tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61749352012-02-13T17:34:20.559Z<ul><img src="http://www.uefa.com/multimediafiles/photo/competitions/ucl/543663_mediumsquare.jpg"><img src="http://img.conmebol.com/csf/pub/articulo/2006/fotos/ago17.fernandao-trofeo_180x245.gif"></ul> If you want to post your team news contact us: Footballunited2003@hotmail.comA. Narcisohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09723192148951278374noreply@blogger.comBlogger17151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6174935.post-52132421121278327102009-02-07T20:33:00.002Z2009-02-07T20:37:56.434Z

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The player will travel to the Spanish capital on Thursday and will put pen-to-paper on a four-year deal following a medical, as there seems to be an agreement over personal terms as well.As well as splashing out €20m, Atlético could also see two players head in the opposite direction with Costinha and Zé Castro mooted to be part of the deal.Simão joins the likes of Diego Forlán, Luís García and

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CF Os Belenenses have completed the signing of Brazilian striker Evandro Roncatto for an undisclosed fee and awarded a new contract to Cape Verde forward Dady. World Cup gloryThe 21-year-old Roncatto, part of Brazil's FIFA U-17 World Cup-winning team in 2003, arrives from Ipatinga FC while Dady, 25, was the Portuguese Liga side's top scorer in 2006/07 with 12 goals. The club have not made public

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Brazil in first defeat under DungaLONDON, England -- Substitute Simão and central defender Ricardo Carvalho struck in the final eight minutes as Portugal beat Brazil 2-0 in a friendly international at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday.It was Dunga's first defeat as Brazil coach since taking over from Carlos Alberto Parreira after last year's World Cup and leaves the Brazilians, who have won 11 of

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Mancini: "good reaction"Internazionale's comeback from a goal down to beat Fiorentina 3-1 on Sunday left boss Roberto Mancini with a smile on his face.Inter fell behind to an early Luca Toni strike at the Giuseppe Meazza, but goals from Dejan Stankovic, Adriano and Zlatan Ibrahimovic saw the Nerazzurri notch their 13th straight win in Serie A."We played a really good match," Mancini said. "I'm

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Liverpool heap pressure on MourinhoLiverpool heaped further pressure on Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho with a 2-0 victory over the champions at Anfield on Saturday.Two excellent first half strikes from Dirk Kuyt and Jermaine Pennant did the damage as Chelsea were outplayed and outfought in the first half, and though they improved after the break, Liverpool passed up a number of chances to increase

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Inter set new record with victory over TorinoInternazionale set a new record of 12 consecutive wins in Serie A with a 3-1 victory over Torino at the Stadio delle Alpi on Saturday.Adriano put the Nerazzurri into the lead with a textbook header midway through the first half from a pinpoint cross from Maicon on the right. The Brazilian defender rose above Marco di Loreto, and powered his header low

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Wigan errors gift Chelsea four-goal winChelsea ran out 4-0 winners at home to Wigan Athletic on Saturday afternoon. A Frank Lampard free-kick opened the scoring for the Blues, before Arjen Robben made it two and then scored a third, credited to a Chris Kirkland error. Didier Drogba scored a fourth in injury time.The set-piece was curled in on 13 minutes by Lampard, and with Wigan goalkeeper

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Él más grande... lejos

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The Wolves remain unbeaten in the 2006/7 Bundesliga season, following a 1-1 draw away to Bayer Leverkusen in round 3. The team under Klaus Augenthaler are still waiting for an opening goal, because an own goal by Mahdouni cancelled out the opening Bayer goal on 49 minutes scored by their Brazilian international defender Juan. Leverkusen skipper Carsten Ramelow was sent off for dissent 7 minutes

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PEÑAROL: Juan Castillo; Mauricio Centurión, Nelson Olveira, Marcelo Méndez, Matías Pérez; Maximiliano Arias, Darío Flores (Omar Pouso, 46'), Alberto Acosta (Gerardo Larrosa, 84'); Ruben Capria (Pedro Cardoso, 64'), Nicolás Vigneri, Alejandro Delorte.DEFENSOR SPORTING: Martín Silva; Nelson Semperena, Ignacio Ithurralde, Martín Cáceres; Fernando Fajardo, Miguel Amado, Alvaro González, Diego De

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Pippo Inzaghi was on the mark again to fire Milan into the Champions League group stage with a 2-1 win at Red Star Belgrade and celebrate president Silvio Berlusconi’s 1000th game at the helm of the club in fine style. The striker opened the scoring on 28 minutes, with a close-range header and Clarence Seedorf added a second on 79 minutes before the home side netted a consolation goal. The

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CELTIC’S hopes of moving to the top of the Scottish Premierleague table were dashed as they were held to a draw in the Highlands. With Hearts and Falkirk dropping points on Saturday, the Hoops had a glorious chance to go to the summit and forged ahead through Stephen Pearson’s first-half strike. However, Caley rallied in the second period and grabbed a late leveller through Grant Munro to earn a

