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By Geoff Reid The time has finally come for the biggest sporting event in 2011. We couldn’t have asked for two better teams in this final with the best of Spain going up against the best of England. Both sides won their first European Cup at the old Wembley Stadium, Manchester United back in 1968…[continue reading]

By Geoff Reid It’s been a very good UEFA Champions League season with a dream final for most fans, and neutral fans at that. You can also definitely say that from a marketing perspective, you couldn’t have asked for a better final, maybe a Barcelona vs Real Madrid final arguably, but we already saw that…[continue reading]

Editor’s Note: Geoff Reid appears on WVHooligan.com each week. Today he comes back to preview the Champions League final between Barcelona and Manchester United. Team news: Rio Ferdinand has just today declared himself fit which is massive for Manchester United, especially for Nemanja Vidic who has looked shaky without his fellow center half. United defense…[continue reading]

Editor’s Note: Geoff Reid appears on WVHooligan each week (typically on Mondays). Today he is back once again with a preview of the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals. As always feel free to leave your thoughts below. Arsenal (ENG) vs Manchester United (ENG) at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday, United leads 1-0…[continue reading]

Editor’s Note: Geoff Reid appears on WVHooligan.com weekly, typically every Monday. He continues his look this week at the UEFA Champions League. FC Barcelona (ESP) vs Chelsea (ENG) at Camp Nou Tuesday If the Chelsea vs Liverpool tie the previous round looked to be a bore at best on paper, certainly this tie looks a…[continue reading]

Editor’s Note: Geoff Reid appears on WVH every week. Today he is stepping out of the MLS box and is previewing the UEFA Champsions League. Feel free to post your comments to Geoff below. With the last eight teams in Europe locking horns this week I thought it would be appropriate to throw my predictions…[continue reading]

One day you have an expansion bid and the next day you may still have an expansion bid. According to the Sports Business Journal, FC Barcelona is exploring an investment in MLS’s Philadelphia expansion franchise. Yes no less than a few weeks after backing out of one expansion bid down south in Miami, the Spanish…[continue reading]

It sounds like another MLS expansion bid could be dead. Marcelo Claure told newspapers in Bolivia (thanks to Marc S. for the translation) that there is now a 50% chance that Miami could get an expansion bid with Major League Soccer. Claure states that “today I would say that this [Miami franchise] will not happen”.…[continue reading]

Sorry Miami folks. There just won’t be any news regarding your potential MLS club today. Earlier some had thought there would be news regarding Marcelo Claure and his visit with Barcelona FC in Spain. But according to Total Futbol in Miami there will be no news given today. Any notion that an announcement would be…[continue reading]

Talk about some crazy and potentially huge news for some. According to the Miami Herald (and some other Spanish reports) Barcelona could be backing out of the Miami expansion bid due to the current economy. But on Friday, FC Barcelona director Jean Oliver said at a news conference that the club’s quest to have an…[continue reading]