[MONEY MATTERS] For the fifth year in a row, Real Madrid is the largest revenue-generating soccer club with revenues of $543 million in 2008-09, according tothe latest edition of the Deloitte Football Money League. How big is Real? Its broadcast revenues of $218 million are more than the total revenues of all but the top […]
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What They're Saying
“After the game, I went into the locker room and told them, ‘Forgive me. This doesn’t change anything, but sorry everyone.’ But to him I can’t. Never, never. It would be todishonor me. … I’d rather die.” — Former French star Zinedine Zidane, regretting he headbutted Marco Materazzi during the 2006 World Cup final but […]
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Europe's unbeaten clubs
[MAKING A LIST] Bayer Leverkusen set a German Bundesliga record for most games without a loss to start the season Saturday when it tied Cologne, 0-0, andextended its unbeaten streak to 24 games. It’s bidding to become the first German teams to go unbeaten in modern history. Here are the team who have gone unbeaten […]
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'Special One' gets his victory
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Inter Milan defeated Chelsea, 2-1, in the first leg of their round-of-16 series in the UEFA Champions League. The win was sweetfor Inter coach Jose Mourinho in his first competitive game against Chelsea since leaving the Blues in 2007, but the margin gives the Italian champions littleroom for comfort going into the […]
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Barcelona looks to avoid upset
[PREDICTIONS] Can defending champion Barcelona avoid an upset at red-hot Stuttgart? Visiting Bordeaux and Sevilla appear to have the edge against Olympiakos andCSKA Moscow, respectively. The big match in the second set of first legs in the UEFA Champions League’s round of 16 again takes at the San Siro. Last week it was DavidBeckham and […]
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Juventus and Liverpool open with wins
[EUROPA LEAGUE] Juventus and Liverpool, two of the great names of European soccer, are enduring rough seasons but picked up wins in the Europa League, the oldUEFA Cup that moved into the knockout phase this week. Juve was the more impressive of the two teams, winning, 2-1, at Ajax, another former European giant, on a […]
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Fox Soccer Plus to have … rugby
[TELEVISION WATCH] The Fox Soccer Channel debuted as Fox Sports World in 1997 for a reason. It offered more than soccer. Now that Fox Soccer Plus — Fox SoccerChannel 2 if you will — will air, beginning on March 1, it will return to its roots. Rugby will be among the offers on the new […]
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Bayern fortunate to beat Fiorentina
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] All signs pointed to a Bayern Munich victory, but the German club needed a late goal from MiroslavKlose — scoring in an offside position — to beat 10-man Fiorentina in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League round-of-16 series on Wednesday. Klose, who scored on a headerin the 89th minute after […]
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Rooney ranks among the greats
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] It’s time to include Wayne Rooney among the great players in the world today. Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka — none is hotter than Rooney, who scored hisfirst two goals in this season’s UEFA Champions League — his 24th and 25th goals of the season — to give Manchester United a […]
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Mourinho taunts Chelsea
A week before Inter Milan faces Chelsea in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League, Inter coach Jose Mourinho taunted his old team, with which Mourinho won two EPLtitles, the FA Cup and two League Cups. Since Mourinho was sacked, Chelsea has one just one trophy, last season’s FA Cup. “You should have […]