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CORINTHIANS: Marcelo; Betão, Marinho, Marcus Vinícius (Marquinhos); Eduardo Ratinho (Coelho), Mascherano, Rosinei, Carlos Alberto, Roger (Nadson); Rubens Júnior; Tevez.BOTAFOGO: Max: Ruy, Rafael Marques (Asprilla), Juninho, Júnior César; Diguinho, Claiton, Joilson (Marcelinho), Zé Roberto; Jefferson Feijão (Felipe Adão), Reinaldo.GOALS: 1-0, Nadson (71')SERIE APos. Team Pld Pts1. São Paulo 17 342

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RACING: Gustavo Campagnuolo; Julio Barroso, Gustavo Cabral, Diego Crosa, Leandro Grimi; Sixto Peralta (Fileppi, 78', Francisco Maciel, 82'), Juan Manuel Torres, Adrián Bastía, Javier Arizala (Matías Sanchez, 45'); Gonzalo Bergessio, Facundo Sava.RIVER: Juan Pablo Carrizo; Paulo Ferrari (Danilo Gerlo, 67'), Cristian Nasuti, Eduardo Tuzzio, Lucas Mareque (Matías Oyola, 45'); Fernando Belluschi,

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HONVÉD: Tóth I.; Schindler, Benjamin, Budovinszky, Takács Z.; Csobánki, Pomper (Genito, 45'); Dobos, Dancs, Schrancz (Disztl D., 76', Bartyik, 81'); Hercegfalvi.ÚJPEST: Balajcza; Vermes (Kiss Z., 58'), Vaskó, Böjte, Füzi; Erős, Sándor Gy.; Kőhalmi (Nagy O., 34'), Tóth N., Tisza (Mészáros, 46'); Kovács Z.GOALS: 1-0, Dobos (53'); 1-1, Erős (17')NB1Pos. Team Pld Pts1. ZTE 3 92. Tatabánya 3 73. MTK 3

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ALMERÍA: Westerveld (Valerio, 46'); Bruno Saltor (De Palmas, 67'), Acasiete (Molo, 80'), Carlos García, Mané; Cabrera (Corona, 53'), Gorka Larrea (Toni Velamazán, 84'), Kalu Uche, Ortiz; Mario Bermejo (Míchel, 67'), Francisco (Alberto, 53').ATHLETIC: Aranzubia; Iraola (Brenat, 78'), Sarriegi, Prieto (Amorebieta, 70'), Casas; Murillo, Garmendia (Expósito, 78'), Gabilondo; Etxeberría (Dañobeitia,

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DINAMO: Turina; Nowotny, Drpić, Ćorluka, Cvitanović; Mamić, Etto, Agić, Modrić; Ljubojević, Eduardo da Silva.MEDIMURJE: Čonkaš; Balašković, Vitas, Andre Silva, Janjetović; Grgurović, Darmopil, Celiščak, Rac; Piškor, Kresinger.GOALS: 0-1, Stefancic (9'); 1-1, Ljubojevic (43'); 2-1, Eduardo da Silva (53' pen.); 3-1, Eduardo da Silva (63'); 4-1, Ljubojevic (85')PRVA HNLPos. Team Pld Pts1. Dinamo 4

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VfL Wolfsburg still waits for the first win and goal of the new Bundesliga season, after drawing 0-0 away to Eintracht Frankfurt in round 2 of the Bundesliga on Saturday afternoon. Diego Klimowicz missed from the penalty spot on 80 minutes as the 40,000 crowd in the Commerzbank-Arena held their breath. The Wolves can count themselves a little unlucky as Spycher blatantly handled the ball inside

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BOTAFOGO: Lopes; Rafael Marques, Scheidt, Alê (Thiago); Ruy, Diguinho, Claiton, Zé Roberto, Joílson (Felipe Adão); Marcelinho, Reinaldo.PALMEIRAS: Diego Cavalieri; Dininho, Nen, Alceu; Paulo Baier, Francis, Wendel, Juninho Paulista (Rosembrick), Michel; Edmundo (Valdívia), Enílton (Marcinho).GOALS: 0-1, Enílton (10'); 1-1, Marcelinho (13'); 1-2, Enílton (36'); 1-3, Paulo Baier (71').SERIE APos.

