David Moyes had his work cut out for him last season as number of key players were out with injuries but he, nevertheless, led Everton to the fifth place in the Premier League thanks to the great finish of the season. However, this season hasn’t had the best of starts for the Toffees even though the boss now has much bigger squad to choose from and it seems that top half finish is the best they can do this term. Maybe, this is the right time to turn to European campaign and try to go all the way in the Europa League.
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Champions League was introduced in 1992 and has since become a glorious competition. Not even the founders could have predicted it would turn out to be such a success as the competition now generates piles of cash for the teams involved, while it also attracts large football crowds all across Europe. Nevertheless, as this competition has seen its rise, the UEFA Cup have slowly become the second rate tournament that not even the teams involved were taking seriously. The European governing body led by legendary Michel Platini has decided to act and we are about to see the first edition of the competition that succeeded the UEFA Cup, which is now called Europa League.
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Football fans all over the world were very excited to see legendary Diego Armando Maradona get appointed as Argentina national coach but immediately doubts were raised over his competence. We all knew he had been a great footballer, in my opinion the best ever, but could he do it as a coach? I am the first who believed his passion for the game and big charisma would compensate for the lack of coaching experience, but I am now prepared to admit to have been wrong. Argentina is one the verge of missing out on the World Cup and if that happens, El Pibe will be the man to blame.
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Football experts have been debating for quite while about the penalty a player should receive for cheating the referee but no general consensus has been made. The latest incident involving Arsenal player Eduardo has set the pulses rising, especially after UEFA officials announced the player could get a two-match ban for cheating the referee for the penalty in the Champions League match against Celtic. Arsene Wenger has reacted and tried to defend his player, but I am quite sure he wouldn’t raise an eyebrow if a player from another team was in question.
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World Cup in South Africa is less than a year away and decisive qualifying battles are in front of us. As usually, the European qualifying zone is probably the most interesting one, partly as the teams fight for no less than 13 places at the big tournament. Netherlands is the first national team from Europe to have booked their ticket to South Africa, while England and Spain are likely to do the same, but there are still 10 places up for grabs.
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Russian Premier League has been established in 2001 and has since become one of the strongest leagues in Europe. The top tier of Russian football is currently ranked as 6th best league in Europe, mostly thanks to the success of teams from Russia in European competitions. This competition is attracting big crowds in the biggest country in the World and the quality of football does not fall too far behind their English counterpart.
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