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Chelsea A Step Closer To The Quadruple But Mourinho Future Still In Doubt
2007-04-16 00:09:00 Jose Mourinho is uncertain about his Chelsea future, even though he is still fighting on three fronts having already secured one title this season. Chelsea need to overcome Manchester United to retain their Premiership title. The Blues play Liverpool in the Champions League semi-final and face the possibility of facing Manchester United in the Champions League ... More About: Future , Close , Stil
Football Association Get Their Dream Manchester United v Chelsea FA Cup Fin
2007-04-15 20:43:00 Blackburn Rovers pushed the premiership champions all the way in their FA Cup semi final. Chelsea needed a goal from German midfielder Michael Ballack to secure their place in the New Wembley Final. Frank Lampard put the blues ahead on sixteen minutes. Didier Drogba held up the play before giving the ball to Ballack who played ... More About: Manchester United , Football , United , Soci
Manchester United On Course For Premiership FA Cup And Champions League Tre
2007-04-14 21:47:00 Sir Alex Ferguson is on course for his second treble as manager of Manchester United . His side secured a place in the FA Cup final when they beat Watford 4-1 at Villa Park. United continued from where they left off in their mid week thrashing of Roma. It took Wayne Rooney just seven minutes to open ... More About: Premiership , Champions League
Chelsea v Manchester United FA Cup Final A Fitting Curtain Raiser For The N
2007-04-12 00:18:00 The FA Cup Semi Finals are later this week and with Manchester United taking on relegation threatened Watford and Blackburn Rovers plaing Chelsea , it all looks set for a United v Chelsea Final. If Watford were to use the form book they would be forgiven for thinking that they could beat Roma 14-2 seeing that they ... More About: The N
Liverpool Chelsea Champions League Semi Final After An Easy Passage Past PS
2007-04-11 23:32:00 Peter Crouch was on target for the Reds as they strolled in to the semi finals. PSV posed little threat to the Live rpool goal and with Rafa Benitez resting a number of players, Liverpool looked a little sluggish and were unable to create space to attack. PSV looked like a different team from the one that ... More About: Champions League , Chelsea , Champions
More Italian Opposition For Manchester United As AC Milan Go Through To UEF
2007-04-11 23:02:00 A Two goal victory in Germany has set up a semi final Manchester United . Milan did the hard work in the first half and were two up in half an hour. The first goal was scored by dutch veteran Clarence Seedorf with Milan?s first shot on goal, with a shot from the edge of the area. ... More About: Italia , Italian
Blackburn Confident Of Beating Chelsea In FA Cup Semi-Final
2007-04-11 18:06:00 Rovers Midfielder Aaron Mokoena thinks that Mark Hughes Black burn Rovers side have what it takes to get a result against Chelsea this weekend in their FA Cup semi final at Old Trafford. Mokoena told the Lancashire Telegraph that he believes “Chelsea are a big team. They have fantastic players, but so do we as well,”. He ... More About: Blackburn , Final , Semi
Fulham Sack Chris Coleman And Appoint Northern Ireland Manager Lawrie Sanch
2007-04-11 10:44:00 A poor run of form has cost Fulham Manager Chris Cole man his job, Coleman had been hailed earlier in the season for being one of the refreshing young managerial talents in the Premiership, but his side have not won a game in seven attempts and they are now just four points from the relegation zone. Coleman ... More About: Ireland , North , Northern Ireland
Manchester United Score Seven As They Seal Champions League Semi-Final With
2007-04-10 23:45:00 AS Roma travelled to Old Trafford with a one goal advantage after the bloody first leg in Rome, and many pundits thought that the game would be explosive for all the non-footballing reasons. The Manchester United players had other ideas, within twenty minutes they were winning 3-0 with goals from three different players. The first came ... More About: Champions League , With
Last Minute Essien Strike Sends Chelsea Into The Champions League Semi-Fina
2007-04-10 23:30:00 The game started with the home side with a slight psychological advantage having scored an away goal in the first leg in Stamford Bridge. Former Liverpool striker Fernando Morientes increased the Valencia advantage just after the half hour, when he slid home Joaquin?s cross in to the Chelsea goal. For the third time in as ... More About: Champions League , Last , Champions , League
Watford Thrash Portsmouth In Preparation For FA Cup Semi-Final Against Manc
