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Whenever I get into a conversation about European football, the same question always arises. What is the best Football league, La Liga, or the Premier League? Certainly the two most prolific football leagues. Both are home to some of the...read more »

"Anyone going to Celtic Park now is saying, 'You've got to beat that atmosphere, the energy they spend in their games'." - Sir Alex Ferguson No greater compliment can be paid to Celtic fans from one of the greatest managers the...read more »

Instantaneously, as I arrive in the Spanish city of Barcelona, it is a captivating, welcoming place to be. Lush greenery lines the contrasting stone grey streets which whizz by whilst the glowing amber remnants of the spring sun disappear altogether...read more »

Swansea is a Championship team no more: in fact, they’re sitting in the top half of the Premier League; they’re unbeaten at home since November, that being their only loss at the Liberty Stadium all season; they’ve conceded fewer goals...read more »

Since Manchester United’s shock exit from the Champions League at the hands of one of the predicted whipping boys of the competition, FC Basle, no one that I can recall has thought of one of the small advantages that this...read more »

When Andrei Arshavin became Arsenal’s record signing in February 2009, he was regarded as one of the best talents in European football.  Fresh from a UEFA Cup triumph with Zenit St Petersburg in 2008 and a superb showing at the...read more »

As the Manchester United players trudged off the Wembley pitch after their 3-1 defeat to FC Barcelona, their players, fans and particularly Sir Alex Ferguson must have been wondering how they can stop the dominance of the Catalan giants. Ashley...read more »