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Europa League: Semifinals 2nd Leg Preview

With the Champions League final set, my eyes will turn to the Europa League where my favorite Spanish team Atletico Madrid have a chance to advance to the finals. Both games are in the balance, and I hope the second

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Europa League: Semifinals 1st Leg Preview

The Europa League games were in danger of being called off due to the volcanic eruption but they are going to proceed as planned as Fulham and Liverpool have to make long journeys. Atletico Madrid and Liverpool is the star

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Europa League: Quarterfinal 2nd Leg Preview

The tournament is definitely heating up and every game is incredibly close. Benfica, Hamburg, and Fulham all have 2-1 home wins over Liverpool, Standard Liege, and Wolfsburg, respectively. The other game was a 2-2 draw between Atletico Madrid and Valencia.

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Europa League: Quarterfinals Preview

After good games in the Champions League, the European action turns to the Europa League. With only 8 teams left, the competition is being taken seriously by every team. Every game is an interesting match-up but the Valencia-Atletico Madrid match

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Weekly Watch List: Madrid Derby And Big Matches In Italy And Germany

This is another weekend of great football with the Madrid derby headlining the weekend’s matches. Italy and Germany have games that are face off between the title contenders. This is also the beginning of MLS so there are a lot

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Champions And Europa League Draws: My Initial Reaction

The draw for the rest of the Champions and Europa League tournaments were performed this morning and the big stories are the rematch of Champions League finals as Arsenal face Barcelona, the 2006 final, and Bayern Munich face Manchester United

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Europa League: Great Fulham Comeback And Goals Galore

What can you say about Dempsey’s goal? It was simply an amazing finish. Not only was the finish amazing but it was the goal that sent Fulham into the quarterfinals of the Europa League. His performance for me ends the

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Europa League: Round Of 16 2nd Leg Predictions

Only eight teams will be left at the end of today in the Europa League and some big names are at risk of going out of the tournament. Liverpool are the team that are in the most peril having fallen

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Europa League Round Of 16: 1st Leg Predictions

Now that the Champions League is done for the week, the Europa League will pop up for one day. It may not have glamor teams, but this competition has been quite enjoyable to watch. Now with only 16 teams left,

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Weekly Watch List: Clash Of The Cash and Carling Cup Final

This is an exciting weekend of football where the first trophy is being awarded in England. The exciting race at the top of the Bundesliga also continues this weekend as Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich face other teams that are

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