Ricardo Carvalho is big time for Chelsea

Within 29 minutes at Old Trafford, Saha was able to open the scoring with a left footer into the left bottom of the net. For the next 40 minutes, these two powerhouses would continue to finght hard and accumulate a total of four yellow cards in the game mainly issues of unsportsmanlike. It's because these two teams are so good that players vex (unintendedly) one another.

Luckily for Chelsea, quiet Carvalho came back in the 69 minute with a header goal to tie it up. If it wasn't for Carvalho, Man U. would proably have a 6 pt. lead on Chelsea in the standings. If Chelsea want to get back to their usual place in the standings their going to need to have a long winning streak until they once again meet Man U.

Carvalho, #16, Defense

Man U Off To A Fast Start

This season in the premiership, Manchester United have gotten off to a fabulous start. With Chelsea in second, trailing by 3 points, it will only take one mistake for Manchester United to be back in the dust of last year's Premiership champions. Slowly creeping up is a very moderate season for Man U (except for this Sunday, of course!).


With Rooney and Saha leading the premiership with the most goals, 7 and 5 respectively, these two have two very reputable soccer careers. Pay close attention too these two suprestars because they will be difference makers in games to come especially this Sunday against Chelsea. The time where either team can move up or down the standings.

Wayne Rooney, #8, Manchester United, Forward

Louis Saha, #9, Manchester United, Forward

2006 MLS Cup

Today, the New England Revolution played the Houston Dynamo for the 2006 MLS Cup. This was the Revolution's third trip to the cup and the past two times, they had lost. Today, was a completely different day for the Revolution.

The first and second halves were quite dull with very few optimal scoring chances on each side. As the whistle had blown to signal the end of regulation, the score ws tied 0-0. The game would go into overtime and once again, the first half of overtime was dull.

Within 10 minutes of the second overtime, Twellman was able to put the ball in the back of the net from the left to right side. Twellman thought he had just scored the game winner, but literally 20 seconds, the Dynamo's Ching scored a header.

The game woulld end with the Dynamo winning in Pk's, 4-3. The man of the match was un arguably Brian Ching finishing the day with one overtime goal as well as one PK. An ok game on both sides, but tonight, only one team would leave Pizza Hut Park happy; the Houston Dynamo.

Brian Ching, #25, Forward

Chelsea in big trouble

Yesterday, Chelsea goalie Cech fractured his skull in a collision with Reading's Stephen Hunt. This has forced their backup goalie to come into play which has affected their style and speed of play a little bit. As of now, things don't look to good for Chelsea as they are drafting behind Manchester United at the moment with a 3 goal differential with Manchester United.

Thatcher = Disgrace for Man. City

When Manchester City played Portsmouth on Wednesday, Thatcher dumbly elbowed Pedro Mendes which resulted in the Portsmouth midfielder being sent to the hospital (no information has been released on the condition of the midfielder. As for the disciplinary for Thatcher, he is currently suspend by his club and the FA has given him until 9/12 to give a conceivable request.

Start of EPL 06-07 year

As the new season of EPL soccer starts, the powerhouses are off to good starts, or at least the majority of them are! Arsenal tied to Aston Villa?! and Tottenham lost to Bolton which was quite upsetting for many. On the other hand, Chelsea and Manchester nited both started off their seasons well beating Manchester City and Fulham respectively.

standings from Soccernet:

Man U
Chelsea
Portsmouth
West Ham
Bolton
Reading
Everton
Newcastle
Arsenal
Aston Villa
Liverpool
Sheff Utd
M'brough
Watford
Wigan
Charlton
Tottenham
Blackburn
Fulham

WILL REIGNING CHAMPS WIN OR AGAIN OR WIL IT BE SOMEONE ELSE...

Itlay wins, and other transfer news

As we all have known, Italy won the world cup 12 days ago with Cannavaro leading them to lifting the trophy for the fourth time. Surprisingly enough, only 7 teams have won the Worlc Cup: Brazil, Argentina, Germany (including West Germany), France, Italy, Uruaguay, and lastly, England.



Transfers around Europe:
- van Nistelrooy is not for sure moving to Real Madrid this upcoming season
- del Horno to leave Chelsea and join Valencia
- Duff to possibly move to Newcastle (leaving Chelsea)
- Emerson and Cannavaro to go to Real Madrid
- Vieira possibly to move to AC Milan

Quarter Finals

The World Cup contenders have finally been narrowed down to 8 of the strongest teams: Germany, Argentina, Italy, Ukraine, England, Portugal, Brazil, and France. Each of these teams will play in the next 3 days. The highest bidded to win is none other than Brazil. Although, Brazil will be having a rematch of the 1998 World Cup final with France. So, the big question is, can France beat Brazil once again? We will have to wait until Saturday to find out!

