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Huntelaar Headed To Real Madrid

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Real Madrid CF have announced a pre-transfer window agreement with Ajax for striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar. The move is intended to cover the long-term injury of Ruud van Nistelrooy, who has undergone surgery as I reported earlier. The Spanish champions have been chasing Huntelaar for the past two seasons and are pleased to have finally [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Ajax, England, Europe, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Real Madrid, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Transfers

Matchday 5 Recap: Ronaldo Given A Roughing Up, Barcelona Win A Wild One,

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This recap comes a little late but there are still a few points I wanted to make. First off, I was glad to see the Zenit - Juventus game proceed without incident. After the horrible incident earlier in the week, it would have been understandable had the game been postponed but the game did go on [... Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Champions League, Cristiano Ronaldo, England, Europe, FC Porto, Fenerbahce, Fiorentina, Manchester United, UEFA, diving, dynamo kyiv, joan capdevila, red card, villarreal

Explosion May Postpone Zenit - Juventus Fixture

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Three people have been killed and at least one more injured after a taxi blew up in St Petersburg. A spokesman for Russia's emergencies ministry told the BBC that the taxi exploded during rush-hour just outside the Udelnaya underground station in the north of St Petersburg. That station is not far from Zenit's training ground [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: England, Europe, Juventus, UEFA, Zenit St. Petersburg, fc zenit st petersburg, uefa cup group stage

Champions League Matchday 5 Preview

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There are some pivotal battles to be fought in the upcoming Matchday and while some groups look to have clear patterns emerging, others could go down to the wire. Let's take a whirlwind tour of the current state of the groups along with my speculations on the ties on Matchday 5. Group A A win for Chelsea [. Click to continue reading...

Injury Updates: Van Nistelrooy’s Season Is Over

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Real Madrid have suffered another major injury blow as striker Ruud van Nistelrooy's season looks to be over after it was announced that he will undergo an operation to correct a problem with his right knee. The reigning Spanish champions already have Arjen Robben and Mahamadou Diarra out of action due to calf and thigh [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: CFR 1907 Cluj, England, Europe, Juventus, Manchester United, Owen Hargreaves, Real Madrid, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, dynamo kyiv, villarreal

Where Are They Now: Deportivo Alavés

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In looking back at the past winners and runners-up in both the Champions League and UEFA Cup, one story jumped out at me more than any other. In what was their greatest season to date, Deportivo Alavés had a magical run all the way to the 2001 UEFA Cup Final. The 2000-01 UEFA Cup was a [...] Click to continue reading...

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Tags: England, Europe, Liverpool, UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Final, deportivo alaves, jordi cruijff, uefa cup history, vladimir smicer

Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 To Include Champions League

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Konami has signed a deal with UEFA that allows the game creator to use all the elements and attributes of the competition to create an exclusive UEFA Champions League mode within the Pro Evolution Soccer game. They are the only game on the market to have an official deal to use the Champions League branding [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: England, Europe, Manchester United, PES 2009, Pro Evolution Soccer, konami, soccer game, video games

Will Beckham Wear Number 75 For Milan?

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When David Beckham joins AC Milan on loan from the LA Galaxy in January, speculation is that he will wear the number 75. With both the numbers 7 and 23 shirts (his previous numbers at Man Utd, Madrid and LA) taken (Pato wears #7 and Massimo Ambrosini wears #23), Beckham will take the number 75 to [.. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: AC Milan, David Beckham, England, Europe

Champions League News Roundup

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I thought I would share with you some of the articles that have caught my eye over the past couple of days: Kartik of Major League Soccer Talk argues that Landon Donovan's trial with Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich is a good move for the player. Kudos to Werder Bremen for taking a tough stance on extremist fans Congrats [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Bernd Schuster, Bundesliga, England, Europe, Landon Donovan, Manchester United, Owen Hargreaves, Real Madrid, villarreal

Prospects and Parity Ahead for 2010 Champions League

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As intriguing as the current edition of the Champions League may be, there's a chance the 2009-2010 tournament could be one of the strangest, parity-rich events in football history. Seems someone has taken the snowglobe that is European football, given it a good shake and the flakes aren't landing where people expect. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: AC Milan, Ajax, Az Alkamaar, Bayer Leverkusen, Benfica, Bundesliga, Chelsea, England, Europe, FC Porto, Genoa, Hoffenheim, Inter Milan, Leixoes, Liverpool, Manchester United, Napoli, Porto, Stoke, Udinese, champions league group stage, champions league qualifying, hull, sporting, sporting club de portugal

Atlético Get Off Light

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In what has to be considered a poor decision, the UEFA Appeals Body has reduced the initial three-match stadium closure to a two-match behind closed doors sentence, with one match deferred for two years. Consequently, Atlético must play their next home fixture in the Champions League, against PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday November 26th, without any [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Atletico Madrid, England, Europe, Liverpool, Marseille, Michel Platini, UEFA, disciplinary action, psv, psv eindhoven

Strachan right to back United

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After seeing his team well and truly played off the park Celtic manager Gordon Strachan honoured United as being the best side his Scottish champions had ever faced in Europe. That is some accolade when you consider that the Bhoys have played AC Milan and Barcelona in recent years. However are United still [. Click to continue reading...

David Beckham Loan Move To AC Milan

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In what I see as a move with more financial impact than on-field impact, AC Milan are courting another superstar whose best days are behind him, but who is still capable of packing a commercial punch. The latest move is to be a loan deal for LA Galaxy star David Beckham. Beckham's season is over [... Click to continue reading...

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Tags: AC Milan, Business of Soccer, David Beckham, England, Europe, LA Galaxy, business of sport, loan deal

Atletico-Liverpool: UEFA’s Weak Stance a Missed Opportunity

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It's a pretty safe bet Madrid's Vincente Calderon Stadium will be at capacity today when Liverpool visits for its Champions League Group D match against Atletico Madrid. Shame. You never get a second chance to make a first impression, and UEFA will never get a second chance to make its first major stance against racism in [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Atletico Madrid, England, Europe, Liverpool, Stadium ban, UEFA, champions league group stage, racism

Back In The Big Time

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One of the great fixtures in European football returns tonight when Real Madrid travel to Turin to take on Juventus. After a home victory against Zenit St Petersburg and a surprise 2-2 draw in Belarus against BATE in their opening games back in the Champions League, the arrival of the Madrid giants confirms the Old [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Alessandro Del Piero, Champions League, Claudio Ranieri, England, Europe, Juventus, Real Madrid, champions league group stage, champions league qualifying

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