Mar 31st, 2008 • No Comments • Coaches • Players • Results • Scores
In an exciting display of skill, Manchester United demonstrated their ability to score goals with unique creativity. Cristiano Ronaldo once again demonstrated that he was the best player in the world by directly assisting 3 goals and scoring one. Ronaldo was the unstoppable force who began the game by scoring in the 17th minute. During […]
Newcastle seems to have avoided relegation this time with more class. Kevin Keegan and the Newcastle players were getting a lot of pressure as Newcastle rested in the relegation zone with the season ending. Despite this, Keegan repeatedly stated that he was confident in Newcastle’s ability to recover from the string of losses they endured. […]
Mar 28th, 2008 • 2 Comments • Coaches • Injuries • Players • Teams • Transactions
In 2002, after a superb performance in the World Cup in which he carried Germany to the finals, Ballack joined Bayern Munich from Bayer Leverkusen for a €12.9 million deal. (In 2002 and 2003 Ballack was given the German Football Player of the Year; in 2002 he also received the UEFA midfielder of the […]
Mar 28th, 2008 • 1 Comment • UEFA Champions League
QUARTER FINALS
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Home
Away
Venue
Attendance
Schalke
0-1
Barcelona
Veltins Arena
53,951
Roma
1-2
Man Utd.
Stadio Olympico
80,023
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Home
Away
Venue
Attendance
Arsenal
1-1
Liverpool
Emirates Stadium
60,041
Fenerbahce
2-1
Chelsea
Sukru Saracoglu
49,000
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Home
Away
Venue
Attendance
Chelsea
2-0
Fenerbahce
Stamford Bridge
38,369
Liverpool
4-2
Arsenal
Anfield
41,985
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Home
Away
Venue
Attendance
Man Utd
1-0
Roma
Old Trafford
74,423
Barcelona
1-0
Schalke
Camp Nou
88,000
When you look at this schedule, you realize that the Semi-finals will probably consist of the following teams for the following reasons:
Barcelona will move on because they should beat […]
Mar 28th, 2008 • No Comments • FA Cup
QUARTER FINALS:
Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Manchester United
v.
Portsmouth
(0-1)
Barnsley
v.
Chelsea
(1-0)
Sunday, March 9th, 2008
Middlesbrough
v.
Cardiff City
(0-2)
Bristol Rovers
v.
West Brom
(1-5)
SEMI-FINAL DRAWS:
Sat/Sun, Apr.5/6th, 2008
Barnsley
0-1
Cardiff City
West Brom
0-1
Portsmouth
FINAL:
Cardiff City
v.
Portsmouth
Mar 27th, 2008 • 8 Comments • Players • Teams • Transactions
As the transfer season approaches once again, speculations about Ronaldinho abound, and we can only expect them to get worse with time. In the past, rumors about Ronaldinho moving to Chelsea and AC Milan have shown up multiple times. The Brazilian’s form has decreased for the past year and a half and probably as […]
Mar 27th, 2008 • 3 Comments • Premiership
Season
Winner
Points
Second Place
Points
Third Place
Points
2006/07
Manchester United
89
Chelsea
83
Liverpool
68
2005/06
Chelsea
91
Manchester United
83
Liverpool
82
2004/05
Chelsea
95
Arsenal
83
Manchester United
77
2003/04
Arsenal
90
Chelsea
79
Manchester United
75
2002/03
Manchester United
83
Arsenal
78
Newcastle United
69
2001/02
Arsenal
87
Liverpool
80
Manchester United
77
2000/01
Manchester United
80
Arsenal
70
Liverpool
69
1999/00
Manchester United
91
Arsenal
73
Leeds United
69
1998/99
Manchester United
79
Arsenal
78
Chelsea
75
1997/98
Arsenal
78
Manchester United
77
Liverpool
65
1996/97
Manchester United
75
Newcastle United
68
Arsenal
68
1995/96
Manchester United
82
Newcastle United
78
Liverpool
71
1994/95
Blackburn
89
Manchester United
88
Nottingham Forest
77
1993/94
Manchester United
92
Blackburn
84
Newcastle United
77
1992/93
Manchester United
84
Aston Villa
74
Norwich City
72
Mar 23rd, 2008 • 1 Comment • UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League is a seasonal tournament for only the best Club teams; previously known as the European Cup, it is a club competition organized by UEFA (European Union of Football Association) since 1955. Considered the most important prize, the European Champion Clubs Cup is actually different the UEFA Cup and Cup Winners […]
Mar 23rd, 2008 • No Comments • Players
PLAYER
TEAM
GOALS
1.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Manchester United
30
2.
Emmanuel Adebayor
Arsenal
24
3.
Fernando Torres
Liverpool
23
4.
Roque Santa Cruz
Blackburn
19
5.
Dimitar Berbatov
Tottenham
15
6.
Robbie Keane
Tottenham
15
7.
Benjani Mwaruwari
Portsmouth/Man. city
15
8.
Carlos Tevez
Man Utd
13
9.
John Carew
Aston Villa
13
10.
Ayegbeni Yakubu
Everton
13
11.
Jermaine Defoe
Tottenham/Portsmouth
12
12.
Wayne Rooney
Man Utd
12
13.
Gabriel Agbonlahor
Aston Villa
11
14.
Nicolas Anelka
Bolton/Chelsea
11
15.
Steven Gerrard
Liverpool
11
16.
Frank Lampard
Chelsea
10
17.
Michael Owen
Newcastle
10
18.
Dean Ashton
West Ham
9
19.
Mikael Forssel
Birmingham
9
20.
Dave Kitson
Reading
9
Didier Drogba had an early opportunity to score against Arsenal but wasn’t able to capitalize off a one on one with the keeper. Much of this game was marked by Arsenal keeper Manuel Almunia producing multiple saves showing incredible reactions and forethought. Almunia caught a great curving free-kick from Ballack that would have slid in […]