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Portsmouth will be relegated. It is not the most outrageous prediction of the season so far – no points from seven games means survival would be record-breaking achievement – but the manner of Pompey’s decline suggests a recovery is all but impossible.

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Real Madrid’s performance in their opening Champions League group match left no one in any doubt about their capabilities and shortcomings. A 5-2 win at FC Zurich showed why many think the latest batch of Galácticos will become Champions of Europe, whilst perhaps just as many took it as evidence as why they will not win the Champions League. The balance between defence and attack was more than adequate against inferior opposition, but tougher tasks lay ahead.

The early settling of the 09/10 Premier League table ( is a relatively recent development. The top flight league table once took a long time to properly develop. Teams could jockey for position throughout the season and rapidly rise to its top with a good run of form. Nowadays the ‘haves and have nots’ are divided early.

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Football fans just cannot have missed out on the start of the Champions League 2009-2010 tournament since one exciting match has already been taking place! This Tuesday, Arsenal beat Celtic with a 2-0 score on the latter’s home ground in Glasgow. On Saturday, Arsenal had already hit it off when they prevailed over the Liverpudlian club Everton with a score of 6-1. Although Arsenal dominated last Tuesday’s match against Celtic, the Londoners may count themselves lucky: the first goal resulted from a free-kick by Arsenal captain Cesc Fabrega’s that deflected in off William Gallas’ back, the second was an own goal by Celtic player Caldwell.

Hungarian concert organizers for Madonna are hustling in Budapest after an offer to move her concert from a horse-racing track to Hungary’s biggest sports stadium – the Puskás Ferenc Stadium – last Tuesday, was flat-out rejected by the country’s soccer authority.

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The Unofficial opening for the new English football season will be on view to soccer lovers around the world when Chelsea – the F.A cup winners – play league champions Manchester United at Wembley Stadium, London Sunday on August 9th.

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Fueled by millions of oil-dollars from the gushing rig of their Arab owners, Manchester City have spent the summer pooling what is looking like a squad that will challenge for the title.

The players purchased by Mark Hughes are seasoned in the Premier League which pumps City’s chances of shaking up the pecking order in British football.

Other managers have watched with a growing sense of awe and no doubt a little envy as Roque Santa Cruz (Blackburn Rovers), Carlos Tevez (Manchester United), Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal) joined to form a formidable looking strike force while defender Kolo Toure (Arsenal) was recruited to beef up the back four and England midfielder Gareth Barry signed from Aston Villa.

Last Sunday, the world’s number 1 tennis player Rafael Nadal has been beaten by the number 52 of the same list, the Swede Robin Soderling. In an unbelievable four-setter which included two tiebreaks Soderling proved not only to be too strong for Nadal, but simultaneously ended the ‘king of the clay court’’s reign over the French Open. This is a severe blow to the Spaniard, who had not only been the winner of the prestigious tournament for the past four years, but had not been met with any defeat during an amazing number of 31 French Open matches.

AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti has told Chelsea he is ready to take over from interim manager Guus Hiddink at Stamford Bridge this summer. (The Sun)

However, Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has insisted that neither Ancelotti nor their Brazilian playmaker Kaka will be leaving the Italian club. (The Times)

Manchester City are setting their sights high, with Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery, Barcelona striker Thierry Henry, Chelsea skipper John Terry and Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz all transfer targets. (The Times)

Liverpool may make a £9m bid for Valencia centre-back Raul Albiol if Daniel Agger refuses to sign a new deal to keep him at Anfield. (Various)

Real Madrid’s Dutch midfielder Rafael van der Vaart says he would like to join Chelsea, if his compatriot Guus Hiddink stays on as manager. (The Sun)

In recent exhilarating football match at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool have knocked out Real Madrid with a smashing 4 to 0 score, securing themselves a place in the Champions League quarter finals.

The UK midfielder’s loan period from the Los Angeles Galaxy was due to end on Monday… but now he will spend the rest of the season at the San Siro before returning to the United States.

Boca Juniors’ Argentine midfielder Juan Riquelme claims he has turned down an offer to join Newcastle. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester United are interested in signing £5m-rated Brazilian striker Walter, 19, who plays for Sport Club Internacional. (Daily Mirror)

United are also keen on signing Udinese’s 20-year-old Chilean forward Alexi Sanchez. (Daily Mail)

Tottenham right-back Chris Gunter is wanted by Preston, who are hopeful of signing him on loan for the rest of the season. (Mirror)

The first major prize of the season will be handed out on Sunday afternoon when Manchester United meet Tottenham in the popular, hard-to-get-tickets-for Carling Cup final.

Hull are considering recalling striker Dean Windass from his loan spell at Oldham as the Tigers bid to halt their Premier League freefall. (Daily Mirror)

Preston will swoop for Manchester United youngster Kenny Strickland. The 18-year-old right-back turned out for North End’s reserves on Wednesday. (Daily Mirror)

West Ham winger Julien Faubert fears his dream move to Real Madrid could be under threat after being left out of their Champions League squad. Faubert is on loan at the Bernabeu and was set for a £5.5m move at the end of the season. (Daily Mirror)