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2007 UEFA Cup Draw For Quarter Final And Semi Final
2007-03-16 12:51:00
The draw was made today for the last stages of the 2007 UEFA Cup in Glasgow the venue for this year?s final. The eight teams in the draw represent five different countries. Three from Spain, two from Germany and one from Holland, Portugal and England, the draw was open meaning that teams from the same ...
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Darren Bent Signs New Deal With WMG
2007-03-13 13:04:00
Charlton Athletic striker Darren Bent has changed his management team, he will now be looked after by Neil Fewings of the Wasserman Media Group (WMG), who recently acquired SFX who look after fellow England striker Michael Owen. Bent had been linked with many clubs during the recent transfer windows after his successful first season with the ...
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Make Or Break For Spurs As They Look To Progress To UEFA Cup Quarter Finals
2007-03-13 11:54:00
Having missed the golden opportunity of being the first English club to beat Chelsea in a domestic competition at Stamford Bridge for a few years. The future of Tottenham?s season is up in the hands of the gods. Spurs could face having the same fate as North London rivals, who in the space of eight ...
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2007 FA Cup Sponsored By EON Semi Final Draw
2007-03-12 14:45:00
Even though they both face tough replays, the possibility of a Manchester United v Chelsea final still remains following the draw for the FA Cup Semi -Final . England goalkeeper coach Ray Clemence drew Blackburn Rovers out of the hat first and they play the winners of the replay between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea. Premiership strugglers Watford will ...
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Blackburn Rovers And Watford Book Their Place In The Draw For 2007 FA Cup S
2007-03-11 20:15:00
Rovers were the first side in the hat for Monday?s draw when they dispatched their Lancashire rivals Manchester City in a 2-0 win at Ewood Park. They took the lead through South African Aaron Mokoena. They youngsters day turned from quickly from ecstasy to agony when he was sent off for a second bookable offence. Matt ...
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Chelsea Earn Replay After Thrilling FA Cup Quarter Final Draw With Tottenha
2007-03-11 16:33:00
Spurs surprised the premiership champions when Bulgarian Dimitar Berbatov scored the opening goal in the first five minutes. Berbatov was sporting an armband demonstrating his solidarity for Bulgarian nurses, in jail in Libya. He was played through by Lennon when he intercepted a Jermain Defoe pass that had been intended for Ghaly on the right ...
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The FA Get The Keys To The Home Of Football As Wembley Is Ready For 2007 FA
2007-03-11 11:56:00
The Football Association have finally been given the keys to the new look Wembley Stadium. After two years of delays and spiralling costs the builders Multiplex have nearly completed the project. The sides in the FA Cup quarter-finals will all be hoping to be the first to lift the worlds most famous club trophy in its ...
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Another Cup Draw For Middlesbrough in the FA Cup Quarter Final
2007-03-10 21:27:00
Manchester United could only manage a draw when they visited the Riverside stadium for the FA Cup clash with Middlesbrough . Boro who often raise their game when hosting the big clubs were always going to be a tough test for United after their Champions League exploits on Wednesday. United took the lead when the Middlesbrough defence ...
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Jose Mourinho Relishes Prospect Of Playing Liverpool In The UEFA Champions
2007-03-10 20:10:00
Chelsea Manager Jose Mourinho has told the press that he is excited about the possibility of playing Live rpool in the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League. Mourinho whose side face a tough test against Spanish outfit Valencia said: ?If it is us against Liverpool in the last four, I would sign that contract right now.? Having ...
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Injury Means Henry Misses Rest Of Season For Arsenal
2007-03-10 19:49:00
Arsenal will be without their club captain for the rest of the season. Henry ?s season has been blighted with niggling injuries, and Arsenal have had to rely on comparably inexperienced players. In the Champions League game against PSV he sustained injury to stomach and groin muscles. The latest in a growing list of ailments suffered by ...
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Draw For 2007 UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Keeps English Sides Apart
2007-03-09 12:01:00
The Managers of England?s top three clubs should be happy with the quarter final draw for the Champions League . The open draw has given them all fixtures against foreign opposition. Liverpool will travel to Eindhoven to play PSV, Manchester United have a tough trip to Roma for the first leg and Chelsea will host Valencia. The ...
