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Interview: Singapore Coach Radojko Avramovic
2008-01-14 01:12:00
Former Notts County and Coventry City goalkeeper Radojko ?Raddy? Avramovic has been the boss of Singapore 's national team since 2003. The Serbian has led the nation to success in Tiger Cups and is now getting ready to lead them to the 2010 World Cup. The third round of qualification starts next month with Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and Lebanon standing between Singapore and a place in the fourth and final stage.You played for Nottingham County from 1979-82. At the time, Nottingham Forest were the champions of Europe. How was it being in the city at the time? I was one of the first foreigners to play in England. It was a good time to be there. The people were fanatic about football and Notts County reached what is now called the Premier League. At the time, Nottingham Forest were a great team with Brian Clough as the manager and a team full of internationals. It was great to be there. The football scene in Nottingham is not so healthy these days? Many things have changed. If you don?t...
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Rise of the foot long soldier
2008-01-10 12:20:00
When it comes to a worthy cause, I live to give. I was so moved by Pele?s appeal to help men with erectile dysfunction that i agreed to pay £10 a month towards the campaign, but unfortunately I wasn?t able to keep it up.Liverpool FC were not so generous of spirit when Luton Town asked for financial assistance before their FA Cup tie. The Reds were well within their rights to refuse to help, as they already look after the needy by paying Jamie Carragher a weekly wage.Jamie probably has the thinnest skin in football. A radio DJ once questioned his decision to retire from international football as he wasn?t guaranteed a starting-place, so Jamie incredibly rang him up to arrange a meet where they could ?discuss it? further. Violence against radio personalities is totally unacceptable, with the obvious exception of Sara Cox.Carragher hit the headlines again this week when he allegedly jumped up onto a barrier to confront a number of abusive wig-wearing Luton supporters. I believe the FA ...
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Korean Exodus To England Set To Continue
2008-01-09 05:06:00
For some time now, England ?s Premier League has been regarded as football?s Promised Land for those in the K-league and the exodus westwards shows little sign of letting up during January?s transfer window ? the last opportunity for clubs to buy and sell players until the end of the season.At the end of 2007, all four English Taeguk Warriors were active in the league ?finally. On the day after Christmas, bumper holiday crowds witnessed the unusual sight of the entire quartet clocking up minutes on the pitch - Park Ji-sung returned from a nine-month injury lay-off for Manchester United, Lee Dong-guk tried to score his first goal for Middlesbrough, Seol Ki-hyeon made a rare start for Fulham and Lee Young-pyo completed another 90 minutes in Tottenham?s colours.The fluctuating fortunes of Korea?s fantastic four haven?t deterred eager compatriots from trying to join them in the world?s richest league. Cho Jae-jin looks likely to make it a famous five. The Little Emperor has long desired ...
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World Soccer News
2008-01-05 04:52:00
World News for week of January 5thTyrants not relinquishing rule in top leaguesIn three of the top European leagues the champions are on top, and in one they are a step behind. Inter, Lyon and Real Madrid have a solid lead at the start of the year, Manchester Utd. follow Arsenal from close-in and only Stuttgart are out of play at this stage.Spain: Real Madrid have seven points' advantage over Barcelona, whom they defeated by 1-0 at Camp Nou in the last match of the year. Real also have the best League's attack with 37 goals, 2,17 per game.France: Lyon had the worst start to the season in a decade with two defeats in the first three rounds, but at the start of the 2008 they are four points ahead of Nancy and six ahead of Bordeaux. And both closest rivals have yet to travel to Lyon. Italy: The unbeaten Inter lead Roma by seven points with two games to go until the end of the first half of the season. Since the nerazzurri have mathematically clinched the honorary winter title, the st...