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RIVER PLATE: Germán Lux; Paulo Ferrari, Cristian Nasuti, Federico Lussenhoff (Danilo Gerlo, 68'), Federico Domínguez (Eduardo Tuzzio, 45'); Fernando Belluschi, René Lima, Rubens Sambueza (Victor Zapata, 46'); Marcelo Gallardo; Ariel Ortega, Ernesto Farías.NEWELL'S OLD BOYS: Justo Villar; Miguel Torrén, Gastón Aguirre, Germán Ré; Carlos Araujo, Hugo Colace, Diego Gavilán, Adrián Lucero; Adrián

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There were no goals for Wolves fans to celebrate on Sunday evening, as the team drew 0-0 at home to Hertha in the opening Bundesliga game of the new season, in front of 23,496 in the VOLKSWAGENARENA. Although both sides had their chances, a goal simply refused to fall. Argentinean striker Diego Klimowicz missed two sitters for the home side, while second half Hertha substitute Gimenez went close

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LIVORNO: Amelia; Balleri, Fanucci (46' Galante), Grandoni (46' Pavan), Pasquale (46' Pfertzel); Morrone, Passoni, Vidigal (65' Argilli), C.Prates (63' Vigiani); Lucarelli (46' Danilevicius), Bakayoko (46' Paulinho).PEÑAROL: Juan Castillo: Mauricio Centurión, Maximiliano Arias, Luiz Nunes, Matías Pérez: Juan José Blanco (67 Alejandro González), Darío Flores, Alberto Acosta (59 Diego Rodríguez),

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Milan recorded a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the Teresa Herrera Trophy, the mini-tournament in Spain to celebrate Deportivo La Coruna’s centenary. Captain for the evening, Massimo Ambrosini scored the only goal of the game four minutes into the second half when he latched on to a mis-kick in the heart of the Atletico defence, following a Gourcuff corner, to fire home from close range. The

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EVERTON: Howard (Wright, 64'); Neville, Lescott, Yobo (Stubs, 46'), Naysmith (Pistone, 72'); Osman (Carsley, 46'), Arteta (Kilbane, 72'), Davies, Cahill; Johnson (Anichebe, 64'), Beattie (McFadden, 46').ATHLETIC: Aranzubia; Casas (Amorebieta, 74'), Ustaritz (Prieto, 46'), Sarriegi, Murillo; Yeste (Iturriaga, 72'), Gabilondo, Iraola Orbaiz; Etxeberria (Benat, 62'), Aduriz (Llorente, 62').GOALS: 0-

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CELTIC bounced back from last weekend’s defeat at Tynecastle with a 2-0 win over this year’s early league leaders St Mirren.Last season’s First Division champions arrived at Celtic Park determined to build on the run of two wins that has propelled them to an early and perhaps unanticipated lead at the top of the league table and with Celtic having dropped points in their last competitive fixture

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August 22nd will see the kick-off of the 2006 edition of the Copa Nissan Sudamericana,with clahses between Mineros and Carabobo FC of Venezuela, San Lorenzo and Banfield of Argentina, and El Nacional and LDU Quito.Football United is the place to keep track of the 34 teams, on the way to glory.COPA SUDAMERICANA SCHEDULE.QUALIFYING STAGEBoca Juniors advances to the first stage, as champion of the

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GYÖR: Stevanovic; Regedei, Kovács Z., Jäkl, Mátyus; Müller ,Vincze O., Bank, Hanák; Bajzát (Nyári, 87'), Virág (Tóth P., 69')HONVÉD: Tóth I.; Schindler, Budovinszky, László A., Benjamin; Schrancz (Gajda, 63'), Pomper, Dobos, Csobánki (Bartyik, 63'); Genito, Disztl D. (Kocsis, 72')GOALS: 1-0, Müller (60'); 2-0, Bajzát (84')NB IPos. Team Pld Pts1. MTK 1 32. Györ 1 33. Paks 1 34. Tatabánya 1 35. ZTE

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Botafogo has signed striker Jefferson Feijão from Seongnam Ilhwa of South Korea. The player, that has represented Goiás, São Caetano and Internacional, before moving abroad, has signed a 18 months deal with the current Rio champions.Feijão's signing aims to minimize the departure of the championship's top goal scorer, Dodô, who has left for Al-Ain, of the Arab Emirates, late last week.Botafogo

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Japan 0-0 CroatiaBrazil 2-0 AustraliaSource: FIFA World CupStandings:1. Brazil 6 pts. 3-0 (qualified for the Round of 16)2. Australia 3 pts. 3-33. Croatia 1 pt. 0-14. Japan 1 pt. 1-3Brazil are through to the next round but a draw secures them first place, Australia need a win but a draw might do it (if Japan doesn't beat Brazil), Croatia and Japan need to win and hope for a favourable result on

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Czech Republic 0-2 GhanaItaly 1-1 USASource: FIFA World CupStandings:1. Italy 4 pts. 3-12. Czech Republic 3 pts. 3-23. Ghana 3 pts. 2-24. USA 1 pt. 1-4All to play for in this group: the USA need to beat Ghana and hope for an Italy win (or any other result, if they have a better goal difference); all the other teams qualify with a win.

