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2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Draw for Europe
2007-11-25 19:03:00
Holders Italy will play Bulgaria, the Republic of Ireland, Cyprus, Georgia and Montenegro as they begin the defence of the trophy they won in Berlin last summer following today's draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying competition in Durban, South Africa. France testThe team the Azzurri defeated in the 2006 World Cup final, France, are in Group 7 along with Romania, Serbia, Lithuania, Austria and the Faroe Islands. Three-time winners Germany are the top seeds in Group 4, which also includes Russia, Finland, Wales, Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein, while Group 6 reunites Croatia and England ? who met in UEFA EURO 2008? qualifying, with the former winning both matches to eliminate their opponents ? and also includes Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Andorra.Portuguese poserIn Group 1 Portugal are joined by Sweden and Denmark ? who also met in UEFA EURO 2008? qualifying ? as well as Hungary, Albania and Malta. Europe an champions Greece are joined by Switzerland in Group 2, which also i...
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Barcelona the star performers
2007-11-25 17:07:00
FC Barcelona were the star performers of the three Spanish UEFA Champions League clubs in action on Saturday night, brushing aside RC Recreativo de Huelva as Sevilla FC lost and Real Madrid CF drew.Ronaldinho outBarcelona were without Brazil playmaker Ronaldinho, who had pulled out with fatigue, and a cutting edge early on as they struggled to break down a well-organised Recreativo until Gabriel Milito headed the opener from a corner in the 64th minute. Two minutes later, Xavi Hernández's deep cross was laid back into the centre by Thierry Henry for 17-year-old substitute Bojan Krki? to score the second. Messi penaltyThe visitors had only scored once in their previous seven games and were unable to react. They pulled down Messi for a penalty eight minutes from time, and the Argentina forward calmly slotted it away. Barça climbed to second in the standings level on 27 points with Villarreal CF, who tackle UD Almería on Sunday.Headed goalsMadrid stay top, with 29 points, despite reli...
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Inter win to keep Roma in check
2007-11-25 17:05:00
FC Inter nazionale Milano defeated Atalanta BC 2-1 on Saturday night to reclaim sole leadership of Serie A after AS Roma had temporarily joined them at the summit by winning at Genoa CFC.Ibrahimovi? restedWith an eye on Tuesday's UEFA Champions League visit of Fenerbahçe SK, Inter coach Roberto Mancini started with leading scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovi? on the bench but saw Julio Cruz and David Suazo combine to deadly effect in the Swede?s absence. Suazo opened the scoring on eleven minutes following a one-two with Cruz, who turned in the second on the half-hour after his strike partner had fired against the post. Sergio Floccari then scored with a powerful drive for Atalanta (39), who finished with ten men following Simone Inzaghi's late dismissal shortly after Inter had introduced the fit-again Marco Materazzi for the first time this season.Panucci winnerIn Genoa, Christian Panucci ? a former Genoa player who sealed Italy's place at UEFA EURO 2008? last Saturday when scoring against ...
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Bayern stay on top as big guns fire
2007-11-24 18:22:00
The former FC Bayern München coach Felix Magath left Bavaria without a point on Saturday as his VfL Wolfsburg side were beaten 2-1 by the Bundesliga leaders.Influential RibéryFranck Ribéry created the opener for Miroslav Klose in the 35th minute, the Germany striker making no mistake from a neat pass, before the Frenchman combined with Hamit Alt?ntop to double the advantage five minutes after half-time. Bayern had endured a tough week off the pitch, and they were almost made to suffer on it after Ashkan Dejagah reduced arrears for the visitors on 72 minutes. Still, Ottmar Hitzfeld was relieved to see his charges hold on to move on to 31 points, one more than Werder Bremen following their 2-0 win at the bottom club FC Energie Cottbus.Champions in formDiego opened the scoring for Bremen from the penalty spot after 63 minutes, although the visitors were made to fight for three points before Mosquera wrapped them up with an 83rd-minute strike. In addition to Bremen, VfB Stuttgart and FC...