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Peter Butler - From West Ham To South East Asia
2008-01-05 04:48:00
Ex-West Ham and West Brom player Peter Butler is still only 41 years old but he has already coached in five different countries.After leaving his post as reserve coach of Halifax in 2001, Butler moved to Australia where he worked with Sorrento Soccer Club in Perth. In 2003, the former tough-tackling midfielder took over Malaysia n club Sabah before heading to Singapore and eight months as head coach of Singapore Armed Forces. He is now in charge of Indonesian outfit Persiba Balikpapan and he found time to chat. Your first coaching job was at Halifax? Yes, I started there. I was at West Brom and wanted to leave and start coaching. It was an opportunity for me to get all my licenses. I enjoyed it. I am from Halifax and I wanted to end my career there. I went there as coach but I ended up playing about 70 games. It was a great experience. When the manager there was sacked, Paul Bracewell came in and wanted to bring in his own people. That was fair enough. So I thought ?what do I do n...
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Let?s all do the Bart Man
2008-01-03 13:08:00
Ignorance is not necessarily bliss. I?ve recently discovered that binge drinking can lead to long-term health problems, such as crabs and Chlamydia. The arrival of a new year offers me the opportunity to reflect upon my previous excess and resolve to make a significant change. I have made a solemn pledge to drink no more than the next man; as long as the man next to me is Joey Bart on.I hope that Joey has used his time in custody productively, and has questioned the wisdom of some of his earlier decisions. He should never have taken tips on dining etiquette from Lee Bowyer.A source close to Sam Allardyce has told me that Nicky Butt is extremely disappointed in his teammate?s behaviour, and will be having a quiet little word in his ear to remind him of his responsibilities. Just when Joey thought things couldn?t get any worse, he now has a sore Butt to contend with. I?ll happily pounce on the 11/8 for a Newcastle win over Stoke.Lee Hughes can empathise with the Barton situation,...
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Ivan Klasnic sports personality of the year in Germany
2008-01-03 04:41:00
El delantero croata Ivan Klasnic, personaje del año en Alemania El futbolista croata Ivan Klasnic ha sido votado personaje del año el Alemania en encuesta de la revista Kicker, que publicó hoy los resultados.El delantero del Werder Bremen ha merecido este gelardón por haber reanudado su carrera deportiva después de sufrir una insuficiencia renal total y aguantar dos trasplantes de riñon, el segundo de los que, el pasado mes de marzo, resultó exitoso.Klasnic, de 27 años, volvió a entrenarse en julio y se ganó un puesto en el segundo equipo del Werder y luego en el primero, siempre con goles.El internacional croata, al que el seleccionador Slaven Bilic promete la inclusión a la expedición para la Eurocopa, sucede a Franz Beckenbauer, quien ganó este premio en el 2006 por su trabajo en el Comité organizador el Mundial de fútbol en Alemania. Bet with Bet 365 World Soccer NewsSoccer betting tipsSoccer Books & DVDsTagsSoccer News soccer football J-League K-League Betting
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Kashima Antlers win the Emperor's Cup to claim the double in Japan
2008-01-02 09:47:00
Kashima Antlers claimed a League and Cup double by lifting the season-ending Emperor 's Cup in front of a sell-out crowd of 46,357 fans at the National Stadium in Tokyo.The Ibaraki giants never looked threatened after they opened the scoring in the eighth minute, when young defender Atsuto Uchida thumped an unstoppable drive into the far corner of Hiroshima shot-stopper Takashi Shimoda's goal.Hiroshima were missing highly-rated youngster Yosuke Kashiwagi through suspension, after he picked up a yellow card in the southern club's 3-1 semi-final defeat of Gamba Osaka three days earlier. The Japan u-23 international was sorely missed, as Hiroshima rarely pressured newly crowned J-League champions Kashima, who beat Kawasaki Frontale 1-0 to reach the Emperor's Cup final.A comfortable Kashima victory was completed when veteran striker Atsushi Yanagisawa came off the bench to set-up fellow substitute Danilo with a cushioned pass, with the former Sao Paulo midfielder fairly lashing the ...