2007-04-09 23:18:00 Just two days after Port smouth register an impressive 2-1 victory against league leaders Manchester United, they were thrashed 4-2 at the hands of United?s FA Cup opponents Watford . The Hornets win over the latest side to overcome this weekends opposition will no doubt boost the morale of the players, especially as they had to fight back ... More About: Ford , Final
Easter Delight For Roy Keane And Sunderland As They Top The Coca-Cola Champ
2007-04-09 22:54:00 Sunderland sit proud at the top of the Championship following a busy East er fixture schedule. Sunderland won two games in three days by the same 2-1 score line. The first win came from Saturdays home game against Wolves, giving Keane the last laugh with his old Irish adversary and former Sunderland manager Mick McCarthy. The second ... More About: Coca-Cola , They
Manchester Prepared For Roman Invasion In The Champions League Quarter Fina
2007-04-09 22:35:00 In the aftermath of the violence at the first leg at the Stadio Olimpico last week and with reports that the AS Roma Ultras have bought the entire allocation, there is no surprise that both clubs have tried to promote calm. Roma?s Rosella Sensi has told the press that supporters of his club will not be ... More About: Champions League , Arte , Manchester , Champions
Spurs Struggle Against Sevilla After The Perfect Start To Their UEFA Cup Qu
2007-04-06 02:41:00 Captain Robbie Keane gave Tottenham the dream start to the away leg of their UEFA Cup quarter final against Sevilla. With little more than a minute on the clock the Irishman had managed to break the off-side trap force a save from the keeper and put away the rebound to give his side the lead ... More About: Uefa , Start , Star , Uefa cup , Evil
Scholes Sees Red As Manchester United Lose In Bloodied Champions League Cla
2007-04-05 00:23:00 United midfielder Paul Scholes was sent off for the second time in four games for two yellow card offences just thirty four minutes in to the game. The first was a nasty two footed tackle which he could have been sent off for, the second was given when Italian forward Francesco Totti through himself over ... More About: Manchester United , Champions League , United , Manchester , Champions
Drogba Saves Blushes As Chelsea Scrape Draw With Valencia
2007-04-05 00:03:00 Chelsea seem to have an mental block when they come up against Spanish opposition. They fell behind to a David Silva thirty minutes into the first half; the Spaniard shooting from over thirty yards, with a shot that left Petr Cech no chance of making a save. Chelsea tried hard to get level, missing a host ... More About: Chelsea , Valencia , With , Crap , Scrap
Liverpool Get Three Away Goals Against PSV In Eindhoven As They Look to Pro
2007-04-03 23:30:00 Ronald Koeman?s PSV will need to work miracles if they are to turn this tie round to progress to the next round. Live rpool carry the comfort of three away goals into the home leg at Anfield next week. Captain Steve Gerrard led by example, putting the former European Champions on up just before the half hour. ... More About: Goa , Goals , Goal
Van Buyten Scores Valuable Away Goals As Bayern Munich Draw In Milan
2007-04-03 23:29:00 Having gone behind twice either side of half time the Germans had to rely on the goal scoring of Daniel Van Buyten to keep them in the tie. The home side went ahead when Pirlo scored five minutes before half time. It took another forty minutes of play for the visitors to draw level through ... More About: Milan , Muni , Goa , Goals , Bayern
Bobby Charlton Is Unhappy With Cristiano Ronaldo Transfer Speculation
2007-04-03 03:00:00 Cristiano Ronaldo has dragged Manchester United to the top of the Premiership single handedly this season. His form has been electric and he has dazzled audiences week in week out. So it is understandable that the world?s biggest clubs would be looking to secure his services. Bobby Charlton has spoken out about the transfer speculation that ... More About: Cristiano Ronaldo , With , Happy , Transfer
Newcastle Prepared To Spend In the Summer Transfer Window
2007-04-02 23:56:00 Toon chairman Freddy Shepherd has informed the press that he intends to invest in playing staff in the transfer window this summer. The news will no doubt delight the Newcastle faithful, who made their feelings heard after the home defeat to Manchester City at the weekend. Glenn Roeder will be able to make his mark on ... More About: Summer , Wind , Castle , Transfer , Cast
Unconvincing England Overcome Andorra With Goals From Gerrard And Nugent
