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Scandinavian Battles Highlight UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round

August 7th, 2008 · Comments · uefa cup, uefa cup qualifying

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 […]

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Intertoto Cup Third Round Results

July 28th, 2008 · Comments · Intertoto Cup, uefa cup, uefa cup qualifying

The final set of Intertoto Cup fixtures took place over the weekend and the eleven winning clubs now advance to the UEFA Cup second qualifying round. Advancing are Aston Villa, Napoli, Stade Rennais FC, RC Deportivo La Coruna, SC Braga, SC Vaslui, SK Sturm Graz, Grasshopper-Club, VfB Stuttgart, IF Elfsborg and Rosenborg BK.
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Intertoto Cup Third Round Preview

July 16th, 2008 · Comments · Intertoto Cup, uefa cup

Some of the more well-known clubs jump into the fray in this final round of competition including 2007 Bundesliga champions VfB Stuttgart, Aston Villa (former European Cup and 2001 Intertoto Cup Winners) and Norwegian club Rosenborg. Winners of this round enter UEFA Cup second qualifying round. The ultimate winner of the Intertoto Cup is the […]

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