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A-League parties hard during festive break
2008-01-02 09:17:00
Christmas, traditionally a time to both rejoice and overindulge, succeeded on both counts over the A-League festive season.The growing Australia n support base rejoiced with confirmation the aggregate crowd figure for the league's third season passed one million over the holiday weekend, a fortnight earlier than the previous season.Individual crowd records were also smashed by Adelaide United and the table topping Central Coast Mariners.Adelaide's gate of 25,039 at the one-off venue of the Adelaide Oval - usual home of Test cricket at this time of year and a not uncontroversial choice by the Reds - not only surpassed the club's previous highest crowd but was also a record attendance for a football match in South Australia, domestic or international.The Mariners, meanwhile, set successive home crowd records over the Christmas and New Year's weekends with the 18,686 turnout for the New Year's Eve clash against Melbourne outstripping the 17,514 fans which watched the club host Sydn...
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From Bobby to Berbatov, how times change
2007-12-31 13:21:00
Two recent news items in English football are resonating in my head. One was the sight of an ailing Sir Bobby Robson receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC's annual televised Sports Personality of the Year ceremony and the other was a typically calculated media plug by Dimitar Berbatov 's agent on New Year's Eve. Sir Bobby, a player and coach of his country and a successful manager of Barcelona, PSV, Porto, Sporting Lisbon, Newcastle and Ipswich, looked frail and white-haired after his latest cancer treatment, but it was the media savaging of his England managing in the 1980s which had first hit him sideways and turned his hair grey. The venomous 'Robson Out' campaign pursued by The Sun was just one example of how times had changed in football since Bobby's playing days began, at Fulham in 1950. The media plays such a big role now that one of the key questions posed about Fabio Capello's accession to the England manager's role was whether he could handle the h...
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Gruesome Christmas Sequel In Korea
2007-12-29 03:00:00
In South Korea , Christmas Day is a time for young couples to spend time together. Restaurants and especially movie theatres in Seoul are hardly quiet at any time of the week but they are full to bursting on December 25. Over this particular festive period, there has been no equivalent of that fantastic film ?Old Boy?- the comic-inspired account of a man who is imprisoned in a shabby room for 15 years without explanation and then seeks revenge upon his release. Nominated for the Golden Palm award at Cannes in 2004, the Korean film is a classic though at times it does make for some uncomfortable viewing, as does its (vague) sequel, ?Sympathy for Lady Vengance?.If those movies were not for the faint of heart, they have nothing on the gruesome sequel that has been jointly produced by leagues both N and K in the Land of the Morning Calm over the past month leaving K-League fans feeling as bewildered as the main character Oh Dae-su as he suddenly stumbles back into Seoul life after a deca...
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Emperor's Cup takes centre stage
2007-12-28 07:17:00
Following a dramatic end to a league campaign that saw Kashima Antlers unexpectedly lift their fifth J-League crown, the season-ending Emperor 's Cup has taken centre stage in Japan.The 87th edition of Japan's oldest sporting competition has been whittled down to the last four from the more than 6000 teams that started, with J1 sides not surprisingly claiming all four semi-final spots.In the first semi-final, Gamba Osaka will take on Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Ecopa Stadium in Fukuroi.Gamba booked their place in the last four with a Fifth Round win over Oita Trinita, before they needed extra-time to see off a stubborn Shimizu S-Pulse in the quarter-finals.Hiroshima were 2-0 winners over Jubilo Iwata in their Fifth Round tie, before beating FC Tokyo by the same scoreline in their quarter-final clash.The other semi-final sees newly crowned J-League champions Kashima Antlers take on Kawasaki Frontale at the National Stadium in Tokyo.Kashima have relied upon goals from wantaway striker Ats...
