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NICOSIA (AFP) - Cash-rich Manchester City needed a brace from Brazilian striker Jo to overcome Cypriot minnows Omonia Nicosia 2-1 in this UEFA Cup first round, first leg tie here on Thursday.

Omonia surprisingly went ahead from Klodian Duro's direct free kick on the edge of the area after 49 minutes but Jo grabbed the headlines with two second-half goals to clinch victory. Click to continue reading...

Cyprus's most famous and supported club AC Omonia will look to take home advantage despite being tagged as the underdogs. Omonia finished last season 3rd behind APOEL and Anorthosis Famagusta, the former also participating in the UEFA Cup and the latter having the prestigious honour of being the first Cypriot representative in the Champions League Group Stage. Click to continue reading...

The UEFA league coefficient is used to rank the leagues of Europe and the purpose of these rankings is to act as a way of determining the number of clubs from each league that will participate in the the UEFA Cup and the Champions League. The ranking determines the number of teams competing in the season after the next. Click to continue reading...

UEFA Cup favourites AC Milan have been drawn against FC Zurich in the First Round of the competition. AC Milan finished a disappointing fifth last season and consequently missed out on any involvement in this year's UEFA Champions League - a fact that fans will hope and expect is a one-off occasion. Another match to look out for is Borussia Dortmund vs Udinese. Click to continue reading...

This is a mighty long list. UK teams first, the rest on the jump: Litex Lovech v Aston Villa Tottenham v Wisla Krakow Hertha Berlin v St Patricks Portsmouth v Guimaraes Man City v Omonia Nicosia AS Nancy v Motherwell Everton v Standard Liege It seems mighty odd to see AC Milan in the Steak Knives Cup, does it not? Click to continue reading...

I know I said we should just pretend this never happened, but then I saw a statistic showing we had the majority of possession.  I also found some video clips that I think are worth sharing: That isn't a horrible performance, is it?  Sure, we lost.  But the offense showed some really nice one-touch passing. Click to continue reading...

For the clubs that weren't quite good enough to get into the Champions League, there is the UEFA Cup, a consolation tournament of sorts that is analagous to the NIT Basketball tournament for American college teams. But for clubs who are not among the elite of European football, the UEFA Cup provides them with a chance to compete for silverware against other second tier clubs.

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Omonia Nicosia and CSKA Sofia drew one all with the first goal being a stunning long distance volley by Claudinei a mere 35 seconds into the match, while Omonia equalized less than fifteen minutes later with a near equally impressive strike by Kaiafas.


Craig Beattie's amazing strike for Albion versus Bournemouth to lead his club past the first round of the League Cup. Click to continue reading...

Omonia Nicosia and CSKA Sofia drew one all with the first goal being a stunning long distance volley by Claudinei a mere 20 seconds into the match, while Omonia equalized less than fifteen minutes later with a near equally impressive strike by Kaiafas.


Craig Beattie's amazing strike for Albion versus Bournemouth to lead his club past the first round of the League Cup. Click to continue reading...