Chelsea, Spurs, and Lyon Battle For Dynamo Zagreb Starlet Dejan Lovren

As the January Transfer window gets moving, it now appears that Tottenham, Chelsea, and Olympique Lyonnais are chasing the highly rated Dynamo Zagreb centre half Dejan Lovren.

The 20-year-old Croatian international has caught the eye over the last couple of seasons as a player of some potential. Clubs throughout Europe have monitored the youngster's progress since 2004 when he first broke into the Croatian U-17 team.

Rafa's Bluff Backfires as Liverpool Draw with Lyon

A last minute equalizer by Lisandro Lopez has left Liverpool's Champions League qualification hanging in the balance as they wait on results in other matches to see if they will progress. A Ryan Babel screamer sent the travelling Reds fans delirious as they snatched a late lead before succumbing to the late knock out blow that sees Lyon through to the next phase.

Rafa to Walk Through a Storm Into The Lyon's Den

Liverpool travels to Lyonnais to play what is simply the clubs biggest game in decades and certainly the most important in the clubs recent history. Bigger than Istanbul, bigger than Rome, and possibly even bigger than that fateful night in 1892 when a few long-sighted men decided to split from Everton to set up their own team.

Yes, the game is that massive...

Crisis at Liverpool For Rafael Benitez

Following their loss at Anfield to Lyon in the Champions League, most Liverpool fans meandered away scratching their heads wondering where it has all gone wrong. A fourth defeat in four games leaves the club on their worst run for years, and manager Rafael Benitez's job is now in severe doubt...

Barely 24 hours since Cristiano Ronaldo officially signed as a Real Madrid player, and Kaka was unveiled to the Madrid media, Real has delivered yet another blow to Manchester United by gazumping them to the signature of Karim Benzema.

Rafa's Bluff Backfires As Liverpool Draw In Lyon

A last minute equalizer by Lisandro Lopez has left Liverpool's Champions League qualification hanging in the balance as they wait on results in other matches to see if they will progress. A Ryan Babel screamer sent the travelling Reds fans delirious as they snatched a late lead before succumbing to the late knock out blow that sees Lyon through to the next phase.

All eyes were on Liverpool in the run up to the crucial tie. Many ex-Liverpool legends had heavily criticized Rafael Benitez following Saturday's defeat to Fulham, feeling that he was hinging the entire season on the next match against Lyon, and upon winning the Champions League.

Thierry Henry Inspires Barcelona to an Emphatic 5-2 Win Over Lyon

Barcelona took Olympique Lyonnais apart at the Camp Nou tonight to record an emphatic 5-2 victory and book a place in Friday week's quarterfinal draw.

A barnstorming first half saw Los Cules race into a 4-0 lead and effectively end the tie before Lyon even got out of the blocks.

Barcelona v Lyon: Champions League Last 16: La Blaugrana Turn The Corner Just in Time...

Two weeks ago, Thierry Henry scored an invaluable away goal to hand the advantage to Barcelona in their Champions League match at Stade Gerland.

Lyon provided a stern test for the favorites and even had the temerity to take the lead through a majestic Juninho Pernambuco free kick, eventually wayward finishing and Barcelona's undoubted quality combined to leave the tie on a knife-edge at 1-1.

Manchester City Needs a Director of Football

Another poor result on Saturday against Portsmouth has not done Mark Hughes any favours in respect to keeping his job at Manchester City. And when you sit down and try to analyse the situation and the club, you can only come up with the conclusion that Hughes will head through the exit door sooner rather than later...


No disrespect to Mark Hughes. When he initially took the managers job in the summer, City were a sleeping giant. A club with a huge following and a great heritage despite cob webs in the trophy cabinet. A club who have almost everything in place to tackle the big boys.