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Jokanovic replaces Djukic at Partizan
2007-12-27 23:18:00
Jokanovic nombrado entrenador del Partizan Belgrado Slavisa Jokanovic, antigua estrella de la Primera división española, ha sido nombrado entrenador del Partizan Belgrado después de que Miroslav Djukic abandonara el cargo de forma rocambolesca.Según informó hoy la página web del Partizan, el ex-jugador del Oviedo, Tenerife y Deportivo fue elegido por la dirección tras haber consultado a la afición, factor muy influyente en la vida de los clubes balcánicos.Los ultras dieron el visto bueno a una de las importantes figuras del pasado del club.Para Jokanovic, de 39 años, será el primer cargo de entrenador en su carrera.Su predecesor, Djukic, por el otro lado finalmente aceptará la oferta de la Federación para suceder a Javier Clemente en la selección serbia, después de que en el espacio de unos días afirmara primero que quedaría en el Partizan y luego que se trasladaría a España para unirse con su familia.Djukic ha dejado a Jokanovic el equipo en la primera posición en la tabla de cara...
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Obi 1 Hand Solo 0
2007-12-27 14:20:00
The wife and I are similar in many ways, but we disagree on the most prudent way to discipline children. Betty is from the old-school, and believes a small slap is perfectly acceptable. I take the opposite view, and prefer the use of a knuckle-duster.Such actions would not be necessary if it wasn?t for our children being led astray by poor role-models, such as Premier League footballers. Even fully grown men occasionally follow their contentious lead; just last Tuesday I enjoyed a lunchtime roast.It?s not just the off-field antics that leave a nasty taste in the mouth; the game is still riddled with simulation. There appears to be a growing number of players who embrace the turf more than Jodie Foster.Peter Crouch tried to point the finger at foreign players after trying to dissect Jon Obi Mikel. As Crouch launched into his astonishing tirade, a sheepish Steven Gerrard kept his head down in the background. I hope that Stevie steps up when Liverpool play Manchester City; I?m hi...
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Greatest Goalkeepers' Blunders
2007-12-26 05:13:00
Dossier: Najve?e vratarske pogre?keKad ?uvar mre?e zabrlja! Katastrofalna izvedba Lazijevog vratara Fernanda Muslere protiv Milana (1:5 na rimskom Olimpicu) nadahnula nas je da se prisjetimo drugih zabavnih, odnosno dramati?nih vratarskih pogre?aka ? gledanje ovisi o strani za koju navijate. Evo nekoliko poznatih slu?ajeva, od Robinsona do Ladi?a, od Antoniolija do Coppole, od Van der Sara do Kahna.Ako je protiv Lazija pobijedio zahvaljuju?i seriji Muslerinih gre?aka, i sam je Milan gubio bodove zbog vratarskih proma?aja. Francesco Antonioli dobro se sje?a derbija s Interom iz sezone 1991/92, kad mu je jedan mlak udarac De Agostinija pre?ao preko ruke i zavr?io u mre?i. Kao Romin golman, 2002. je napravio jo? ?okantniju pogre?ku protiv Ajaxa kad je u poku?aju izbijanja ?akom udario loptu glavom i prakti?no je dodao Ibrahimovi?u, koji ju je lako ubacio u mre?u. Napolitanci se nerado sje?aju 22. listopada 2000. i dvoboja Napolija i Bologne na San Paoliju. Na vratima je stajao 22-godi?...
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Interview: Dragan Mladenovic
2007-12-25 10:24:00
There are over 40 foreign players in the K-League . Brazil has always been the favored destination for coaches and owners in the market for new talent. Eastern Europe has also been a fairly popular hunting ground and that is where Dragan Mladenovic started a career that has taken in some of Europe?s most prestigious clubs.The Serbian now plays for Incheon United ? the west coast outfit that is a veritable Balkan enclave - but his journey east has been a long one. Born in 1976, the tall midfielder impressed in his local leagues and earned a move to the storied Red Star Belgrade.The 1991 European champions may not be the continental powerhouse they once were but his performances earned a call-up to the national team in 2003 and a year later, a $3 million move to Scottish giants Glasgow Rangers.?The history at Rangers is bigger than Red Star,? he said, ?but Red Star was European champions in 1991 but with tradition and everything, Rangers are a much bigger team.? A bigger team maybe but...
