<> IN FOCUS: The in-dept analysis of today's football powerhouses
<> The Winter 2011-12 Transfer Window:
12/16 - AC Milan - Carlos Tevez - Paris Saint Germain: The Carlos Tevez saga
Paris Saint Germain, whose football is as soft as spaghetti, seeks to land the Argentina international Carlos Tevez. For the Argentina national team and Carlos Tevez himself, Berlusconi's AC Milan is the best option.
<> 2011-12 Champions League knock out draw
The knock out stages consist of 3 phrases, round of 16 the quarters and the semis. In each knock out phase the teams are paired up and play the other @ home and away. In the event the aggregate score is tied, 1-1 and 2-2 for example, the away goal rule will decide the winner. The semis winners will play in the Champions League Final, staged @ Bayern Munich's Allianz Arena next year.
In Brief: The flight of some European clubs in the pre Euro tournament year.
Example: Italy's AC Milan, Inter Milan and Napoli in round of 16.
The Italian club football tendency in the pre-Euro tournament year is nothing new. They simply dropped out of the CL on purpose sometimes. In the '99-00 CL the likes of Juve, AC Milan and Inter absent from the knock out stages. Months later, @ Euro '00, Italy national team played all the way to the Euro '00 final, only losing to France in a 1-2 thriller. According to today's draw, the oppositions of AC Milan, Inter Milan and Napoli are Arsenal, Marseille and Chelsea, respectively, all with heavy foreign investments. The real revenue $$ and paid dividend pressure are on Arsenal, Marseille and Chelsea, due to heavy foreign investments. Period.
The Italians are smiling, baby.
The fun center: How will AC Milan, Inter and Napoli fare in round of 16? The Odds:
All 3 advance 40/1 - 2 of 3 go through 2/1 - 1 of 3 in the quarters 1/4 - None in the quarters 1/1
The Football Finance Homework: How does today's Champions and Europa League knock out draw effect the winter 2011-12 transfer window?
Written by Anhtuan Nguyen Huynh, Reno, Nevada.
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