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UEFA Champions League: Ten Man Liverpool hold Porto As Pennant Sees Red
2007-09-19 02:10:00 Liverpool suffered a slow start to this seasons Champions League campaign. They found themselves a goal down after just eight minutes, when Sektioui burst past a flat footed Hyypia only to be brought down by Reina. The Liverpool shot stopper has built a reputation for saving penalties in recent years, but he was no match ... More About: Liverpool , Uefa , Uefa Champions League
UEFA Champions League: Chelsea Only Manage To Draw Against Rosenborg At Sta
2007-09-19 01:18:00 After his scrambled statement about eggs in the press conference before the game against Norwegian club Rosenborg, and with press reports insisting that Chelsea must win the Champions League more than once with ten years of Abramovich?s take over. It would seem that the result left Mourinho with egg on his face. Enough of the poultry ... More About: Uefa , Uefa Champions League
Carling Cup: Leicester Win Second Round Tie With Nottingham Forest After Pe
2007-09-19 00:27:00 The original fixture was abandoned after Clive Clarke suffered a heart attack at half time in the dressing room. At the time Forest were leading 1-0, but agreed that due to the severity of the incident it would be best to abandon the game and reschedule. Leicester felt that this act of sportsmanship should be returned, ... More About: Carling Cup , Round , Nottingham Forest
Premier League: Kenny Miller Secures First Premier League Win For Derby Cou
2007-09-18 00:02:00 Newcastle United visited Pride Park expecting Michael Owen to continue his rich vein of form to score the goals that would see them reach the dizzy heights of the top four, ahead of Manchester United and Chelsea. Scotland Striker Kenny Miller Returns From Injury Former Celtic striker Kenny Miller made his debut after signing on transfer deadline ... More About: League , Premier league , Derby
Spurs Ready To Take The Fight To Arsenal In The North London Derby
2007-09-11 22:51:00 Following the poor start to the season Spurs fans will be hoping to kick start their season with a win over bitter rivals Arsenal . Spurs have had a lot to cope with in the first month of the season. They have had a congested treatment room, a boardroom embarrassment as well as the poor run ... More About: London , Fight , Arsenal Football Club , North
Who Can Break The Dominance Of The Top Four In The English Premier League T
2007-09-08 15:48:00 A Re-assessment After The Dust Has Settled Following The First Five Premier League Games When fans of the English Premier League refer to the ‘top four’, they are generally talking about Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal. However with the influx of the new TV money there appears to be a tide of contenders threatening to ... More About: Break , English Premier League , Premier league
Euro 2008: Steven Gerrard Fit To Be In The England Team To Play Against
2007-09-06 00:03:00 Liverpool talisman Steven Gerrard has undergone extensive medical scrutiny over his toe injury. The Reds captain had to have an injection before taking part in Liverpool?s game against Chelsea. He has not taken part in any of his clubs other games before his call up to the England squad. England manager Steve McClaren has threatened to ... More About: Euro 2008 , Euro , Play , Team
Premier League: Why Is Tottenham Hotspur Manager Martin Jol Getting Sacked
2007-09-04 15:21:00 Football has changed massively over the last ten to fifteen years from being a sport to being a multi-billion pound industry. With such huge finances at stake the pressure to get results is similar to that of running any other global business. Yet those CEOs have the ability to run their business as they see ... More About: Tottenham , Manager , Tottenham Hotspur , League , Sacked
Coca-Cola Championship: Jay Jay Okocha Set To Join Former Boss Phil Brown A
2007-09-04 01:28:00 Jay Jay Okocha was in attendance at Bloomfield Road to watch Blackpool snatch a late winner against Hull City. He has been through the medical process and had a look around the Hull City facilities and is expected to be unveiled as a Hull player tomorrow. The Nigerian has worked with Phil Brown before at Bolton ... More About: Championship , Coca-Cola , Join , Boss
Euro 2008: Emile Heskey Gets England Call Up To Play Against Israel And Rus