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Champions League Draw
2007-12-21 15:45:00
Matches scheduled to be played February 19/20 and March 4/5Arsenal v AC MilanCeltic v BarcelonaFenerbahce v SevillaLiverpool v Inter MilanLyon v Manchester UnitedOlympiakos v ChelseaRoma v Real MadridSchalke v PortoBet with Bet 365 World Soccer NewsSoccer betting tipsSoccer Books & DVDsTagsSoccer News soccer football Champions -League Betting
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Charity, Empathy and Chas to Tea
2007-12-20 12:01:00
I remain a slave to tradition. Every year, I make a complete fool of myself at the office Christmas party, and this year was no exception. After consuming a few too many ales, I made a misguided play for the cleaner under the mistletoe. He was absolutely livid.My luck is unlikely to improve over the holidays. The wife has invited her mother and her sister to Christmas dinner. Ho Ho Ho.I refuse to wallow in self pity though, as there are children in this world who live in near poverty. In a completely selfless gesture on my part, I?ve bought myself a new pair of trainers to reward their strong work ethic. In an uncharacteristic piece of good fortune, I?ve been spared the expense of weighing in for gifts for my own kids. As Blackburn fought back to 2-2 against Arsenal in midweek, the little ones overheard me say that Santa was literally on fire. I?m investing the savings on a Blackburn win over Chelsea at 7/2.The most annoying aspect of the ?festive? period is probably the rep...
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Milan Win World Club Cup
2007-12-20 07:37:00
After the excitement generated by the semi finals I decided to head somewhere more tranquil. Catching the westward bound Shinkansen I headed for Itsukushima, home of the floating shrine and a UNESCO World Heritage site.It offered a stark contrast to the previous night as there were more deer thanpeople wandering around the dimly lit streets. But in the bay the floating shrine was lit up. I understand that mere mortals used to have to enter the island by boat through this shrine. These days it would seem to be a matter of studying the tides as the two times I have been here the shrine appears to be standing on a mud flat.Choosing something to eat isn't as difficult as you would imagine here in Japan . Mainly due to the fact that outside the majority of establishments they have either a photograph or a plastic imitation of the dishes available.The main problem I have is when they describe the dish in English, seeing the likes of eel, squid and octopus immediately puts me off, whereas ...
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World Soccer News
2007-12-20 07:19:00
World soccer news: For week of December 20thSoccer Crusaders: Crosses on shirts upset MoslemsSoccer is known for knocking down many barriers, except for those fortified in religious fanatism. One Baris Kaska, a Turkish lawyer from Izmir, filed a complaint against UEFA with the local court asking for the annullment of Inter Milan's 3-0 Champions League win over Fenerbahce on account that the "Italians wore a red cross on a white surface." For Kaska, a clear symbol of the Crusades."The cross reminded me of the bloody days of the past. In my opinion, the design of the shirt openly suggests the superiority of one religion," claims Kaska.Naturally, the complaint has no chances of prospering since UEFA approved the design of Inter's reserve kit, inaugurated on the occasion of the Milan club's forthcoming centenary. Indeed, Inter had the sensitivity to ask Fenerbahce whether they would object to their using the crossed shirt at San Siro, and the Turks said no problem.Barcelona, who sell...
