Chelsea travel to Copenhagen, while Manchester United visit south France to face Marseille, for the first leg of their Champions League Last-16 draw. In theory, the Blues have an easier task, clashing with FC Copenhagen, but the Danes’ record in this year’s European competitions, combined with Chelsea’s continuing lacklustre performances, may contribute to yet another [...]

Premier League action will be put to a halt this weekend, as the FA Cup resumes, with the games of the Fourth and Fifth Round. Most favourites have made it to this stage, but after the tough schedule of the last weeks, they also have to tackle fatigue, which has started to mount. Chelsea and [...]

Arsenal and Tottenham, North London Premier League representatives, will be the first two English clubs which will fight for a place in the Champions League quarter-finals. Spurs travel to Italy to face AC Milan on Tuesday, while 24 hours later, the Gunners will be hosting Barcelona at Emirates. Tottenham are struggling to qualify to next [...]

League-toppers Manchester United will be hosting their arch-rivals City on Saturday, in a match where a home victory will be a major boost towards their 12th Premier League title. On the contrary, an away triumph won’t only mark City’s return to the title race, but also increase Arsenal’s chances dramatically. By the time the derby’s [...]

After a long period of controversy and negative press coverage, following the 0-0 home draw against Montenegro and a defeat at the hands of the French tricolour, England returns to the spotlight, again for a friendly match, this time away, against Denmark. Fabio Capello needs this game to prove his critics that this England, second [...]

Premier League action resumes, just three days after the brilliant midweek matchday for the capital’s clubs. All five representatives of London at the top flight emerged victorious and this weekend, they have the opportunity to extend their run. Arsenal came from behind, to secure 2-1 victory against Everton at Emirates, but there will be no [...]

We’ve reached one of the busiest periods of the season, with league matches and FA Cup fixtures keeping players and fans occupied throughout the weekend, while European competitions are set to resume in two weeks’ time. Especially Arsenal, who had the extra matches of the Carling Cup semi-finals, have to overcome their fatigue and boost [...]

In recent years the FA Cup has been marginalised as a competition with an apparent dilution in cup ‘magic’. I disagree. The full schedule of fourth round cup ties this weekend is as mouthwatering as ever and the taste for a classic FA Cup upset might well be satisfied before the final whistle blows on [...]

St Andrews will be the venue of probably the most important match of the season, for both clubs. Birmingham City and West Ham clash in the second leg of the semi-finals, with the prize being a spot in the Carling Cup Final. Their first match in London ended in a heartbreaking 2-1 victory for the [...]

Without the big derby on this weekend’s calendar, but with some interesting matches in store , Premier League actions resumes, with London’s five clubs still on the chase of their distinct targets. The Gunners’ away victory against Leeds for the FA Cup was a relief for Arsene Wenger and his players. as they still remain [...]

Until yesterday’s shock news that Darren Bent had handed in a transfer request at Sunderland following an £18m offer from Aston Villa, the transfer window had been rather dull. Even Manchester City’s capture of highly rated Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko for £27m passed most of us by without much interest. But the window is hotting [...]