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Arsenal take advantage from MAN United slip
2007-11-24 18:11:00
Arsenal FC scored two late goals to defeat Wigan Athletic FC and move clear at the Premier League summit after Manchester Unit ed FC surprisingly lost at Bolton Wanderers FC.Gallas openerWilliam Gallas finally broke the deadlock for Arsenal in north London with 83 minutes gone against a side who will unveil Steve Bruce as their new manager on Monday. The former Birmingham City FC boss would have been impressed with what he saw from the stands, although the visitors' work was undone by the Frenchman's goal and a second in the 85th minute from Tomá? Rosický. Anelka the heroThe Gunners now have 33 points from 13 games, three more than United who have played a game more. Nicolas Anelka was the Bolton hero as they won their first match since Gary Megson's appointment as coach late last month. The former Arsenal striker turned in an Iván Campo free-kick in the 39th minute, and things got worse for United when manager Sir Alex Ferguson was sent to the stands for remonstrating with offici...
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Croatia ended the hopes of England
2007-11-21 23:51:00
England 2-3 Croatia A late long-range goal from substitute Mladen Petri? sent Croatia to UEFA EURO 2008? as Group E winners and ended the hopes of England, who had battled back from two goals down in a gripping encounter.Rousing contestNeeding only a draw to progress, England made the worst possible start as Niko Kranj?ar and Ivica Oli? found the net in the first quarter-hour to put Croatia in command. The home side rallied in the second period, however, Frank Lampard halving the deficit from the penalty spot in the 56th minute before Peter Crouch volleyed the equaliser nine minutes later but just as it looked as if England would earn the point they needed, Petri? drilled in with 13 minutes left to finally kill off their challenge.Croatia in controlScott Carson replaced Paul Robinson in goal for England but that decision backfired within eight minutes as Kranj?ar cut inside from the left and unleashed a dipping shot that squirmed through the goalkeeper and into the net. Although Shau...
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Portugal gets a point and join Poland in the finals
2007-11-21 23:45:00
Portugal 0-0 FinlandPortugal secured the point they needed to advance to the UEFA EURO 2008? finals despite being denied time and again by the fine goalkeeping of Jussi Jääskeläinen. Jääskeläinen heroicsThe home side certainly did not play for a draw and only a wonderful performance from Jääskeläinen prevented Luiz Felipe Scolari's men from recording a comfortable triumph that would have made them Group A winners ahead of Poland . The visitors knew that only a win would be enough for them to qualify but they rarely threatened, their best chance coming in a frantic finale in which defender Bruno Alves sliced narrowly wide of his own goal. Defeat leaves the Finns in third place, although they could slip to fourth if Serbia win their final game against Kazakhstan. Portugal dominantPortugal dominated the first half but a combination of poor finishing and Jääskeläinen's excellence prevented them from taking the lead. The hosts' first effort came after two minutes, Ricardo Quaresma firi...
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Italy on top after France draw in Ukraine
2007-11-21 23:35:00
Ukraine 2-2 Franc e Andriy Shevchenko's second-half header earned Ukraine a point from their UEFA EURO 2008? qualifying Group B dead rubber against France in Kiev.Frey errorThe hosts had gone ahead early on through Andriy Voronin, but well-taken goals by Thierry Henry and Sidney Govou put France, who had already qualified for next summer's finals, in front. France goalkeeper Sébastien Frey failed to deal with Shevchenko's looping header in the opening minutes of the second half so the spoils were shared on a freezing night in the Ukraine capital.Voronin strikesFrance started well, dominating possession with Lassana Diarra and Claude Makelele bossing the centre of midfield. It was against the run of play that Ukraine, out of the running for qualification, broke the deadlock in the 14th minute. A cross from the right reached Oleh Gusev who laid the ball back for Voronin to score from 20 metres.France dangerLes Bleus deservedly equalised six minutes later. Henry controlled Makelele's...
