AMAZING GAMES IN AFRICAN CUP QUARTERFINALS!

Ghana, the hosts of the African Cup, recently beat Nigeria 2:1 in an intense match. Yakubu scored an early penalty but the wonderfully talented Michael Essien tied up the scores for Ghana. Nigeria then pressured their opponents but it was Ghana who won thanks to simple goal by Agogo in the 83rd minute.
In a much less close game the Ivory Coast crushed poor Guinea 5:0. Until the 70th minute however the Ivorians only lead 1:0. Then Didier Drogba, Arouna Kone and a fantastic double by Solomon Kalou demoralized the poor Guineans. They are now favorites for the title along with Ghana.

RONALDO'S GOAL SPREE!

Last year, Cristiano Ronaldo was talented and chipped in some useful goals. This year however he is rampaging around the league tearing down the best defenses and scoring goals! He is currently on top of the scorers chart in England with 19 goals, 2 more than last year and the season's not even finished! His goals include a wonderful volley against Blackburn, two against Fulham, and an incredible free kick recently against Portsmouth. He is probably the world's best player at the moment and he's only 22. He is extremely popular not only in Portugal, his country but all over the world! If injury doesn't become a problem this man could be a true great!

AFRICAN NATIONS CUP!

Huge excitement builds around the African Nations Cup in Ghana this month. Several African superstars are going to miss a month of soccer from their top flight clubs to play for their nations. Just after coming back from injury for Barcelona, Samuel Eto'o is leaving Spain to play for Cameroon. So are Didier Drogba, Obafemi Martins, Sulley Muntari, Kolo Toure and Momo Sisoko plus countless others. The prospect of this cup of stars is enticing to say the least.

ETO'O RETURNS!

After being absent for six months, Samuel Eto'o is back with a bang at Barcelona. Even though he will be absent for the Spanish club when he is away at The African Nations Cup he seems to be making up for lost time. A goal against Mallorca, two against Murcia and another double against Valencia has propelled Barcelona to second in Spain and has inspired attractive soccer back to the team. He is a regular scorer for the Catalan club and has formed a nice partnership with Thierry Henry. He is in good form and will probably star for Cameroon in The African Nations Cup.

LAST YEAR'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE!

TRICKY DRAWS IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE!

After several dramatic weeks in the group stages, the next round of the Champions League is finally here! The games are as follows, AC Milan against Arsenal, Porto versus Schalke 04, Chelsea play Olympaicos, the unfortunate Liverpool play Internazional, Celtic play Barcelona, Lyon play the English giants Man Unt., Roma play Real Madrid and underdogs Fenerbeche play Sevilla. Both Liverpool and Arsenal didn't do well in the group stages and are now paying the price. Sevilla and Chelsea are almost certain of a quarterfinal position since they play the two weakest teams but Barcelona should be cautious of Celtic who have beaten some of Europe's best teams. Porto should beat Schalke 04 since the German team just scraped through the first round. All of these games should be entertaining.

A TRUE TALENT:CESC FABREGAS

Although for the past eight years Arsenal's star has been Thierry Henry, but after he has left for Barcelona they still have a talented star in Spaniard Cesc Fabregas. He has propelled Arsenal to title fighters in the Premiership by putting on some incredible displays and scoring amazing goals. Bought from Barcelona as a teenager he was always overlooked by Arsenal fans as a young player because of the huge talent of Thierry Henry but now he is the club's most talented player and is hugely popular. With a strong left foot, a knack for dribbling and a great passing range he is a perfect striker. And he is still quite young.