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Mexico 0-0 AngolaPortugal 2-0 IranSource: FIFA World CupStandings:1. Portugal 6 pts. 3-0 (qualified for the Round of 16, where they'll meet the Netherlands or Argentina)2. Mexico 4 pts. 3-13. Angola 1 pt. 0-14. Iran 0 pts 1-5Like Trinidad and Tobago in Group B, Angola´s draw gives them a slight chance to go through: they have to beat Iran, hope for Mexico to lose against Portugal, and have a

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Argentina 6-0 Serbia and MontenegroNetherlands 2-1 Côte d'IvoireSource: FIFA World CupStandings:1. Argentina 6 pts. 8-1 (qualified for the Round of 16)2. Netherlands 6 pts. 3-1 (qualified for the Round of 16)3. Côte d'Ivoire 0 pts. 2-44. Serbia and Montenegro 0 pts. 0-7This group also gives us two teams qualified after just two matches, Argentina and the Netherlands, who will battle for first

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England 2-0 Trinidad and TobagoSweden 1-0 ParaguaySource: FIFA World CupStandings:1. England 6 pts. 3-0 (qualified for the Round of 16, where they'll meet Germany or Ecuador)2. Sweden 4 pts. 1-03. Trinidad and Tobago 1 pt. 0-24. Paraguay 0 pts. 0-2Trinidad and Tobago still have a chance to reach the Round of 16: they need to beat Paraguay on the next match, hope for Sweden to lose against England

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Germany 1-0 PolandEcuador 3-0 Costa RicaSource: FIFA World CupStandings:1. Ecuador 6 pts. 5-0 (qualified for the Round of 16)2. Germany 6 pts. 5-2 (qualified for the Round of 16)3. Poland 0 pts. 0-34. Costa Rica 0 pts. 2-7Ecuador and Germany will play on the next match to see who finishes top of the group: Germany needs to win, a draw will be enough for Ecuador. Poland and Costa Rica will try to

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After first day of play for all 32 teams in this year's World Cup, here are the most impressive ones so far:SPAIN1 match:Spain 4-0 Ukraine1 victory, 4-0CZECH REPUBLIC1 match:Czech Republic 3-0 USA1 victory, 3-0GERMANY1 match:Germany 4-2 Costa Rica1 victory, 4-2Source: FIFA World Cup

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Spain 4-0 UkraineTunisia 2-2 Saudi ArabiaSource: FIFA World CupStandings:1. Spain 3 pts.2. Saudi Arabia 1 pt.2. Tunisia 1 pt.4. Ukraine 0 pts.

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Australia 3-1 JapanBrazil 1-0 CroatiaSource: FIFA World CupStandings:1. Australia 3 pts.2. Brazil 3 pts.3. Croatia 0 pts.4. Japan 0 pts.

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Korea Republic 2-1 TogoFrance 0-0 SwitzerlandSource: FIFA World CupStandings:1. Korea Republic 3 pts.2. Switzerland 1 pt.2. France 1 pt.4. Togo 0 pts.

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Italy 2-0 GhanaUSA 0-3 Czech RepublicSource: FIFA World CupStandings:1. Czech Republic 3 pts.2. Italy 3 pts.3. Ghana 0 pts.4. USA 0 pts.

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Argentina 2-1 Côte d'IvoireSerbia and Montenegro 0-1 NetherlandsSource: FIFA World CupStandings:1. Argentina 3 pts.2. Netherlands 3 pts.3. Côte d'Ivoire 0 pts.4. Serbia and Montenegro 0 pts.

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England 1-0 ParaguayTrinidad and Tobago 0-0 SwedenSource: FIFA World CupStandings:1. England 3 pts.2. Sweden 1 pt.2. Trinidad and Tobago 1 pt.4. Paraguay 0 pts.

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Germany 4-2 Costa RicaPoland 0-2 EcuadorSource: FIFA World CupStandings:1. Germany 3 pts.2. Ecuador 3 pts.3. Costa Rica 0 pts.4. Poland 0 pts.

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Angola 0-1 PortugalMexico 3-1 IranSource: FIFA World CupStandings:1. Mexico 3 pts.2. Portugal 3 pts.3. Angola 0 pts.4. Iran 0 pts.

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Hamburger SV have signed Vincent Kompany from RSC Anderlecht while allowing Daniel Van Buyten to leave to join their Bundesliga rivals FC Bayern München. Putative moveThe 28-year-old Belgian international central defender Van Buyten will travel to Munich for medical tests in the next few days with a view to completing an estimated €12m transfer to the German champions. The former R. Charleroi SC

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Benfica have made an offer for Wolfsburg midfielder Andres D'Alessandro, according to reports in the Portuguese press. The Argentinian attacker has attracted interest from new coach Fernando Santos, who has reportedly offered the 25-year-old a three-season deal to move to Portugal. D'Alessandro has suitors around Europe though, including Pompey where he spent the second half of last season on

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Former Portuguese international midfielder Rui Costa is returning home to SL Benfica after parting company with Italian side AC Milan.Official presentationThe 34-year-old, who was presented to the media on Thursday evening, has long been expected to rejoin the club he left for ACF Fiorentina after claiming the Portuguese title in 1993/94. After seven years in Florence he transferred to Milan,

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Former Sporting Clube de Portugal and FC Porto coach Fernando Santos has been appointed as Ronald Koeman's replacement at SL Benfica. 'Good progress'The 51-year-old arrives at the Estádio da Luz from AEK Athens FC on a two-year contract and is relishing the opportunity to shine on the return to his homeland. "Benfica have made good progress in recent years," said Santos. "It is a world-renowned

