December 18, 2009
Benitez eyes Europa League success
Rafa Benitez has set his sights on Europa League glory after Liverpool were drawn against Unirea Urziceni.
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December 18, 2009
Redknapp furious with players party
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has promised to 'severely' punish the Spurs players who held an unauthorised Christmas party against his wishes.
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December 18, 2009
South Korea’s Park Chu-young is looking to make amends for 2006, writes Nick Bidwell
Monaco striker keen to make up for disappointment of 2006
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December 18, 2009
Adriano was hailed as returning emperor and he did not disappoint, writes Tim Vickery
Emperor celebrates leading role in Flamengo title success
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December 18, 2009
LDU Quito enjoy another major success, writes Tim Vickery
In July 2008, LDU Quito of Ecuador overcame Fluminense of Brazil to win their first-ever Libertadores Cup – and 17 months later, against the same opposition and in a similar manner, they won the continent’s…
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December 18, 2009
NASL is back in North America, writes Philippe Germain
Clubs quit second-tier USL to join new NASL
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December 18, 2009
Argentina’s hooligans are being offered trips to the World Cup, writes Eric Weil
Hooligan gangs in Argentina have been offered trips to the World Cup finals
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December 18, 2009
Louis Van Gaal performs another great escape, writes Nick Bidwell
If still alive today, the late great Hungarian-American escapologist Harry Houdini could do worse than form a double-act with Bayern Munich’s Dutch coach Louis Van Gaal.
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December 18, 2009
Thierry Henry’s handball should prompt a change in the rules, writes Jim Holden
The fierce public and media reaction to Thierry Henry’s infamous handball moment that helped France qualify for this summer’s World Cup finals was provoked by several factors.
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December 18, 2009
Eastern clubs are still the poor relations in Germany, writes Nick Bidwell
Twenty years after the Berlin Wall crumbled and heralded German reunification, most football clubs from the former DDR have the look of flowers in the desert.
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December 18, 2009
Nicolas Anelka has matured into an international contender, writes Nick Bidwell
Despite playing a prominent role in France’s World Cup qualification – he scored the winner in the first leg of the play-offs in Dublin – Anelka knows better than anyone that he cannot take a…
