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Champions League Matchday 4 — Tuesday Preview

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Matchday 4 should be a pivotal one as many groups may well be decided once the games are completed. Who needs a win and who can afford to slip? Let's take a look at Tuesday's games. Group A Roma need to win at home against Chelsea but that is looking to be a tall order considering the [...] Click to continue reading...

At The Turn: Who Needs to Win

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To use a golf analogy, the teams in the group stage of the Champions League make the turn today and tomorrow with the completion of the first three games of the group stage. And while it's early, for some teams, it's make-or-break time. Group by group, here's an analysis of who needs to win: Group A: ROMA Needs [. Click to continue reading...

UEFA’s Stand For Club Identity And Fair Practices

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This may be a bit long-winded and rambling but I hope you stick with me as there are a number of important points to discuss. UEFA recently released a publication entitled "Safeguarding The Heritage And Future Of Team Sport In Europe", which outlines UEFA's stance on principles of good governance, player agents and home-grown players. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: AC Milan, Arsenal, Champions League, Chelsea, English Premier League, Europe, FIFA, Liverpool, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Tournaments, UEFA, champions league history, debt, disciplinary action, rules

Chelsea and Atletico Impress; Roma Get Shocked

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Champions League debutants CFR 1907 Cluj came from behind to beat Roma and record a stunning 2-1 victory at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Beyond the absence of Totti, Roma had a strong squad out on the field and will be disappointed with their performance. There has been a bit of turmoil off the field [. Click to continue reading...

The Special One Brings Silverware To Internazionale

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One of the most fascinating moves this summer was Internazionale's hiring of Jose Mourinho as manager after Roberto Mancini was sacked despite winning the title. Mourinho has built a strong reputation in a short time and I am interested to see if he can push Inter further in the Champions League. They've struggled in recent [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Champions League, Europe, Inter Milan, Internazionale, Jose Mourinho, Ricardo Quaresma, Roberto Mancini, Sulley Muntari, Tournaments, helenio herrera, marcelo lippi, reputation

Where Are They Now: FC Thun

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In what I hope will become a regular feature, I am going to spotlight a club that had previously made an impact in the Champions League, UEFA Cup or one of the older competitions like the Cup Winners Cup. I will give you some background on the club and take a look at their recent [...] Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Champions League, Competitions, Europe, FC Thun, Tournaments, UEFA Cup, champions league history, heinz peischl, kurt weder

Manchester City Shocked In UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round First-Leg

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Manchester City are in danger of an early exit from Europe after a shock 1-0 home defeat by Danish side Midtjylland in their UEFA Cup second qualifying round first-leg match on Thursday. The loss adds to the ongoing turmoil at the club. Mark Hughes had been obliged to state publicly he would be staying at [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Champions League, Europe, Manchester City, Mark Hughes, Midtjylland, Napoli, Stuttgart, Tournaments, Turmoil, UEFA Cup, aston villa, brondby, rennes, shock, uefa cup qualifying

CL Qualifying Round Three - First Leg Results

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Just a quick update on matches that took place over Tuesday and Wednesday as the final stage of Champions League qualifying got under way. Though there is still the second leg to play, there were many shock results put up. A pot that starts at £10million and could rise to £20million awaits the victors so [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Arsenal, Champions League, Europe, FC Twente, Liverpool, Pepe Reina, Theo Walcott, Tournaments, aaron ramsey, champions league qualifying

Transfer Update: Reyes to Benfica, Crosas to Celtic, Cuellar to Villa

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Benfica have completed their fourth signing of the summer by agreeing a one-year loan deal for Spanish winger Jose Antonio Reyes. The 24-year-old makes the move from Atletico Madrid, with the Lisbon club also having the option to buy the player at the end of his loan spell. Benfica coach Quique Sanchez Flores continues to [. Click to continue reading...

Rangers and Anderlecht Knocked Out Of Champions League

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The second qualifying round brought two big upsets as Rangers and Anderlecht became two of the biggest clubs to be knocked out at this stage. A 2-1 win (video highlights here) in Lithuania saw FBK Kaunas (pictured celebrating at the right) take full advantage of the 0-0 draw they earned at Ibrox to send the beaten [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Arsenal, Brann Bergen, Champions League, Europe, Fiorentina, Juventus, Rangers, Sparta Prague, Tournaments, anderlecht, champions league qualifying, rangers fc, slavia prague, video highlights

Scandinavian Battles Highlight UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round

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The UEFA Cup (perhaps soon to be known as the Europa League as we covered a while back) is in some ways more interesting to me as the diversity of nations represented is much higher. If Michel Platini is successful with his reforms, we may see more diversity soon in the Champions League but for [...] Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Champions League, Europe, Manchester City, Michel Platini, Rosenborg, Tournaments, UEFA Cup, aston villa, diversity, djurgarden, uefa cup qualifying

Transfer Update: Rafael van der Vaart to Madrid plus signings for Rangers, Bordeaux and more

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Rafael van der Vaart was officially unveiled as Real Madrid's newest player yesterday in a presentation the Santiago Bernabéu. As pictured above (photo courtesy of Real Madrid's official website), he was introduced by Real's President Ramón Calderón and President of Honor Alfredo Di Stéfano.Rafael van der Vaart is only 25-years old but has been playing [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Abou Diaby, Champions League, Dudu Cearense, Europe, Rafael van der Vaart, Real Madrid, Sebastian Leto, Tournaments, Transfers, Van Der VAart, diego placente, dudu, santiago, wesley sneijder

Exciting Matchups In CL Third Qualifying Round

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Although the Champions League Second Qualifying Round is still underway, the draw for the Third Round took place today and it has presented us with some very interesting matchups. The marquee matchup has to be FC Schalke 04 against Club Atletico de Madrid but the Arsenal - FC Twente fixture will garner much attention from [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Atletico Madrid, Atletico de Madrid, Champions League, Europe, FC Twente, Schalke 04, Steve McClaren, Tournaments, champions league qualifying, schalke

Transfer Market Update: A Look At Tottenham, PSG, Ajax and More

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Though Paris St Germain were in a relegation battle last season, they did manage to win the French League Cup, which qualifies them for the UEFA Cup competition. In preparing for their season, PSG has made some bold moves in the transfer market. Their first signing of the summer was Ludovic Giuly from AS Roma. Click to continue reading...

Book Review: Jinky

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Champions League Talk was recently sent a copy of "Jinky: The Jimmy Johnstone Story" written by Jim Black and I was given the honour of reviewing it. Jinky, born James Connolly Johnstone, was a dynamic winger that played for the Celtic side that won nine Scottish championships in a row between 1966 and 1974. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Celtic, Celtic FC, Champions League, Europe, Football Books, Lisbon Lions, Tournaments, jimmy johnstone, jinky johnstone, winger

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