Germany vs. Argentina
6/30, 11 am

Italy vs. Ukraine
6/30, 3 pm

England vs. Portugal
7/1, 11 am

Brazil vs. France
7/1, 3 pm

Brazil's World Cup Squad=?

Brazil's World Cup Squad will be one of the hardest to break down. With their skills, it seems as if they will win another World Cup. For Brazil, their goalies include: Dida (AC Milan), Julio Cesar (Inter Milan), Rogerio Ceni (Sao Paulo). And defense: Cafu (AC Milan), Cicinho (Real Madrid), Lucio (Bayern Munich), Juan (Bayer Leverkusen), Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid), Gilberto (Hertha Berlin), Cris (Olympique Lyon), Luisao (Benfica). As for the midfield Brazil have many options making them one of the scariest midfield attackers in the World Cup: Edmilson (Barcelona), Juninho Pernambucano (Olympique Lyon), Emerson (Juventus), Ze Roberto (Bayern Munich), Gilberto Silva (Arsenal), Kaka (AC Milan), Ricardinho (Corinthians). Lastly, the attackers: Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Robinho (Real Madrid), Ronaldinho (Barcelona), Adriano (Inter Milan), Fred (Olympique Lyon).

Brazil's last World Cup team



- from espnsoccernet.com

Injuries non-stop?

Over the past couple of months, 3 key players for national teams have been injured forcing them to possibly miss some or all of the World Cup this year. The list includes:

Shevchenko (Ukraine) - 95% chance he will be back for world cup - out with left knee sprain and minor ligament injury.
Rooney (England) - 60% chance he wil be ready - out with broken bones in right foot.
Owen (England) - 94% chance he will be ready - still not fit to play, he has been out since 12/31/05 with injured foot.

(Shevchenko - top left, Rooney - top right, Owen - bottom left)

Henry gets Barclay Player of the Year Award

This year, the EPL chose Tierry Henry as the winner of the Player of the Year Award. Many reasons are for this, but the biggest is because of his league leading goals (24)! Although their were other choices for the PYA (Player of the Year Award), Tierry Henry was chosen because he had a consistency of working his but off and always putting away either a simple a clean finish or a fancy dancy finish. Because a forward got this award, the EPL voters should see that there are more positions than a forward. Every time a team wins its because who scored the goal, no because how many saves the goalie makes. If the goalie were to make 0 saves, how would a team survive? That, is what I personally feel. It's who worked their behinds off and this year it clearly was Tierry Henry. Next year, who knows? Maybe Van der Sar could get the award, who knows??

England in trouble

Unfortunately for Man U, England (national team) and Wayne Rooney, Rooney fractured a bone in his right foot which has questioned his readiness for the 2006 World Cup. According to his doctor, Rooney has slight chances of playing in the 1st World Cup game, but has chances of being ready for the 2nd or 3rd game.

Also, Rooney will be usiing an Oxygen chamber. This is supposed to speed up the recovery with no side effects. Ferguson wanted to also make it clear that anything to try at the moment is worth it. 'There is no conclusive evidence that it does improve injuries but there is no evidence against it. It won't do any harm and everything is worth a try at this stage.'

Not only is this an issue, but England Manager Eriksson is unsure to name Rooney in his 23-man squad before the FIFA deadline to send in the rosters.

As for now, England is in colossal problem and we hope they can resolve this problem. Bst of luck to Rooney and England!

-from Soccernet

Standings - Points

1 Chelsea - 88
2 Man U - 79
3 Liverpool - 76
4 Tottenham - 62
5 Arsenal - 58
6 Blackburn - 54
7 Newcastle - 54
8 Bolton - 52
9 Wigan - 51
10 West Ham - 49
11 Charlton - 47
12 Everton - 46
13 Man City - 43
14 Middlesbrough - 43
15 Fulham - 42
16 Aston Villa - 39
17 Portsmouth - 35
18 Birmingham - 33
19 West Brom - 29
20 Sunderland - 12

Barcelona are headed to the Champions League Final

After Barcelona tied with AC Milan today. Surprisingly, Barcelona put away no goals even though Milan put very little pressure on their defense. Although the game was scoreless, two yellow cards were handed out. One to Milan's Costacurta and Barcelona's Edmi­lson.