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At long last! VfL Wolfsburg took a major step towards Bundesliga survival on Saturday afternoon, by beating Arminia Bielefeld 1-0 in the Schüco Arena in round 31 of the Bundesliga. The crucial solitary goal came on the stroke ofhalf time, as Miroslav Karhan scored from the penalty spot after Marian Hristov had been felled in the Bielefeld area moments before. On the bad news side, striker Mike

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PSV Eindhoven have retained their Dutch league title following a 1-1 draw against FC Groningen. With two games remaining, they hold an unassailable ten-point lead over AZ Alkmaar, who lost 1-0 to AFC Ajax.'Beautiful championship'Coach Guus Hiddink, who leaves PSV at the end of the season, said: "This is a beautiful championship, especially because nobody, including ourselves, considered us

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HSV beat Borussia Mönchengladbach on Sunday evening (09.04.06) in front of 57,000 in the AOL Arena. Rafael van der Vaart put HSV ahead from the penalty spot on 34 minutes, after Barbarez had been fouled by the Gladbach keeper Keller. Two minutes into injury time, late substitute Naohiro Takahara scored his first goal of the season to give his coach Thomas Doll all three points on his 40th

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A goal by the Frenchman Steve Marlet well into injury time at the end of the second half, gave the Wolves a rather fortunate goal at home to lowly Duisburg in round 28 of the Bundesliga on Saturday afternoon. (1.4.06). A paltry crowd of just 16,000 in the VOLKSWAGEN Arena saw a game between two teams looking like relegation candidates. After a dull and goalless first half, the Wolves striker

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Fitting tributeThe Glasgow side's 13th victory in the competition, sealed thanks to goals from Maciej Żurawski, Shaun Maloney and Dion Dublin, served as a fitting tribute for Celtic legend Jimmy Johnstone who recently died. Celtic dominated the match from the start, with Polish striker Żurawski heading against the crossbar in the seventh minute and Roy Keane also going close. The breakthrough

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RIVER: Juan Pablo Carrizo; Cristian Alvarez, Julio Cáceres, Danilo Gerlo, Lucas Mareque; Augusto Fernández (Santana, 33'), René Lima, Víctor Zapata (San Martin, 69'), Daniel Montenegro (Pusineri, 67'); Gonzalo Abán, Gonzalo Higuaín.OLIMPO: Carlos Roa; Jorge Martínez, Matías Villavicencio, Máximo Lucas, Juan Fernández; Gerardo Solana (Costela, 56'), Martín Wagner, Gustavo Pinto, Leandro Benítez;

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HSV goes marching on! On Saturday afternoon (18.3.06) they beat VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 in front of 28,095 in the Volkswagen Arena. The only goal of the game came on 22 minutes and fell to Benny Lauth. It was the young German striker’s third goal in as many games after he had scored against Lautern last weekend and Bucharest in midweek. de Jong returns from suspension Home coach Klaus Augenthaler had

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Football stars past and present came together at the San Siro stadium in Milan last night for a testimonial match in honour of the ex-Italian international Demetrio Albertini.Night of starsAdvertised as the 'Notte di Stelle' (night of stars), the game featured current and former players from AC Milan and FC Barcelona, including Andriy Shevchenko, Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard,

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After pinching a point off at home to the mighty Bundesliga table-toppers Bayern Munich last time out, the Wolves have another mountain to climb in round 26, as second placed HSV visits the VOLKSWAGEN ARENA. The three points at stake on Saturday (18.3.06, kick off 3.30 pm), are mega-crucial for both sides for differing reasons: The Wolves are only 3 points above the relegation zone whereas HSV

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Benfica went onto the hallowed Anfield pitch with the formation most pundits expected and 2,500 Encarnado fans – a loud drop amongst a sea of 42,500 Reds – looking on in the hope that today would see the resurgence of one of Europe’s legendary clubs after a long time down in the doldrums.The park itself was wet, and, despite the presence of some muddy patches, was ready for top flight football

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HSV beat the red hot Bundesliga title favourites Bayern Munich 2-1 in their own back yard on Saturday afternoon (4.3.06). Guy Demel put the visitors ahead on 16 minutes with his first ever Bundesliga goal. Veteran midfielder Mehmet Scholl scored a classy equaliser for Bayern on 83 minutes. A minute from the end, new signing Nigel de Jong headed home what turned out to be a deserved winner for HSV

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Estrela da Amadora: Bruno Vale, Dany, Maurício, Pedro Simões (Santamaria, 39), Amoreirinha, Paulo Machado, Jordão (Bevacqua, 63), André Barreto, Semedo, Rui Borges (Rui Duarte, 83) e ManúBenfica: Moretto, Alcides, Luisão, Anderson, Léo, Petit, Manuel Fernandes, Geovanni (Miccoli, 61), Karagounis (Manduca, 67), Laurent Robert (Ricardo Rocha, 94) e Nuno Gomes.Goals: 1-0 Paulo Machado, 32´; 1-1,

