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Champions league final preview: AC Milan vs Liverpool

Key: Can Milan play 90+ minutes without flagging because the CL final’s is their’s to lose. If you were...
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Video: Romario’s 1000th goal for real?

One loses track. But Romario has scored many, many goals for sure.
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Sir Alex’s bete noire is lighting up La Liga

A recent interview with Sir Alex indicates how much more cohesive the team became once Ruud Van Nistelrooy left...
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Video: La Liga: Real Madrid keep their title hopes alive

Veteran Roberto Carlos came up with the winning goal as Real remained on top with a 3-2 win over...
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Video: Copa Libertadores: Boca Juniors 1 Libertad 1

Riquelme missed a penalty. Osvaldo Martinez scored through a wickedly curling free kick and Martin Palermo evened the score...
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Video: Apres Match

“There will be a final on July 12th, it will have no soul, it will be Snickers versus Nike.”...
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Abel Xavier to join LA Galaxy

Abel Xavier, the journeyman midfielder from Middlesborough will join the LA Galaxy on a free transfer, the 15th of...
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Clint Mathis shows signs of life and the NY Red Bulls are grateful

Clint Mathis puts his bad hair days behind Clint Mathis is producing the performances that he is capable of...
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Video: Carlos Vela: Arsenal’s prodigy returns

Carlos Vela returns to Arsenal this summer after his stint with Salamanca UD in the Spanish second division.. The...
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Europe’s Mexican connections shine

VfB’s captain Fernando Meira celebrates the clubs win The Mexican national team and their overseas transfers have helped win...
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It is curtains for Mehmet Scholl

The best player in Germany never to play for the national team in the World Cup took his bow...
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Can Colombia make its way back to the World Cup?

At one point in soccer history, this was unthinkable. The question was how far could Colombia go in the...
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Copa Libertadores: Deportivo Cucuta is making news

Blas Perez, Macnelly Torres leading Deportivo Cucuta’s charge Ronaldinho’s old club, Gremio is fighting to continue on after being...
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Inside the numbers: Reading deadly accurate

Statistics don’t lie. Well, depending on the statistics you choose you can fudge or varnish the truth. But one...
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Barton behind bars

Barton finds himself behind bars. The club that hires him next will have to pay his bail. Meanwhile Jose...
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Video: Arsenal’s goal celebrations

On Arsenal Mania’s suggestion check out the goals and the goal celebrations, especially Adebayor’s impromptu dance lesson to Henry...
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Video: Juan Pablo Angel’s first goal for MLS

Angel’s opens his account with a well struck free kick for the NY Red Bulls against the LA Galaxy...
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Bob Bradley becomes the US MNT coach

There was little fanfare as Bob Bradley’s position became permanent after all the song and dance of high flying...
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The best and the worst of Arsenal’s 2006 season

Dare you to disagree …….. Best goal. Van Persie’s strike against Charlton. Ranks as the goal of the season...
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Mourinho’s hilarious choice

Chelsea’s injuries are so extensive that there are only 15 fit players left in the squad. It has Mourinho...
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Video: Zidane’s Zidane: Enzo Francescoli

Before there was a Zizou there was an Enzo. The genius of Enzo Francescoli.
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The most powerful man in Israel

Ehud Olmert’s reputation lies in tatters. Having been shredded by a commission that laid the blame on Olmert for...
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Arsenal should go all out for Huntelaar

Arsenal should be gunning for this man Arsenal needs a goal poacher, a striker to consummate all that fantastic...
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Tim Howard and the ‘gentleman’s agreement’

Why is Wayne Rooney playing against Everton? Tim Howard’s non-appearance in the Man Utd vs Everton match raised many...
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Ged Houllier is not going anywhere

Definitely not to the Premiership. There are rumours that Houllier might be considering the Newcastle job. Houllier is reportedly...
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Kevin Kuranyi keeps Schalke on track

Can Schalke pull off the improbable? Win its first Bundesliga title since the league began 44 years ago. Schalke...
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Dimitar Berbatov: The best transfer this Premiership

White Hart Lane must be rejoicing at the news that Dimitar Berbatov will stay on for another season even...
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World Cup 2010: Can Parriera turn SA into more than a first round casualty?

