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The Scouser Report: Liverpool Show Up Their Rich Premier League Relatives
Liverpool break down the doors of the Billionaires’ Club. Continue reading
Are UEFA Clubs Buying Too Young?
Javy Perez weighs in on the growing debate on imported talent. Continue reading
Have UEFA’s Big Boys Decided To Spit In The Face Of Financial Fair Play?
Whatever happened to the new economic reality? Continue reading
Serie A Spaghetti Western Theatre: AC Milan Within Reach of Scudetto, Napoli Throwing It All Away
Milan seem to be the only club in Italy consistently winning. As such, they’re on the threshold of their first Scudetto since 2003. In the meantime, last week’s losers, Roma and Inter came out on top on Saturday while the winners from seven days past, Lazio and Udinese took it on the chin. Continue reading
Serie A Spaghetti Western Theatre: Udinese Make It Easy, Bari Make Milan Look Sorry & Lazio, Not Roma, Fall
Udinese continue their stampede from the bottom of the table to the top, Milan leave a golden opportunity to cement the Scudetto wanting and Lazio bow out of serious contention. Continue reading
Serie A Spaghetti Western Theatre: Juventus Re-Emerge, Milan & Napoli Surge But For Roma A Dirge
The Good After a seven match slump which saw Juventus draw half as many as they lost and win only half as many as they drew (don’t you just love a good brainteaser?) but, more importantly, lose striker Fabio Quagliarella for the remainder of the campaign, Luigi Del Neri’s squad have stopped scratching their heads, … Continue reading
Serie A Spaghetti Western Theatre: AC Milan Get Tough, Sampdoria Sell Silverware, Brescia Coaching Confusion
The Good What a difference a year makes. Last season, AC Milan, with Leonardo at the helm, was chasing Mourinho’s Inter and Ranieri’s Roma, the combined flair of Ronaldhino, Pato, Clarence Seedorf, Klass-Jan Huntelaar, Andrea Pirlo, Pippo Inzaghi and David Beckham of insufficient substance to contend for the Scudetto. Now, after an autumn in the … Continue reading
The Prodigal Sons Of Brazilian Football
Estadio Alfredo Schürig, in Sao Paolo, is a stadium owned by SC Corinthians Paulista. As it accommodates less than 14,000 people, Corinthians first team have played their Campeonato Brasileiro (National Championship, equivalent to the English Premier League) and Copa Libertadores matches at the Pacaembu Stadium since the 1950s. The senior side does still play its … Continue reading
Serie A 2010-11 Mid-Term Report
As La Liga parallels the SPL, with two dominant clubs head and shoulders above the rest, Serie A, at the moment, bears a remarkable similarity to the Premier League. In England, there are three clubs sitting atop the mountain, with two more clubs battling for the fourth entry into the Champions League. It’s virtually the … Continue reading
Over A Pint — Was Rooney The Last Straw? Is It Time For A Wage Cap Across UEFA?
written by WFC Editor Martin Palazzotto and the Scouser Report’s Matty Dalton. The dust has long since cleared on the Wayne Rooney saga and the United talisman and England number ten, having made his family financially secure until the sun goes supernova in about 5 billion years, went off to Nike headquarters in Oregon to … Continue reading
Spaghetti Western Theatre: Sticks & Stones
The Good It’s been a while but AC Milan are back atop the Serie A table. They’ve had a good week, as far as results go, jumping out to a big lead at the San Nicola before holding off a desperate Bari, 3-2, on the weekend and continuing to find the goal against Delio Rossi’s … Continue reading
Ashton Kutcher Strikes Again!
With some help from Mrs. Demi Moore, Martin Palazzotto revisits the changing landscape of Brazilian football. Continue reading
Catch Them If You Can! 2-3 Oct. 2010
The best matches of the weekend and a look back at European Nights! Continue reading
Catch Them If You Can! 25-26 Sept. 2010
The big clubs have had results blow up in their faces all through the mid-week. will it continue into the weekend? Continue reading
UEFA Champions League 2010-11, Group Preview
It’s big, It’s huge, it’s absitively massive!! It’s the WFC UEFA Champions League Preview. Continue reading
Time Bandits — Last Minute Deals In The Transfer Window
Which was the best deadline deal as the transfer window shut? Continue reading
Catch Them If You Can — 3-5 Sept. 2010
Between oddly scheduled Euro qualifiers and a holiday Monday in America, it’s a really long weekend of footy. Continue reading
Did You Catch It? — 28-29 Aug. 2010
The WFC gang review their picks, Ibra’s unhappiness, the Pardew/Saints breakup, the Bradley/Klinsmann decision, van Persie’s latest ailment and Neymar’s search for a proper tailor. And highlights, natch. Continue reading
Robinho just being Robinho!
A look at Robinho and his newest move to Santos. Continue reading
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