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Manchester City Shocked In UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round First-Leg

August 15th, 2008 · Comments · uefa cup, uefa cup qualifying

Manchester City are in danger of an early exit from Europe after a shock 1-0 home defeat by Danish side Midtjylland in their UEFA Cup second qualifying round first-leg match on Thursday. The loss adds to the ongoing turmoil at the club. Mark Hughes had been obliged to state publicly he would be staying at […]

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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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Transfer Moves: Dos Santos Departs Barca, AC After Adebayor

June 6th, 2008 · Comments · champions league, euro 2008, transfers, uefa cup

Deals are heating up on the eve of the Euro 2008 tournament so let’s dive straight in and get caught up.
This morning’s big news is that Mexican striker Giovani dos Santos has left Barcelona to sign for English club Tottenham Hotspur after the two clubs agreed an initial £4.7m fee which could rise to £8.6m. […]

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