2007-03-29 00:33:00 England were booed off the pitch at half time and back on again after a goal less first half. The embarrassment was spared when Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard opened the scoring ten minutes into the second half, from the edge of the Andorran box. It took Gerrard and England another twenty minutes to add a second ... More About: England , Goa , With , Goals , Goal
Steve McLaren Sacked ? Will The England Boss Go If His Team Do Not Beat And
2007-03-28 16:52:00 In the longest four days in his football career Steve McClaren has had to deny rumours of a rift in the camp with players and backroom staff. Explain his being summonsed to Soho Square to explain the result and performance against Israel at the weekend. He has also received the dreaded backing of the players with ... More About: England , Boss , Team , Laren
Robbie Keane Devastated To Miss Slovakia Game After Yellow Card
2007-03-28 10:22:00 Ireland captain Robbie Keane will miss today?s game against Slovakia following his yellow card against Wales on Saturday. Keane?s absence means that Damian Duff will probably be captain for Ireland?s second game at Croke Park. Manager Steve Staunton will be looking for another haul of three points as he tries desperately to win over the Irish ... More About: Card , Game , Miss , Yellow
Fans Show Their Disgust At Israel Result ? Will The FA Be Looking For A New
2007-03-24 22:17:00 Steve McClaren?s star studded England side were held to a goal less draw in the Euro 2008 qualifier against Israel and the travelling England support voiced their discontent, singing ?what a load of rubbish? toward the end of the dismal performance. There has been much debate as to the best possible England side and what might ... More About: Fans , Show , Will , King
Staunton To Make History When His Ireland Team Take On Wales In First Socce
2007-03-24 00:29:00 The head quarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association will host its first international soccer match when the Republic of Ireland play Wales in a Euro 2008 qualifier. The amateur association had banned foreign sports from being played on its pitches around the country, however the ban was recently lifted after much lobbying when it was ... More About: History , Story , Take
Captain John Terry Calls For Win To Save England Boss McClaren
2007-03-23 23:17:00 Chelsea and England captain John Terry is rallying the troops in preparation for the crucial Euro 2008 qualifying games against Israel and Andorra. England are third in group E and are only ahead of Saturdays opponents Israel on goal difference. Terry told SkySports News ?There is a lot on the game, everyone knows we need to ... More About: Calls , Boss , Laren
England Squad For The Euro 2008 Qualifying Matches Against Israel And Andor
2007-03-20 23:06:00 Steve McClaren has announced his squad for the upcoming Euro pean Championship qualifying group games against Israel and Andorra. There are a host of usual suspects, McClaren has chosen to stick with a similar squad to the one that faced Spain in the friendly last month. There is one notable inclusion in the squad, David Nugent. The ... More About: England , Euro 2008 , Matches
FA Cup Semi-Final Venues Have Been Announced By The Football Association
2007-03-20 20:35:00 After the replays decided the last two semi finalists would be Chelsea and Manchester United. The Football Association have decided that the FA Cup semi-finals this year will be played at Old Trafford and Villa Park. The first of the two games will be the fixture between Manchester United and Watford on Saturday 14th April with ... More About: Soci , Final , Have , Semi
Inquest In To Pitch Invasion After Tottenham Chelsea FA Cup Quarter Final
2007-03-20 12:43:00 The pitch invasion that marred the match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea will no doubt cause the Football Association to conduct an inquest which will probably result in a huge fine for Spurs. The incident occurred when the Chelsea players approached the Park Lane end of the ground following their victory in the FA Cup quarter ... More About: Quarter Final , Arte , Final
Tottenham Hotspur Beaten By Chelsea In FA Cup Quarter Final
More articles from this author:2007-03-20 01:08:00 The cold Monday night at White Hart Lane was a far cry from the sunny Sunday at Stamford Bridge eight days previous. As the game kicked off the sizzling Spurs performance of the first game was soon a distant memory. During a goalless first half both sides seemed to cancel each other out. The key players ... More About: Chelsea , Tottenham , Quarter Final , Arte , Tottenham Hotspur 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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