ole!

this article sums up everything that is so great about european football.

i remember crying and laughing and running all around the house at 5am, right after solskjaer slotted the goal that sent the champions' league trophy to old trafford.

and this



sums up everything that was once great about chelsea. gianfranco zola, roberto di matteo, gianluca vialli, ruud gullit, mark hughes, dennis wise, frank leboeuf, ed de goey.

then the sexy football was taken away and replaced by a monotonous, tactical football designed to provide victory, not entertainment. this is the moment the beauty of english football fell apart.