Well, I've had this since it first came out in the UK and absolutely loved this game, but I've never taken it online (because I sucked at it)
After completing the campaign and playing a few exhibitions, I moved onto another game. I recently got back into though and been reading up a few tips.
My friend recently got the game and now I have an opponent around the same skill level as me to practice for online play (though I heard the it's pretty dead...>_<)