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The plundering of Arsenal's roster by Europe's top teams continued on Saturday as the Gunners agreed with FC Barcelona on a� £15 million� to transfer midfielder Alex Song.

Song joins Robin Van Persie, Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri as top Arsenal stars to leave the Gunners in the past two summers, though the transfer fees acquired in those deals have left Arsenal with a sizeable amount of transfer revenue to work with for the second straight summer.

By THOMAS FLOYD

Many have criticized Cristiano Ronaldo for waiting until the fifth shot -- an opportunity that never came -- to step up to the spot in Portugal's penalty kicks loss to Spain on Wednesday in the Euro 2012 semifinals.

It turns out it wasn't Ronaldo's idea after all.

Last year, I examined how each year's UEFA Champions League final would've looked if the old format of only the league champions (plus the holders) was in place. The switch was made in 1997-98, and Manchester United was the first non-champion to win the competition a season. The post can be found here.

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The UEFA Champions League Final is already the biggest game in club soccer, but today's final in Munich will carry even more importance for Chelsea when they take on Bayern Munich (2:45pm, FOX).

The Blues will be European champions with a victory, but a loss would not only keep Chelsea from their first Champions League trophy, it would also mean no participation in Champions League next year.

The time has arrived for the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final between Chelsea and Bayern Munich — the traditional end to the 2011-12 season. Be sure you know where to watch Chelsea against Bayern Munich on TV. And don't forget ...

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Either Chelsea or Bayern Munich will be crowned the champion of Europe on Saturday.

The two clubs meet in the UEFA Champions League final, a match that is the highlight of the weekend slate despite both teams beating the odds to top favored Spanish sides Barcelona and Real Madrid en route to the final at Allianz Arena.

Bayern Munich vs Chelsea Champions League Final Betting Preview is a post from: Just Football

It's been a while.� Truth be told the stresses of a relegation battle for my team in the rarefied atmosphere of the Premier League was a little too much.� Well, that and getting a new sporting business up and running, but with the small matter of the Champions' League and then the Euros your ever humble (with good reason) betting blogger is back.

The 2011-12 UEFA Champions League final is on Saturday, when either Bayern Munich or Chelsea will be crowned kings of Europe to mark the end of a memorable tournament. While either side might come up with spectacular highlights in the final match, Fox Soccer has compiled their top 10 goals from this season's competition so far.

This Saturday sees the culmination of the European football season - the UEFA Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Chelsea. Few would have predicted these two sides to meet in the final but what about predicting the winner? Are Chelsea's name on the cup? Will Bayern's home advantage count?

We already know that the 2011-12 UEFA Champions League Final between Chelsea and Bayern Munich will be televised live on the free-to-air FOX network on Saturday, May 19, 2012, but we learned more details today regarding coverage plans by FOX, ...

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Chelsea's tour of the United States has added confirmed dates in New York and Miami to the stops in Seattle and Philadelphia.

Major League Soccer announced on Monday that Chelsea will play Paris St. Germain at Yankee Stadium on July 22nd and AC Milan at Sun Life Stadium in Miami on July 28th.

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The last piece of the UEFA Champions League final will fall into place at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, as Real Madrid host Bayern Munich in the second leg of their semifinal tie (2:45 p.m., FX).

The German side holds a 2-1 advantage after the first leg, with Mario Gomez' late goal accounting for the difference.

John Terry is already ineligible for the UEFA Champions League final. What remains to be seen is if he'll have to miss any time in European competitions next season.

Terry was given a straight red card for his knee to the back of Alexis Sanchez in the first half of Tuesday's 2-2 draw at Barcelona, and a UEFA panel will meet on May 31 to determine whether to increase the ban from the automatic one-game suspension.

By JOHN BOSCHINI

Either Bayern Munich will be hosting the UEFA Champions League final, or Jose Mourinho will be bringing another team to Europe's grandest stage. One way or another, it's all on the line in Spain's capital city on Wednesday.

Bayern Munich take a 2-1 lead over Real Madrid back to Estadio Santiago Bernabeu for the second leg of their Champions League semifinal.

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has hailed his side's performance last night as one of the finest he has ever seen and believes that the Blues' unbreakable spirit triumphed over Barcelona's beautiful football.

The Blues dramatically surrendered their 1-0 first-leg advantage within eight first-half minutes as Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta struck either side of John Terry's infamous sending off.

Chelsea recorded a historic victory Tuesday evening, beating Barcelona 3-2 on aggregate to qualify for the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final. The European media were quick to jump on the story with Marca, the Catalan newspaper, summing up the mood...

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An extremely resilient Chelsea side fought against all odds to defeat FC Barcelona 3-2 on aggregate and progress to the UEFA Champions League Final in Munich on May 19.

The Blues, who carried over a 1-0 advantage to Camp Nou from their first leg home win, clawed back from 2-0 down on the night to draw 2-2 with a very late equalizer.

By JOHN BOSCHINI

Considering the nature of their domestic season, Chelsea sealing a berth in the UEFA Champions League final at Barcelona's expense would be have to be considered the shock of the year. But here are the Blues, 90 minutes away from doing just that.

TweetThe 2014 UEFA Champions League final will be held at Benfica's Estadio da Luz Stadium UEFA have confirmed. The 65,640 seater stadium was rebuilt of the site of the club's original stadium and was first used in 2003. More recently, the stadium hosted the Euro 2004 final where Greece shocked the world by beating hosts [.

Defending champion Barcelona will take on Italian power AC Milan in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals, the toughest match-up in the quarterfinal draw, which took place on Friday.

While Barca earned the toughest draw, Real Madrid was given the easiest quarterfinal draw, taking on Cyprus-based APOEL Nicosia.

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta played the 2009 UEFA Champions League final against Manchester United with a two-centimetre tear in his right thigh muscle it has been revealed. The news was made public by Spanish football expert Graham Hunter in his recently published book 'Barca The Making of the Greatest Team in the World'.

UEFA has revealed the new visual identity for the 2012 UEFA Champions League final in Munich on 19 May based on German Expressionism and the city's modern architecture.

Sir Alex Ferguson has dismissed speculation that Manchester United will entertain a high-profile bid from Russian outfit Anzhi Makhachkala for Dimitar Berbatov and insists that the Bulgarian's limited playing time is due to the exceptional consistency of Javier Hernandez.

Ferguson has hinted that United will actually offer Berbatov, who was signed from Tottenham Hotspur as United's record signing in 2008, an extension to stay on at Old Trafford for another year.