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UEFA Cup Group Draw

October 7th, 2008 · Comments · Rosenborg, Stuttgart, Valencia, ac milan, ajax, as nancy, aston villa, benfica, braga, cska moscow, dinamo zagreb, fc copenhagen, fc twente, feyenoord, hertha berlin, milan baros, olympiacos, portsmouth, sampdoria, schalke, sevilla, slavia prague, spartak moscow, tottenham, tottenham hotspur, udinese, uefa cup, uefa cup group stage, wolfsburg

UEFA held the draw for the UEFA Cup group stage today and some fascinating pairings emerged. Both Martin Jol and Steve McClaren will take their new clubs back to England as FC Twente will face Manchester City and Jol’s Hamburg will take on Aston Villa.
This year’s groups are looking really tough and the field contains […]

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Exciting Matchups In CL Third Qualifying Round

August 1st, 2008 · Comments · champions league, champions league qualifying

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 […]

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McClaren Named FC Twente Manager

June 22nd, 2008 · Comments · champions league qualifying, fc twente

As was discussed here earlier, former England manager Steve McClaren was announced as the new manager of Dutch side FC Twente on Friday. McClaren, who had been out of work since November when he was sacked after England failed to qualify for Euro 2008, has agreed a two-year deal at the Eredivisie club.
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