[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Russian Igor Akinfeev added to his reputation as the hottest goalkeeping prospect in Europe withan outstanding performance for CSKA Moscow in its 1-0 loss at Inter Milan in the first leg of its UEFA Champions League quarterfinal series. Argentine Diego Milito‘s goal in the 65th minute was all Inter could muster in […]
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What They're Saying
“I don’t like it and it doesn’t like me.” — Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho, who has not spoken to the Italian media for a month and was recently fined $53,000 by theItalian soccer federation for criticizing officials. (BBC)
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UEFA Champions League Preview
[TV GUIDE] The road to Madrid continues with the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League this week and next. For a look at all the matchups and ourpredictions … TUESDAY … Bayern Munich-Man. United TELEVISION: Fox Sports Net, Fox Sports enEspanol, live, 2:30 pm ET; Fox Soccer Channel, delay, 5 pm ET FORM: After going […]
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Schalke overtakes Bayern, Roma closes in on Inter
[EUROPE] No more than two points separate the top two teams in Europe’s five major leagues. Schalke 04 took over the top spot from Bayern Munich in Germany,while Roma closed to within one point of Inter Milan in Italy. For a look at the races … ENGLAND P TEAM …W-T-L GF-GA 72 Man. United 23-3-6 […]
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MLS is maxing out on parity
By Paul Gardner The complaint, often heard these days from Europe, is that the major leagues there are becoming too predictable. This is hardly a new gripe, but we getto hear much more of it lately because of the English Premier League. In Spain and Italy this is an old problem. Looking only at the […]
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Sizzling races in big five leagues
[EUROPE] Europe’s five major leagues are enjoying sizzling races. Real Madrid and Barcelona remain tied for first in Spain’s La Liga, where both teams have onlydropped 13 of a possible 81 points. Four or less points separate the top three teams in England, Germany and Italy. Five points separate the top six teams in France. […]
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Players mourn mafia boss — get suspended
Players from Italian amateur club San Luca wore black armbands during a game in mourning at the death of a Calabrian Mafia boss Antonio Pelle. The 16 players who made the gesturehave been suspended for two games and fined, while the eight-tier team was docked points. The Italian soccer federation said the players had worn […]
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SA POLL: Who will win the 2010 UEFA Champions League?
The field is down eight teams in the UEFA Champions League: four former champions and four teams seeking their first title. Who do think will win?
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Mourinho: 'The enemy won'
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] There will be no putting down Jose Mourinho, at least not for a while. “The Special One”returned to Stamford Bridge, where he lost only one game in more than three years as Chelsea manager, and led Inter Milan to a 1-0 win that knocked the Blues out of the UEFA Champions League. […]
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UEFA Champions League on the air …
[TV GUIDE] All four midweek UEFA Champions League games — the second legs of round-of-16 series — will again be available live on television. Coverageincludes the Chelsea-Inter Milan game, Inter coach Jose Mourinho‘s first game back at Stamford Bridge, live on Fox Sports Net and Fox Sports en Espanol onTuesday (kickoff: 3:30 pm ET). For […]