The Champions League is back! Scott previews the Round of 16 of the Champions League, and looks at first leg results from the UEFA Cup Round of 32.

Also, a look at the English Premier League's proposal to play regular season games outside of England. Good idea or bad idea? Where will games be played? Will it ever actually happen?

Have an opinion? E-mail scpodcast@gmail.com!

Remember back in the fall when we posted about talk of playing English Premier League games in the US, or elsewhere outside of England? Thought it was just a wild rumor? Think again: this week the EPL introduced a plan to add 1 game to its schedule starting in 2011, with teams travelling to 5 cities outside of England to play that game. All EPL teams would participate, and cities would put in bids to host matches, similarly to how host cities are chosen for the Olympics.

Now this is just a proposal, which will be debated for quite some time, but just the fact that it is being considered at all is a major development. Even the Prime Minister has weighed in!

In voicing the proposal the EPL referenced the need to raise its global profile in an increasingly crowded sports landscape (case in point: the NFL returning to England for a regular season game this year), and that money generated from this int'l fixture will go to the EPL teams, who won't be ones to turn away more money. Whenever money is involved in any sport, it usually wins out, which is what some expect will happen here.

What do you think? Smart move? Not needed? Is it a big deal that it will upset the balance of the current "1 home, 1 away" against every team format? Will it really happen? E-mail your opinions to us at scpodcast@gmail.com, and don't be surprised to see this topic pop up in a future podcast!