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Fifa World Rankings Dec 2007
2007-12-17 12:39:00
There is no change in the top 20 teams of this month's Fifa world rankings.Argentina are number one followed by Brazil and Italy. England are in 12th place, Scotland 14th and the USA 19th.1 Argentina2 Brazil3 Italy4 Spain5 Germany6 Czech Republic7 France8 Portugal9 Netherlands10 Croatia11 Greece12 England13 Romania14 Scotland15 Mexico16 Turkey17 Colombia18 Bulgaria19 USA20 NigeriaFull world rankingsBet with Bet 365World Soccer NewsSoccer betting tipsSoccer Books & DVDsTagsSoccer News soccer football fifa
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Park Ready To Return
2007-12-17 03:34:00
It?s been a long time coming. After almost nine months on the sidelines, Park Ji-sung is set to return to action for Manchester United this week. His absence has been keenly felt - perhaps more in Seoul than in the English city. With compatriots in other Premier League clubs struggling to make an impact on the pitch, the sight of the busy South Korean sporting the famous red shirt is one that everybody has been waiting for.It was a bright early spring when the 26 year-old sustained a knee injury. At the time, it didn?t seem so serious and his expected absence was short ? a good thing as, just prior to the injury, Park had been playing his best football since joining the club from PSV Eindhoven in the summer of 2005.The scenario was similar that of Lee Dong-guk almost exactly one year previously. Lee had been in perhaps the best form of his career in March and April 2006 in the K-League. He was scoring goals for fun for Pohang Steelers and had established himself as Korea?s number on...
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AC Milan crowned FIFA Club World Cup champions
2007-12-16 19:00:00
Italian giants AC Milan have won the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup following a comprehensive 4-2 drubbing of Boca Juniors at Yokohama International Stadium.Veteran striker Filippo Inzaghi scored twice in front of more than 68,000 fans, but Brazilian midfielder Kaka was the star of the show, setting up two goals and scoring one himself on his way to receiving the Player Of The Tournament award.It took Milan just twenty-one minutes to open the scoring when Kaka surged into the box. His first shot was blocked, but he drove the rebound across the face of goal for veteran Inzaghi to produce a typical poacher's finish.Boca Juniors were level less than sixty seconds later, when Claudio Morel Rodriguez curled over a cross from the left-wing that was expertly nodded home by Rodrigo Palacio.Despite the scores being locked at 1-1 at half-time Milan were always in control, and they retook the lead five minutes after the interval when defender Alessandro Nesta profited from a fortuitous bounce to la...
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2007-12-15 14:56:00
Sanfrecce Hiroshima have endured a horrendous season in the J-League . Relegated in a play-off with the third-place team from J2, Kyoto Sanga, Sanfrecce have played most of the season in front of sparse crowds at their cavernous Big Arch Stadium.Today, however, there was reason to celebrate as the team in purple defeated Jubilo Iwata in the Emperor 's Cup to keep their season alive. Two sublime left-footed free kicks from Koji Morisaki sealed the win in front of only 3,177 die-hard supporters.Bet with Bet 365World Soccer NewsSoccer betting tipsSoccer Books & DVDsTagsSoccer News soccer football J-League Sanfrecce Betting

I WAS A TEENAGE ETOILE DU SOHEIL FAN!
2007-12-14 04:38:00
Back to Tokyo for the semi finals of the competition and I noted that Sepp Blatter has already questioned the participation of the Oceania tournament winner. Not only is this the smallest of the federations it also recently lost Australia to the Asian tournament, as they wished the national team to have more competition and also avoid their inevitable World Cup play off against South American opponents.Making my way from the subway stadium to the first game it was noticeable that a large number of locals were sporting the yellow and blue of Boca. I was handed a flyer for La Bombonera, a Japanese bar dedicated to the team, there were a number of people handing them, obviously to boost business for what should be their busiest night ever.The standard of football was raised with the introduction of the first South American champions not to come from Brazil. Etoile showed their intentions with a shot at goal from the kick off. However Boca's slick passing was the key to their win. With...
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AC Milan to meet Boca Juniors in FIFA Club World Cup Final
2007-12-14 00:02:00
AC Milan had to work hard to overcome AFC Champions League winners Urawa Reds in their FIFA Club World Cup semi-final, eventually prevailing 1-0 thanks to Clarence Seedorf's late strike in front of 67,005 fans at Yokohama International Stadium.The only goal of the match came from a quickly taken free-kick that saw Brazilian ace Kaka ghost passed Fabio Nene and cut the ball back to Seedorf from the byline, with the Dutch international making no mistake in side-footing passed Ryota Tsuzuki in the Urawa goal.Carlo Ancelotti's game plan was clearly to occupy Urawa's marauding wing-back Takahito Soma with defensive duties, as Milan wingback Massimo Oddo turned the tables by running straight at Soma whenever the opportunity arose. Oddo's crossing was inaccurate, however, and striker Alberto Gilardino spurned the chances that did fall his way.Milan looked far more dangerous following the introduction of veteran striker Filippo Inzaghi, and they eventually broke the deadlock in the sixt...
