Awards & New Opponents

Well, we certainly cleaned up in Monaco, didn’t we? Our boys came home with 4 trophies and we also know who we will face in the Champions League.

Training, Champions League Draw & Cris Wins The 2015/16 Creepy Torso Trophy

The team trained again today, then Gareth, Cris, Bond Villain and the Peez flew off to Monaco for the annual Creepy Torso Award (aka Best Player in Europe) and the Champions League Draw.

Catching Up: Thursday & Friday

Work and life conspire to keep me behind on…everything. So let’s see if I can do a quick catch up before they actually play again!

Wednesday = Double Sessions

The team worked extra hard today pulling double sessions.

Team Trains, Cristiano Kisses Armless Severed Torso In Public

God,it’s really hard to write or even care about footy during this mourning period. Ugh. Here’s Marcelo. Even he can’t cheer me up right now.

2013-14 UEFA Best Player in Europe Shortlist Announced

As a surprise to NO ONE, Cris has made the 3-player shortlist for the 2013/14 UEFA Best Player in Europe award. This is Cris’ fourth successive appearance on this list since the award was implemented for the 2010-11 season. James and Ángel made the top ten as well, finishing 7 and 9 in the voting respectively.

UEFA Best Player in Europe Shortlist

Well done Cris, Ángel, and James! All three players have been short-listed for the 2014 UEFA Best Player in Europe award.