If you missed the show on 20th Feb 2011.. here is the recap
- Uefa appeals body reduces Rooney's ban to two
- Napoli coach Mazzari banned for Chelsea matches
- Messi is youngest Barcelona player to make 200 league appearances
- Sir Alex Ferguson tips Ryan Giggs to be his successor
- Antonia Valencia sidelined for one month after picking up an injury during Europa league
- Player profile: Wayne Rooney
- Balotelli in the score sheet
- Man United 2 -0 Ajax
- Porto 1-2 Man City
- Ibrahimovic punishes Arsenal
- AC Milan 4-0 Arsenal
Police arrest 142 fans in Amsterdam ahead of Manchester United's Europa League game against Ajax
Football fans of the Dutch giants were detained alongside supporters of Belgian side Anderlecht after they were trying to organize confrontation with traveling English fans.
Dutch police arrested 142 fans on Wednesday night in Amsterdam ahead of Manchester United’s Europa League tie with Ajax.
Fans of the traveling English side were the target of potential trouble in Amsterdam as supporters of Ajax and Belgian side Anderlecht, which was in the Netherlands ahead of its Europa League tie against AZ Alkmaar, tried to organize hostility.
Sir Alex Ferguson confirms Antonio Valencia will be sidelined for a month
Ecuador winger came on as a substitute in the win at Ajax but, after playing a vital role in the second goal, was forced off and is set for another spell on the sidelines.
The injury comes as a big blow for both United and Valencia with the Ecuador international finally finding some form recently, earning rave reviews for his performances on the right wing while Nani remained injured.Valencia could miss up to four matches with the visits of Ajax, and West Brom, and the trips to Tottenham and Norwich all on the horizon
Arsene Wenger slams ‘poor’ Arsenal performance and rules out Champions League progression after Milan thrashing
The Gunners fell to a 4-0 defeat at San Siro on Wednesday, with the Frenchman stating his side was 'never in the game' as Boateng, Robinho and Ibrahimovic were all on target
Silvio Berlusconi confident AC Milan has overcome 'British taboo' after mauling of Arsenal
The Rossoneri chief has voiced his delight with the 4-0 win, while stating that Massimiliano Allegri's men are better than Juventus and that he never wanted Carlos Tevez
Silvio Berlusconi is hopeful AC Milan has finally dispelled their woes against Premier League clubs in the Champions League, after consigning Arsenal to a 4-0 defeat on Wednesday.The Serie A holders had been knocked out by English sides at the second round stage for the past four years, but are now well on their way to halting their fruitless run following a comfortable first leg win at San Siro - a feat the former Italian prime minister could only revel in.
"Indeed, British clubs had become a taboo for us, even though the national team have not won [trophies] for many years," Berlusconi told Sky Sport Italia. "However I'm confident [we can break it]."
Report: Sir Alex Ferguson tips Ryan Giggs to be his successor
The 70 year-old Manchester United manager has tipped the 38 year-old former Wales international as a serious contender to take over the reins at Old Trafford when he retires.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has reportedly tipped Ryan Giggs to be his heir to the managerial hot seat at the club when he retires from the game.
The issue of succession has long been a source of conflict at the club, with many potential candidates having fallen by the wayside in recent years.Ferguson's most recent plan was to continue at the helm until the 2013-14 season, but he has since reneged on setting himself such a strict deadline regarding his retirement date.
Giggs, who will turn 39 next season, was recently linked with the vacant role as Wales manager after the sad death of Gary Speed, and the player is thought to be keen to stay involved with the game once he hangs up his boots.
Napoli coach Mazzarri banned for Chelsea matches
SSC Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri will be banned from carrying out his duties in both legs of the UEFA Champions League tie against Chelsea FC after a decision by UEFA's Appeals Body.
SSC Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri has been banned from "carrying out his function" for the two UEFA Champions League round of 16 matches against Chelsea FC, on 21 February in Italy and 14 March in England, following a decision by the UEFA Appeals Body.
The Appeals Body has rejected an appeal by Mazzarri against the two-match suspension handed down by the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body in January for improper conduct at the UEFA Champions League Group A game against Villarreal CF in Spain on 7 December.
A cross-appeal by UEFA's disciplinary inspector was partially admitted. Consequently, Mazzarri is now banned for three UEFA competition matches, with enforcement of the third game suspended for a probationary period of two years.
Appeals Body gives two-match ban to Rooney
England forward Wayne Rooney's three-match suspension has been cut to a two-game ban by UEFA's Appeals Body, with an additional one-match penalty suspended for four years.
The UEFA Appeals Body has reduced a suspension imposed on England striker Wayne Rooney at a hearing in Nyon.
The Appeals Body today decided that the player's red card during the UEFA EURO 2012 qualifier in Montenegro on 7 October should incur a two-match suspension, with a further one-game ban for UEFA national team competition matches only (UEFA EURO 2012 and/or UEFA EURO 2016) suspended for four years, instead of the three-match ban handed down by UEFA's Control and Disciplinary Body on 13 October.
Rooney, who will also spend a day supporting a UEFA project as part of the sentence, was sent off in the 74th minute of the 2-2 Group G draw in Podgorica. He will be banned for England's opening two UEFA EURO 2012 matches against France and Sweden but will be eligible for their final Group D fixture against Ukraine.
Lionel Messi becomes youngest Barcelona player ever to make 200 league appearances
The Argentina international is set to rack up two centuries worth of La Liga matches in the game against Valencia at the weekend, setting a new Blaugrana record due to his age.
Barcelona's Lionel Messi breaks competition record with 19th strike in knockout games
The Argentine, still only 24, surpassed Raul and Andriy Shevchenko with his late strike away to Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday night. Goles, it is often said in the Spanish-speaking world, are amores. And if that is indeed the case, Lionel Messi surely has plenty of love in his life right now.
The Ballon d'Or winner scored an incredible 53 in all competitions last term and has already added an astonishing 37 in 2010-12 for Barca, playing - as always - with plenty of heart.
So it is perhaps fitting that on Saint Valentine's Day, the much-admired Argentine created his own celebration of love by breaking yet another record, as he surpassed the mark set for goals scored in the knockout stages of the Champions League in Germany on Tuesday, with his 19th strike in games played at the business end of the tournament.
Messi had scored six against Arsenal and 12 others before Tuesday, versus Real Madrid (two), Manchester United (two), Bayern Munich (two), Celtic (two), VfB Stuttgart (two), Lyon (one) and Shakhtar Donetsk (one), to bring up 18 in total, leaving Leo level - at the age of just 24 - with Raul and Andriy Shevchenko, now in their mid-30s and on the verge of retirement from the game.
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Messi now has 44 goals in Europe's premier club competition, leaving him sixth on the tournament's all-time list of top goalscorers - behind Raul (71), Ruud van Nistelrooy (56), Thierry Henry (55), Shevchenko (48) and Inzaghi (46) while Cristiano Ronaldo, incidentally, is in 10th place with 31. But almost half of his goals have come in the knockout stages, which is a measure of Barca's success in the competition over the last few years.
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