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Monthly Archives: November 2007

Chelsea Ready to Snap Up Ronaldinho

Chelsea want to emulate the fluent attacking football of Manchester United and Arsenal, and they figure that Ronaldinho will be a key ingredient to that vision.If the Catalan sports daily, Sport, is to believed, Chelsea are ready to offer Barcelona 60 million euros for its Brazilian star midfielder Ronaldinho.
The paper pointed out that Roman Abramovich […]

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Steve McClaren Prepares For His Last Stand

Despite facing vehement calls to resign, McClaren is putting up a brave front and insisted he is confident of reaching next summer’s finals and that he is the right man to lead England through qualifying campaign for the World Cup.
Audacious statements from a man secure about his own talent but it appears to be misplaced. […]

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Death In Italy Prompt Relook at Soccer Violence

Match results pale in comparison to what happened in Italy the last couple of days. To be frank, I did not raise an eyebrow, knowing what to expect from the Italians when it comes to soccer.
You see, in this soccer-mad country, a lot of unorthodox stuff can happen. Conspiracy, bribery, corruption, underground betting, scandals, and […]

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Ferguson Goes One Up Over Hughes

Alex Ferguson is not ready to hand over the reins. At age 65, he is revitalized by the youth and energy in his team. Gushing at the attacking prowess of his players, he hailed the current squad as the strongest ever in over two decades of his tenure.
His 21st anniversary at United barely over, and […]

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Torres Saves the Day for Liverpool

We all know how Liverpool can produce the spectacular when facing ignominious setbacks. AC Milan will attest to that after losing the Champions League finals in 2005 while leading 3-0.
If Besiktas do not understand how Milan could throw away a match like that, they were left in no doubt after getting a taste of the […]

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Ruud Gullit Appointed LA Galaxy Coach

The Holllywood celebs are given a run for their money as the Major League Soccer adds a touch of “sexiness” and glamor. Nothing to do with Becks or his stick lady this time. Enter Ruud Gullit - the new head coach of Los Angeles Galaxy in place of Frank Yallop.
Actually, the writing was on the […]

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Will Barcelona Sell Ronaldinho?

Will Barcelona Sell Ronaldinho? It is funny how this question can be raised at all. After all, Ronaldinho is the jewel in their crown. Here is a man who has won three times the World Player of the Year award and has been instrumental in the success Barcelona has enjoyed so far.But things change. Since […]

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