2007-09-04 00:35:00 Emile Heskey has not played for his country for over three years, he has been involved in the squad once during this absence but he was not used. That last appearance was during the Euro 2004 finals in Portugal, now after being virtually ignored during the Word Cup campaign and for most of this qualification ... More About: England , Israel , Euro 2008 , Play
UEFA Champions League: Ballack Omitted From Chelsea Champions League Group
2007-09-03 23:21:00 Injured Germany captain Michael Ballack has been left off the list of Chelsea players eligible for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League . The Chelsea squad for their Champions League Group B games had to be submitted on Friday and the medical staff at Stamford Bridge were unable to say if the 31 year-old would ... More About: Uefa , Uefa Champions League
Premier League: Aston Villa Beat Chelsea 2-0 At Villa Park
2007-09-02 21:19:00 With Liverpool top of the Premier League after their six-goal victory over Derby, Chelsea needed three points if they were to remain on course to win back the Premier League from Manchester United. However the Blues have failed to win at Villa Park for previous eight occasions. Zat Knight Repays £3.5m Transfer Investment Immediately With Debut ... More About: Aston Villa , Aston Villa Football Club
2008 Carling League Cup Third Round Draw
2007-09-01 21:29:00 With just Nottingham Forest or Leicester City still to book their place the draw for the Carling Cup Third Round has been made, piting a number of Premier League clubs against each other. The competition will be without a minimum of four top flight clubs for the next round, excluding any possible giant killings that ... More About: Draw , League Cup
2008 UEFA Cup First Round Draw
2007-08-31 20:47:00 The draw for the first round of the UEFA cup took place on Friday, with staff and fans of the home nation clubs waiting with baited breath to find out who they have to overcome if they are to make it to the moneymaking group stage of the tournament. UEFA CUP SEEDING Tottenham Hotspur were seeded in ... More About: Uefa , Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , Bolton Wanderers Football Club , Uefa cup , Round
2008 UEFA Cup First Round Draw Fates Of Tottenham Hotspur Everton Blackburn
2007-08-31 02:55:00 The UEFA Cup first round draw takes place later today and the English clubs involved will find out who they must over come if they are to make the group stage. Having had a successful UEFA Cup campaign last season Spurs will hope they are seeded to help them avoid some of the bigger teams in ... More About: Everton , Uefa , Tottenham , Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United UEFA Champions League Group F Fixtures
2007-08-31 02:30:00 Home Away Oct 2, Roma (h) Sep 19, Sporting (a) Nov 7, Dynamo Kiev (h) Oct 23, Dynamo Kiev (a) Nov 27, Sporting (h) Dec 12, Roma (a) An explosive start lies ahead for Manchester ... More About: Manchester United , Champions League , Uefa , United
Glasgow Celtic UEFA Champions League Group D Fixtures
2007-08-31 02:08:00 Home ... More About: Champions League , Glasgow , Uefa , Scottish Premier League , Champions
Glasgow Rangers UEFA Champions League Group E Fixtures
2007-08-31 01:56:00 Home Away Sep 19, Stuttgart (h) Oct 2, Lyon (a) Oct 23, Barcelona (h) Nov 7, Barcelona (a) Dec 12, Lyon (h) Nov 27, Stuttgart (a) Rangers first game in the group of death sees Walter Smith and Ally McCoist prepare their men for the visit ... More About: Champions League , Glasgow , Uefa , Scottish Premier League
Liverpool UEFA Champions League Group A Fixtures
2007-08-31 01:45:00 Home Away Oct 3, Marseille (h) Sep 18, Porto (a) Nov 6, Besiktas (h) Oct 24, Besiktas (a) Nov 28, Porto (h) Dec 11, Marseille (a) Last years finalists have Marseille visit Anfield for this seasons first Champions League fixture as they try to go one better. To ... More About: Liverpool , Uefa , Uefa Champions League
Chelsea UEFA Champions League Group B Fixtures
2007-08-31 01:30:00 Home Away Sep 18, Rosenborg (h) Oct 3, Valencia (a) Oct 24, Schalke (h) Nov 6, Schalke (a) Dec 11, Valencia (h) Nov 28, Rosenborg (a) Jose Mourinho will begin this seasons ... More About: Champions League , Chelsea , Uefa , Champions , Uefa Champions League
Arsenal UEFA Champions League Group H Fixtures
2007-08-31 01:16:00 Home Away Sep 19, Sevilla/AEK Athens (h) Oct 2, Steaua Bucharest (a) Oct 23, Slavia Prague (h) Nov 7, Slavia Prague (a) Dec ... More About: Champions League , Arsenal , Uefa , Champions , Uefa Champions League
2008 UEFA Champions League Draw For The Group Stage
