How cliche that Transylvania is the setting for today’s Champions League encounter between Cluj and Chelsea, given of course that it’s Oct. 1 and we’re about to be bludgeoned for the next 31 days with the images and sounds of Halloween. Just check out the nearest Target or Wal-Mart if you don’t believe me.
The ironic […]
Entries Tagged as 'champions league final'
Pressure Squarely on Chelsea Against Cluj
October 1st, 2008 · Comments · Frank Lampard, cfr 1907 cluj, champions league final, chelsea, didier drogba
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Friday Five: Wembley to Host 2011 Champions League Final, Thierry Henry Unhappy
September 26th, 2008 · Comments · barcelona, champions league, champions league final, cska sofia, everton, liverpool, real madrid
In a new experiment, I am going to try a weekly wrap-up of news stories that caught my eye but that I don’t think require pages of analysis as I am prone to doing
So, here they are, concise and hopefully interesting.
UEFA are expected to formally confirm in December that Wembley will host the […]
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Taking The Official Champions League Ball For A Test Drive
May 27th, 2008 · Comments · UEFA, champions league, champions league final
Whenever I have a flashback to the late 70s growing up as a child in Wales, I have a very vivid memory of finding a leather soccer ball underneath the tree one Christmas morning. I remember sniffing the black and white checkered ball and smelling the strong scent of leather, as well as tracing my […]
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Manchester United - Champions of Europe
May 22nd, 2008 · Comments · Frank Lampard, ashley cole, carlos tevez, champions league, champions league final, chelsea, claude makelele, didier drogba, edwin van der sar, english premier league, epl, john terry, manchester united, owen hargreaves, patrice evra, paul scholes, wayne rooney
It’s a stretch to compare the FA Community Shield to today’s match but it was ten months ago that Manchester United launched their season with a penalty shoot-out victory over Chelsea. Manchester United repeated the feat today in the UEFA Champions League final with Edwin van der Sar coming up with the late heroics to […]
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Keys to today’s game
May 21st, 2008 · Comments · ashley cole, champions league, champions league final, chelsea, cristiano ronaldo, manchester united, wayne rooney
Today will be the second time a European cup competition has been contested by two English clubs. The 1971-72 UEFA Cup saw Tottenham Hotspur defeat Wolverhampton 3-2 on aggregate.
The big news heading into today’s match is the knock Ashley Cole took in training but otherwise both clubs have a full roster to select from. Cole […]
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How to follow the match online
May 21st, 2008 · Comments · champions league, champions league final
After mulling it over for a few days, I’ve decided against live blogging during tomorrow’s match as I find that for myself I am better able to soak in the match when I am not distracted with blogging. I pick up more of the nuances of the play and tactical details that I miss when […]
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Makelele loses his mind — Ashley Cole doubtful
May 21st, 2008 · Comments · ashley cole, champions league, champions league final, chelsea, claude makelele
Chelsea have a major scare ahead of tomorrow’s Champions League final after Ashley Cole was the victim of a stupid two-footed sliding challenge from team-mate Claude Makelele. Cole was helped off the field by two of Chelsea’s training staff, who sprayed his ankle before wrapping it to give it support. After a few more minutes […]
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‘Controversial’ Slovakian ref Michel chosen for UCL final
May 20th, 2008 · Comments · champions league, champions league final, champions league semi finals, chelsea, liverpool, manchester united
Slovakian referee Lubos Michel will take charge of the Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea. Michel, you may recall, was the referee who awarded a highly-controversial goal (I’m still unsure!) to Liverpool against Chelsea in the semi-finals of the competition in 2005. The Daily Mail also mentions that Michel drew criticism from […]
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Hype? Bring it on!
May 20th, 2008 · Comments · champions league, champions league final, chelsea, manchester united
Are you getting pumped for the big match tomorrow? Are you devouring every scrap of information available? I can’t say that I’ve read all the articles published but I do enjoy the hype leading up to this match. Unlike our colleagues over at EPL Talk, I don’t think there has been too much hype.
Like the […]
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A day for legends
May 12th, 2008 · Comments · champions league, champions league final, chelsea, english premier league, john terry, manchester united, ryan giggs
Manchester United won the English Premier League title for the second year in a row and it is the 17th time overall they have been champions of England. They defeated Wigan 2-0 on the last day of the season, but it was Ryan Giggs who became the star of the show. The former Wales winger […]
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