December « 2010 « Back Page Football

Archive for December, 2010

FC Copenhagen – A European adventure

December 30th, 2010 by harrybronsdon

FC Copenhagen have been the dominant force in Danish football for a long time, and Harry Bronsdon looks at their prospects for the knockout stages of this season’s Champions League.

December 29th, 2010 by Dylan O'Neill

The beckoning of history in south-east Asian football

December 27th, 2010 by Terence Ong

In his first article for BackPageFootball.com, Terence Ong fills us in on the latest from the ASEAN Football Championships.

‘Twas the night before Christmas

December 24th, 2010 by Kevin Coleman

It is Christmas Eve, and to celebrate the coming of the festive season we have a special rendition of “‘Twas the night before Christmas” for you to enjoy, taking the classic Christmas carol and giving it a Twitter, journalistic and Barcelona inspired shake-up!

La Liga: Jornada 16, the Copa del Rey, and the story of the season to date

December 24th, 2010 by Joseph Sexton

It’s been an epic year in Spanish football. Here, Joseph Sexton takes a look back at the opening phase of the season and a frenzied week of Copa del Rey action; and, of course, the final league program ahead of the winter shut-down.

Snow ‘ball or no ‘ball?

December 23rd, 2010 by BarryMcEvoy

Barry McEvoy believes solutions should be devised to limit the impact the weather has on football fixtures in England, but doesn’t think a three-week winter break is beneficial to English football – as its European counterparts enjoy the first week of a three week mid-season break.