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Robbie Keane Scores Two As Spurs Get Three Away Goals At Braga In UEFA Cup
2007-03-08 23:12:00
Tottenham Hotspur return to European competition after their enforced break, when they received a bye following the expulsion of their round of 32 opponents Feyenoord. Spurs travel to Portugal to play Sporting Braga. The visitors started the game brightly and could have scored a number of chances but it appeared that Dimitar Berbatov had not packed ...
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Celtic Bow Out Of Champions League To Kaka Goal For Milan In Extra Time
2007-03-07 23:08:00
Gordon Strachan?s side came to the San Siro needing a goal after holding AC Milan to a goal less draw in the first leg in Parkhead. Celtic had boldly gone where no other Scottish team had managed to go since the competition changed and adopted the Champions League format. The first Scottish team to make ...
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Bayern Munich Dump Real Madrid Out Of Champions League On Away Goals
2007-03-07 22:41:00
Real Madrid found themselves 1-0 down in just 10 seconds as Roy Makaay scored the fastest goal in Champions League history. The goal gave the Germans the away goal advantage, as they had scored two in the first leg at the Bernabeu when they lost 3-2. Lucio put the home side further in front on the ...
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Henrik Larsson Scores Winner Against Lille In His Last Game At Old Trafford
2007-03-07 22:25:00
Henrik Larsson made his final bow in front of the Manchester United faithful at Old Trafford a memorable occasion, by scoring the only goal of the night. The Swede?s loan from Helsingborgs is over on Monday when he will return to Sweden in time for the start of their season. After all the controversy of the ...
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Arsenal Out Of Champions League After Draw With PSV At The Emirates
2007-03-07 22:00:00
The Gunners season looks to be over following their exit from this years Champions League , in the last three weeks they have been knocked out of all of the cup competitions they entered this season and they currently lie twenty points behind league leaders Manchester United. With a one-nil lead from the first leg PSV knew ...
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Valencia Through To Champions League Quarter Final On Away Goals After Draw
2007-03-07 01:44:00
Looking for the latest news on the 2007 UEFA Champions League Quarter-Final Draw? After a thrilling 2-2 draw in the San Siro, Valencia need only keep a clean sheet at home in the Mestalla to ensure their place in the quarter final draw in Friday. The game was pretty uneventful considering the goal scoring talent on display ...
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Carling Cup Turns Into Snarling Cup as Arsenal And Chelsea Brawl
2007-03-02 16:34:02
Chelsea captain John Terry was in the starting eleven three days after spending the day on crutches following an injury sustained in the Champions  League against Porto. Arsenal took an early lead when Theo Wallcott broke through the Chelsea defence to score his first goal for the club. However the Arsenal youngsters could only hold their lead for a short time before Didier Drogba brought the blues level on twenty minutes. For the second time in less than a week Chelsea had to substitute their captain through injury. This time the injury was much more severe, Terry was kicked full in the face as Abu Diaby tried to clear his ranks. Terry was out cold before he hit the deck, the players immediately summoned the physios of both clubs, who promptly despatched the Chelsea and England captain to get checked out in hospital. After the huge delay it took Chelsea and Drogba another twenty minutes to put the league Champions ahead. As Chelsea tried to play out the remainder of the additional ...
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Unlucky Reading Beaten By Manchester Uniteds Early Start In FA Cup Replay
2007-03-02 16:34:02
Having held United to a draw at Old Trafford, some pundits had thought that this encounter would be in the tradition of cup ties, hard to call. However within two minutes Gabriel Heinze put United in front when his shot managed to find a path past Read ing keeper Adam Federici. Reading were instantly on the back foot and while they tried to string a few passes together United took possession and a long ball from Rio Ferdinand found French striker Louis Saha as he was being watched by Royals defender Andre Bikey. Saha coolly stroked the ball past Federici and within four minutes United were two up. Another two minutes passed and Reading found themselves another goal down this time it was baby faced assassin Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. He sprinted clear of the Reading off-side trap to further torment the Reading keeper. Reading managed to gather some composure and on twenty three minutes Dave Kitson threw his side a life line when he headed the ball home from a yard. The goal seemed to settl...
