Europa League under scrutiny
The UEFA Cup slipped quietly into history on Wednesday night just as Jadson’s extra-time goal slipped excruciatingly through the fingers of Werder Bremen ‘keeper Tim Wiese to make it 2-1 to Shaktar.
It was a slightly-low key final curtain for a cup competition which produced so many thrills and shocks over the years. Not a whimper, [...]
Wholly ungracious in defeat
It was a surprisingly well-pronounced outburst from a French speaker who really should be concentrating on English phrases such as “take each game as it comes”.
After confronting the referee following his team’s last minute defeat to Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday, Chelsea striker Didier Drogba did his utmost to go out on a [...]
Are English clubs bad for the CL?
With the semi-finals of the Champions League now well underway, and three English clubs again involved, it seems sensible to wave the magnifying glass over the Premier League’s dominance of the competition.
So is it bad for business? The basic answer, if you are a fan of the three English teams who made it to the [...]