So just to clarify, Charles Itandje was a joke purchase, right? That was Rafa just horsing around, yeah? Surely there's no way he can be a real goalkeeper.

Why did u have to let go owen, years ago? :anger:

Torres actually dives pretty well, though I think when he lands on his knees you know he is looking for a call. He could learn a lot more from Ronaldo or Eboue

:| ^^^

talk about boring. ac milan vs arsenal. i ended up studying for my microbiology and pharmacology midterms when i was watching the game when i woke up at 3 am for it. i have a feeling we're heading for an exit when we come to san siro. home stadium advantage didn't work for us, i bet it will for milan. italian fans are scary! :|

Real fan stabbed before Roma game - reports

ROMA, Feb 19 (Reuters) - A Real Madrid fan was stabbed before the Champions League last 16 first-leg match with AS Roma on Tuesday, Italian media said.

The young fan was taken to hospital suffering from cuts to his backside after the incident in a square, the ambulance service was quoted as saying.

Italy has a soccer hooligan problem and a series of knife attacks have been reported before matches in the Italian capital in recent months.

(Writing by Mark Meadows in Milan; editing by Miles Evans)

The Guardian UK

^ nothin' new... so normal..

Arsenal were all over Ac Milan. <_<

Flamini, Fabregas and Senderos where really good.

talk about boring. ac milan vs arsenal. i ended up studying for my microbiology and pharmacology midterms when i was watching the game when i woke up at 3 am for it. i have a feeling we're heading for an exit when we come to san siro. home stadium advantage didn't work for us, i bet it will for milan. italian fans are scary! :|

Real fan stabbed before Roma game - reports

ROMA, Feb 19 (Reuters) - A Real Madrid fan was stabbed before the Champions League last 16 first-leg match with AS Roma on Tuesday, Italian media said.

The young fan was taken to hospital suffering from cuts to his backside after the incident in a square, the ambulance service was quoted as saying.

Italy has a soccer hooligan problem and a series of knife attacks have been reported before matches in the Italian capital in recent months.

(Writing by Mark Meadows in Milan; editing by Miles Evans)

The Guardian UK

Why did u have to let go owen, years ago? :anger:

They didn't, Owen wanted to leave.

Good win for the Pool, Ed.

Barca looked pretty good as well.

talk about boring. ac milan vs arsenal. i ended up studying for my microbiology and pharmacology midterms when i was watching the game when i woke up at 3 am for it. i have a feeling we're heading for an exit when we come to san siro. home stadium advantage didn't work for us, i bet it will for milan. italian fans are scary! :|

Real fan stabbed before Roma game - reports

ROMA, Feb 19 (Reuters) - A Real Madrid fan was stabbed before the Champions League last 16 first-leg match with AS Roma on Tuesday, Italian media said.

The young fan was taken to hospital suffering from cuts to his backside after the incident in a square, the ambulance service was quoted as saying.

Italy has a soccer hooligan problem and a series of knife attacks have been reported before matches in the Italian capital in recent months.

(Writing by Mark Meadows in Milan; editing by Miles Evans)

The Guardian UK

Boring? :shock: That was a spectacular match! The football and technical level on show was awesome I must admit the match did lack a bit in the raw excitement factor though I think Arsenal can pull off a win at the San Siro. They dominated Milan today and the San Siro has not been a happy hunting ground for Milan this season either.

It's tragic that this stuff keeps happening in Italy

I'm going to Villa-Sunderland on March 22nd, my first match since Fulham away last season. That itself was my first for nearly three years as I refused to make the effort to watch David O'Leary's shambles of a team. So all told I haven't seen Villa win since August 2003, which was against Leicester. And we never beat them!

Premier League - Eduardo breaks leg in dramatic draw

Eurosport - Sat, 23 Feb 15:05:00 2008

A horrific leg-break for Eduardo overshadowed a dramatic 2-2 draw between Birmingham and Arsenal at St. Andrews.