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PSV had a bright start to another tough week with three fixtures (against Heerenveen, Olympique Lyon and Ajax). They pulled off an emphatic 4-1 win over the Frisian side in the Eindhoven Philips Stadium on Saturday night. Koné scored a double and Cocu and Alex also found the net.No dangerBy this convincing win, PSV have maintained their leading position in the Dutch league and they seem to be

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Fiorentina won the derby over Siena with character thanks to a goal by Pazzini in the 90th minute. Toni opened the score from a Fiore assist, then two missed chances for Toni and Bojinov, and Fortin's saves. Siena equalized with Vergassola. Offensive second half of Fiorentina. Towards the end, Pazzini who came in for Toni scored the winner following a corner kick. SERIE APos. Team Pld Pts1.

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Two first half goals by the HSV skipper Daniel van Buyten saw HSV move into round 4 of the UEFA Cup on Thursday evening, by way of a 2-0 victory over the Swiss first division side FC Thun in front of more than 40,000 in the AOL Arena. The only blot on HSV’s copy book, was the dismissal of midfielder David Jarolim late in the second half. HSV now plays the Romanian side Rapid Bucharest, who beat

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Defending champions Liverpool FC conceded their first UEFA Champions League goal since September as Luisão's header six minutes from time gave SL Benfica a narrow first-leg victory in their Round of 16 tie at the Estádio da Luz. Late winner The Brazilian defender nodded in Petit's 84th-minute free-kick as the home side's patient approach paid off in a match that had previously seen just one shot

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HSV coach Thomas Doll was without the injured Stefan Beinlich, Ailton, Rafael van der Vaart and Bastian Reinhardt in Frankfurt. He made two changes to his side which lost 0-1 away to FC Thun in the UEFA Cup on Thursday: Naohiro Takahara replaced Beyy Lauth up front, while Khalid Boulahrouz (suspended for the Thun game) took the place of Guy Demel in the HSV starting line-up. Eintracht coach

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It took blood, sweat and tears, but in the end PSV snatched a 1-3 win over Vitesse on Friday night. Jefferson Farfán was again outstanding and he scored a double for PSV.Source: psv.nl

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A brace by Lucarelli awarded the victory to Livorno in the Ardenza derby. The penalties were decisive: Amelia saved one on Toni towards the end of the first half. Lucarelli scored from the spot midway through the second half and doubled the score later on. Goals: 22'sh (pen), 31'sh LucarelliLivorno: Amelia, Grandoni, Vargas, Galante, Balleri (40'sh Cesar Prates), Morrone, Passoni, De Ascentis,

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By scoring his fifteenth goal of the campaign, Jefferson Farfán made sure of a narrow 1-0 win for PSV. The Peruvian superbly curled home a free kick past Heracles keeper Pieckenhagen twenty minutes from final time. Just like in this season’s reverse encounter in Almelo that ended in a 1-1 draw, Heracles turned out to be nasty opponents. The team, coached by Peter Bosz, played compactly and did

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HSV returned to winning ways on Saturday afternoon (11.02.06) beating Mainz 1-0 in front of a 52,081 crowd in the AOL Arena. The only goal of the game was scored by HSV’s man of the match Mehdi Mahdavikia, who struck by way of a superb solo run on 6 minutes. HSV had the lions share of the play and deserved their 1-0 win over the side under coach Jürgen Klopp. The victory saw HSV overtake bitter

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Hamburger SV are hungry for Rafael van der Vaart to return after stumbling to two away defeats in their first three Bundesliga matches of 2006. Broken ankleThe Dutch international playmaker has resumed training after recovering from a broken ankle and has set his sights on featuring in the 4 March trip to FC Bayern München as third-placed Hamburg look to secure a place in next season's UEFA

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The former Stuttgart ace is believed to be unhappy at Highbury after failing to hold down a regular place in the side. Hleb has voiced his frustration at his situation and is believed to be considering his long-term future at Highbury. Reports emanating from Germany and England suggest Hamburg are lining up a move to bring the midfielder back to Die Bundesliga. Hamburg are believed to be ready to

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Bundesliga title chasers Hamburger SV have continued to strengthen their squad, following Tuesday's loan signing of Ailton with the €1.5m capture of Nigel de Jong from AFC Ajax. Dutch exilesThe versatile Netherlands midfielder has agreed a three-and-a-half year deal with the UEFA Cup hopefuls, ending a four-year spell in the first team at the Amsterdam ArenA. The 21-year-old, whose contract was

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The Bundesliga outfit offered around €2 million for the Dutch international who arrived at The Mestalla last summer after an ill-fated spell at Newcastle. He has struggled to make much of an impact at Valencia also despite scoring in last weekend's 2-2 draw with Zaragoza. However, the Che are keen to keep hold of him for the second half of the season and have informed Hamburg, flying high in Die