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Sweden catch up with spain
2007-11-21 23:28:00
Sweden 2-1 Latvia Kim Källström's second-half strike ensured Sweden sealed their place at UEFA EURO 2008? with victory against Latvia in Solna.Perfect startA Northern Ireland win in Spain in the night's other Group F match coupled with a Sweden defeat would have cost Lars Lagerbäck's side a place in Austria and Switzerland, but there was little chance of that as Sweden pressed forward from the start. Marcus Allbäck opened the scoring within a minute of kick-off, and though Swedish hearts were in mouths when Jurijs Laizans equalised after 26 minutes, Källström made sure of the points 12 minutes into the second half.Laizans equaliserSweden enjoyed the perfect opening when Zlatan Ibrahimovi? crossed from the right for Allbäck to head in from close range. Latvia were being pinned back in their own half and Källström came close again before Ibrahimovi? fired wide. At the other end, Laizans twice served notice of his danger, first shooting wide from 20 metres, then bringing a fine save...
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Turkey in Euro 2008
2007-11-21 23:22:00
Turkey 1-0 Bosnia-HerzegovinaTurkey secured their place at UEFA EURO 2008 ? after Nihat Kahveci's goal earned victory over stubborn Bosnia-Herzegovina. Second placeNihat struck at the end of a first half that Fatih Terim's team dominated, yet the hosts were unable to build on that lead and had to endure some tense moments. However, the win assured them of second place in Group C at Norway's expense.Victory requiredWith Norway facing Malta in their final qualifier, and just a point separating the third-placed Scandinavians from Terim's men, Turkey needed to win to progress. Nihat, Arda Turan and Nihat again all forced early saves from goalkeeper Adnan Gu?o, and with the exception of a wayward Branislav Kruni? effort, the hosts dominated.On targetNihat, who was proving a constant thorn in the side of Fuad Muzurovi?'s team, finally found a way through two minutes before half-time. Hamit Alt?ntop found space down the left and crossed for the Villarreal CF forward who finished from 1...
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Czech Republic sealed top spot
2007-11-21 23:15:00
The Czech Republic sealed top spot in Group D with this comfortable UEFA EURO 2008? victory in Cyprus. Pole positionDaniel Pudil's goal gave the early initiative to Karel Brückner's side, before Jan Koller struck 16 minutes from time to secure the points. The result ensured that the Czechs would finish first in the group because of their better head-to-head record against also-qualified Germany. Deadlock brokenThe breakthrough hardly came against the run of play, as the Czechs had already threatened through Marek Mat?jovský, Tomá? Galásek and Michal Kadlec. In the event, it arrived via the left foot of 22-year-old midfielder Pudil, who found the bottom corner of Antonis Georgallides's goal from around 30 metres. DominanceGeorgallides got closer to the next Czech attempts, saving from both Marek Kuli? and Mat?jovský. By way of a first-half reply, Angelos Anastasiadis's team could only offer long-range efforts from Michalis Konstantinou and a wasted Efstathios Aloneftis free-kick....
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Romania sign off in style
2007-11-21 22:55:00
Romania 6-1 AlbaniaRomania completed their UEFA EURO 2008? qualifying campaign in style with a comprehensive victory over nine-man Albania to finish top of Group G.Second-half routAfter taking a first-half lead through Nicolae Dic?, Romania scored five goals in a 20-minute second-half spell. Gabriel Tamas put the home side 2-0 up on 53 minutes before Debatik Curri was dismissed. Daniel Niculae added Romania's third and though substitute Edmond Kapllani pulled one back for Albania, Romania countered with further strikes from Niculae, Ciprian Marica and Dic?, who registered his second from the penalty spot after Nevil Dede had been shown a second yellow card for bringing down Marica.Tamas strikesRomania started well and their pressure told on 22 minutes when Razvan Cocis crossed from the right to Dic? who converted from close range. Albania almost equalised at the beginning of the second half when Kapllani centred for Erion Bogdani, but his attempt was superbly saved by Bogdan Lobont...
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Today EURO 2008 Qualifying Campaign Ends
2007-11-21 14:47:00
Portugal, Turkey, England and Sweden are favourites to complete the 16-team lineup for the 2008 UEFA Euro pean Championship when the qualifying campaign all but concludes this evening. Home draws neededPortugal will go through from Group A with a draw against qualification rivals Finland in Porto, while Sweden and England are also in need of home draws against Latvia and Croatia respectively to advance from their sections. Like England, Turkey avoided elimination on Saturday and they now need to beat Bosnia-Herzegovina to go through. Anything less than a victory, though, would let Norway wrest back second spot in Group C with a win in Malta.Twelve throughIn addition to hosts Austria and Switzerland, ten teams are already assured of a place in the 2 December draw for the final tournament in Lucerne: Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania and Spain. uefa.com rounds up the state of play following the penultimate round of qualifiers on Satur...