A penalty from James McFadden in the fifth minute of stoppage time earned 10-man Birmingham a point in a contest that was full of twists and turns.

The Gunners suffered a nightmare first-half as Eduardo was streached off after being caught by Martin Taylor in just the third minute.

Taylor was immediately sent-off by referee Mike Dean, but despite playing with an extra man, Arsenal went in at the break 1-0 down after McFadden curled home a free-kick.

However, two goals from Theo Walcott in a five minutes spell just after the break looked like it was going to be enough to put the Gunners eight points clear before Gael Clichy brought down Stuart Parnaby deep into stoppage time.

It had looked as if it was going to be a great turnaround by Arsenal who clearly needed the half-time interval to recover from the Eduardo incident.

The Croatian striker was clearly in agony after the tackle from Taylor and his team-mates looked physically ill after the incident which held the game up for eight minutes.

Such was the horrific nature of the injury that Sky television refused to broadcast a replay of the incident until half-time, and even then, they only showed the tackle as it was originally broadcast without any close-ups or slow motion replays.

After the incident an eerie atmosphere surrounding the ground as the Arsenal players struggled to get their heads back into the game.

Playing against 10-men they struggled to create meaningful chances, and although Emmanuel Adebayor was winning plenty of headers in the box, Birmingham's make shift centre-back partnership of Liam Ridgewell and Stephen Kelly were defending superbly.

At the other James McFadden was playing a lone role up front after Mikael Forssell was sacrificed after Taylor's dismissal, and when he was bundled down just inside the D by Mathieu Flamini, Birmingham knew they had what would be a rare chance.

The Scottish international took full advantage too, as he dusted himself off and curled a superb free into the top right corner although Manuel Almunia could have done better.

Arsenal were clearly rattled but it was not until after the break that they finally started penetrating the Birmingham defence with purpose.

Maik Taylor had already made a couple of good early second-half saves before Walcott finally levelled matters up in the 50th minute.

He was on hand to fire home his first Premier League goal from close range, after Adebayor out-jumped Taylor to get his head on a Cesc Fabregas corner. The Birmingham keeper pleaded for a free kick but it was fair leap.

Walcott didn't take long to get his second Premier League goal, just five minutes in fact, as he bombed forward after Ridgewell gave the ball away cheaply.

The diminutive winger then cut in from the right and fired home a lovely low drive to put the Gunners in front.

After that, the complexion of the game completely changed; Arsenal were happy to play the ball around, while Birmingham had to try and become more adventurous.

However, a saved free-kick Mauro Zarate was the best they could manage until the late moment when Clichy got some of the ball but more of the man in the challenge with Parnaby which led to the penalty.

McFadden emphatically buried the spot-kick for his second of the afternoon and soon after the referee blew time on a match that Arsenal will find hard to forget even though they no doubt wish they could.

I hate Arsenal, but I'm so sad now. Dudu is such a sweetheat.

Walcott didn't take long to get his second Premier League goal, just five minutes in fact, as he bombed forward after Ridgewell gave the ball away cheaply.

Heh.

As if Arsenal didn't already have a persecution complex, now imagine how they're going to feel. With all sincerity, poor ol' Eduardo, I really hope its not the end of his career. But as for Birmingham City, when will they learn? If Richard Scudamore wants to get in everyone's good graces he should deduct them ten points; some good should come from this tragedy!

I feel really bad for Eduardo. He didn't deserve it, no one really does. Hes so young, hopefully he can recover.

had that happened to Ronaldo or Rooney or anyone on United, I would have cried.

So Spurs just won a trophy...damn you Avram, Jose could always win the friggin' Carling Cup, why couldn't you? And Ballack should have started but y'know, whatever, Villa and BVB won.

Stupid Chelsea, I'm glad that they have lost.

I feel really bad for Eduardo. He didn't deserve it, no one really does. Hes so young, hopefully he can recover.

had that happened to Ronaldo or Rooney or anyone on United, I would have cried.

Don't even want to think about that