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West Ham Beaten Four Nil As Charlton Look To Escape Relegation
2007-02-25 10:28:01
Alan Curbishley has received the same dreaded vote of confidence that his predecessor Alan Pardew was given by the new West Ham board. Pardew has since been installed in Curbishley?s old club Charlton Athletic. Curbishley has spent a considerable sum of the Icelandic consortium?s investment money in an attempt to keep the Hammers in the top flight. So far it seems that this has been in vain as the introduction of the new players has not had the desired effect on results. On his return to the Valley Curbishley would have wanted a better score line. His side finished three nil down at half time, to goals from Ambrose, Thomas and Darren Bent. Bent returning to Pardew?s squad after a lengthy period on the treatment table. The second half was no better for West Ham as Jerome Thomas scored his second and his teams fourth, to seal Charlton?s Emphatic win over fellow relegation strugglers to close the gap on Wigan.
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Penalties Help Liverpool Beat Sheffield United Again
2007-02-25 10:28:01
Blades manager Neil Warnock was not as upset as he had been on the first day of the season at Brammall Lane, when a penalty was awarded against his side for intent to foul Steven Gerrard. In the return fixture at Anfield Gerrard ?won? not one but two penalties in five minutes. The first was awarded as Gerrard complained to referee Steve Bennett about being held and then fell into Robert Kozluk. The second was given for a slight tug on the Live rpool captains shirt, both penalties were coolly finished by crowd favourite Robbie Fowler. Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez made seven changes from the team that beat Barcelona mid-week in the Champions League. Jerzy Dudek appeared to have a force field around his goal as the blades saw all their efforts result in nothing. Peter Crouch was substituted after twenty minutes after he was struck in the face by the ball and a Sheffield United boot, breaking his nose and leaving him needing stitches to a gash on his face. Liverpool increased the lead whe...
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Fulham Sponsored By Nike Next Season As Manager Chris Coleman Spurns Airnes
2007-02-24 16:26:02
Having agreed a three–year deal last summer with Mohammed Al Fayed and Fulham French sportswear brand Airness had a platform to introduce their wares to the British public and global television audiences. However with deliveries not arriving after the season had started two months Fulham had lost a lot of revenue from merchandise sales. Could this poor performance by Airness have triggered a get out clause for Fulham? Manager Chris Coleman was wearing a Nike training top with club crest and main sponsors Pipex?s logo emblazoned across key areas during the 2-1 defeat against Manchester United for the whole world to see. As were his whole backroom staff on the Fulham bench. Fulham have no stock of the Airness home kit on their website or in the club megastore and away kit stock is running low. The site also says that the Airness kit will ?meet the needs of the players and supporters?. They have already disappointed the supporters by not having the strip before the season sta...
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Will More Foreigners Invest In Manchester City
2007-02-24 16:26:02
With the Premiership clubs expecting bumper television revenues from both domestic and overseas right deals and with the ever increasing merchandising opportunities. There has never been a better time to invest in or take over an English Premiership Club. Manchester City appear to be next in line, following the lead of Liverpool, West Ham United and Aston Villa who have all succumbed to the lure of foreign funds this season. The City board have have announced to the London Stock Exchange that there are ?third parties? interested in investing in the club. Manager Stuart Pearce will welcome any investment, especially if it allows him to invest in new talent during the summer transfer window.
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Patrik Berger Could Leave Aston Villa And Join Beckham In The MLS
2007-02-23 22:24:01
The Former Czech Republic winger will be out of contract this summer and has no intention of retiring just yet. His Villa career has been bighted by a bust up with manager Martin O?Neill, when Berger was asked to prove himself in the reserves. Berger could find a home in America like David Beck ham and ply his trade in the MLS. He could be offered another deal at Villa, but would probably only be a squad player as Martin O?Neill looks to further strengthen his squad with Randy Lerner?s war chest. He already has stiff competition for a place with talented youngsters like Gabriel Agbonlahor and January signing Ashley Young. Berger will take till the end of the season to consider what is best for him and his family before making a decision about where his career will take him in the future.
