only loss that Milan suffered on the night. Milan goalkeeper Dida has [...]

AC Milan Reportedly Shopping for a Goalkeeper

Date October 13, 2007

AC Milan’s situation at goalkeeper seems to be a volatile one. With their appeal to UEFA still pending, the club is looking to expand its options in the net. Dida is still the go-to guy for Milan, they are reportedly looking to add a proven keeper to the mix for the immediate future.
As far as [...]

Football news!

Date October 8, 2007

Count Liverpool FC winger Mark Gonzalez as one of those who knows that the Red’s UEFA Champion’s League semifinal match against Chelsea won’t be an easy one. When Liverpool rolled over PSV in its quarterfinal match, they saved some players on the bench in preparation for a tough game. Those associated with Liverpool know that [...]

All united need a draw at home

Date October 8, 2007

All United need is a draw at home and they are through to the next round, no major injury or suspension concerns at this time for Peter Nowak’s side;
The victory put to rest all talk of DC struggling to make it out of the first round of the playoffs again. United had struggled down the [...]

Saint Pele A Football Great

Date October 1, 2007

The King Of Football Gets A Holy Promotion!….

 Having played the bulk of his career for santos – a club whose very name is portuguese for saint – its`s fitting that pele has recently been depicted as a disciple of god in a new painting.
 Dominic Show – the man behind the artwork – claims the picture [...]