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Bow Down To Happy Gilmore
2007-12-13 12:23:00
I?m all for good-natured banter at a football match, but supporters are beginning to overstep the line. Harry Redknapp commands respect from all the major players in the game, such as Frank Lampard and Jamie Redknapp, yet the colourful manager endured a torrent of vitriolic abuse when Portsmouth travelled to Aston Villa.As the match slipped away from the Villans, the Holte End outrageously suggested that Harry had bunged the referee. That accusation is entirely without foundation: Harry prefers goods inwards to despatch.The Villa fans went on to intimate that Harry enjoys the occasional stroke of the pink puppy. I wouldn?t criticise Redknapp even if this was true, as it?s an understandable reaction after Jamie.A minority of supporters then disgracefully claimed that Harry would soon be behind bars, partaking in certain activities in the shower area. Not only does this slur completely contradict their earlier insinuation; it?s also downright offensive, and Harry will not be taking th...
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Urawa Reds
2007-12-12 17:21:00
Urawa Reds fans - tightly controlled, regimented, verging on the fascistic, the hordes from Saitama and beyond are the J-League's noisiest fans."We are the Redsu" will be ringing out tonight when Urawa take on Milan in the semi-final of the World Club Cup.Bet with Bet 365World Soccer NewsSoccer betting tipsSoccer Books & DVDsTagsSoccer News soccer football J-League Urawa Reds Betting
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Boca Juniors book their place in the final of the FIFA Club World Cup
2007-12-12 16:42:00
Argentine giants Boca Juniors booked their place in the final of the FIFA Club World Cup , but they failed to turn on the style in their 1-0 win over Tunisian side Etoile du Sahel.Midfielder Neri Cardozo scored the only goal before a crowd of 37,255 fans at the National Stadium in Tokyo, while midfielder Fabian Vargas was sent off for a second bookable offence with twenty-five minutes remaining.Etoile started the match with significantly more attacking intent than in their 1-0 win over Mexican side Pachuca, with ex-Liverpool defender Gabriel Paletta looking shaky at the back for Boca.Tunisian starlet Amine Chermiti was causing problems with his penetrating runs, but gradually Boca began to play their way into the match, and they opened the scoring after thirty-seven minutes when striker Rodrigo Palacio cut inside a defender and slid the ball to Neri Cardozo, who beat Etoile keeper Aymen Balbouli with an unstoppable left foot drive.The second half was a tense affair and Boca's cause ...
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Urawa Reds v Sepahan
2007-12-12 03:40:00
Urawa Reds defeated Sepahan in a rematch of their ACL final showdown, this time 3-1 in front of a partisan 30,000 crowd at Toyota Stadium.On a crisp night in the suburbs of Nagoya, the result never looked in doubt once Yuichiro Nagai converted a low cross from the ever-dangerous Takahito Soma's low cross on the half hour mark.Though the Iranian team twice hit the bar, once just after the interval, the visitors never looked likely winners.Urawa's Brazilian marksman, Washington, converted from a narrow angle 10 minutes in to the second half and an own goal from Hadi Aghily effectively settled the outcome. Sepahan did register a consolation just before the end after a mistake by the hapless Marco Tulio Tanaka, but it is Urawa who will face AC Milan on Thursday in Tokyo. Listen to the sounds of the small group of Iran supportersBet with Bet 365World Soccer NewsSoccer betting tipsSoccer Books & DVDsTagsSoccer News soccer football J-League K-League Betting
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