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The Bundesliga is welcoming back one of its favourite foreign players after Brazilian striker Ailton agreed to join Hamburger SV.Short-term dealThe 32-year-old will move to the title-chasers on loan until the end of the season after the payment of an alleged €450,000 fee to his Turkish club, Beşiktaş JK. The side from the north of Germany will then have the option of signing the former Werder

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ACF Fiorentina say they have signed Danish international Per Krøldrup from Everton FC for an undisclosed fee. The 26-year-old centre-back heads back to Italy only six months after joining the Premiership side from Udinese Calcio for €6.8m. Injury woeKrøldrup, who spent four seasons with Udinese after leaving his first club B 93 København in 2001, made 91 Serie A appearances before moving to

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Benfica have signed Brazilian striker Marcel from fellow Superliga club Académica, who still reserve part of the player’s federative rights, for the next four and a half years. The official presentation should take place at Luz this afternoon. The deal makes Marcel Benfica’s fifth reinforcement since the winter transfer window opened, the deal confirmed by Académica President José Eduardo Simões

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Hamburger SV coach Thomas Doll believes the mooted signing of Lukas Podolski would be a huge step forward for the Red Shorts. The 20-year-old Köln striker is the hottest property in German football and has been linked with a move to the Hamburg Arena. Doll told the club's official Web site: "It would be great if we could sign such a player. It would be a further signal following the signing of

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Argentinean ‘Cabezón’ Andrés D’Alessandro seems to be on the verge of an exit from current team Wolfsburg. According to respected German paper ‘Bild’, the player is feeling unappreciated and is listening to the siren calls emanating from Ronald Koeman’s Benfica in Portugal. The straw that broke the camel’s back was apparently Wolfsburg Coach Klaus Augenthaler’s insistence that D’Alessandro “

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After River’s goalless draw against San Lorenzo in Sunday's pre-season match Merlo announced his resignation, a decision that was forced after a feud between the River directors and club captain Marcelo Gallardo.Former River and Argentine national team captain Daniel Passarella has replaced Merlo as River Plate’s manager and will be officially presented on Tuesday during a press conference that

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HSV remains the only unbeaten side away from home in the Bundesliga, following their creditable 1-1 draw away to Werder Bremen on Sunday evening (18.12.05). It was a game of two halves, with the home side totally dominant during the first 45 minutes and HSV on top for the rest of the match. Frenchman Joe Micoud put the home ´side ahead during injury time in the first half, before second half

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Exciting draw at the Castellani between Empoli and Fiorentina. The Viola controlled the match and were unlucky in front of goal until the 70th minute when Pazzini opened the score following a shot by Toni which hit the bar. Two minutes later Empoli drew level with Vannucchi who took advantage of a rebound by the defence from an Almiron shot. Towards the end, big chance for Fiore, while Empoli hit

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For the first time this season PSV conceded a goal in the Eindhoven Philips Stadium, but when they had come from 0-1 down, they coasted to a comfortable 4-1 win over Willem II. Mika VäyrynenIt was not an equally balanced game at all, although Willem II took an early lead from a counter attack. PSV soon put things straight, netted four goals and noticed that the Tilburg outfit never threatened.

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HSV coach Thomas Doll was without his classy Dutch international defefender Khalid Boulahrouz through suspension, he was also without the services of the long term injured duo of Bastian Reinhardt and Collin Benjamin, both of whom are back in training. Dutch master Rafael van der Vaart was also missing, after undergoing recent surgery. On the good news side, the slightly injured Guy Demel and

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HSV’s superb run of form continued on Saturday afternoon, as coach Thomas Doll’s side beat fifth placed Hertha in front of 54,129 inside the AOL Arena. The home side goals came by way of an own goal by the Hertha defender van Burik, and a penalty by Mehdi Mahdavikia six minutes later. Bastürk replied for the visitors on 76 minutes but by that time it was simply too little too late. Dream start

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Goals from Geovanni and Beto stunned Manchester United FC and enabled SL Benfica to reach the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds for the first time since 1994/95. No consolationIt meant United, who threw away an early lead achieved through Paul Scholes, failed to advance from the group stage for the first time in ten years, and by finishing bottom of Group D have not even a UEFA Cup place for

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PSV progress to the Champions League knockout stages for the second year in succession. PSV head coach Guus Hiddink guided his team to a 2-0 win over Fenerbahçe SK, thanks to goals scored by Phillip Cocu and Jefferson Farfán on either side of the break.Not dependentOne day after the death of Frits Philips, a capacity crowd in the Eindhoven Philips Stadium respectfully observed a minute’s silence

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Liverpool finished top of Champions League Group G on Tuesday after a tough 0-0 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Despite dominating the second-half, Chelsea could not find a way past Sami Hyypia and his Liverpool cohorts as the defending champions denied the Blues in a hotly contested affair.Even though both teams were already through to the next round, both managers named virtually full

