UEFA have annulled an earlier decision to exclude Porto from next season’s Champions League. Porto were initially expelled from Champions League play over alleged bribery of referees in the 2003-04 season. UEFA’s appeals body decided to send the issue back for consideration to their Control and Disciplinary Body, effectively annulling the June 4 decision […]
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Chelsea have reached an agreement with Porto for the £16.2m transfer of right-back Jose Bosingwa. Though he is just 25 years old the full-back helped has been a part of the first XI since the 2004-05 season and was instrumental in their dominant championship run this season. Bosingwa was born in the Democratic […]
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With so much focus on the English Premier League and its dominance of the Champions League, I wanted to switch gears and take a look at some of the other leagues in Europe.
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Portuguese champions FC Porto have been formally accused of fixing two domestic fixtures in the 2003-04 season. The games in question, against Estrela da Amadora and Beira Mar, came in the same year ex-Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho led Porto to Champions League glory.
Mourinho, who won the Champions League as well as the domestic title that […]
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In many ways it was a wild finish to the Round of 16 and it’s not done yet! We still have the second leg of the Liverpool - Internazionale tie on Tuesday, March 11th.
FC Schalke 04 overcame some poor form of recent days to pull off a thrilling shootout win over 2004 winners FC Porto. […]
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Here are my picks to go through to the quarter-finals.
Liverpool v InternazionaleOlmypiacos v ChelseaRoma v Real MadridSchalke v PortoArsenal v MilanLyon v Manchester UnitedFenerbahce v SevillaCeltic v Barcelona
I could see Roma or Fenerbache advancing from their matches, those two ties were the hardest for me to pick a winner.
Enjoy the matches!
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I had a pretty decent day with the predictions yesterday, so let’s see if I can keep it going. Today’s matches feature some teams that desperately need to put points on the board, including Liverpool and Werder Bremen. Let’s take a quick look at the matchups.
Besiktas - LiverpoolOn the back of their derby win over […]
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Where has the time slipped away to? I’ve not even finished my previews and Matchday 1 has already come and gone! As I was watching some of the matches and highlights, I made some notes and thought I would share them with you here.
Real Madrid 2 - Werder Bremen 1This was a very entertaining match […]
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