Posts Tagged ‘Champions League’
El Hamdaoui Looking Forward To ‘Magical’ Champions League Challenge With AZ
Moroccan striker Mounir El Hamdaoui was one of the stars of the Eredivisie last season, scoring 21 goals in 40 games to help win AZ Alkmaar the league and qualify for the Champions League for the first time in their history.Read more Read More →
Owen Capture Signalls Ferguson’s Intent
by Chris Dowding It has been a summer of intrigue at Old Trafford so far. On the back of losing to Barcelona in the Champions League Final. The footballer widely recognised as the finest in the world, Cristiano Ronaldo has departed for Real Madrid, Carlos Tevez and his dummy appear to be on their way... More
New Chelsea Boss Carlo Ancelotti Reveals Champions League Ambition
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has labelled the Champions League as the world’s “best competition”, and has stated that it is an ambition of his to bring the European Cup to Stamford Bridge. Ancelotti talked up the club’s recent record on the continent but now hopes to win the... More
Power shift gives players right to choose in Champions League Twenty20
IPL franchises for the super-rich Champions League Twenty20 tournament in October. In a stunning shift in power, IPL teams no longer have first call on their international stars, as was suggested when guidelines were drawn up for the $US6 million ($7.44m) series. Now a player such as David Warner, who... More
Frank Lampard salutes new ‘fantasy’ era at Chelsea
Frank Lampard has welcomed Roman Abramovich’s apparent willingness to return to the lavish spending of his first few years at Stamford Bridge and called for the new Chelsea manager, Carlo Ancelotti, to add “fantasy” to the team’s attacking options this summer. While the Premier... More
England victory can banish Champions League heartache, says Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney hopes victory for England in Saturday’s World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan will help him and his Manchester United team-mates get over the disappointment of losing the Champions League final. “We were disappointed to lose that game,” said Rooney. “To be honest,... More
Gunners fan hangs himself after United victory
An Arsenal fan hung himself following his team’s 4-1 aggregate drubbing by arch-rivals Manchester United in the Champions League semi-final, police said. Suleiman Alphonso Omondi, a 29-year-old Kenyan living in the capital Nairobi’s Embakasi neighbourhood, hanged himself in his Arsenal shirt... More
