The Champions League poorer cousin makes its group stage bow tonight, we look at the best ties involving British teams over the years.

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Aston Villa supporters have to be scratching their heads after tonight’s thoroughly confusing defeat to CSKA Moscow that saw them crash out of the Uefa Cup. I’m sure they’d like to know what Martin was thinking when he chose his starting XI for tonight’s match! [Read the rest of this entry »]

The road ahead for Tottenham’s progression to the next round of the Uefa Cup is a long one paved with many potential pitfalls. After suffering a bitter 2-0 defeat to Shakhtar in the first leg, Tottenham now return home to White Hart Lane with a large task before them. Whilst the task may be a big one, a certain Tottenham player believes the club can make up the difference tonight and win the match. [Read the rest of this entry »]

Harry Redknapp has denied suggestions that his squad selections are devaluing the importance of the UEFA Cup. The Tottenham boss has confirmed that he will make a number of changes for his teams second leg meeting with Shakhtar Donetsk tonight. [Read the rest of this entry »]

Harry Redknapp will refrain from rolling out his standard starting XI for today’s match against Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine; but he claimed the choice has nothing to do with their fitness. It actually has everything to do with the pitch that Redknapp blasted as being unfit for a non-league match. [Read the rest of this entry »]

After brushing past Doncaster Rovers in the Fa Cup last night to set up a last 16 trip to Everton, people are starting to wonder whether Aston Villa can go all the way in this years’ competition.

Goals from Steve Sidwell, John Carew and Nathan Delfouneso ensured victory over the Championship side. As a result the football odds now have them down as the fourth favourites to win the whole thing. [Read the rest of this entry »]

We are nearing the business end of both European showpiece trophies so which Premier League outfit it best prepared to succeed?
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Harry Redknapp is prepared to gamble on a young 16-year-old in tomorrow’s UEFA Cup clash against Dinamo Zagreb. Can the youngster hold his own with the big boys? [Read the rest of this entry »]

Another game, another loss. That’s about how its gone this season for Tottenham and their faithful supporters. Today’s match wasn’t without hot news, as Juande Ramos left David Bentley on the bench to start the match in a shock move. The match also included a horrific blunder by keeper Heurelho Gomes that allowed Udinese a penalty kick in the 24th minute. From there the match was all downhill.

Tottenham’s struggles aren’t just in the league; the issues now stretch to Europe as well. So what do Spurs supporters have to say about the match. Do you have any rage or emotions left at this point in the season?

This Tottenham man arrived with a fanfare, but has turned out to be a bit of a damp squib and has now revealed all about the reasons for the club’s poor start to the season.
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AC Milan are known for the fantastic; so who could blame them for going after David Beckham for a couple of months? The move should help bolster a club that’s fighting for top four Champions League football. But while the move seems good on the outside, you have to wonder if AC Milan have any ulterior motives behind the move? [Read the rest of this entry »]

This new series of articles entitled ‘Ways to Change the Game’ aims to challenge the structure of the beautiful game. Whilst Sepp Blatter muddles his way through his FIFA presidency like Boris Johnson on a bad day and Michel Platini continues his one-man crusade against the Premier League, COS will be doing their dirty work for them and offerings innovative ways to change the game. First on the hit list is the slowly decaying UEFA Cup. [Read the rest of this entry »]

Tottenham new boys Luka Modric and Roman Pavlyuchenko have been far from their usual selves since they made their way to White Hart Lane this summer; but after seeing who
Spurs will be playing in the UEFA Cup group stage, both players will surely want to make sure they’re ready to go. [Read the rest of this entry »]

David Moyes, Everton manager, has just presided over what is probably the most rotten beginning to the season since he became gaffer, but should the ginger Scot be given the boot? Everton’s loss to Liverpool in the Merseyside derby is now sandwiched between two cup losses; being dumped out of the Carling Cup and yesterday sent packing from the UEFA Cup too. [Read the rest of this entry »]

Great news for Wembley lovers and disappointment for Arsenal fans. Come 2011 the historic stadium will host arguably the biggest club match in the world – the UEFA Champions League final.
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