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Posts Tagged ‘ champions league ’
Soccer Capsules: Pumas favorite in Mexican league final vs. Morelia
Eight years after Mourinho led Porto to the 2003 UEFA Cup title, another young Portuguese coach helped the club to victory in the same tournament that helped launch the Special One. Radamel Falcao scored in the 44th minute, giving Porto and 33-year-old coach Andre Villas-Boas a 1-0 victory over Braga on Wednesday night in...
Blackburn v Manchester United – live!
Preamble Today is an iconic day for one of the all-time greats of British football. Yes, Michael Owen is on the brink of his first title winners’ medal. It’s deserved reward for a man who has never scored 20 league goals in a season, and who has played 239 whole minutes in 2010-11, scoring...
Manchester United v Chelsea – live!
Good evening everybody. If Chelsea are to advance in their quest to win Roman Abramovich’s Holy Grail of the Champions League trophy this season, they’re going to have to do what no other club has done this season: beat Manchester United at Old Trafford. It’s a tall order, but far from impossible. And considering...
United crush Blues Euro dream
Man of the match: Wayne Rooney. The England star was everywhere winning the ball and starting up attacks. He was a constant threat for United and a permanent thorn in Chelsea’s side.Moment of the match: Park Ji-Sung’s dramatic goal seconds after Didier Drogba’s strike extinguished all hopes of a Chelsea comeback. Attempt of the...
2011 MLS Power Rankings: Week 4
It has been a good week for the flagship club of MLS. Yes, they have been in existence for only a few years, but they are now the flagship club. They are now the glamour club. They are…Real Salt Lake, and they hold the top spot in this week’s MLS Power Rankings. Real was...
Premier League needs a shake-up to restore its self-respect – Final Third
Manchester United’s Rio Ferdinand clashes with Chelsea’s Fernando Torres during Wednesday night’s Champions League tie (Pic: Reuters) ‘We do need to concentrate on the player and manager relationship with the referee, as every one of us knows there have been elements of unacceptable behaviour,’ Scudamore blared just seven short days ago. Twenty-four hours later,...
Wayne Rooney: You Can Ban the Player, but You Can’t Ban the Talent
Alex Livesey/Getty Images I was not surprised when I got up this morning and found the FA had held up Wayne Rooney’s two-match ban for swearing into the camera during United’s 4-2 victory over West Ham last weekend. Rooney will never be the shining star of the public opinion. He will probably go down...
John Terry ‘too scared’ to criticise Champions League referee after loss
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Clear to see the extra officials aren’t working
Clear to see the extra officials aren’t working Simon Johnson 7 Apr 2011 UEFA should be full of embarrassment today because the penalty incident involving Ramires showed their ruling to use two extra officials is flawed. The introduction of additional assistant referees to stand behind each goal-line, which began last season in the Europa...
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