Just before AC Milan faces Manchester United in the Champions League, Milan star David Beckham remarked that the current Man Utd team is just as good as the 1999 champion squad that he was part of.
Blackpool reached the Premier League with a 3-2 victory over Cardiff in an action-packed Championship play-off final at Wembley. Brett Ormerod's first-half winner ensured a fairytale victory for Blackpool and the most lucrative promotion in the history of English football (£90 million).
Milan's two games against Manchester United in the Champions League are make or break for the Italian side's season and an acid test for new manager, Leonardo. The team are still a work in progress as they seek to live up to the new identity they have carved out for themselves.
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Though England team always has its share of some good and brilliant players, there is only one player from England to finish as the top scorer in the World Cup.
With no doubt, the best soccer jersey number is the number 10. The number ten is probably the most popular number because of legends like Pele and Maradona who took the number ten to new heights. More recent soccer stars like Roberto Baggio, Francesco Totti, and Lionel Messi have all attempted to continue the legacy of the magic number ten by wearing it proudly in hopes of someday capturing the same glory as Pele or... read article
Newcastle are now 8 points clear at the top of the Coca Cola Championship and looking good for the title. However, is Chris Hughton's side the best team below the Premier League, in England?
There's not a chance that English clubs will swoop both European accolades!
No, but there might be an English winner in the Europa League.
No, but there might be an English winner in the Champions League.
Fulham, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal all remain in European action proving once again that English football is the best out there. However, with a lot of Spanish and Italian teams too, left in the european competitons, do you think it could be an all English European Football swopp this year?
Not at all. As long as Messi is still in it, I'm happy!
Football is football... and I'm a fanatic!
English soccer has taken a big hit this year. Not since 2003 has no English team made it to the semi-finals. Now that Rooney and Drogba are contesting other trophies, do you miss their presence, like they missed their chances?
