Ieri la Champions ha emesso i primi verdetti. Sono quattro le squadre che possono festeggiare, con due giornate d'anticipo, la qualificazione agli ottavi di finale della prestigiosa competizione continentale. Parliamo di due forti e titolati club inglesi, il Chelsea di Ancelotti e il Manchester di Ferguson, i lusitani del Porto e la sorpresa Bordeaux. Click to continue reading...

Champions League View: Bayern Munich and Liverpool FC could get 10 points and still not qualify.

An entertaining set of Champions League games threw up some unexpected results, great games and the odd ninja (but not a very effective one). Almost all of the big names have a chance to reach the knockout stages, even though the likes of Bayern and Liverpool have made it very, very difficult for themselves.

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A solitary goal from Mauro Camoranesi eased Juventus past Maccabi Haifa.

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Bordeaux vs. Bayern Munich

Group A leaders, Bordeaux will look to edge even closer to a place in the next round. To do so they will have to beat Munich at their home ground.

Bordeaux were clearly the better side a fortnight ago as they frustrated Munich players into getting two red cards.

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In what will be remembered as one of the most surprising Champions League group stage upsets in recent memory, FC Zurich shocked AC Milan 1-0 at the San Siro. Hannu Tihenen's goal in the 10th minute proved to be enough. Zurich had shown some fight in the previous matchday, coming back from a 3-0 deficit to make Real Madrid sweat a little.

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In what will be remembered as one of the most surprising Champions League group stage upsets in recent memory, FC Zurich shocked AC Milan 1-0 at the San Siro. Hannu Tihenen's goal in the 10th minute proved to be enough. Zurich had shown some fight in the previous matchday, coming back from a 3-0 deficit to make Real Madrid sweat a little.

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30.09.2009 - Champions League
Girondins Bordeaux - Maccabi Hafia 1:0

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Here is a wrap up of the Champions League group stages,
Inter Milan hold Barcelona to a draw,
Eternal Inzaghi scores double to give AC Milan three points,
Juventus draws with Bordeaux giving both a slow start,
Real Madrid slaughters Zurich 5-2 with two goals by Ronaldo,
Chelsea get past Porto plain and simple 1-0,
Lyon shrugs off Fiorentina winning 1-0,
Arsenal come back from a two goal deficit to win 3-2, the third goal by Eduardo,
Manchester United struggles with Besiktas in Turkey,
Bayern Munich power through Maccabi Haifa 3-0,
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Group A: Bayern Munich, Juventus, Bordeaux, Maccabi Haifa
Group B: Manchester Utd, CSKA Moscow, Besiktas, Vfl Wolfsburg
Group C: AC Milan, Real Madrid, Marseille, FC Zurich
Group D: Chelsea, FC Porto, Atletico Madrid, APOEL
Group E: Liverpool, Lyon, Fiorentina, Debreceni
Group F: Barcelona, Inter Milan, Dynamo Kiev, FC Rubin Kazan
Group G: Sevilla, Rangers, Stuttgart, Unirea Urziceni
Group H: Arsenal, AZ Alkmaar, Olympiakos, Standard Liege
The English clubs all got pretty easy draws, including a neighbor up north a bit in Rangers. Click to continue reading...

Let's a take a quick gander over the Champions League draw:
Group A: Bayern, Juventus, Bordeaux, Maccabi Haifa. This is an interesting group as three clubs sort of "left behind" recently by European success find themselves grouped together. That said, any group that features Yoann Gourcouff, Franck Ribéry, Gianluigi Buffon, etc. Click to continue reading...

Group A

Bayern Munchen
Juventus
Bordeaux
Maccabi Haifa

Group B

Manchester United
CSKA Moskow
Besiktas
Wolfsburg

Group C

AC Milan
Real Madrid
Marseille
FC Zurich

Group D

Chelsea
Porto
Atletico Madrid
APOEL

Group E

Liverpool
Lyon
Fiorentina
Debrecen

Group F

Barcelona
Internazionale
Dynamo Kiev
Rubin Kazan

Group G

Sevilla
Rangers
Stuttgart
Unirea Urziceni

Group H

Arsenal
AZ Alkmaar
Olympiakos
Standard Liege

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Manchester United along with Arsenal have fairly straightforward groups and both should be looking to come out on top.

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GRUPPO A: Bayern Monaco, Juventus, Bordeaux, Maccabi HaifaGRUPPO B: Manchester United, Cska Mosca, Besiktas, Wolfsburg.GRUPPO C: Milan, Real Madrid, Olympique Marsiglia, Zurigo.GRUPPO D: Chelsea, Porto, Atletico Madrid, Apoel Nicosia.GRUPPO E: Liverpool, Olympique Lione, Fiorentina, Debrecen.GRUPPO F: Barcellona, Inter, Dinamo Kiev, Rubin Kazan. Click to continue reading...

1) FC Salzburg, having drawn, Maccabi Haifa, look set to finally qualify for the lucrative group stage of the Champions League. The club was purchased by RedBull founder Dietrich Mateschitz with the intent to make it a player internationally, but it has failed in its attempts since the takeover to qualify for the competition proper. Click to continue reading...

With the Champions League 3rd qualifying round drawing ever closer, a number of clubs are in with a chance of causing real upsets as they bid to qualify for the lucrative group stage.

Irish champions Bohemians have put themselves in a strong position after holding FC Salzburg to a 1-1 draw in Austria but far from basking in their achievement, Bohemians manager Patrick Fenlon has called on his team to finish the job.

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The 96th edition of the US Open Cup formally kicks off today June 9th with a host of first round games. To commemorate the occasion Bill Turianski and I have put together a map of the 32 teams entering at the first round stage and will be updating it as we go along. Bill has done the map work and the the emblems and the layouts and I've put together many of the profiles that run along the right-hand side of the map.

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The 96th edition of the US Open Cup formally kicks off today June 9th with a host of first round games. To commemorate the occasion Bill Turianski and I have put together a map of the 32 teams entering at the first round stage and will be updating it as we go along. Bill has done the map work and the the emblems and the layouts and I've put together many of the profiles that run along the right-hand side of the map.

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This video isn't new, but it is funny. I think it's from Israel's Tel Aviv derby between Maccabi (yellow) and Hapoel (red). One foolish pitch invader comes on, falls over (ha) and then throws something. Then he runs around the pitch, not really thinking anyone will stop him. He thought wrong. Because the Maccabi no. Click to continue reading...