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Inter Milan Continue Sergio Aguero Pursuit

Inter Milan are continuing their efforts to bring Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero to the San Siro in 2009. The 20 years old Argentinian international is considered one of European football’s most exciting young players, but his contract at Atletico … Continue reading

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Real Madrid Robben out for two weeks

Arjen Robben faces a race to be fit for Real Madrid‘s UEFA Champions League trip to Juventus on 21 October after the winger suffered a left thigh injury during Sunday’s 2-2 Liga draw with Espanyol. Bernd Schuster sent Robben on … Continue reading

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Sevilla midfielder Adriano: “We Can Win The League”

Adriano Correia believes that Sevilla should believe that they can win the league after maintaining their unbeaten start to the new season against Athletic on Sunday. Sevilla‘s win against Athletic was the club’s fourth victory of the campaign and moved … Continue reading

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Legrottaglie extends Juventus deal

has extended his contract with UEFA Champions League contenders Juventus by one year, taking him to 2011, on the day he learnt that he will be out of action for around three weeks with a thigh injury. He had a … Continue reading

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Premiere League, Primera Division, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and Eredivisie REPORTS

Bayern Munich, AS Roma and Juventus all lost on their domestic returns from midweek Champions League action as their miserable starts to the season continued. In England, frontrunners Liverpool and Chelsea fared better with wins while Valencia top the table … Continue reading

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GROUP H Zenit St. Petersburg – Real Madrid CF 1-2 (1-2)

It was not plain sailing for the Spanish champions as they were pushed all the way by a resilient but yet skilful Zenit St Petersburg side. The first goal came as early as the third minute when a Rafael van … Continue reading

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Group H – Calderón: “80 Goals For Us To Be Champions”

Ramn Caldern believes that if Real Madrid can score 80 goals this season then they will retain the title and is confident that almost half of that tally will come from three midfield players. The Spanish club’s president flew into … Continue reading

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Stage 2 – Group H: 30 September 2008 – 18:30 (CET) – Petrovsky – St Petersburg: Zenit – Real Madrid

UEFA Cup holders Zenit St Petersburg complete the clutch of fixtures sending established Champions League regulars to unfamiliar and potentially tricky surroundings when they welcome Real Madrid having lost 1-0 to Juventus. Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster is backing his … Continue reading

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Stage 2 – Group E: 30 September 2008 – 20:45 (CET) – Aalborg – Aalborg: Aalborg – Manchester United

Champions Manchester United will need to be on their guard too at Danish outsiders Aalborg BK on Tuesday as they try and make up for a sterile 0-0 draw against Villarreal on opening night when Aalborg held Celtic in Glasgow. … Continue reading

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Spain Primera reports – Valencia top Spanish football league, Sevilla take Atletico scalp

David Villa‘s hot streak in front of goal continued with two goals as Valencia returned to the top of the Spanish first division after a 4-2 home win over Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday. Valencia, league champions in 2002 and … Continue reading

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Beckham ready to stay in the shadows

David Beckham insists he is happy to stay in the shadows for England if it means Fabio Capello‘s team qualify for the 2010 World Cup. Beckham had worked his way back into the England squad under Capello, but his days … Continue reading

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Former Real Madrid president Sanz arrested

Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz was arrested on Friday after a complaint from a financial institution, a government official said. Sanz, president of the great Spanish club from 1995-2000 when they twice won the UEFA Champions League and collected … Continue reading

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Spain Primera Division Review: Van der Vaart bags hat-trick as Real massacre Sporting; Eto’o reached a landmark 100 goals in Barca

Rafael Van der Vaart endeared himself to the Real Madrid fans with a hat-trick as the champions crushed Sporting Gijon 7-1 on Wednesday to go second in the table. Dutch midfielder Van der Vaart, a 13 million-euro summer signing from … Continue reading

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Group H – Sneijder might be fit for Zenit clash

Real Madrid midfielder Wesley Sneijder aims to make his comeback when the Spanish side face Zenit St Petersburg next week. Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad reports that Sneijder, who was initially not expected back until November after suffering a knee injury … Continue reading

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Group H – Guti out of field for a minimum two weeks

Guti has joined the list of injured midfielders at Real Madrid CF after being ruled out of action for a minimum two weekswith a tear in his lower right calf. With Fernando Gago already sidelined for a month with a … Continue reading

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Spain Primera Division: Real Madrid win at Racing Santander, Barca at Gijon

Barcelona thumped promoted Sporting Gijon 6-1 away for Pep Guardiola‘s first win of the Primera Liga season on Sunday, but they only moved up to ninth in the standings. Valencia are top with seven points from three games after beating … Continue reading

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Group H – “Raul will be back to his best soon”, said Mijatovic

Real Madrid sporting director Predrag Mijatovic has backed Raul to bounce back from his below-par start to the new season. The veteran striker had come under fire after two disappointing La Liga appearances before he drew a blank in Wednesday’s … Continue reading

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Group H – Real Madrid’s Gago out for four weeks with injury

Real Madrid‘s Argentina midfielder Fernando Gago will be out for four weeks after tearing a thigh muscle in Wednesday’s 2-0 Champions League win over BATE Borisov, the Spanish champions said on their website (www.realmadrid.com). Gago will miss Real’s next Champions … Continue reading

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Group H – Real Madrid: Schuster hits out at Robinho

Coach Bernd Schuster has blasted former Real Madrid forward Robinho for deciding to quit the Bernabeu to join Manchester City. The 24-year-old Brazil international joined the Citizens on transfer deadline day at the start of the month, having made it … Continue reading

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Stage 1 – Group H – 17 September 2008 – (CET) – Santiago Bernabéu Stadium – Madrid: Real Madrid 2 – 0 BATE Borisov

Real Madrid ran out winners by a margin that flattered BATE Borisov. Real Madrid had twenty nine shots at goal in the match while BATE Borisov could only manage five. Continue reading

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Champions Legue Groups

Group A: Chelsea, AS Roma, Bordeaux, CFR Cluj Group B: Inter Milano, Werder Bremen, Panathinaikos, Anorthosis Group C: Barcelona, Sporting,FC Basel, Sahtior Group D: Liverpool, Eindhoven, Marseille, Atletico Madrid Group E: Manchester United, Villareal, Celtic, Aalborg Group F: Lyon, Bayern, … Continue reading

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Football makes ‘Sweet Dreams’ come true

You know what really stood out about the recently closed transfer window? Not the brinksmanship, the complaints about tapping up, or even the idea of billion-dollar teams squabbling over a couple million pounds. The one thing that really stood out … Continue reading

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