Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid, Sid Lowe in Spain, Philippe Auclair in France, Juve and Inter Draw, Adebayo Akinfenwa, Barcelona Crisis?!

Adebayo Akinfenwa

Goodness Gracious. Hump Day already. SSN Headquarters suffered an infestation of locusts yesterday and we were forced to shut down operations. But! We are back. Let's roll...

The FA Cup Third Round plodded on yesterday as Everton struck late to claim a 1-1 draw with West Ham. Andy Hunter was at Goodison Park and filed this report. Richard Jolly was also there and has Three Points.

The SSN Staff took in the Wimbledon/Liverpool match the other day. It was fun. Watching Adebayo Akinfenwa made it especially fun. Here's more about that guy. And here's your FA Cup Fourth Round Draw:

Southampton or Ipswich Town v Crystal Palace

Cambridge United v Manchester United

Blackburn Rovers v Swansea City

Chelsea v Millwall or Bradford City

Derby County v Scunthorpe or Chesterfield

Preston NE v Sheffield United

Birmingham City v West Brom

Aston Villa v AFC Bournemouth

Cardiff City v Reading

Liverpool v Bolton Wanderers

Burnley or Tottenham v Leicester City

Brighton & HA v Arsenal

Rochdale v Stoke City

Sunderland v Fulham or Wolves

Doncaster or Bristol City v Everton or West Ham

Manchester City v Middlesbrough

Before we leave the FA Cup, Michael Cox has his tactics on and says we should all stop expecting upsets. Thanks, Debbie Downer!

There were a slew of matches in Italy yesterday as Serie A got back up and running. Here are Five Things We Learned, including the fact that Juventus' killer instinct is dulled. And here's a wee wrap of all the action over there in the big boot.

Bah. We missed our usual Tuesday scribe run so let's play some catch-up. These pieces are too good to miss. Most of the action is in Spain:

Where? Spain. Who? Sid Lowe. What? Real Madrid's run ends while Barcelona shoot themselves in the foot

Where? France. Who? Philippe Auclair. What? Only in Marseille: where ultras rule and temptation is never far away

Where? Spain. Who? Andy Hunter. What? Brutal January could be decisive for Atletico, Real Madrid and Barcelona

Where? Spain. Who? Jonathan Wilson. What? Crisis brewing at Barcelona as club's foundation is put to the test

The Mill. Plus One. Plus Plus One.

There's a big match this afternoon. It The Madrid Derby, this time in the Copa del Rey. Here's a 50/50 Challenge and here's a preview. Hit the telly at 3:00 p.m. EST on beIN Sports USA. Word is Torres is set to start! Oh, the drama! Will The Curse continue?

Woop! We out.

Onward!!

-SSN

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