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Trekking Around Europe: Lyon, PSV, Werder stumble ahead of Champions League clashes, Marseille, Olympiakos, and Fenerbahce stroll

Our European tour starts in France, where Lyon, as is to be expected by now, are standing alone atop the Ligue 1 standings, but aren’t running away with their seventh straight title just yet. With their upcoming Champions League clash with Rangers in mind, Lyon manager Alain Perrin sat several key players for Saturday’s tie…

Soccerlens Match of the Week: Fenerbahce 2-0 Galatasaray – Fener Hand Arch-Rivals First League Defeat

[Note: PREVIEW of the match here] Fenerbahce have a key Champions League Group G match against CSKA Moscow on Wednesday night, but before then, the reigning Turkish champions had to take care of some business domestically, as they took on bitter rivals Galatasaray in round 15 of the Turkcell Super Lig, in Soccerlens’ Match of…

Previewing the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup

The FIFA Club World Cup gets underway today in Japan, with Iranian side Sepahan FC taking on New Zealanders Waitakere United. Since many may only be familiar with a couple of the sides competing in the competition, I thought I’d provide a little guide of sorts to each of the seven competitors, starting with tomorrow’s…

Soccerlens Match of the Week Preview: Fenerbahce vs. Galatasaray

Barcelona-Real Madrid. Celtic-Rangers. Boca-River. Manchester United-Manchester City/Liverpool/Arsenal/your mother, sister, and cousins. Those are some of the most intense rivalries in the world of football. But, you can’t talk about intense rivalries without bringing up Fenerbahce-Galatasaray.

Matchday 6 Preview: Can Rangers, Lyon, Fenerbahce or PSV or join Arsenal, Barcelona, Manchester United, Roma, Inter and Sevilla in the second round?

With Shakhtar’s 2-1 home defeat against Benfica securing Celtic’s place in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League, that means that nine slots in the knockout round have been filled. Five of the remaining open spots are in Groups A-D, which I previewed on Tuesday. The picture is a lot clearer in Groups E-H,…

Weekly World Report – Tough Days for Urawa and Boca as they prepare for FIFA Club World Cup

The Thrill of Victory, and The Agony of Defeat While the major European domestic seasons are just nearing their halfway point, a few leagues that I’ve previously mentioned in my world report have come to an end in exciting fashion. Urawa Red Diamonds, recently crowned Asian champions just three weeks ago, must have worn down…

Matchday 6 Preview: Can Celtic, Liverpool, Olympiakos, Porto and Rosenborg join Chelsea, Milan and Real Madrid in the round of 16?

While many of the Champions League participants have another week to wait until they hit the pitch for Matchday 6, Group D will conclude tonight with AC Milan hosting Celtic and Shakhtar hosting Benfica. With that in mind, it’s time for an early – or on time – preview of all of the Matchday 6…

Champions League Matchday 5 Review: Celtic and Olympiakos eye round of 16, Liverpool and Werder still alive and kickin’.

Only a few spots in the round of 16 have been decided in Groups A-D of the UEFA Champions League, as at least one spot in each group will come down to Matchday 6.

Champions League Matchday 5 Review: Big victories for Sevilla, Inter, and Roma, spots still up for grabs in Groups E and G

While things are a little muddled in Groups A-D, the outlook in the other four groups in the UEFA Champions League is a little more defined, for the most part.

‘Round and ‘Round and ‘Round We Go, on the EPL Managerial Carousel – Who’s Getting Thrown Off Next?

With all of the recent sackings and hirings in the Premier League, it’s fun, especially for the oddsmakers, to predict who’ll be on their way out and on their way up next. There have already been a half-dozen managerial changes (four sackings, two ‘resignations’) in the first three months of the season, the highest-profile one…