[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] France’s hard-luck team has finally done it. During its reign of seven straight league titles, Lyon never could advance as far as thesemifinals of the UEFA Champions League. Now, on its fourth try, it knocked off the defending French champion, Bordeaux, advancing to the final four when its 1-0 loss on Wednesday […]
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Rooney twists ankle — again
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Wayne Rooney made a surprise start in Manchester United’s 3-2 victory over Bayern Munich onWednesday, but his exit early in the second half was precipitated when he twisted his ankle again. The injury probably puts the England international out of Sunday’s Premier Leaguematch against Blackburn. “I don’t think he will be in […]
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Unhappy Ferguson blasts Bayern
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Bayern Munich stormed back from a 3-0 deficit at Manchester United after 41 minutes to get the two away goals in a 3-2 defeat that put it through to the semifinalsagainst French club Lyon. Dutch winger Arjen Robben won the series with a marvelous volley off Franck Ribery‘slong corner 16 minutes from […]
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What They're Saying
“I don’t many players in the world who can score a goal like that. It was like PlayStation.” — Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger afterwatching Lionel Messi score all four goals in Barcelona’s 4-1 win over the Gunners. (
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Mourinho is unfazed by challenge
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Thanks to its second 1-0 win over CSKA Moscow, Inter Milan moved into the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League full of confidence –even if the opponent will be Barcelona. Inter’s victory marked the first time in seven years it has reached the semifinals. The previous three years it did not advance […]
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The Blinding Magic of Messi
By Paul Gardner Let’s see now, I think a few well-chosen words on the Barcelona vs. Arsenal game would be in order. Something like this: Messi Messi MessiMessi Messi Messi, Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi — Messi. Messi, Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi; Messi — Messi Messi — Messi. Messi, Messi Messi Messi Messi […]
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Messi outdoes himself
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Lionel Messi‘s first four-goal game propelled Barcelona to a 4-1 win over Arsenal and moved itinto the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League against Inter Milan. The Argentine went into the game with three hat tricks already in 2010 but only needed one half to add a fourth,erasing Arsenal’s lead on Danish […]
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Man. United won't risk Rooney
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson put an end to speculation that Wayne Rooney might start in Wednesday’s Champions League game against Bayern Munich,saying the England star has “no chance” of playing. Rooney twisted his ankle in the first leg of the quarterfinal series and was ruled out of action for “two to three weeks” by […]
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UEFA Champions League Preview
[TV GUIDE] Four semifinal berths are on the line in the UEFA Champions League this week. Tuesday’s big match pits defending champion Barcelona against Arsenal.For a look at all the matchups and our predictions … TUESDAY … CSKA Moscow-Inter Milan TELEVISION: Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Sports en Espanol, live, 12:30 pm ET; Fox Soccer Plus, […]
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Wayne Rooney could make rapid return
Reports in the Daily Telegraph and Guardian newspapers on Monday morning claimed United that the injured Wayne Rooney could be included in ManchesterUnited’s squad for Wednesday’s Champions League match at Bayern Munich. The England star was expected to be out 2-3 weeks after suffering ankle ligament damage in the first leg of theseries last Tuesday, […]