[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] American Sacha Kljestan needed just seven minutes to score his first goal for Belgian championAnderlecht in its 3-1 win over Welsh club FC The New Saints in their UEFA Champions League third-round qualifying match. Anderlecht was the heavy favorite in the first leg at theRacecourse Ground — built in 1872 — and […]
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UEFA to crack down on debt-ridden clubs
UEFA, soccer’s European governing body, beginning in 2012-13 plans to ban clubs from its competition that do not balance their books. The idea is to stop clubs spending on players’ wages beyondtheir income. According to the most recent accounts, 14 of the 20 English Premier League clubs made substantial losses. Spanish La Liga clubs have […]
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Inter Milan will hold on to Milito
Coach Jose Mourinho is expected to leave Inter Milan for Real Madrid in the wake of Inter’s Champions League title win. But Inter Milan president Massimo Morattihas warned that Argentina forward Diego Milito — two-goal hero in the 2-0 final win over Bayern Munich — will not be allowed to leave the club as easily […]
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Not the Greatest Final, but …
By Paul Gardner So here we go again, another super-climactic final that failed to live up to its billing. It’s not that the Inter Milan vs. Bayern Munich game was apoor one — it wasn’t. But this was the high-point of the European season, the two best teams, with a ton of the world’s best […]
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Mourinho set to stay in Madrid
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] After FC Porto six years ago, Jose Mourinho has led Inter Milan to the UEFA Champions Leaguetitle but he says he’s ready to move. Or stay in Madrid, site of Inter’s 2-0 win over Bayern Munich in Saturday’s final. Afterwards, Mourinho said he’ll coach Real Madrid next season. “Mywork here is done. […]
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Mighty Milito, King of Europe
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Once again, an Argentine forward was the dominant figure of the European season. But this time, it wasn’t Lionel Messi. Two and a half weeks after his goal gave Inter Milan the Coppa Italia title and less than a week after he scored the goalthat clinched Inter’s fifth straight Italian league title, […]
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Bayern's Robben has Inter on defensive
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Inter Milan shut down Lionel Messi en route to its series victory over Barcelona. Now it muststop Arjen Robben, the hottest player after Messi in this spring’s UEFA Champions League. How Inter does against the Dutch could go a long way towarddetermining who wins the first Saturday final in European Cup history. […]
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Champions League debuts on Fox
[TELEVISION WATCH] To conclude its first year of coverage of the UEFA Champions League, Fox Sports is pulling out all the stops for Saturday’s final betweenInter Milan and Bayern Munich. Besides the Sky Sports’ game coverage on Fox and a 90-minute pregame show from Madrid on Fox Soccer Channel, BruceArena and Eric Wynalda will appear […]
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High ratings expected for Fox Champions League broadcast
[TELEVISION WATCH] Saturday’s European Champions League final on Fox could reach double the U.S. households that tuned in for last year’s final on ESPN,according to Fox Sports chairman David Hill. The Inter Milan-Bayern Munich game airs at 2:30 pm ET. Last year’s Barcelona win over Manchester United aired on a Wednesdayafternoon. Hill expects more than […]
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Sleepy Toni didn't make good impression
The most notable absentee from the Bayern Munich team that will face Inter Milan in Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final is Italian striker Luca Toni,loaned out to Roma during the winter following a falling out with Coach Louis van Gaal. According to Bayern Munich captain Mark van Bommel, the problems began on van Gaal’s second […]