Author: David Marsden

  • The Rhine Runs Red On a beautifully crisp clear Sunday night, the Rhine turned crimson red in a tough tacking, hard-fought battle in the Division 5 playoffs. There were three red cards in total between FC Basel and River Plate,…

  • At the start of the Division Two season, newly-promoted St.Etienne were written off, given no chance of survival in a league where every single side, bar none, had better players, higher ratings, better depth, and everything else needed to stay…

  • All the results from last night’s Youth Cup, Shield and Spoon knockout Round 1. The draw for Round 2 will take place at 8 pm GMT (7 pm BST). Youth Cup R2 (two leg ties) draw: http://www.randomresult.com/ticket.php?t=637333WYJJ9 Youth Shield R2 (one…

  • A quick round-up of all Saturday night’s Youth Cup results in the final round of group matches, plus a preview of the knockout rounds starting next Saturday 31 March. The final Group Tables are here: https://smtop100.blogspot.co.uk/p/youth-cup-group-tables_28.html Youth Cup draw and fixtures…

  • Let’s not start with “Once upon a time…” Despite this could be a fairytale story, the story around Albion days this season will be described in a way that will make football supporters sigh for more such cases in football. 4th…

  • Congratulations to Atletico Madrid, Flamengo and Bordeaux on securing their qualification for the Cup knockout stage. Commiserations to Sassuolo, Udinese and Crystal Palace, who are out all together. Group A <!–br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}–> Genoa CFC 2 – 4 Barcelona Juventus 0…

  • Roundup of Week 8, and preview of Weeks 9 and 10 as the Group qualification places are decided. After last night’s matches, congratulations to Bayern on winning Group A, Dortmund on winning Group B, Aston Villa on winning Group D,…

  • Very quick and late round up of all last Saturday’s results in Week 7. Group A Barcelona 1 – 3 Manchester United Bayern 4 – 0 Genoa CFC Juventus 0 – 3 * SL Benfica Bayern tightened their grip on…

  • An even later than usual round-up of last week’s results, movements in the tables, and brief previews of tomorrow night’s big games. Group A Bayern 1 – 3 Juventus Genoa CFC 0 – 2 Man United SL Benfica 1 –…

  • A night to forget last Saturday, as EIGHT managers forfeited the three points and had a 0-3 defeat recorded against their team for fielding ineligible players, or failing to arrange their fixtures. Just a gentle reminder that all fixtures can…