Saturday’s 2–1 victory by Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United over Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal was the first “Big Four” match-up of the new English Premier League season.
The draw was made for the 2009 Champions League group stage in Monaco on Thursday, as 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four to battle in Europe’s most prestigious club tournament.
He has Super Bowl rings, MVP awards, and has been selected to the Pro Bowl four times—just to name a few of his achievements. But believe it or not, Tom Brady has a lot to prove this season.
After going behind to a splendid Carlton Cole volley, Tottenham managed to net two to continue their unbeaten run, beating West Ham United 2–1 in Sunday Premier League Action.
It was billed as the Battle of Britain, but perhaps a David and Goliath analogy would have been more appropriate.
The talk of an under-spending and underperforming Arsenal was quickly blown out of the water as the Gunners took a six-goal lead away from home at Goodison Park before winning 6–1 on Saturday against Everton, last season’s fifth-place finisher.
The Community Shield match contested this past Sunday at Wembley between defending Premier League champion Manchester United and FA Cup champion Chelsea allowed us to evaluate where the top two English teams currently stand.
Portuguese champions Porto have been cleared to participate in this season's Champions League.
Milan has agreed a deal with Real Madrid to make Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar their first major signing of the close season.
Argentina coach Diego Maradona said he will never abandon the national team after reports he may be prepared to quit Portsmouth.