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EPL week 13:Arsenal climb back on top
2007-11-13 00:02:00
Arsenal FC returned to the top of the Premier League on Monday with a comfortable 3-1 victory away to Reading FC.Flamini openerMathieu Flamini and Emmanuel Adebayor scored either side of half-time to put the game out of Reading's reach before Aleksandr Hleb added the third 13 minutes from time. Reading frustrated Arsenal for much of the first half but the visiting side still had the chances to win by a greater margin. As early as the third minute Adebayor raced clear of the Reading defence and beat Marcus Hahnemann with a low strike that hit the post. Reading?s best chance of the half came on 31 minutes when Brynjar Gunnarsson's strike from distance was palmed to safety by Manuel Almunia.Adebayor scoresArsenal stepped up the pressure as the half progressed and took the lead a minute before the interval. Adebayor set Hleb free down the right and he crossed low for Flamini to slide the ball into the net. Arsenal maintained the momentum after the break and soon added the second. They...
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EPL week 13:Ronaldo double puts United on top
2007-11-11 17:17:00
Manchester United FC moved to the top of the Premier League after victory against Blackburn Rovers FC on a busy day when a late goal by Tim Cahill earned Everton FC a point against Chelsea FC and Aston Villa FC beat west Midlands rivals Birmingham City FC.Ronaldo doubleTwo quick goals by Cristiano Ronaldo in the first half proved enough to earn Manchester United maximum points against Blackburn at Old Trafford. The Portuguese international headed his first on 34 minutes before scoring with a right-footed shot just a minute later. Blackburn's misery was completed when David Dunn was sent off for two yellow cards eight minutes into the second half. The win moved United three points clear of Arsenal FC, although the London club can move back to the summit with victory against Reading FC on Monday. Late dramaAustralian international midfielder Cahill struck with a spectacular overhead kick in the final minute at Stamford Bridge to extend Everton's unbeaten run in all competitions to s...
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Lazio tragedy causes postponement
2007-11-11 17:11:00
The Serie A game between FC Internazionale Milano and S.S. Lazio was postponed after a Lazio fan was killed after being accidentally shot by a police officer attempting to break up an incident between Lazio and Juventus supporters at a motorway service station at Badia al Pino in Tuscany. PostponedLazio fans were travelling to Milan for the game against Inter, while Juventus supporters were on their way to their league fixture against Parma FC when the incident occurred. After emergency talks between the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) and the Italian government it was decided that Lazio's game with Inter should be postponed, with the kick-off in all of the other Serie A matches delayed by ten minutes. The match between Atalanta BC and AC Milan, meanwhile, was postponed after just seven minutes following disturbances between Atalanta fans and police.'Tradegy'Giancarlo Abete, president of the FIGC, said: "We decided to postpone the game between Inter and Lazio to mourn the deat...
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LA LIGA Week 12
2007-11-11 17:02:00
Real Madrid CF moved four points clear at the top of the Primera División after getting the better of a seven-goal thriller against RCD Mallorca while their city rivals Club Atlético de Madrid were held by UD Almería.Seven-goal thrillerSpanish champions Madrid were handed the chance to extend their lead after FC Barcelona could only draw against Getafe CF on Saturday and got the perfect start when Robinho put them in front after ten minutes. Fernando Varela equalised just two minutes later before Robinho restored the home side's advantage with a third goal in five minutes. Mallorca stunned their opponents though when first Varela (37) hit a long-range effort in the top corner and then Daniel Güiza (59) gave them the lead. Madrid would not be denied an eighth home win in eight games this season, however, as Raúl González (63) and Ruud van Nistelrooy (73) struck to earn them maximum points.Espanyol gainVillarreal CF can cut Madrid's lead at the summit back to one point if they defea...
