UEFA Champions League: The Final Four - Schedule & Opening Thoughts

Capello backs Rooney for captaincy, one day

The Beautiful Game found this 4/15/2008 on soccernet.espn.go.com

Fabio Capello has identified Wayne Rooney as an England captain of the future and believes the Manchester United star will become an even better player.

Soccer Notebook: Edging Closer to Another Title in Manchester

du Nord found this 4/15/2008 on www.nytimes.com

Manchester United is committed to clinching its second consecutive English Premier League title in the next two weeks, perhaps sooner.

Champions League Prediction Round-Table

soccercityfc posted 4/16/2008 from www.soccercityfc.com

With the 2008 UEFA Champions League semi-finals next week, Soccer City FC invited several journalists, bloggers, and players to partake in a light-hearted prediction competition. I want to extend a sincere thank you to those who participated. It will be interesting to see if anyone was spot on with their predictions including calling the score of the final.

Slow Your Roll. Know Your Limitations

chimprage posted 4/16/2008 from www.deuceofdavenport.com

Emile Heskey? Really, dude ? Has a picture ever said so much? More than likely but this is spot on. I would have posted something on Chelsea yesterday but I just didn't have it in me. Chelsea could still win the league but it would take a Chelsea win and a Manchester United loss followed by a Chelsea win over Man U. That's it. As crazy as it sounds, I'm not sure how much Chelsea winning the ...

Football: Hicks to use Benítez as pawn in Anfield power struggle

You'll Never Blog Alone found this 4/16/2008 on football.guardian.co.uk

Tom Hicks may ask George Gillett to confirm whether Rafael Benítez is in his long-term plans at Liverpool