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The recently announced World Football Challenge was said to have a different look and feel to the one that came in 2009. Major League Soccer clubs would participate in it for the first time and most thought it would be the usual LA or New York sides playing in it. Well, we were wrong on…[continue reading]

By Geoff Reid Finally, the best club tournament in the world is back for us all to enjoy. While the World Cup is the most popular sporting event on the planet, and the four year buildup is wonderful anticipation, right behind that comes the UEFA Champions League. Watching the draw in full from Monaco, it…[continue reading]

By Geoff Reid Today we see the who will face Bayern Munich in the final in Madrid next month as Jose Mourinho’s Inter squad look to hold a two goal aggregate lead over the defending champions Barcelona. Barcelona vs Inter Milan From The Camp Nou, Barcelona (Inter Milan lead 3-1 on agg.) In what was…[continue reading]

By Geoff Reid The first of both semi final first legs kicks off this afternoon with Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan side host Pep Guardiola and the best club side in the world from Catalonia. Inter Milan vs Barcelona From The San Siro, Milan This game alone is what I live for. By far the most…[continue reading]

By Geoff Reid The next two days should provide us all with some of the most exciting football of the year. Some cracking matches on paper, and some possible upsets in the making. CSKA Moscow vs Inter Milan From The Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow (Inter Milan lead 1-0 on agg.) This match will kick off earlier…[continue reading]

By Geoff Reid Big games today in the UEFA Champions League, Barca and Arsenal square off in London while CSKA Moscow hopes to continue their run in Milan. Arsenal vs Barcelona From The Emirates Stadium, London For all the football purists out there, this tie should be for you, at least on paper However, we…[continue reading]

By Geoff Reid Bordeaux vs Olympiakos From The Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux (Bordeaux leads 1-0 on agg.) This tie is still on a knife’s edge and while Bordeaux should be favorites to go through ultimately with their 1-0 lead on aggregate, an away goal in the bag, and playing at home against a side that has…[continue reading]

By Geoff Reid Stuttgart vs Barcelona from the VFB Arena, Stuttgart This tie will have the defending champions as overwhelming favorites, especially with the difficult season the Stuttgart have had. The Germans changed managers replacing former national team full back Markus Babbel with Swiss boss Christian Gross. Gross, knows all too well he has a…[continue reading]

I have a couple items for discussion tonight, all Major League Soccer based. I could have separated each out into their own posts but for lack of time today I was unable to do so. First up is a little transfer rumor surrounding Landon Donovan. According to the French soccer website 10sport, Donovan is on the…[continue reading]

Editor’s Note: Geoff Reid appears on WVHooligan.com every Monday with his take on the game. He returns today to preview the second leg of Champions League matches this week. As always feel free to leave Geoff your comments below. FC Bayern Munich (GER) vs FC Barcelona (ESP) at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday, FC Barcelona…[continue reading]