Groups A through D resume UEFA Champions League group play on Tuesday, as the tournament’s initial stage enters its home-stretch: the reverse fixtures; second-half of the schedule; the point after which we can start comparing teams with more certainty.
To this point, we can only be reasonably confident that (from these groups) Chelsea, Porto, and [...]

Between them, Real Madrid and AC Milan have 16 European titles, finishing second another seven times. In the 54-year history of the European Cup and Champions League, roughly two-fifths of the finals have featured one of these clubs. Milan’s presence has been slightly less frequent, having made eleven finals appearances (winning seven), but [...]

The interlull (international break) is often the bane of a fantasy manager’s season. Players go off to fight for their national teams, only to receive knocks and injuries. Real managers like Sir Alex Ferguson and Rafael Benitez seem to always lash out at national teams’ federations when their players get hurt, and this week will [...]

Seena Vali gives his thoughts on the Community Shield showdown between Manchester United and Chelsea in this week’s “United Watch”.