When I finally "picked" Arsenal, it was because I spent a semester in London roughly two miles away from the stadium. It was also the time they were on their Champions League run, so it was an exciting time to be around Le Arse. I guess I'm a bit of a bandwagon fan, but the only team closer to me was West 'am but they suck on and off the pitch. So I went with a team slightly further away and one that actually makes an impact in Europe.

I must admit, I am jealous of the Liverpool fans. The Scousers might be the scumbags of the UK, but their atmosphere is second to none in professional sports. Hearing the entire stadium sing "You'll never walk alone" was perhaps the most amazing thing I've ever witnessed at a sporting event. Only college sports here could rival that.

The Premiership season has begun, and already Wayne Rooney is out for a few months with a hairline fracture in the foot. Thankfully (for ManU fans) is that Carlos Tevez is finally coming to Old Trafford and will be able to replace the overrated Rooney. On to the games...

In England, Arsenal recovers from a first minute goal allowed to score two late goals to beat Fulham at Emirates, Manchester United can't score a goal in a draw at home to Reading, Chelsea allows 2 but beats Birmingham 3-2 at Stamford Bridge, Tottenham falls 1-0 at Sunderland - who spent the last year in the second divsion, and Liverpool wins 2-1 at Aston Villa.

Around Europe, Rangers are atop the Scottish table with 6 points with Celtic at 4, Bayern Munich opens with a 3 goal win over Hansa Rostock, and Lyon has already lost a game this year when it took them until November to do so last year. Still another 2 weeks for the Spanish and Italian leagues to begin.

Ahead this week is the third round of the Champions League on Tuesday and Wednesday with a lot of interesting matchups featuring some prominent teams facing some smaller Eastern European teams. Also a few mid-week Premiership matches, with Liverpool-Chelsea and the Manchester Derby on the weekend.

And don't forget Beckham against the Revs on Channel 38 tonight at 7 (although he might not be playing).