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Roma fans warned by UEFA: Misbehave and you’ll lose the final
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Busy news day today as excitement hots up for tomorrow’s QF’s, i kept this seperate from my news snippets post as I thought it the most interesting story. Last year in Rome there was a nasty bit of confused horror which lead to some horrible violence. As Manchester United return, Roma’s Ultras have been warned [...]
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Monday’s News: 24 Hours Till the Last 8
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With 24 hours untill the Champions League QF’s finally are upon us, lets have a look at whats making the headlines around Europe.
Uefa Asked Doni your questions. Here. Meanwhile, Dani DeRossi is relishing coming up against Wayne Rooney
Observant Liverpool Legend Ian Rush claims Torres is very special
Thought No-one wanted to come up against Ronaldo? [...]
All in the Mind: How Psychology May Dictate the Semi-Finalists
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So its almost here. The Last 8 Teams remain in the Champions League. If you’re a manager at this stage, how do you convince your players they can win against some of the biggest and best teams in Europe. How do you overcome old blows and new territory? Well read on, as I explore how [...]
Sunday Snippets – Totti out, Jose not yet in , Anelka’s return, Wembley can wait and more
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I’ve not updated for a bit, so here’s alot of tiny pieces of news for you from the last couple of days.
Roma lynchpin Francesco Totti looks like he’ll miss the first leg against Man United. But is there more to it than that? And with a certain Mirko Vucinic outshining the Captain in the CL, [...]
‘Taxing’ Choice leaves Wembley in the Cold
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A couple of days ago, it was announced that the final of the Champions League in 2010 would be held in Madrid, at the Bernabau, home of Real, who have won the tournament more times than anybody else. The main competition for this was apparently The All-New We-Need-To-Pay-For-It-Somehow Wembley Stadium. Apparently the main reason that [...]
One False Move, Punk.
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As we stutter past the International Friendly week, we’re just a few days away from the first legs of the Champions League last 8. But some players are going to have to tone down thier excitement, as they are one yellow card away from a one-match ban, meaning they would miss the potential decider two [...]
The Ever-Controversial Ones #1, Frank Lampard
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Some players, like let us say, Maldini, never get any critisism, quite rightly. Its become such a cliché about his legendary status that its hardly worth going over again. Not all of the top-level players are treated in the same way though, as this hopefully ongoing theme will explore. Every now and then, I’ll take [...]
Classic Encounters – Liverpool 1-1 Roma European Cup Final 1984
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As Roma look forward to face an alltogether different English club prospect, Let us look back on the day when, inside their own stadium, the came within a penalty shootout of being crowned kings of Europe against a Liverpool side, who had been dominent.
Watching the CL in the Uk – The SKY is literally the limit
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Last night, UEFA and SKY annouced that SKY have won the first round of bidding for UK TV rights to Champions League games, which basically means, Tuesdays are now SKY territory. While this might not mean much to some – to those of us who choose not to be ripped off by SKY it is [...]
So Was It All Just A Fix? Really?
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So a couple of days ago, news leaked that the Champions League draw might have been fixed. I’ve stayed away from the story for a couple of reasons (drunken birthday celebrations, as well as not being entirely believing about the story). But maybe it is worth looking into it, just in case – the odds [...]
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