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Terry To Miss Carling Cup Final And Euro 2008 Qualifiers Against Israel and
2007-02-23 22:24:01
Chelsea captain John Terry sustained ankle ligament damage from an innocuous challenge in the Champions League match against Porto. Which means he is out of Sunday?s Carling Cup Final against Arsenal, where he would have had to contend with the pace of Arsene Wenger?s ?kids? and the power of the player they call the ?Beast? loan signing from Real Madrid Julio Baptista. The injury could see England manager Steve McClaren without his captain for two crucial Euro 2008 qualifying games against Israel and Andorra. Although these games appear on paper to be a formality, recent performances and results tell us that they may be more difficult than they seem. McClaren needs results and will not be able to use players availability as an excuse, as he has the whole of England to select a squad from and in his position he should be able to motivate the players to perform and get the results the country craves; even though pulling on an England shirt should be motivation enough. Perhaps the reca...

Barry Ferguson Stars As Rangers Cruise Past Hapoel Tel Aviv In UEFA Cup
2007-02-23 10:23:03
Rangers new manager Walter Smith could only praise the virtuoso performance of the man the fans call ?Mr Rangers?. Barry Ferguson was instrumental in Rangers emphatic victory over the bewildered Israeli side, scoring in both halves. Ferguson was joined on the score sheet by Kris Boyd and Charlie Adam, Boyd?s goal was a little controversial as he appeared to handle the ball on his way to scoring. The four nil score line on the night mean that Rangers progress with an aggregate score of 5-2, which will see them take on Spain?s Osasuna in the last 16.
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Tottenham To Play Portuguese Side Braga In Last 16 Of UEFA Cup
2007-02-23 10:23:03
Braga earned the right to play Tottenham Hotspur in the last 16 of the UEFA Cup. The Port uguese side beat Parma 1-0 in both legs to win 2-0 on aggregate. Spurs were awarded a bye when Feyenoord were kicked out of the competition for not being able to control their fans in games against Nancy and Blackburn in the group stages. The down time provided by not having UEFA fixtures has allowed Spurs to rest up and kick start their season with Two away wins in a row against Fulham in the FA Cup and Everton in the Premiership.
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Newcastle United Ease Into Next Round Of UEFA Cup Courtesy Of Martins Goal
2007-02-23 10:23:03
Having suffered a humiliating 3-1 defeat in the first leg Newcastle?s Belgian opponents Zulte-Waregem could have just looked like they had given up and were only there to complete the formalities. However they made the Toon Army fight for their place in the next round of the tournament. In a frustrating performance the only real acts of inspiration came from the unlikely source of Titus Bramble, although the goal came from a Damien Duff through ball that Mart ins latched on to and flicked over the keeper to secure a fixture against Dutch outfit AZ Alkmaar in the last 16.
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Blackburn Out Of UEFA Cup After Draw With Bayer Leverkusen at Ewood Park
2007-02-23 10:23:03
Battling Black burn Rovers failed to score the vital goal that would have taken them in to the next round of the UEFA Cup. After their 3-2 defeat in Germany last week Mark Hughes? men knew they had a mountain to climb, but having scored twice in their opponents back yard scoring at home should not have been a problem. Rovers were victims of their own impressive defensive style of play, which helped them hold Arsenal to a goal less draw in the FA Cup at the Emirates Stadium at the weekend. Leverkusen packed the midfield and left Voronin up front on his own for most of the game. Mark Hughes thought that his men deserved more especially after an impressive second half display but they missed opportunity after opportunity. Even a fit again Morten Gamst-Pedersen could not break the deadlock.
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Injury To Terry Means He Misses Carling Cup Final But Shevchenko On Target
2007-02-23 10:23:03
Jose Mourinho visited his homeland and the club who helped catapult him to fore as one of the top managers in European football, having won the UEFA Cup and the Champions league with Porto in successive seasons. His fomer club took the lead after twelve minutes when Raul Meireles volleyed a clearance by Makelele which deflected off Lampard and into the Chelsea goal. Things got worse for the blues when captain John Terry was stretchered off after just fifteen minutes having just recovered from a serious back injury. The injury appears to be ankle ligament damage and Chelsea will need a scan before they can tell just how long Terry will be out. Two minutes later substitute Arjen Robben, on for the injured Terry, put Shevchenko through for him to score his second Champions League goal this season. There is some good news for the Chelsea faithful; Ashley Cole is on the road to recovery making an appearance for the reserves.
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