Champions League

Fans deserve better than to be used as political football in aftermath of Champions League final

June 1, 2022

The French authorities have not only mishandled their response by turning Liverpool supporters’ distress over the shocking safety issues and alleged criminal activity [...]

Chelsea and Barcelona Pass Their German and French Tests

May 3, 2021

The disappointment of previous results – usually at the hands of the German and French sides – is now helping to fuel the ambitious Champions League runs of Chelsea and [...]

The Offside Rule Weekly: Ronaldo and Ranieri, Return of the Premier League, and Reasons to Record Break

October 18, 2019

Join Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and Mina Rzouki for this week’s show including who looks good in a leaf skirt, why the team should advertise at Man Utd, and why we all [...]

The Offside Rule Weekly: Hailing Håland, Michael Appleton love in, and Seaman on Ice

September 20, 2019

This week Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and Robyn Cowen are in the studio for our Champions League round up, which managers are looking to get back to work and which ones [...]

Was Chelsea’s Champions League qualification the worst thing that could have happened to them?

May 30, 2019

Tom Dean looks at the problems Chelsea face ahead of next season as they contend with a transfer ban, an unbalanced ageing squad and Champions League qualification. A shaky [...]

Disciplined Bayern performance tilts Liverpool tie in their favour, but long-term concerns linger

February 23, 2019

A draw may not have been Bayern’s plan for leg 1 of their Champions League matchup with Liverpool but, as Hal Walker discusses, their performance showed promise [...]

Plans for league restructure scrapped by FA, Dier brands alleged Herrera elbow ‘ridiculous’ and Newcastle coach struggles with Geordie lingo

November 16, 2016

1. Football League officials have scrapped plans to introduce a fifth league into the professional game and take the number of clubs from 92 to 100 after the proposal, which [...]

Gambian international keeper dies in Mediterranean tragedy, Wenger backs FA over poppy row with FIFA and German exhibition match without offside rule

November 3, 2016

1. Fatim Jawara, the 19-year-old goalkeeper of the Gambian women’s national team, has tragically perished. She drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after falling from a boat [...]

Low to stay with Germany until 2020, Mourinho faces stadium ban over ref row and Jamie Redknapp drops a clanger

October 31, 2016

1. Germany coach Joachim Low has agreed a new contract to keep the 56-year-old in his role with the reigning World Cup holders until the end of Euro 2020. 2. Jose Mourinho [...]

Wenger claims no hooligan problem in English Football, Celtic captain to come out of retirement for England vs Scotland clash and Monchengladbach to cash in on problematic spelling

October 28, 2016

1. Mark Field MP says West Ham should be forced to play some home games behind closed doors if there are repeated incidents of crowd violence akin to those witnessed at [...]