Well, this is different. Napoli, making their first group-stage appearance in the Champions League era, keeps big-spending Man City out of the last 16. Apoel Nicosia becomes the first Cypriot club to reach the knockout stages. Zenit St. Petersburg also earn a maiden appearance, at the expense...

Liverpool v Manchester United – Latest Odds HEREAnfield Saturday 28th January 2012. Just over three months after their league clash that resulted in Luis Suarez receiving an eight-match ban for racially abusing Patrice Evra, Liverpool and Manchester United will renew hostilities at...

The ‘new coach effect’ is in full swing in the A-League, but can Adelaide’s John Kosmina or Melbourne Victory’s Jim Magilton really turn either side into a finals force this season? It hardly seemed a surprise the A-League’s latest coaching appointments walked away with a share of...

You’ve probably heard the stat by now: in five of the past seven seasons, the team that sat atop the English Premier League at Christmas went on to win the whole shebang. That obviously bodes well for City, who held a two-point buffer over United at the seemingly pivotal checkpoint (the...