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The ‘Olympico’: a French classic with a Champions League taste

December 18th, 2010 by Etienne Michon

France is warming up for one of the hottest games of the season as Olympique de Marseille will welcome rivals from Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday night.

Gameweek 18: Where’s the value?

December 18th, 2010 by Barry McEvoy

Barry McEvoy is here with some betting tips for the few surviving Premier League games this weekend.

Messi: A Decade In The Sun

December 18th, 2010 by Back Page Football

It’s ten years since Lionel Messi put pen to paper to sign for Barcelona, and Brian Irvine looks back at what has been an amazing decade for the man who is still only 23.

La Liga Preview – Jornada 16

December 17th, 2010 by Joseph Sexton

It’s the last weekend of action before the Christmas break in La Liga, and Back Page Football’s man in Spain, Joseph Sexton, is here to tell us what’s in store.

Champions League – Down to the Last 16

December 17th, 2010 by Ger McCarthy

The draw for the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League takes place in Nyon today and Ger McCarthy analyses the participants in the last 16 of this season’s competition.

Benfica Quick To Scratch Seven Month Itch?

December 16th, 2010 by Simon Curtis

Benfica have never been the most patient of clubs when it comes to their managers, and Simon Curtis takes us through the merry go round that has become all too familiar at the Estádio da Luz.

Saturday night’s action was a tale of two coaches on the brink, namely Sevilla’s Gregorio Manzano and Atlético’s Quique Sanchez-Flores. As reported last week, Sevilla haven’t been so much on the slide as in free fall, enduring their worst start to the season in many a year; Flores’ Atlético had flattered in the autumn only […]

One 2 Watch – Arsenal’s Wellington Silva

December 15th, 2010 by Kevin Coleman

In this week’s One 2 Watch, Kevin features Brazilian attacker Wellington Silva who recently made the switch from the Brazilian top division to the Arsenal youth system, where it looks like he will go on loan to a European club to further develop his ability. Wellington is regarded as one of the finest talents to come out of Brazil over the last eighteen months, and was fought hard to get by the Arsenal scouting team, fending off some of Europe’s biggest teams.

Premier League Review

December 14th, 2010 by Dylan O'Neill

It was another busy weekend in the Barclays Premier League and Dylan O’Neill rounds up the best of the action.

Xabi Alonso – Quarterback

December 14th, 2010 by Dean Hayes

Dean Hayes compares the classic quarterback characteristics of the American football game to that of Real Madrid central midfielder Xabi Alonso, who’s deep passing game has become the primary core of his team’s style of play ever since his days at Liverpool.