Because Barcelona won the first leg 1-0, they were able to advance to the finals where they will be playing against Arsenal. Based on stats, It is almost clear who is going to win this competition... Barcelona. With Arsenal having ups and downs in their season, their chances of beating LaLa Liga'ss1stt place team are very slim. Although Barcelona may feel the have the advantage to win this game, they have to be careful to not get to cocky as well as play a very strong and defensive game. The two key players to look out for will be Ronaldinho and Henry.

Man U recover quickly and face tough competition

Luckily for Man U, they beat the Hotspurs 2-1 yesterday after tieng last week against Sunderland. Rooney scored both goals for Man U and led them to another victory.


Next week on April 29th, Man U will play the Premiership's leaders, Chelsea. For Chelsea, if they win their next game it is almost guaranteed that they wilol win the league for the second year straight. Let's see if Liverpool can hold them off.

Ballack

Unfortunately for Bayern Munich, their chances (according to manager Uli Hoeness) of holding on to Ballack are very slim because it looks as if Ballack will join Chelsea in the summer. On the other hand, there is a slight issue: Ballack will increase the number of midfielders to 11 and, he may not recieve his number 13 which he holds as a Bayern Munich player and German national player.

Today - Around Europe + Other News

Barcelona + Other News:
- Their next game is against Getafe tomorrow.
- Although the league season is ending soon, Barcelona feel very comfortable at the top of the league, but they know they need to continue to keep working hard and never giving up. They also have to be agile in their decisions of the injuries on Marquez and Edmilson.

Manchester Utd + Other News:
- As of now, Saha, Rooney, and van Nistelrooy have just reached the 50 goal mark after Saha scored his 2nd goal against West Brom (who they beat 2-1 and remain in 2nd place in the Premiership.)
- Their next match is against Birmingham in 6 days.

Chelsea FC + Other News:
- Their next game is on Wednesday against Newcastle.

UEFA and Racism are not good partners

As for some racist fans, they could be helping in the process of losing their teams points for making racist comments. (Spanish side Real Zaragoza were last week fined the equivalent of £6,000 after Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o was abused by sections of their supporters, but far more stringent penalties could be introduced.) - from soccernet.com. My opinion is that the process UEFA chiefs are taking is stupid and pointless. Why punish a team for the misdoings and leaden brains off the fans? How about they just fine the fans in particular or, ban them (for life) from going to any other soccer games in the area. The point is that UEFA chiefs are acting overbored!

Today's finalized scores and last weeks

Chelsea 2 - 1 West Brom
Aston Villa 1 - 0 Portsmouth
Arsenal 4 - 0 Fulham
Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Birmingham
Newcastle 3 - 1 Bolton
Everton 2 - 2 West Ham
Charlton 0 - 0 Liverpool

As of the 60th minute:
Man City 2 - 1 Sunderland

Game time, 11 pm:
Tottenham - Blackburn

2 Fabulous UEFA Games

In the past 3 days, 4 teams have played 2 amazing games. In the first game, (Arsenal vs. Real Madrid) Henry scored a goal in the second half giving Arsenal an amzing win and making Real Madrid feel like nothing. Some may say that Arsenal are terrible but, if we really think about it, they are the best. They play true soccer, pass and move. They also ever give up, always playing 110% to the end. Thus, they beat Real Madrid!


As for Barcelona vs. Chelsea, there (surprisingly) 2 own goals. The first commited by Barcelona's Motta and Chelsea's Terry. Not only did Chelsea score a own goal, they also recieved a red card on behalf of Del Horno in the first half and,Eto'o helped Barcelona win the game 2-1 withan amzing header. Chelsea's manager Mourinho also blames their lose on the fact that the ref awarded the red card to Del Horno.

Sunderland Remain In Last

Blackburn beat Sunderland 2-0. Bellamy scored both goals for Blackburn (pictured below when he played for Newcastle). For Sunderland, they have won a total of 2 games of 26, lost 20 games of 26 and, tied 4games of 26. These stats basically show you how bad an EPL team can be. For Sunderland, they most definately are heading to the next lower division.

Arsenal Lose Once Again!