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Rangers squeezed into the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday as they battled to a 1-1 draw with Inter. The Gers claimed second in Group H - behind the Italians - to become the first side from Scotland to reach the knockout stages of the competition.Inter, who were already qualified before this match, took the opportunity to bring in a few young players, notably Marco Andreolli who gained

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HSV grabbed a deserved 3-1 home win over Cologne on Saturday afternoon (3.12.05), in front of a 55,800 sell out crowd in the AOL Arena. Thimothee Atouba put the home side ahead two minutes before half time scoring his first ever goal for the club. Benny Lauth scored HSV’s second on 54 minutes. Former HSV defender Björn Schlicke pulled one back fort he visitors only 4 minutes later, before Sergej

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Benfica ended a six-game winless streak in all competitions on Saturday with a 1-0 victory at CS Marítimo. Mantorras scored the only goal of the game in the second half of a tight contest after coming on as a substitute for Andrei Kariaka. The Angolan international had an effort disallowed shortly after the break before claiming the winner on 65 minutes. The victory was enough to move Benfica up

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Fiorentina generous and unlucky, Juventus ruthless. The Bianconeri took the lead with Trezeguet, but Pazzini equalized with a great header. The Viola hit the wood three times, incredible the last one of Toni with Abbiati already defeated. Two minutes from the end, Camoranesi took advantage of a defensive mistake and scored the match winner. The Franchi applauded a beautiful match.Goals: 7’fh

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Apart from an own goal by Alex, PSV have still not conceded a goal in the Eindhoven Philips Stadium so far this season yet. Ruling Dutch champions PSV maintained their leading position on top of the Dutch table by a convincing 3-0 win over NAC Breda (3-0) on Saturday night and as Feyenoord and RBC Roosendaal shared honours, the Eindhoven outfit have extended their lead by two points. Goals: 53

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Inter missed out on the chance to move into the top three on Saturday as they were held 0-0 away to Lazio. Inter striker Obafemi Martins should have had a penalty when he was tugged down by Sanchez Cribari, while Goran Pandev had the ball in the net for Lazio, only to see his effort disallowed.The result means Inter stay fourth with 20 points from 11 matches, seven points behind Juve, who host

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Darren Fletcher scored the only goal as Man United ended Chelsea's 40-game unbeaten Premiership run with a 1-0 triumph on Sunday. United withstood a second-half barrage from the league leaders, with keeper Edwin van der Sar sublime, to end a torrid week on a high.It was just the sort of performance watching United captain Roy Keane will have been hoping to provoke with his inflammatory interview

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Hamburger SV defeated Viking FK to make it two wins from two in UEFA Cup Group A. Lauth decisiveThe Bundesliga club built on their opening success at PFC CSKA Sofia at the AOL Arena tonight thanks to goals from Rafael van der Vaart and Benjamin Lauth. The Dutchman, who also scored the only goal in Bulgaria, struck first in the 21st minute, with forward Lauth wrapping up the points in the 66th.

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Julio Rossi rifled in a last-gasp winner as FC Basel 1893 claimed a fine comeback victory against FK Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade to earn their first points in UEFA Cup Group E.Purović breakthroughRossi ran on to a pin-point pass from Matías Delgado with just two minutes remaining as Basel vanquished memories of their 2-0 defeat by RC Strasbourg on Matchday 1. It completed a well-earned turnaround

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FC Shakhtar Donetsk made it two wins from two in Group G after recording an impressive 2-0 victory against Bundesliga outfit VfB Stuttgart at the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion. Group leadersFernandinho and Ciprian Marica were both on target as the Ukrainian side added to their Matchday 1 victory against PAOK FC to open a three-point lead at the top of the section. Stuttgart remain on three points

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Slavia recorded a first win in the group stage of the UEFA Cup after defeating CSKA Sofia 4:2, the goals were scored by Pavel Fort (2), Stanislav Vlcek and Karel Pitak. The spectacular match ended with celebrations! More to come.Attacking play a two early goalsSlavia missed only Patrik Gedeon and Adauto who are recovering from their injuries and midfielder Cesareo Victorino who is not available

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The Renaissance was a cultural revolution that swept through Europe in the 15th century, but the major changes first occurred in Florence: writers, painters, architects and philosophers all made the city a model of the movement. Now, in footballing terms at least, Florence is experiencing a new renaissance.BankruptcyDissolved in 2002 because of bankruptcy, AC Fiorentina, one of the most

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BENFICA: Rui Nereu, Nélson, Luisão, Anderson (83', Nuno Assis), Léo, Petit, Manuel Fernandes, Karagounis (70', Mantorras), Geovanni (70', João Pereira), Simão e Nuno Gomes.VILLARREAL: Barbosa, Venta, Gonzalo, Alvarez, Arruabarrena, Josico, Marcos Senna (90', Peña), Sorín, Riquelme, José Mari (70', Guair) e Diego Forlán (51', Figueiroa).Goal: 81', Marcos SennaSource: slbenfica.pt

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