Take a look at the quarter finalists and semi finalists of the Euro 2008 football finals in Switzerland and Austria, and one thing is clear, the quality of football in Eastern Europe is going up and up. Turkey, Croatia, Russia all in the quarter finals, Turkey and Russia in the semi finals.
Calls now for Russia’s [...]

Well Platini may have said that the absence of England at the football Euro 2008 championships meant nothing to him, but I bet for many England fans these finals have been far less stressful and more enjoyable to watch. Instead of agonising about how poor England are, we can actually have a lot of fun at other [...]

In the latest outburst by UEFA, president Platini singled out Man Utd and Chelsea for using debt to finance success ‘at all costs’. Why no mention of clubs like Real Madrid who have used debt for years to buy players, remember how they managed to pay for David Beckham by incorporating large debt?
The worrying aspect [...]

After Alex Ferguson and Man Utd picked up Ronaldo a couple of years ago, when no-one was paying much attention to the Portuguese winger, now both Real Madrid and Barcelona are vying like mad to pay a stupendous sum for Cristiano, a player whose antics could get him crocked on the pitch at any time.
History [...]

And Ferguson should be so happy, after winning the champions league so luckily late on wednesday night. Both champions league wins have been so lucky, right at the death.
The Moscow pitch came to Ferguson’s aid when John Terry slipped when taking his penalty, why is Moscow so unlucky for the Brits?
Real Madrid have made no secret of [...]

Of course after buying himself a smart little third of a million pound runaround, an old banger if you will, Wayne Rooney will have other things on his mind than football and winning the champions league.
First, how fast will his new car go? What is the point on so ostentatiously spending out on another motor [...]