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SERIA A Week 12
2007-11-11 17:01:00
ACF Fiorentina spurned the chance to move to the top of Serie A when they suffered their first defeat of the season against Udinese Calcio, who moved level on points with AS Roma and third-placed Juventus after the Bianconeri drew 2-2 at Parma FC. End of runFiorentina celebrated a 6-1 UEFA Cup success against Elfsborg IF on Thursday but the unbeaten Viola were brought back to earth by Udinese, who took the lead when Fabio Quagliarella rose to head Simone Pepe's cross past Sebastien Frey midway through the first half. Fiorentina hit back within five minutes through Giampaolo Pazzini but the visitors took the points when Italian international striker Antonio Di Natale finished off a sweeping team move in the 62rd minute. Juve rallyJuventus could have moved into second place with a win but were grateful for just the point after going two goals down at Parma. The hosts took the lead when Andrea Gasbarroni (42) converted a penalty following a foul on Reginaldo. Andrea Pisanu (58) double...
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ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Week 13
2007-11-10 20:49:00
Late goals by substitute Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard gave Liverpool FC a 2-0 win against Fulham FC on a day when West Ham United FC hit five goals past Derby County FC and Sunderland AFC and Newcastle FC drew. Impact substitutionLiverpool dominated proceedings against Fulham but looked destined for a draw until Torres came off the bench to break the deadlock nine minutes from time. The hosts had gone close when Peter Crouch headed against the bar just before half-time and both Andriy Voronin and Yossi Benayoun were denied by goalkeeper Antti Niemi after the restart. Torres, on for Voronin, then made an immediate impact, chesting down Pepe Reina?s long punt before turning inside his marker to apply a cool finish. Gerrard ended the contest with a penalty four minutes later ensuring Liverpool moved into fourth place in the Premier League , ahead of Chelsea FC, who play Everton on Sunday, on goal difference. Biggest winWest Ham United completed their biggest league win since retur...
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Bundesliga Week 13
2007-11-10 20:35:00
Bayer 04 Leverkusen claimed three points at VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga to move up to fifth place in the standings on a day when DSC Arminia Bielefeld continued 1. FC Nürnberg's disappointing start to the season.Leverkusen fifthLeverkusen bounced back from their 2-1 defeat against FC Spartak Moskva in the UEFA Cup on Thursday to claim league three points away against Wolfsburg. Paul Freier gave the visitors the lead eight minutes before half-time and seven minutes after the break they doubled their advantage as Stefan Kiessling scored his eighth goal of the season. Wolfsburg did set up an exciting finish after Manuel Friedrich turned the ball into his own net, but they could not muster an equaliser as Leverkusen claimed only their second Bundesliga win in six games.Nürnberg woeMeanwhile, Nürnberg remain in the bottom three after failing to prevent their eighth league reverse of the campaign. Hans Meyer's German Cup holders, who were beaten 2-0 in the UEFA Cup by Everton FC thi...
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Barcelona & Lyon gets their wins
2007-11-07 23:52:00
Barcelona 2-0 RangersFC Barcelona established themselves as favourites to win UEFA Champions League Group E with a 2-0 victory against Rangers FC which was sealed by a five-star performance from Ronaldinho. Creator-in-chiefThe No10 had a creative hand in the Blaugrana's two first-half goals, scored by Thierry Henry and Lionel Messi, and supplied immense creativity throughout. Only a night to remember from Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor kept the scoreline to a minimum in this top-of-the-table encounter.Early goalFrank Rijkaard had asked his players to impose themselves with crisp play and, ideally, to score early. His esteem for Scottish club football, as well as the teams' goalless draw in Glasgow on Matchday 3, meant the Dutchman wanted Barcelona to prevent the opposition from breaking up their rhythm. His wish was granted when Henry struck his 44th UEFA Champions League goal after only six minutes.Rare headerRonaldinho caused the initial danger by wriggling free on the left w...
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Manchester smashes Kyiv & Roma gets a point by Polga
2007-11-07 23:33:00
Manchester United FC secured their passage to the UEFA Champions League last 16 with two games to spare thanks to a 4-0 victory against FC Dynamo Kyiv. After Gerard Piqué and Carlos Tévez had found the net before the break ? the first for each in the UEFA Champions League ? Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo added late goals as the dominant hosts made it four wins from four and confirmed Dynamo's elimination in the process.Strength in depthSir Alex had reflected before this match on the strength of his squad and the fact United were able to win so comfortably while giving an evening off to Rio Ferdinand, Ryan Giggs and Owen Hargreaves bore testament to this. At the same time, it also underlined the lack of confidence in the ranks of a Dynamo side playing their first match under temporary coach Oleh Luzhny but who never looked like getting their first points of an ill-starred campaign.~CL~ Manchester U 4-0 Dynamo KievSlow startUnited started with an unfamiliar-looking back four incl...
