Good Day!

It wasn't such a great night for English teams in the second tier of European competition as Liverpool and Manchester City both lost.

Shevchenko (remember him?) scored for Dynamo Kiev against City but the result was overshadowed by Mario Balotelli having to come off due to an allergic reaction.

It turns out the guy is allergic to some types of grass. No kidding! Man City paid $38 million bucks for a guy who is allergic to grass. You can't make this shit up.

Also today is a pretty cool animated piece looking back at Gareth Bale's demolition of Inter Milan. You can find it below in Dominic Raynor's Off The Ball column.

Tomorrow brings yet another installment in the Manchester United (Sir Alex) vs. Arsenal (The Professor) rivalry. Since 1996 there have been some great moments and even better quotes. This time out the clubs are attempting to reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Judging by the other teams left in the competition you'd have to assume the winner of this tie will go all the way, but as the Carling Cup showed us recently, assumptions are just that. Tomorrow's match takes place at Old Trafford and will be televised live on Fox Soccer Channel at 12:15pm EST.

We've also got a nice piece on the first competitive international match ever played on Palestinian soil.

Have a great weekend.

Onward!