Rooney Magic

Well, for all ya Rooney doubters out there, take a hike!!!!! Rooney was awesome in ManU's match against Bolton, who by the way, looked like a Championship team, especially in the first half when ManU just ripped them apart. 4-0 to ManU, Rooney scores a hat-trick, great attacking and entertaining display yet again...what more does a fan want? Yes, the league title...but still a long way to go.

Rooney gets his ball

Chelsea, as always, relied upon a bit of luck as the Sheffield goalkeeper's mistake gave them the lead. And once, they take the lead, do they ever lose that? Trip to the Nou Camp awaits now, but given Barca's recent poor showing in Eto'o's absence, I wouldn't be surprised if the Catalans struggle at their home stadium.

Everton did extremely well for a team with so many players ill during midweek, denying the Gunners all 3 points at the Emirates Stadium. Cahill has been one of best attacking midfielders in EPL over the last 3 seasons, and deserves every bit to have been nominated for the world player of the year.

Villa's unbeaten run came to an end as expected, at Anfield. Liverpool, having been criticised all week for their show at OT, had to answer with goals, and they did. 3-1 to the Kop and Rafa is spared of the criticism for at least a week now.

Farewell to the Greatest!

There's so much happening at the moment in football but so little time to write about them.

ManU defeating Liverpool very easily - is it because ManU played that well or Liverpool played really bad? Rafa Benitez will know the answer to that. 97th consecutive game he has changed his team and now Liverpool are 11 points behind ManU and Chelsea!

Barca's defeat at Real - Do Barca miss Eto'o? Will they slide down the table or will Rijkaard make sure Barca regain their top form? Anyway, it must be great relief for Capello, who had to clear rumors that he might quit after Real's defeat at Getafe.

Arsenal playing terrific football again, beating Reading away 4-0. Does anyone know when Arsenal are playing Bolton?

Shevchenko finally opening his account in EPL. Will he improve his form now?

'Bite Hart Lane'- terrific headline in 'The Sun', denoting Jermaine Defoe's bite on Javier Mascherano. Martin Jol called that a comical incident but Mascherano's reaction to the bite was even more comical. He rolled about on the ground and acted like a man who was shot!

Glenn Roeder (Newcastle), Ian Dowie (Charlton), Alan Pardew (West Ham), or Stuart Pearce (ManC)...your pick for the first manager to get sacked this season?

I know this is not football but...

Formula Without #1

Farewell Schumi...Thank you for all the memories...We'll miss u!

Schumi, the greatest F1 racer ever, definitely ranks among my all-time top 5 favorite sportsmen.

Cech it out!

Highs
ManU putting up a terrific second half performance to come back from behind to beat Wigan 3-1 at the JJB stadium. If the introduction of Giggs at half-time was the catalyst, Rooney showed why he is still the best by having an inspired second half.

Ronaldinho is back to form as Barca beat high-flying Sevilla 3-1 at the Nou Camp. Ronnie's brace and Messi's great strike takes Barca to top of the table, 3 points ahead of Valencia who lost at Celta.

Lows
Chelsea keeper Peter Cech injured his skull in a clash with Reading's Hunt. He has had surgery and is out until the end of the year. His deputy Cudicini too was injured towards the end of the game and Chelsea finished with John Terry between the goalposts!

Real Madrid suffered their first defeat in Spain this season as they were beaten 1-0 away by Getafe. Real played one of its worst games under Capello and they were lucky to escape with that scoreline. And, Ronaldo got sent off in his first game after a long injury layoff.

West Ham, Newcastle continued their losing streak, against Portsmouth and Bolton respectively. Alan Pardew and Glenn Roeder's days at the helm might just be numbered.

Euro Blues

The obvious shocks so far are Spain and France losing. Scotland's win over France means they sit at the top of their group but they do have some tough away matches. Italy lost their World Cup hangover thankfully and won a hard-fought match against Ukraine. This is definitely the group to watch out for.

Spain reached a new low when they lost away at Sweden. This time Aragones has to quit for good. Factional divisions, lack of team spirit, and lack of faith and passion among supporters have left Spain, a team of talented players, struggling to find a win after 3 matches.

As always, England flattered to deceive against a spirited Macedonian team who themselves came close to pulling off a shocking win. However, England sit atop their group due to goal difference but with an away match at Croatia this week, there might be some changes.

I did not expect Ireland to put on such a pathetic defensive display. They are definitely in danger of losing out of Euro 2008, along with Spain, unless they clean up their act soon. And Wales without Giggs, will probably struggle to even beat a team like San Marino.

Ronaldo continued his impressive form when he netted a brace for Portugal in it's win over Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, the Czechs thrashed San Marino 7-0. And, Holland snatched a point away at Bulgaria thanks to Robin Van Persie's equaliser. I still don't understand how Ruud Van Nistelrooy can be left out of the squad!

Scotland 1 France 0

Sweden 2 Spain 0

England 0 Macedonia 0

Cyprus 5 Ireland 2

Italy 2 Ukraine 0

Wales 1 Slovakia 5

Portugal 3 Azerbaijan 0

Czech Republic 7 San Marino 0

Bulgaria 1 Holland 1