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Dall'azzurro del City di Mancini al blu del Chelsea di Di Matteo che la spunta contro il Bayern ai
rigori e conquista la Champions League 2012: mai come in questi giorni l'Inghilterra del pallone
proclama il suo peana in italiano. La regina quindi è in grazia in virtù delle sapienti cure made
in Italy.
Una rete dell'ivoriano Kalou (su assist di un ritrovato Torres), messa a segna alla mezz'ora della
ripresa, consente al Chelsea di Roberto Di Matteo di espugnare il Da Luz e piegare un battagliero
Benfica nell'andata dei quarti di finale di Champions League, mentre il Real strapazza, sempre nel
finale, l'Apoel a Nicosia.
Una rete dell'ivoriano Kalou (su assist di un ritrovato Torres), messa a segna alla mezz'ora della
ripresa, consente al Chelsea di Roberto Di Matteo di espugnare il Da Luz e piegare un battagliero
Benfica nell'andata dei quarti di finale di Champions League, mentre il Real strapazza, sempre nel
finale, l'Apoel a Nicosia.
MANCHESTER, England Blackpool and Birmingham were relegated from the Premier League on Sunday as
Wigan and Wolves scrambled to safety in a thrilling finale to the English season. Blackpool's
fairytale debut season in the top-flight came to an end at Old Trafford where they were beaten 4-2
by champions Manchester United while Birmingham were [.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Nicolas Anelka eased the pressure on Carlo Ancelotti as his double-strike
inspired Chelsea's 2-0 win over FC Copenhagen in the first leg of their Champions League last 16
tie at the Parken Stadium on Tuesday. Anelka's 15th and 16th goals of the season put Chelsea on
course for the quarter-finals and they [.
NEW YORK, NY Five more amateur teams will earn berths into the US Open Cup tournament this year.
The PDL's allotment was raised to nine from eight and the NPSL will receive four automatic berths,
the first time since 2003 that teams from that fourth-division league will gain automatic entry.
NPSL teams used to [.
BIRMINGHAM, England — Nikola Zigic gave Birmingham City a 1-0 away to West Ham on Sunday that
moved the Blues out of the relegation zone and dropped their fellow strugglers to the foot of the
Premier League table. The giant Zigic secured a precious three points for the Blues, now 16th in
the standings, when [.
POSTED: February 2nd 2011 NewsUpdate LONDON, Feb 02: Wayne Rooney has warned Manchester United to
beware Chelsea even though they dealt more efficiently than either the champions or Arsenal in
disposing of Aston Villa 3-1. Arsenal are five points adrift and Chelsea 10 points adrift behind
but strengthened in attack and defence by the £70m [.
DORTMUND, Germany — Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer produced an outstanding performance on Friday
to earn his side Schalke 04 a point after a goalless draw at Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund.
With Germany set to face Italy in a friendly here at Dortmund's Signal Iduna Park on Wednesday,
Neuer boosted his chances of facing the Italians [.
LONDON, England Fernando Torres has explained he could wait no longer for Liverpool to reclaim
their place amongst the English elite, and he hopes that Reds fans will eventually come to
understand that he has joined Chelsea to win trophies and further his career. Torres, signed for a
British record £50 million on transfer [.
MANCHESTER, England — Neil Young, a striker in Manchester City's trophy winning teams of the late
1960s and early 1970s, has died aged 66 from cancer, the English Premier League club announced
Thursday. Young, who scored the winning goal in the 1969 FA Cup final, was also a member of the
City side that [.
Chelsea may not have fully overcome the chinks in their armour that threatened to derail their
assault on multiple trophies and titles this season, with defensive lapses still a feature of their
game against Sunderland earlier this week, but the signs are that the Blues' slump is coming to a
timely end.
SUNDERLAND, England Chelsea avenged November's defeat by Sunderland with a 4-2 Premier League win
over the Black Cats at the Stadium of Light. An exciting first-half saw Phil Bardsley open the
scoring for Sunderland after just four minutes before Frank Lampard's penalty and a goal from
Salomon Kalou overturned the deficit.
The Carling Cup is still a much derided competition, scoffed at and labelled a 'Mickey Mouse' Cup.
And while I agree it doesn't have the charm of the FA Cup or the glamour of the Champions League,
that claim is usually made by those who are knocked out or see their reserve players play in [...]
LONDON, England Chelsea forward Gael Kakuta has joined Fulham on loan for the remainder of the
season, both clubs have confirmed. Kakuta, 19, completed his move after passing a medical on
Tuesday and the deal was sealed after the squad left London for Wednesday's Premier League game at
Liverpool. The talented French teenager is [.
MANCHESTER, England A last-gasp Aleksandar Kolarov effort ended Leicester City's threatened
fightback and saw Manchester City progress into the fourth round of the FA Cup. Carlos Tevez had
put the hosts ahead after 15 minutes before Paul Gallagher equalised from the penalty spot four
minutes later after Lloyd Dyer had been felled by Patrick [.
Shinji Okazaki scored a hat trick and Ryoichi Maeda a bace as Japan stormed into the quarter
finals of the AFC Asian Cup 2011 with 5-0 victory over Saudi Arabia on Monday. The Blue Samurai
will now play host Qatar on Friday after topping tournament Group B with seven points from two wins
and a draw.
LONDON, England — An injury-time goal from Sunderland's Ghanaian international Asamoah Gyan
denied Newcastle home-and-away victories over their northeast rivals as Birmingham and Aston Villa
drew in the Premier League on Sunday. Newcastle, seeking to bounce back from their shock FA Cup
exit to lowly Stevenage last week, looked to be heading to a 1-0 [.
LONDON, England — Chelsea were sent spinning to a shock 1-0 defeat at Wolves on Wednesday as
the Premier League champions fell further behind in the title race and left manager Carlo Ancelotti
clinging to his job. An own goal by defender Jose Bosingwa after five minutes handed victory to
Wolves, who climbed out of [.
LONDON, England – Chelsea's bid to retain the Premier League title suffered another blow as
struggling Aston Villa snatched a dramatic 3-3 draw at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Carlo Ancelotti's
side were on course for a crucial win after late goals from Didier Drogba and John Terry, but
Ciaran Clark equalised in stoppage time and [.
