December 20, 2007 – 6:01 pm
Chelsea’s championship hopes may bite the dust before January as an injury crisis thrusts Avram Grant’s management finesse and tactical astuteness into the spotlight.
The Blues progress to a League Cup semi-final meeting with Everton after beating Liverpool 2-0 at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. It was a flattering score in an intense and spiteful match. Crouch […]
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December 19, 2007 – 3:51 am
Some of you must be wondering what happened to SoccerNet Live over the last couple of days.
Long story.. anyway, just to let you in on the hair pulling 36 hours which I had to endure with my web hosting company (godaddy). You see, I envisage a long term commitment to this soccer blog seeing a […]
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December 17, 2007 – 6:38 am
AC Milan thrashed Boca Juniors 4-2 in the Club World Cup final in Toyko on Sunday. This sets a new record of four intercontinental crowns for AC Milan. “We have obtained everything we should as a team,” said Kaka after the Italians added the Club World Cup to the European Champions League and Super Cup […]
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December 14, 2007 – 7:05 pm
Fabio Capello has been confirmed as England’s new messiah until 2012, on a contract reportedly worth 6.5 million pounds a year by the Football Association on Friday. It is not all cheer in England though.
A great debate has ensued: will Capello usher in a new dawn for England’s football or will he fail terribly like […]
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December 12, 2007 – 7:24 pm
Chelsea clashed with Valencia in a meaningless Champions League match on Tuesday. The Blues, deprived of Didier Drogba who was out after a knee operation, had already qualified for the next round (courtesy of a 4-0 win against Rosenborg). Valencia, on the other hand, went through the motions and was a pale shadow of their […]
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December 11, 2007 – 12:35 am
To say the least, Rafael Benitez was a huge letdown in the defeat to Reading. Fortunately, Arsenal’s inept performance against Middlesbrough (boy, was that a mighty fall for the juggernaut), has given him space to maneuver.
Bill Shankly, arguably Liverpool’s most successful manager, will have turned in his grave if he knew his beloved Reds had […]
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December 6, 2007 – 12:31 am
Getting a shiny, new stadium seem to be the fad in the Premier League these days, most clubs have plans in the pipeline (if not already announced), but not all enjoy the same degree of success in garnering support. Everton chairman Bill Kenwright found out the hard way, from the moment his plan saw the […]
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December 4, 2007 – 12:26 am
In danger of scraping the barrel after Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool had toasted heartily for strong performances over the weekend, Manchester United came into the match against Fulham with only one thing in mind: to win.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as United beat Fulham 2-0 at home on Monday to restore some respectability to their league […]
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