Yes, no surprise. Arsenal loose to Liverpool 1-0. Henry needs to move to a different team for a better future. He has already broken a goal scoring record on Arsenal. Maybe he should have gone to Barcelona earlier in the season. As for Arsenal as a whole, they have excellent players not playing to their potential. Even though Arsenal has many good individuals, it does not seem like they are working as a team. For example, Chelsea: they have good players and work well together => they win games= 1st place. Or maybe, Arsenal players just don't work well together. Well, it looks like Arsene Wenger has a lot of work to do!

Yes, it's also true that Gerrard missed a PK! How can he miss a shot like that!? Also, Garcia scored in the 87th minute.


If Arsenal could hold up for 86 minutes, you would think they would give 110% but, they didn't. They let up and this is exactly what happens when you let up.

Chelsea Give Us a Surprise!

Chelsea lost to Middlesbrough, 3-0. It was devastating for the whole team and especially Chelsea boss, Jose Mourinho. Although Chelsea lost, it is not terrible news for them because they still are in 1st and have not done anything forcing them to win any of their remaining games in the season. For Middlesbrough, Fabio Rochemback, Stewart Downing, and Aiyegbeni Yakubu. For Chelsea, they recieved 3 yellow cards on top of a defeat. I am sure that Mourinho was very unhappy with his teams performance and will be looking for betternext time!



Also today:
Liverpool 1 - 0 Wigan
Newcastle 2 - 1 Aston Villa
Everton 1 - 0 Blackburn
Fulham 6 - 1 West Brom
Man U 3 - 1 Portsmouth
Arsenal 1 - 1 Bolton

Chelsea beat Everton in FA Cup

Chelsea killed Everton 4-1. Goals for Chelsea came from Robben, Lampard, Crespo, and Terry. For Everton, Arteta scored. This just shows how strong Chelsea is. This also gives Chelsea their 4th chance at the FA Cup in 4 years. Also, Chelsea only had 1 yellow card in the whole game from Gallas unlike Everton who had 3 yellow cards. The 3 cards came from Valente, Cahill, Lee, and Carsley. Chelsea'a next challenge is on March 7th aganst Barcelona for the UEFA Champions League. If Chelsea win this game, they will be recognized (without doubt) to be one of the most adroit teams in soccer history.

Chelsea also has another shot at winning the Barclay's EPL. Right now, they are in 1st with Man U trailing by 15 pts. or, 5 wins!

Reina gets red

During Liverpool's game against Chelsea, goalkeeper Reina got a red card in the 81st minute for a brawl with Robben (at Stamford Bridge). This forces Liverpool to use backup keeper Jerzy Dudek who touched the ball for Liverpool for the first time in 2006 ; yesterday. Their next game is at 13th place Charlton.
I feel they are going to loose given that backup keeper Dudek in for the first time (considering that he will probably play the whole game.)
Reina is pictured below to the left and Dudek is pictured to the right.

Man U Beat Fulham

Yesterday at Old Trafford, Man U beat Fulham, 4-2. With Park scoring the first goal in the first half at 6 minutes, everything began to roll out in favor of the Red Devils. Cristiano Ronaldo had 2 sensational goals. One of a penalty 20 yds. out and another within 8 feet and off the post of a tough angle. Also Saha scored for Man U in the 23rd minute. As for Fulham, McBride and Helquson scored.

In the first half, 4 of the total 6 goals were scored. 3 from Man U and 2 from Fulham. Also, today is Ronaldo's b-day. I think he enjoyed scoring 2 fabulous goals before his b-day. It was like he was celebrating his b-day today (21).
Lets go ManU.

Below are the standings:

1 - Chelsea
2 - Man Utd
3 - Liverpool
4 - Tottenham
5 - Arsenal
6 - Wigan
7 - Bolton
8 - West Ham
9 - Blackburn
10 - Man City
11 - Everton
12 - Aston Villa
13 - Charlton
14 - Fulham
15 - Newcastle
16 - West Brom
17 - Middlesbrough
18 - Birmingham
19 - Portsmouth
20 - Sunderland

Man U lose but, still are in 2nd!

Although Man U lost to Blackburn 4-3 at Edwood Park (away), they still hold second place. For Blackburn's Bently, he got a hat trick. His 3 goals streak began in the 35th minute, 41st minute, and finally the 56th minute. Also for Blackburn, Lucas Neil scored on a PK in the 45th minute. As for Man U, van Nistelrooy scored two goals. The first in the 63rd minute and the second in the 68th minute. Also scoring for Man U was Saha (37th minute).