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Internazionale & Fenerbahçe wins
2007-11-07 23:21:00
Internazionale 4-2 CSKAFC Internazionale Milano are on the brink of the UEFA Champions League first knockout round after recovering a two-goal deficit to complete a thrilling comeback against PFC CSKA Moskva, who now have no chance of progress from Group G.Fine recoveryInter remain top of the section with nine points and are all but assured of a place in the last 16 after a dramatic revival against a CSKA side who went 2-0 up after 31 minutes thanks to well-worked goals from Jô and Vágner Love. Zlatan Ibrahimovi? and Esteban Cambiasso brought the Nerazzurri back into the match with two strikes in three minutes, and the same players scored again after the break to earn a fine victory.Maicon strikeInter began brightly with Maicon and Javier Zanetti, in particular, combining well down the right. The Italian title-holders won three early corners, the last of which found Walter Samuel, who failed to apply a finish of the quality of his winning goal in Moscow a fortnight ago. Maicon was a...
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Sevilla wins & Arsenal draw
2007-11-07 23:13:00
Steaua 0-2 Sevilla A goal in each half from Brazilian midfielder Renato moved Sevilla FC to the brink of qualification for the knockout stage and left FC Steaua Bucure?ti still searching for their first point in Group H. Renato double Steaua had already withstood some early pressure before Sevilla deservedly took the lead after 25 minutes when Renato tapped in after Robinson Zapata had kept out Christian Poulsen's header. The 28-year-old added his and Sevilla's second on 65 minutes, charging into the penalty area to meet Jesús Navas' cross with a flying header to move Manolo Jiménez's side to nine points, five clear of third-place SK Slavia Praha who drew 0-0 with Arsenal FC.Early pressureMarius L?c?tu? attempted to create a solid defence with both Ovidiu Petre and Florin Lovin acting as sweepers, while the creative influence was entrusted to wingers B?nel Nicoli?? and Marius Croitoru. Sevilla, though, looked more likely to score from the start. Tom De Mul had the first sight of ...
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Liverpool crush Besiktas & porto win over Marseille
2007-11-06 23:31:00
Liverpool 8-0 Besiktas Liverpool shrugged aside the pressure which had dogged their preparations for Tuesday's Champions League tie with Besiktas by romping to an 8-0 demolition of the Turkish side.Yossi Benayoun netted a hat-trick, Peter Crouch and substitute Ryan Babel both grabbed braces and there a goal for skipper Steven Gerrard as Liverpool leapfrogged their opponents into third place in Group A.Elsewhere, Porto beat Marseille 2-1 to take over top spot in the group, Tarik Sektioui and Lisandro Lopez finding the target for the Portuguese side to deepen the French club's current crisis of confidence.At Anfield, if Rafael Benitez's side were feeling the strain of a nation's scrutiny, it did not show as they put in a wonderful free-flowing, attacking performance to which a poor Besiktas side simply had no answer.From the first whistle, the Anfield crowd were treated to a feast of offensive football as finally the summer's big spenders clicked as a unit and showed their America...
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Chelsea draw with Schalke & Rosenborg welcome Koeman
2007-11-06 23:24:00
Schalke 0-0 Chelsea Chelsea FC missed the chance to book their place in the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League but maintained a four-point cushion to third-place FC Schalke 04 with a draw at the Arena AufSchalke.Schalke chancesHeiko Westermann brought two fine saves from Petr ?ech in a first half the German side dominated, although Didier Drogba also called home goalkeeper Manuel Neuer into action twice. Rafinha and Peter Løvenkrands came closest to breaking the deadlock after the break when their respective shots cannoned back off the crossbar and post for Schalke, who moved above Valencia CF in Group B with their point. Injury concernsThe omens were not good for the home side with a spate of injuries, including influential strikers Kevin Kuranyi and Halil Alt?ntop, leaving them only able to name five substitutes. Even so, Schalke began brightly with Ivan Rakiti? firing over a free-kick after Gerald Asamoah had been fouled 20 metres from goal by Alex. Chelsea responded by c...
