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  • Powell follows in the footsteps of a legend

    Powell joins Les Verts Saint-Etienne have announced that after Josh McMillan moved to Internazionale, that Ted Powell will take the reigns and lead the club after their promotion to Division Two last season. As Powell jetted in to Saint-Etienne-Boutheon Airport a few days ago, it was French sports outlet L’Equipe who broke the news first. …

  • Youth Shield Final Match Report

    Division Three promotion chasing Sevilla matched up with Division Five strugglers Flamengo in a distraction from league position pressures for respective managers David Senior and Mark Phelps. Former Valencia boss Senior won the Youth Cup last season with Los Che, and was looking to complete a unique double by winning the Youth Shield this. Fla…

  • Youth Cup Final Match Report

    Two Top 100 giants fought each other tooth and nail home and away in this two-legged final either side of Christmas. Bayern hosted Juventus at the Allianz Arena on Saturday, with the return leg in Turin last night. Dan Payne’s Old Lady side arguably went into the tie as strong favourites having significantly strengthened their…

  • A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS IN TURIN

    Turin at Christmas It’s been a while since I contributed to the blog. Too long to be honest but with so much going on in my life, I just didn’t have the time. Since my last blog, which I am sure was in black and white, the biggest change has been leaving a comfortable job…

  • Bah! Hamburg!

    This Christmas, Hamburg find themselves in almost exactly the same position as at the same stage last season – one game to go, and just about to miss out on the playoffs. Which got me to thinking about the posts (and ghosts) of Christmases (and other times) past, present and future. In no particular order,…

  • Youth Cup and Shield Finals Previews

    Tonight sees the first legs of the culmination of a long, hard season of Youth Cup and Shield games for the four remaining teams, Bayern Munich and Juventus in the Youth Cup Final, and Flamengo and Sevilla in the Youth Shield Final. Second legs will be played on Wednesday 27 December, but here is a…

  • One Night in Turin: Youth Cup Semi-Finals

    The semi-finals of this season’s Youth Cup produced spectacular and unprecedented drama both on and off the pitch last night. Well, one of the games did. Tournament favourites Benfica could manage only a draw at home to Bayern, crashing out 4-1 on aggregate. Meanwhile, over in Turin… Madrid had forfeited the first leg 3-0 after…

  • Youth Shield Quarter Finals Review

    There were eight teams who, due to their original seeding at the start of the competition, we might have expected to be competing at least in the Youth Shield knockout rounds, if not the Youth Cup itself. Poor group performances and results, however, saw Chelsea and Hellas Verona, who were ranked 13th and 15th, fail…

  • Mony a mickle maks a muckle at Christmas

    Liege Christmas Market (Genuinely) Twas the minutes before market, when all through the square, Not a creature was stirring, not even a bear. The stalls were set up, goods placed down in rows, In hopes that the shoppers would appear in their droves. What the sellers didn’t expect, however, was a knackered old blue and…

  • Rebuild and Reload: FC Basel Transfer Review S6

    Rebuild and Reload! The date: October 30th, 2017. England’s Matt “Chopper” Morris was appointed as manager of FC Basel in Switzerland. A bold move to bring a new manager into the great league of Top 100. An ambitious hiring, with the goal of restoring the roar to St. Jakob park, for the bright lights to…