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This group of eight will have to wait for March 13th and 14th for their next meeting to settle which clubs will go to quarter finals. The 1st Leg fixtures of the Round of 16 has been completed with Russians and French celebrating, while the English and German clubs are lamenting not being able to do better.

Manchester City safe the leading spot defeating Aston Villa, but it is still in danger with the Red Devils just 2 points behind. Round 26 is in almost two weeks so we’ll have to wait a while to see if United will be able to recover the 1st spot -in the mean time, we have the UEFA’s fixtures.

Well the first person that will be asking that questions will be the man that lead Arsenal into its most successful spell as manager as well as the recent 6 year drought without a trophy French coach Arsene Wenger. After a terrible week for the Gunners that saw them humiliated in Milan losing the Serie A side AC 4-0 thanks to an inspired performance from their striker star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and ending the week with a damp squib of a result against Sunderland losing 2-0 at the Stadium of Light has left it almost a certainty that the North London club will go a 7th year without a trophy.

Manchester United has a chance to steal the first place once again after its victory against Stoke City. Manchester City has a good chance on next round to save the first spot for it would be facing Fulham, while United will visit Chelsea, a tougher challenge.

This article looks at some of the fun ways you can show your team mates some appreciation at sports presentation. It provides some good and fun ideas on football trophies that you can give to the special members of your team.

It was hard to believe that the match between FC Barcelona and Valencia on 19th February 2012 marked Lionel Messi’s 200th Spanish league appearance. It hardly seemed any time at all since he had been a young 17-year-old making occasional first team appearances and showing what a talent he was going to be; but nobody thought that his talent was so big. Since his first appearance in 2004 he has matured immensely, but despite his talent he has remained modest and unassuming.

After a break we welcome back the Champions League as the final 18 sides battle it out for a place in the quarter finals. Two European giants go head to head as the clear stand out tie of the last 18, as Arsenal face Italian side AC Milan over a two legged encounter. AC Milan host Arsenal in the first leg at the San Siro and then visit The Emirates for the second leg.

I have a dilemma, I am both a football fan and I am a qualified Referee. Ok, I’m not at the same level as Howard Webb, in fact I don’t even Ref at league level, but I would argue that I know more about the laws of the game than the average fan. So what does it take to be a Referee in today’s game at any level? Well the game may be played at different levels, but the problems are very similar.

Can astrology be used to predict sports? Can it be used to predict who the winner of the Euro 2012 will be? The idea of predicting sports events has drawn astrologers and betting enthusiasts since the days of the Roman chariot races.

After beating Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey last week, FC Barcelona’s next big challenge was Valencia in the semifinal. Valencia are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football and always a force to be reckoned with. However, Barcelona at the moment is looking a little tired and ragged, and last night Pep Guardiola had to make do without some key players due to injury, such as Andres Iniesta.

The reason we do not have that passion in the U.S. is that most people today cannot afford to pay for their child to play competitive soccer. Isn’t it a shame when kids in a third world country grow up playing and wanting to be professional soccer players and our kids here in America cannot afford to have that same opportunity?

FC Barcelona travelled down to Villarreal on Saturday night for week 21 of this season’s Spanish League. The “yellow submarines” as they are known to their fans are way down at the bottom of the table in the relegation zone and things have not been looking too good for them. Out of 19 matches played prior to meeting Barcelona they had won just four, with seven draws and eight losses.