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Copa Libdertadores: Cucuta Deportivo demolish Boca Juniors

The biggest story in the Copa Libertadores just got bigger. Cucuta beat Boca Juniors, 3-1 in the first leg...
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Video: Sampdoria’s wonderkid Fabio Quagliarella

Fabio Quagliarella’s form is attracting lots of attention including that of Man Utd’s. He may be on the trading...
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Italian Serie: The striker tandem dominates

The Italian Serie was littered with deadly striker tandems administering a one- two knockout punch over their opposition. Juventus...
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Video: Serie A: Roma 4 Messina 3

Totti’s two goals takes his tally to 26 and a possible European Golden boot award. Here is Totti’s goal...
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Video: Mexican Clausura 2007: Blanco’s goal

Blanco’s free kick put America level with Pachuca but Juan Carlos Cacho capped his tremendous season with Pachuca’s equalizer....
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Video: German Cup final: Nuremberg 3 VfB Stuttgart 2

A wonder goal by Jan Kristiansen wins Nuremberg their first German silverware in 38 years.
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LA Galaxy have to let Beckham go

LA Galaxy have been told by FIFA to let Becks go…. if he is picked by McClaren for England’s...
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FIFA politics: Bolivia gets punished for its altitude

Altitude. You heard right. In a bizarre ruling, FIFA has banned matches played in high altitude venues which they...
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Video: Mexican Clausura 2007: First leg: Pachuca 2 America 1

Cacho gets two goals and Blanco pulls one back through a penalty. Today’s game is at the Hidalgo stadium....
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Fulham’s US squad return to accolades

There was no bigger goal in Fulham’s season than Clint Dempsey’s match winner against Liverpool. The win gave Fulham...
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Liverpool will be the best club for Tevez

Old memories die hard. After all the joyous celebrations following West Ham’s escaping relegation comes the reality checks. Carlos...
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Becks back in the England squad

This says more about the dire straits of the English squad under Steve McLaren than any substantial change in...
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Video: Cuauhtemoc Blanco goal celebrations

The Cuauhtemoc Blanco phenomenology. There is a wealth of doctoral dissertations which could attempt to deconstruct his goal celebrations....
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2007 Mexican Clausura: Cuauhtemoc Blanco’s final weekend

Mexican Clausura 2007 final Club America vs Pachuca at the Azteca stadium This weekend will be an emotional one...
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Juan Pablo Angel: The man is rocking the MLS

So far the former Aston Villa striker has proved to be a godsend for the NY Red Bulls and...
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Video: Copa Libertadores: Riquelme proves that he is still the best

Boca Juniors reached the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores beating Paraguay’s Libertad, 2-0. Juan Roman Riquelme was instrumental in...
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Cucuta Deportivo enter the Copa Libertadores semis

The Colombian team continued its magical run defeating Nacional of Uruguay on goal aggregate as they won the first...
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Tottenham wins the Gareth Bale sweepstakes

Tottenham beat out Chelsea, Arsenal, and Man Utd for Gareth Bale, the coveted left back. £10m is the transfer...
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Inzaghi’s clueless deflection deflates Liverpool

It was hard to find a pulse in this match. But there were plenty of dives and fouls to...
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Video: 2003 CL finals: Milan wins on PKs over Juve

A feast of brilliant goalkeeping by Dida and Buffon as both teams go head to head in the penalty...
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Video: 1984 CL finals: Liverpool wins on PKs over Roma

Phil Neal gets Liverpool on their way to a fourth CL title.
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Video: 1977 CL finals: Liverpool 3 B.Moenchengladbach 1

Phil Neal puts it away with his penalty for Liverpool’s first CL title. First 35 seconds is an excruciating...
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Video: 1994 CL finals: AC Milan 4 Barcelona 0

The last time Milan played in Greece in the CL finals was a happy occasion for them. They beat...
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Can Paolo Maldini make it Milan’s seventh CL title?

What more can be said about this truly great player? Durability under duress. As he enters his fourth decade,...
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Phil Neal remembers his penalties that won Liverpool their CL titles

Liverpool’s tradition of winning crucial CL games decided by penalties and penalty shootouts goes back to the time they...
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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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Liverpool is ready to bust the bank on summer transfers

Liverpool has been given the green light by co-owner Tom Hicks that he will match Roman Abramovich in money...
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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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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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Beckham’s chance to throw a lifeline to the sinking Galaxy

You could not ask for a better stage entrance than the one David Beckham will get when he finally...
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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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Robben’s transfer paves way for Hargreaves

Arjen Robben is transferring to Bayern Munich where he will team up with fellow Dutchman Roy Makaay and help...
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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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Video; FA Cup final: Chelsea 1 Man Utd 0

Chelsea score through who else…… Didier Drogba in extra time. Rooney had 4 good chances to win the game.
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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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VfB Stuttgart are crowned Bundesliga champions

It all came down to the last match. It was a scene reminiscent of the Eredivisie as PSV Eindhoven...
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Video: 2007 Copa Libertadores: Cucuta Deportivo 2 Nacional 0

Macnelly Torres and then Blas Perez pour in the goals.
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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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Dunga and the hot potato

Dunga finds himself juggling with the legendary overheated Solanum tuberosum (potato) when faced with the problem of explaining why...
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The similarity between Beckham and Pele

Pele comments that Beckham’s debut with the Los Angeles Galaxy is quite a bit like is own debut in...
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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: Florent Malouda compilation

He is a hustler and spunky. Got a full head of steam, uses both feet to shoot, and he...
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Florent Malouda: Summer transfer to Arsenal?

Florent Malouda wants out. He has had an outstanding season in the French Ligue and is a candidate for...
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