2007-08-31 01:03:00 The draw for the Champions league was populated with the usual suspects and some new fringe teams. There were no less than six British in the draw. The big four from England Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool are joined in the draw by the old firm from north of the border. Glasgow Rangers will ... More About: Champions League , Euro Football , Uefa , Arsenal Football Club
Ronaldinho Earns Spanish Nationality And Looks For A Move To Chelsea
2007-08-28 02:26:00 Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has given his management team till the close of the Transfer Window to secure the services of the World?s most flamboyant player. Even though his buy out clause is reportedly £85m, the Russian businessman has allegedly met with the players advisors. Barca Could Pay The Cost Of Increasing Taxes Ronaldinho is due to ... More About: Chelsea , Spanish , La Liga , Move
Manchester United Super Sub Striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Retires Through In
2007-08-28 01:44:00 Just when it looked like everything was back on track at Old Trafford with three points against Tottenham Hotspur and Louis Saha on the mend. When disaster strikes. One of his injured strikers announces that he is to retire from the game through injury. Champions League Winning Super Sub The good news for the Glazers and United ... More About: Manchester United , English Premiership , Manchester
Real Madrid Sign Heinze And Robben in £24 Million Transfer Swoop
2007-08-24 14:20:00 Having lost his legal action with Manchester United and the Premier League halting his move to Liverpool. Argentinean defender Gabriel Heinze has left England to join Spanish giants Real Madrid . The £8 million deal will see the defender line up alongside World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro in the Madrid defence, he has been drafted in ... More About: Real Madrid , Transfer , Chelsea Football Club , La Liga
Ferguson Gives Jol Backing Ahead Of Spurs Visit To Manchester United
2007-08-24 13:58:00 Sir Alex Ferguson has stated his support of Martin Jol in his position as Tottenham Manager following all of the media speculation surrounding the Dutchman?s position. All week there have been innumerate reports in the press linking Europe?s elite managers with the managers job at White Hart Lane. Many of the reports have stated that Jol ... More About: Manchester United , English Premiership , United , Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
Normal Service Resumes At The Lane As Spurs Thrash Derby
2007-08-21 00:44:00 After a poor start to their Barclays Premier League campaign Spurs needed to get back on track against Derby County. After two straight defeats to Sunderland and Everton the home support were restless, they had booed the players off the pitch at the end of the home defeat against Everton. The home side took just three ... More About: Service , English Premiership , Lane , Resumes
Rooneys Foot Injuries Are The Boots To Blame Or Is It Part Of The Modern Ga
2007-08-13 22:55:00 Wayne Rooney is suffering his third similar foot injury and his is not on his own England team-mates David Beckham and Gary Neville have also suffered similar injuries. While it is common place today, it is an injury that did not used to exist years ago, even though the players had to endure tougher challenges, ... More About: English Premiership , Injuries , Boots , Manchester United Football Club , European Championships
Hairline Fracture Injury Puts Rooney Out For Eight Weeks
2007-08-13 22:15:00 Manchester United & England will be without the services of Wayne Rooney after he picked up another injury involving broken bones in the foot. This time it?s a hairline fracture rather than a fully blown break of a metatarsal, however the result is the same. A protracted recovery program that will hamper results for both ... More About: Injury , English Premiership , Manchester United Football Club , European Championships
Fantasy Football League Week 1 Round-up
More articles from this author:2007-08-13 21:48:00 End of play on the first round of fixtures and one of the pundits is top of the table! A gamble on the strength of the Reading defence away to the Champions Manchester United appeared to pay off, especially when one of them was captain and man of the match Marcus Hahnemann. Second in the table ... More About: Football , Fantasy , Round Up , League , Week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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