With an impressive 16 Champions League trophies between these two sides, matchday 3 will indeed be a classic affair as two of the most successful clubs in Europe will lock horns at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

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This mouth watering clash is a must watch for all football lovers including me and you can bet that come Wednesday 21st October i will be enjoying this fixture in the comfort of room where there won't be any disturbances.

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Seriously WTF?

Two years ago Stuttgart did a nice little number on our coefficient by losing five games in the group stages. It looks like they are going to try and repeat that damage to our coefficient again this time around after an uninspiring home draw to Rangers. Unable to take advantage of the absence of Rangers' captain David Weir, ruled out late, the Swabians enjoyed the better first half but could only must one goal from Progrebnyak.

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EDIT: Think of this as the numerical basis for Ed's post about tonight's games.
This chart would have been even simpler if Costa Rica hadn't swan-dove against Mexico. I think it was John Jagou who pointed out that Mexico tends to do very well in Ticostan, though, so it shouldn't have been a big surprise. Click to continue reading...

A look at the winners and losers in the second weekend of English Premier League action.

Winners
Arsenal
What crisis at Arsenal? Two games and 10 goals have silenced the critics. Next up in the league is the first big four game of the season as Arsenal go to Manchester United this weekend.

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A look at the winners and losers in the second weekend of Premier League action

Winners
Arsenal
What crisis at Arsenal? Two games and 10 goals have silenced the critics. Next up in the league is the first big four game of the season as Arsenal go to Manchester United this weekend.

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Manchester United 1 Birmingham City 0 scorer: Rooney There was a subdued air about Old Trafford on Sunday. Although the loses of United's two latin megastars has been apparent for sometime now, this first opportunity for the new look United (well, not so new look if you look at the squad!) to shine in front of The [. Click to continue reading...

2006 - captains England in the World Cup, doesn't do well
2006 - loses captaincy, is told he'll never play for England again
early 2007 - Signs deal with the LA Galaxy, Madrid coach benches him, but not for long
early 2007 - Becks plays key role in turning Madrid around to win La Liga (Spanish league)
Mid 2007 - Is asked to rejoin England
Mid 2007 - Starts playing with LA.

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Rochester Rhinos 2 - 0 Austin Aztexs
Rochester Rhinos end skid with win in Austin, Texas Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
Aztex fall 2-0, stay winless in league play in June Austin American-Statesman
Wilmington Hammerheads 3 - 0 Real Maryland Monarchs
Real Maryland suffers two loses over the weekend Potomac Soccerwire
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This afternoon's Old Firm derby game between Rangers and Celtic is the 292nd League meeting between the two sides - obviously the most played game in Scottish football, and the only game to be played in every season in Scottish league history.

Both teams have the better of each other at home, Rangers with 70 wins, 41 draws and 34 loses at home - Celtic with 61 wins, 42 draws and 43 loses at home.

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Our Colorado Rapids racked up a comfortable 3 points against Real Salt Lake last night. It's always nice to win but I'd like to point out that our Colorado Rapids right now actually have more wins than loses and more... Click to continue reading...

Okay, so this just came hot off the presses as well. Something that I had been waiting to see from the league itself, the updated playoff scenarios going into the final weekend of action. Nice to see the full breakdown really before we start predicting everything that will and won't happen. Anyways, below is the full [...] Click to continue reading...