European Football

Liverpool bowed out of a disappointing Champions League Cup campaign with a home defeat at the hands of Fiorentina and another late goal.

Dec 10, 2009 - Richard Oldale

Barcelona's Champions League campaign came through a potentially tricky night against Dynamo Kiev with a 2-1 win to finish first in Group F in the final group stage games

Dec 10, 2009 - Peter Taberner

Fiorentina inflicted more misery on Liverpool at Anfield with a 92nd minute winner to finish top of group E in the Champions League.

Dec 9, 2009 - Richard Oldale

Liverpool host Serie A outfit Fiorentina at Anfield on Wednesday night looking to exact revenge for the 2-0 reverse in Florence.

Dec 8, 2009 - Richard Oldale

The famous Marseille stadium is located near the beach and the city centre. It is home to l'Olympique de Marseille and is France's second-biggest sports stadium.

Dec 4, 2009 - Sarah Pring

Enigmatic Argentine international Lionel Messi has finally become recognised as the best player to play within the continent of Europe.

Dec 2, 2009 - Dave Shapland

Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi has been named European Player of the Year and won the Ballon d'Or

Dec 1, 2009 - Tom Ravenscroft

Argentina's diminutive forward joins the pantheon of all-time greats as he collects a well deserved Ballon D'Or chosen by L'Equippe Magazine.

Dec 1, 2009 - Kenny Laurie

Real Madrid's galaxy of stars failed to breakdown the home grown force of Barcelona as both sides finish the game with ten men

Nov 30, 2009 - Kenny Laurie

'El Classico' is always one of the major dates in the footballing calender but a newly starstudded Real Madrid has made this the Most anticipated fixture so far this year

Nov 28, 2009 - Kenny Laurie

A David Ngog strike was enough to secure victory in the pnultimate game of the Champions League, but it wasn't enough to prevent their elimination.

Nov 26, 2009 - Richard Oldale

Liverpool's exit from the Champions League, despite victory over lowly Debrecen, was inevitable due to Rafael Benitez consistently signing mediocre players.

Nov 25, 2009 - Kenny Laurie

Liverpool travelled to Hungary needing a win against Debrecen to keep any chance of their Champions League hopes alive.

Nov 24, 2009 - Richard Oldale

Rafa Benitez is a man who has taken his club right to the edge of disaster. Can he perform a miracle and, in Liverpool's signature style, qualify at the last minute?

Nov 24, 2009 - Stephen Lunn

Liverpool travel to Hungary on Tuesday night needing a win to keep their Champions League hopes alive.

Nov 23, 2009 - Richard Oldale

When Carlo Ancelotti called Joe Cole a "genius", he didn't realise the word had a more forceful English definition. Still, his misuse of words wasn't half as bad as these

Nov 21, 2009 - Tim Ellis

Liverpool must invite their main rivals for the top four to Anfield, in a match where they will aim to break their worst run in over 50 years.

Nov 20, 2009 - Stephen Lunn

Bill Shankly once said: "Football is not a matter of life or death. It is more important than that." Clearly, the suicide of Hannover's Robert Enke puts paid to that.

Nov 17, 2009 - Tim Ellis

German police have confirmed that Germany and Hannover 96 goalkeeper Robert Enke has died aged 32 after being struck by a train on Tuesday November 10.

Nov 11, 2009 - Andy Hall

Liverpool find themselves six points adrift of the top of the table in Group E. The Reds travel to Lyon tonight, and must win to keep themselves in the competition.

Nov 4, 2009 - Stephen Lunn

Henrik Larsson, Celtic legend, Barcelona icon and one of football's perennial good guys, has brought down the curtain on a glorious career...not that you would know it.

Nov 4, 2009 - Ryan Miller

Ferenc Puskas is quite simply the most successful goalscorer ever to grace the game of Football. With 84 goals in 85 games for Hungary he redefined the strikers art.

Oct 29, 2009 - Steven Pink

One of the most popular soccer leagues in the world is the UEFA Champions League. This league of champions pits the best European football clubs against each other.

Oct 28, 2009 - Stuart Cooke

With seven games gone in the new season Barcelona and Real Madrid find themselves locked in a head to head battle for the title, with only one point separating them.

Oct 23, 2009 - Steven Pink

The reigning European Champions suffered their first reverse of the season, losing 2-1 to Russian outfit Rubin Kazan.

Oct 22, 2009 - Steven Pink