Jose Mourinho Guides Inter Milan Past Barcelona On A Bad Night For Football

Jose Mourinho, the man so laughably dismissed as little more than "an interpreter" by Barcelona has guided Inter Milan through to the Final of the UEFA Champions League after they beat La Blaugrana 3-2 on aggregate.

Following Inter Milan's superb performance last week when they beat Barca 3-1, Mourinho brought his troops to battle in the cauldron that is the Camp Nou. In front of 100,000 baying fans, Inter produced one of the best defensive performances seen in years to deny Barca a place in the final.


The manner of their display is made all the more memorable because they had to do it with just ten men after referee Franck De Bleeckere controversially sent off Thiago Motta after just 28 minutes. Inter then went on to not only deny Barca an appearance at the Santiago Bernabeau, but to also deny them of virtually any sight of goal all night long.

Morrissey and The Smiths; Writing About Tottenham Hotspur All These Years?

 

For the first time since the Champions League was introduced in 1992, Tottenham Hotspur stand on the verge of qualification. Just three games remain, Bolton, Manchester City, and Burnley. 

Win all three and Spurs will be entering virgin territory. Lilywhites fans can be forgiven for uttering a few words while looking to the skies above. It would seem that Steven Patrick Morrissey had already written the very prayer that most Tottenham fans will be uttering over the next ten days.

Spineless Arsene Wenger Is Turning Arsenal into a Version of Tottenham Hotspur

Arsenal's tilt at the title has ended yet again, although the Gunners did hang in for longer than most predicted. But the same old questions now need to be answered, the most prominent being: Why does Arsene Wenger not see what everyone else does?

As with any problem, there are a number of places to start—Is it Arsene's tactics, the players, the board, the lack of money?

World Cup Preview Group A: France, Les Bleus Chances Limited By Domenech

Despite qualifying thanks to a blatant Thierry Henry handball against Ireland in the World Cup Playoff, France will head to South Africa 2010 as one of the few nations with a real chance of coming home as winners.

First Arsenal, and Now Chelsea, Super Spurs Go Marching on Towards Fourth in EPL

While volcanic ash from Iceland reduced flights all across Europe, high-flying Tottenham Hotspur picked up their second significant win in a week by easily beating current Premier League leaders Chelsea 2-1 at White Hart Lane.

With Manchester United having beaten Manchester City 1-0 in the lunchtime kickoff, Spurs duly returned the favour and beat the Red Devils' title rivals as they moved back into fourth, two points ahead of City.

Lionel Messi vs. Diego Maradona (Video of Identical Goals)

You would almost think that Messi's goal was created on photoshop it's that similar to Diego's famous effort against England.

Redknapp's Gamble Comes Off As Spurs End Arsenal's Season with 2-1 Win Over North London Rivals

Arsenal's title challenge was ended at White Hart Lane tonight as a superb Tottenham Hotspur side beat the Gunners 2-1. A wonder goal from Danny Rose and a slide rule finish by Gareth Bale were enough for Spurs with Niklas Bendtner scoring an 85th minute consolation goal that was a real case of two little too late for Arsene Wenger's side.

Arsene Wenger: Spurs Deserved to Win and the Title Race Is Over

Following their 2-1 defeat to arch rivals Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger told his team to forget about the title race and that they were second best to the Spurs on the night.

The loss effectively rules Arsenal out of becoming English Premier League champions for another year, their sixth without a trophy.

Relegated Portsmouth Beat Spurs, Set Up Fairytale Cup Final With Chelsea

Just over 24 hours after being relegated to the Championship, Portsmouth pulled off the most unlikely of results and beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the FA Cup Semi-Finals at Wembley after extra time with goals from Frederic Piquionne and ex-Spurs star Kevin Prince-Boateng.

Wayne Rooney Gamble Has Cost Alex Ferguson and Manchester United the EPL Title

Barely four days since Manchester United exited from the Champions League, and the Wayne Rooney gamble has come back to haunt Sir Alex Ferguson and the Red Devils.

Dropped points to Blackburn Rovers courtesy of a 0-0 draw at Ewood Park have left United needing snookers as they search for that elusive fourth title in a row.

Javier Hernandez Signing Spells End for Dimitar Berbatov at Manchester United

Manchester United and Alex Ferguson have sensationally scooped up 21-year-old striker Javier Hernandez from Chivas in Mexico for an as-yet-undisclosed fee.

The signing also seems to signal the end of the affair for Dimitar Berbatov, who is now expected to move on either this or next summer.

Chicharito, as Hernandez is known in Mexico, had been at Old Trafford over the last couple of days being shown around before he passed his medical. It is the perfect lift for the club after their disastrous exit in the Champions League at the hands of Bayern Munich.

He will sign on the dotted line on July 1, if he qualifies for a work permit, which looks to be a formality.

Alex Ferguson's Rooney Gamble Backfires As Bayern Munich Beat Manchester United in Champions League Quarter Finals

Alex Ferguson gambled on Manchester United's season by picking an unfit Wayne Rooney against Bayern Munich, and like all poor bets, it did not come off as his team snatched defeat from the jaws of victory against Louis van Gaal's team. Bayern fought back from 3-0 down to 3-2, putting them through on the away goals rule after the tie had finished at 4-4.

Before the match all the talk was of whether Wayne Rooney would even make the bench. As it was the English international was parachuted into the team in place of the lacklustre Dimitar Berbatov, as Ferguson sent the strongest message possible that he had conceded the English Premier League title to Chelsea and that he had completely lost faith in his Bulgarian striker.

Barcelona, Bunyodkor, Uzbekistan, and UNICEF

Amidst little fanfare in 2008, Barcelona announced a cooperative link up with an obscure team in Uzbekistan, Kuruvchi FC. It is a deal that has definitely benefited both clubs, but the commercial partnership has raised questions. Not least because the Uzbeki government has one of the worst records in the world for human rights violations, and that Barcelona are sponsored by UNICEF.

Darren Bent Returns To Haunt Spurs, Puts Man City, Liverpool In The Driving Seat

Darren Bent returned to haunt Harry Redknapp and Tottenham Hotspur in the worst way possible as his brace helped Sunderland to a 3-1 win over the Champions League chasing side. On a greater scale the result has put Manchester City firmly in the driving seat in the race for fourth with Spurs, Liverpool, and Aston Villa.

After Barcelona, Has Cesc Fabregas Played His Last Game for Arsenal?

On Wednesday night Cesc Fabregas broke his leg in Arsenal's 2-2 draw with Barcelona at the Emirates. He has been ruled out for the rest of the season and is now a major doubt for Spain in the World Cup. But has he played his last game for Arsenal?