THE decline of Barcelona in the men’s game means UEFA won’t be getting the hoped-for Champions League clash between Real Madrid and Barcelona, but the two clubs’ women’s teams will meet headlong in the UEFA Women’s Champions League in March … Continue reading UEFA gets its Clásico in the Women’s Champions League
UEFA didn’t need a faux-pas at the Champions League draw. Already under scrutiny for the somewhat autocratic way they run European football, the governing body was left red-faced over its null and void draw, fuelling more criticism from those advocating … Continue reading Champions League: Premier League to dominate again
EUROPEAN football should learn from the trials of Barcelona after reality firmly arrived at the gates of the Camp Nou. Barca were dumped out of the UEFA Champions League at the group stage for the first time since 2000, completing … Continue reading Barcelona’s inflection point arrives in Munich
THE UEFA Champions League kicks off today against a backdrop of financial discomfort, battered club reputations and a summer of transfer surprises. With the European Super league debacle still fresh in the memory, the general footballing public would, to quote … Continue reading More than ever, the Champions League needs a new winner
BAYERN MUNICH’s 2019-20 side joined the illustrious list of teams that have won the treble of domestic league and cup and Champions League in 2020. The … Continue reading Bayern, Barca, Inter, Ajax among Europe’s great treble winners
SAD news from Germany that the most famous footballer to remove England from the World Cup without cheating is no longer with us. Gerd Müller, a legendary figure in the Bayern Munich story, World Cup winner and goalscoring machine, has … Continue reading Grey Neutral Weekly: The very mighty Müller
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