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Lazio gets their first Win while Real Madrid draw
2007-11-06 23:20:00
Lazio 2-1 BremenS.S. Lazio leapfrogged Werder Bremen in Group C and gave themselves a fighting chance of making the knockout stages after two second-half Tommaso Rocchi goals proved good enough for three points in Rome. Cool finishThe Italian slid in to score after his own penalty had been saved three minutes before the hour before applying a cool finish after 68 minutes for what proved to be the decisive goal. Emílson Sánchez Cribari was sent off for Lazio in the 86th minute, and Diego converted a penalty for the visitors two minutes later before seeing red himself as Bremen dropped to the bottom of the section. Lazio, meanwhile, join Olympiacos CFP on five points following the Greek club's goalless draw with leaders Real Madrid CF.Static defendersWith both sides knowing a defeat would seriously complicate progression from the group stage, the match began in attacking fashion. Lazio, who had lost their previous four matches at the Stadio Olimpico, immediately found Bremen's high ...
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Milan & Celtic get their Wins
2007-11-06 23:14:00
Shakhtar 0 - 3 Milan AC Milan moved clear at the Group D summit as three second-half goals saw them claim a flattering 3-0 victory away to FC Shakhtar Donetsk on a night when Filippo Inzaghi equalled Gerd Müller's record of 62 UEFA club competition goals. Proven classGoalless at half-time, the UEFA Champions League holders made their class tell after the restart, and it was substitute Inzaghi that did much of the damage. Entering the fray on 63 minutes he took just three minutes to find the breakthrough, thrashing the ball into the corner of the net after being released by Andrea Pirlo. Kaká added a second soon after before Inzaghi rounded off the win in added time.Liedholm honouredThe crowd observed an impeccable minute's silence in honour of Rossoneri legend Nils Liedholm who died on Monday at the age of 85. In freezing temperatures in Donetsk it was stirring stuff and both teams began with purpose. Serginho warmed Andriy Pyatov's hands with a long-range effort before the home ...
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SERIA A week 11
2007-11-04 17:00:00
Giampaolo Pazzini took advantage of a defensive mistake to score the only goal as ACF Fiorentina maintained their unbeaten start to the season and left S.S. Lazio floundering in the lower half of the Serie A table.Second placeThe Viola broke the deadlock on 19 minutes when Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta failed to deal with a weak Emílson Sánchez Cribari back-pass and Pazzini was able to roll the ball into an empty net. The former Italy Under-21 striker hit the bar following a swift counterattack in the second half, and Lazio?s misery was completed when Massimo Mutarelli was dismissed just before the end. Fiorentina are now just a point behind leaders FC Internazionale Milano ahead of the champions' trip to Juventus on Sunday.Home droughtIn the later match, AC Milan failed to build on their 5-0 midweek victory at UC Sampdoria as they drew 0-0 at home against Torino FC. Alberto Gilardino saw a first-half chance saved well by Matteo Sereni and then shot wide from a promising position...
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La Liga week 11
2007-11-04 16:45:00
Sevilla FC moved into the top half of the Spanish Primera División in style on Saturday, defeating the leaders Real Madrid CF 2-0 to the delight of new coach Manolo Jiménez.Best formAppointed as a replacement for Juande Ramos last Saturday, Jiménez started with a 3-0 win at Valencia CF before going down 4-3 at Club Atlético de Madrid on Wednesday. Yet again, though, Sevilla saved their best form for the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán as Seydou Keita, with his first league goal since his summer move from RC Lens, and Luis Fabiano scored within the space of two first-half minutes against the champions.Keita strikeKeita was the first to make his mark, beating Iker Casillas with a superb half-volley from 25 metres in the 18th minute. Madrid were stunned, and were undone again soon after as Frédéric Kanouté showed tremendous skill to bring down a long ball and unleash a shot which Casillas saved. Luis Fabiano was first to the rebound and drilled it in for his sixth goal in four league games. Madr...
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