As for cards, each team recieved 3 yellow cards but, Man U's Ferdinand recieved a red card in the 88th minute for his second yellow card. But, that did not really matter much because they basically had lost even though 1 goal behind. They could do nothing with 10 players and 2 minutes to go(plus stoppage time).

Also today:
Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa (surprise)
Man City 3-0 Newcastle
Liverpool 1-1 Birmingham
Portsmouth 1-1 Bolton
West Ham 3-2 Arsenal (Arsenal just don't have the potential)

Fulham win over Hotspurs

Fulham 1, Hotspurs 0. It's true, the 4th place Spurs lost to the 13th place Fulham. It was as if Fulham were to nimble for the Spurs. For some, this game seemed quite palpable that it was in the Spurs hands but, with Dawson getting a red card in the 72nd minute, things changed in favor for Fulham. Luckily enogh, Bocanegra (also U.S. defender) was able to score in the 90th minute for Fulham giving them the victory!

Arsenal Problems?

Guess who lost today, again? Arsenal! What is wrong with the team, they loose to Everton and now Bolton. they are definately not akin to Man U or Chelsea. Not only did Arsenal loose (luckily only by one goal, 1-0) but, they had 5 yellow cards! Because they lost to Bolton, they are offically knocked out of the FA Cup, leaving them to only chase the Barclay's EPL Cup. The 4th place Gunners have a lot of work to do if they want any Cup this year.

As of now, Reyes is second for most yellow cards in the Prmiership. For Arsenal, nothing looks to bright. Everything goes down hill and now, for the big question, Can Arsenal move infromt of Tottenham?

Based on stats, for the past 4 years Arsenal has finished in the top 2 places. Can they do it again this year? Let's wait and find out!

Chelsea beat Sunderland, No surprise!

Chelsea beat Sunderland 2-1. How pathetic can Chelsea get. Only winning by one goal against last place Sunderland. One thing's for sure, Sunderland battled hard. They showed Chelsea what they are made of, kind of like The Battle of Bunker Hill!

Crespo and Robben both scored for Chelsea while Lawrence scored for Sunderland. For Chelsea, Robben recieved 2 yellows= red and, and Cole recieves a yellow. For Sunderland, only Stead recieves a yellow. It's amazing, after Robben scores his second goal, he recieves a red and yet, Sunderland can't score! This also shows how Chelsea is such a strong team and that they are looking for the Second FA Premiership cup in 2 years! Are the turning into a dyanasty like the Patriots? Who knows?

More To Add to Manchester United?

Alex Ferguson has not ruled out the possibility of bringing in another new face to bolster his Manchester United squad during the current transfer window. It is well known the Red Devils chief is on the look-out for a central midfielder to replace departed skipper Roy Keane and it is becoming increasingly likely Thomas Gravesen will leave Real Madrid before the month is over.
from: soccernet

Manchester's next big game is away against Manchester City. Currently, there are 2nd in the premiership and are trailing Chelsea by a whopping 13 POINTS!!! Chelsea's next game is against last place Sunderland. So, for Manchester United, they have a big stymie to cross otherwise, Chelsea could be looking at another Premiership Cup which would be unfortunate for Sir Alex Ferguson and his red devils. Let's hope MAN U CAN GET THE CUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (there last win was in 2001- 5 years ago!)

Arsenal loose in Carling Cup. Do they Still have the Skill to be a good team?

Wigan 1-0 Arsenal. The lights may have briefly disappeared on Wigan's moment of history, but their hopes of Carling Cup glory are burning brighter than ever on a night to remember for debut boy Paul Scharner. It means with Wigan playing in their first major semi-final, they are now just 90 minutes away from completing a remarkable journey to the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff for next month's final. How extraordinary the club's rise has been for it was on this day exactly 29 years ago they played Darwen in a Lancashire Senior Cup tie, winning that game 5-0. It's almost like considering Arsenal as Darwen!

