Manchester United Rolls on After Tough Start

(manutd.com)

After a very rocky start to the season, Manchester United has turned its season around, and now sits third in the Premier League Table.

Van Gaal Woes Continue

(telegraph.co.uk)

Following an outstanding preseason campaign in the United States, Louis van Gaal has hit a snag as the Barclays Premier League has begun.  After winning all their matches in the United States, van Gaal's side has yet to find a win in the regular season.

European Teams Prepare for Season in United States Tournament

(Twitter.com)

As teams prepare for the upcoming season, eight European clubs have opted to prepare in North America by participating in the International Champions Cup.  Some of the biggest teams in Europe have already begun to prepare for the tournament which begins on Thursday.

Champions League Quarter-final Preview

After Friday's Champions League Quarter-finals cup draw, all the matches are bound to be very exciting!  As with most stages of the competition, the match-ups were selected by random draw, and are sure to be some entertaining.  With only eight teams left across Europe, the intensity will surely be high as all the teams strive to reach the Semi-finals.  Below are some match predictions for both legs of the match-ups.

First Radio Episode

 

Be sure to listen to the first episode of NP Soccer Talk on Blog Talk Radio.  The archive of today's show can be found at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/npsoccertalk/2014/02/27/champions-league-first-leg-recap-march-1st-league-match-preview.   Today's show covered Champions League Round of 16, Manchester United, David Moyes, and fixtures from around the world this weekend.  Games highlighted included the Madrid Derby, Manchester Derby, Bayern Munich vs. Schalke and many more!

Manchester United: The Troubles Continue

 

Problems continued for Manchester United today as they traveled to Greece for the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 match-up against Olympiakos.  The English side fell 2-0 to the Greek giants in what was expected to be a guaranteed win with both Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney returning to the lineup together.  The Red Devils have seldom lost when the pair have started together, however that trend did not continue today.  Today's loss was Manchester United's first loss of the 2013-2014 Champions League campaign.