Minus Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs, Darren Fletcher, Ji Sung Park, and Patrice Evra. All key players. Which should bolster CSKA's chances.

But the one adage after all these years - you count out Man Utd at your own peril. And Juande Ramos will do well to heed this advice. By the way, Ramos has been busy with extracurricular activities, including writing a non-fiction piece aimed at business executives.

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Goalkeepers can often be overlooked when talking about the best football players, but a great goalkeeper can inspire the rest of the side to play with confidence and help them perform better than they look on paper. this was surely the case with Lev Yashin, quite arguably the best goalkeeper at any World Cup.

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The dust from the World Cup qualifiers has settled, and this week we have Part III in our series on the World Cup greats the Russian, Lev Yashin.

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To be a legendary GOALKEEPER, you have to be more than a great shot-stopper, physical specimen, or reader of the game. You have to be an inspiration. You have to be that reassuring figure to your defenders, who know that they can afford to take chances or make mistakes since they have you [...] Click to continue reading...

To be a legendary GOALKEEPER, you have to be more than a great shot-stopper, physical specimen, or reader of the game. You have to be an inspiration. You have to be that reassuring figure to your defenders, who know that they can afford to take chances or make mistakes since they have you [...] Click to continue reading...

Reports from the Italian media are to be taken with a half of half of a grain of salt...and reports from the Italian media state that the two new favorites for the Ballon D'Or are Fernando Torres and Iker Casillas of Spain. However, it can't be a huge surprise because those who select the award [...] Click to continue reading...

This is the second part of a retrospective look at Euro '64 (read part one here), itself the second in a historical series looking at previous European Championships ahead of Euro 2008 (see part one on 1960 here). 1964 European Nations' Cup Finals Host: Spain Winners: Spain Yes, you that read that correctly: Spain, the perennial underachievers [. Click to continue reading...