In the 78th minute, Paul Scharner scores a good goal from left goalbox left low with his head. In the 65th minute, Stephane Henchoz is awarded a yellow card for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Perhaps unsurprisingly, and in stark contrast, Arsene Wenger opted to remain loyal to those players who had carried Arsenal to this stage, albeit with this tournament also fourth on his list of priorities. Remarkably, just three players - Fredrik Ljungberg, Pascal Cygan and Gilberto Silva - were the only survivors from Arsenal's thrilling 3-2 Barclays Premiership win over Wigan at the JJB Stadium two months ago. That day there was also a then record club and stadium attendance of 25,004, but given the general apathy towards the Carling Cup - even at this exalted stage for Wigan - there were 13,000 missing for this game. But given the respective line-ups, there appeared to be a sense among the Wigan players the Gunners were there for the taking. In the space of 11 minutes striker David Connolly limped off with a hamstring injury, while winger Lee McCulloch suffered a groin strain that also resulted in an early exit. In between, midfield powerhouse Jimmy Bullard sustained a gaping hole in his ankle as he went to ground in being shoved by Kerrea Gilbert. At least that teed up Graham Kavanagh for a 20-yard free-kick through a fragmented wall that forced a superb, low save from Manuel Almunia. After Stephane Henchoz had bravely thrown his body in the way of a fierce drive from Flamini, McCulloch's departure resulted in the arrival of Scharner. With the Austria international sporting blue and white stripes shaved into his hair, his first touch was to chest a poor Almunia clearance and go for broke from 30 yards, but with his effort way off target. Despite the understrength nature of Wenger's team, their football was still the sharper compared to Wigan's more gritty approach, underlined by the running battle Roberts endured with Phillipe Senderos and Pascal Cygan. That was until the lights went out nine minutes into the second half due to a powercut in the Wigan area. What is Wigan, a freak team with miracles happening every game? Haven't you Arsenal fans had enough? I think it's time to switch to Manchester United. What do you say?

Erva Is finished Signing With Man U

It's official, Erva (French defender, 24-year-old) has signed a 3.5 year contract with the Red Devils. He is thought to phave been paid Euro 5 million or, 6.04 million U.S. Surprisingly, he is supposed to go into the squad for their Carling Cup game tomorrow night against Blackburn. "He is a good age and he is still developing as a player, which is always exciting," said Ferguson, "We have been monitoring him all season and it is fantastic that he is joining Manchester United."
Inter Milan were also interested in landing the Senegal-born player, who joined Monaco from Nice in 2002. However, Red Devils chief executive David Gill flew to the principality to clinch the deal on Thursday evening. Although Evra, who will be handed the vacant squad number three, is also capable of operating in midfield, United see their most recent purchase mainly as a left-back. It is a position they have had trouble filling since Gabriel Heinze ruptured cruciate ligaments in September. With Heinze out for the remainder of the season, Evra will be given the opportunity to make a defensive slot his own and try to push himself forward for a recall into the French World Cup squad this summer.

FA Cup Fourth Round Draw

Stoke City or Tamworth v Barnsley or Walsall
Cheltenham Town or Chester City v Newcastle United
Coventry City v Nuneaton Borough or Middlesbrough
West Bromwich Albion or Reading v Torquay United or Birmingham City
Portsmouth v Liverpool
Leicester City v Southampton
Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal
Aston Villa v Port Vale
Brentford v Sunderland
Manchester City v Wigan Athletic or Leeds United
Millwall or Everton v Chelsea
Preston North End v Crystal Palace
West Ham United v Blackburn Rovers
Colchester United v Derby County
Charlton Athletic v Leyton Orient
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burton Albion or Manchester United

Henry to stay with Arsenal?

Henry still shows signs that he wants to continue to play for Arsenal. This gives Arsenal the advantage over him going to Barcelona's training camp (Nou Camp) and him switching over to Barcelona. What if he does go to Barcelona? Will Barcelona be the strongest team in the world? What happens to Arsenal? That all depends on Henry and Wenger. If wenger offers a good extension for HEnry then sure, he will continue with Arsenal. But, what if Barcelona give him a plus million over Arsenal. IS he going to stay or what. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ARSENAL AND HENRY?

from soccernet.com

FA cup: Man U ties!

Unfortunately for Manchester United, they tied Burton Albion 0-0.
United struggled on a heavy pitch, although Wayne Rooney twice forced saves from Burton goalkeeper Saul Deeney after coming on as a substitute. A late winner for United would have been cruel on Burton, who held firm in the second half as the Premiership side pressed forward. But anyone who thought that United would cruise to a comfortable victory had to quickly reassess their opinion as the Conference side made an assertive start. Albion played a hard and physical game to Manchester United's surprise. Thus, they tied in this should have been easy win!

From BBC Sport

Wayne Rooney Possible Candidate for Captain?

Yes, it's true. Ferguson believes Wayne Rooney has the potential to lead the Red Devils. It may not be this season but, it could be in the future. “I think there are indications there that he has the mental toughness, respect and the winning mentality that Manchester United captains need to have.”