South Africa’s problem is not that it lacks the funds, the will, or the infrastructure to host the World...
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Man Utd are Premiership champs

Heroic fightback by Chelsea fighting like wounded lions. Essien and Kalou did not give up. But Arsenal held on...
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Arsenal minutes away from administering Chelsea the coup de grace

The emperor wears no clothes. Chelsea lies a half away from being dethroned from their title. They are a...
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French elections: Sego vs Sarko. Will Thuram’s words carry weight?

Lilian Thuram’s recollection of a conversation with Nikolas Sarkozy could sway a number of voters who believe that France’s...
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West Ham fallout: The ballad of Ms Purdon and Mr Duxbury

Dangerous times lie ahead of West Ham. West Ham’s stay and solvency in the Premiership might come down to...
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Joey Barton on the lam

Ousmane Dabo Wear a visor if you are anywhere near Joey Barton, friends and foes alike. The man likes...
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With Shinawatra as owner of Man City, the Premiership will have crossed a line

The Premiership has quite a few owners who have dabbled in shady business dealings before. Tom Hicks, co-owner of...
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Thierry Henry in Time’s Top 100

Thierry Henry makes the list of Time’s most influential people of the year. Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs guard,...
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Video: AC Milan 3 Man Utd 0 (CL semifinals, 2nd leg)

AC Milan 3 – 0 Man Utd – GilardinoUploaded by FootballHeaven Gilardino!
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Video: AC Milan 2 Man Utd 0 (CL semifinals, 2nd leg)

AC Milan 2 – 0 Man Utd – SeedorfUploaded by FootballHeaven Seedorf!
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Video: AC Milan 1 Man Utd 0 (CL semifinals, 2nd leg)

AC Milan 1 – 0 Man Utd – KakaUploaded by FootballHeaven Kaka!
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AC Milan moves to Athens as Man United crash and burn

AC Milan 3 Man Utd 0. Milan wins on aggregate, 5-3. If Man Utd is the best England has...
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CL Semifinals, return leg: Manchester Utd vs AC Milan

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Kaka. Round 2. If the Liverpool vs Chelsea match was as a number of commentators put...
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BBC’s Inside Sports lets off Sepp Blatter

Sepp Blatter was interviewed on BBC’s new sports programme “Inside Sports’ and it turned out to be a fluffball....
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Mourinho is orchestrating his own exit

The Special One is now in the midst of lobbing verbal Molotov cocktails at Sir Alex and his prodigal...
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Video: Penalty kicks: Liverpool 4 Chelsea 1

liverpool-chelsea-tir aux butsUploaded by macfly67 “They just can’t keep their hands off it” the QOTD. Reina was magnificent in...
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Liverpool storm through to the CL finals

Liverpool wins! They are through to the CL final over Chelsea. The match came down to PKs and Liverpool...
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Video: PSV Eindhoven are the Eredivisie champions in a dramatic finish

PSV Eindhoven capture their third consecutive Eredivisie title beating Vitesse 5-1 through Jefferson Farfan and veteran Philip Cocu. It...
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Young Gunners in Birmingham and Sunderland promotion

With Derby beaten 0-2 by Crystal Palace, Birmingham City and Sunderland made it back to the Premiership. Arsenal fans...
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Bollywood meets the Premiership

The Premiership is now a Bollywood destination. Or Stamford Bridge is rather than the Reebok. On June 15, 2007,...
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The case for salary restrictions in the Premiership

I was struck by the fact, watching the NFL draft which concluded recently, this is a league that has...
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Sam Allardyce resigns to big questions

Big Sam Allardyce whose pugnacious style of coaching revitalized Bolton announced his resignation in a shocker. The resignation is...
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Sir Alex and Jose Mourinho draw out their knives

‘ The circumstances are difficult for us with the new football rules that we have to face. It is...
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1966 World Cup: Jimmy Greaves never saw his big moment

Jimmy Greaves, Peter “Cat” Bonetti One of the remarkable features about England’s win in the 1966 World Cup was...
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Brian Glanville remembers Alan Ball

” For all his long, successful career as player and manager with Arsenal, Everton, Blackpool and Southampton, as manager...
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Juan Pablo Angel will have more impact than Becks

It’s just too bad that the NY Red Bulls can’t just drink Red Bull and finish on top of...
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Kroenke’s buyout of Arsenal perceived as hostile

Stan Kroenke moves to take over Arsenal. This is huge. David Dein has resigned and there is speculation that...
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