Europe
Zenit looks to finish what Getafe could not
By: Ian Rose |
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Apologies all around. Unfortunately, due to other crap on my schedule, I can’t liveblog the matches today as I did last week. However, I did want to point out that currently, we are in the 57th minute of Zenit v. Bayern, and Zenit St. Petersburg leads 3-0, 4-1 on aggregate. Luca Toni […]
Category: EuropeShould UEFA have a say on hard tackles?
By: Ian Rose | 3 Comments
The media uproar around Martin Taylor’s tackle on Eduardo, and the horrifying break that resulted, has begun to subside, leaving the questions of why this sort of tackle is so routinely allowed in England, and what to do about it. The question that interests me is why the larger international bodies seem to have […]
Category: Europe
Tags: Referees, Discipline, Martin Taylor, Eduardo da Silva, UEFA, FIFA, Premier League, La Liga, Ligue 1, Serie A, Europe, Tag IndexRussian league takes #6 spot
By: Ian Rose | 10 Comments
As predicted last week, the Russian Premier League has taken its place as the sixth-ranked league in Europe. Their current UEFA coefficient of 40.75, added to by Spartak Moscow’s 2-0 win over Marseille today, puts them just over Romania and into the coveted 6th position, with its 3 Champions League spots. This is […]
Category: EuropeRussia’s next win will be massive
By: Ian Rose | 1 Comment
Now that the UEFA Cup is back, and this blog along with it, I wanted to take a look at the UEFA league coefficients, that awkward and confusing system that makes it possible for England to send four teams to the Champions League while the likes of Scotland and Ukraine send two. Every time […]
Category: EuropeThe Club World Cup: An alternative scheme
By: Ian Rose | No Comments
With the FIFA Club World Cup in full swing, the time’s come round again to criticize the format of the tournament. For my part, I’m glad that there’s a consistent world championship format that gives a chance for the best from Europe and South America (and the rest) to compete. But that doesn’t […]
Category: Europe Tags: Club World Cup, Random Musings, Tournament formats, UEFA, AC Milan, Boca Juniors, Urawa Reds, Europe, Tag IndexLiverpool record win under investigation
By: Ian Rose | 6 Comments
Technically, this is Champions League news, and not UEFA Cup, but I’m trying to stay on top of the developments on this, so what the hell …
Anyway, looks like the UEFA matches being investigated for suspicion of match fixing might not just be early qualifiers between low-ranking Eastern European countries. According to ESPN, the […]
Category: EuropeMissed opportunity for Romanian football
By: Ian Rose | 4 Comments
As Bob so fittingly put it this week:
Every year there is at least one team in the Champions League that makes you wonder how in the world they even qualified for the thing. This year it is Steau Bucharest. The Romanian club has been simply awful.
It’s true. In the last two seasons, the three […]
Category: EuropeLate results: Viola go nuts, Aberdeen get a point
By: Ian Rose | No Comments
Italy has had a rough UEFA Cup, with three out of their four teams failing to make the group stage. But the single Italian representative, Fiorentina, staked their claim on the knockout rounds today with a classic win over an outmatched Elfsborg team, 6-1. The Viola victory was one of only two home […]
Early results: Bolton take shock point in Munich
By: Ian Rose | 7 Comments
The early matches of UEFA Cup group stage day 2 are over, and there are some real shocks. Bayern Munich, nearly everyone’s favorite for the Cup title, dropped their first points at home today, as Bolton shocked them with a 2-2 draw. It’s the third draw in four matches of the Megson era […]
Group Stage Matchday 1: I fail at prediction
By: Ian Rose | 6 Comments
That’s right. My OWL in Divination is in serious doubt. We had a great first matchday in the UEFA Cup group stages … but my first try at tournament prediction did not go well. Here’s a look at today’s matches:
Group A:
Zenit St. Petersburg v. AZ Alkmaar
Predicted: Home win, Actual: 1-1 Draw
The Dutch […]
Tags: Matchday review, Group Stage, Prediction, Sucking at prediction, UEFA Cup, Europe, Tournament News, Tag Index
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