No French club has reached the quarterfinals of the European Cup competitions. Germany has only Schalke 04 left in the Champions League, facing the holder Inter in the next round. Lyon were the last one in last year’s semifinal and one would think with Gourcuff they might achieve another European run this season. After a…
With the UEFA Financial Fair Play Scheme due to be introduced soon, clubs across Europe are getting nervous with regards to their wage balances but taking this on the other hand as an incentive to broker deals to get the singatures of the alleged best players before those regulations come into force. Once the next…
Juventus Turin, Borussia Dortmund,
It’s almost Christmas and the time has come to take stock of the season so far, most notably the European Cups for which qualification kicked off in June, when the focus of many was on the World Cup.This is now six months ago and of course there is a lot to write about as a…
a short overview of the first seven, eight or nine matches in Europe’s top five leagues. Read more →