Monday, May 14, 2012
Friday, March 18, 2011
--UEFA Champions League round of 16 2011--
The remaining four UEFA Champions League round of 16 ties concluded this week and UEFA.com has all the action as Manchester United FC, Chelsea FC, Real Madrid CF and holders FC Internazionale Milano who earned a famous win at FC Bayern Munchen booked their quarter-final berths. Our video reviews of the last seven days also looks back at the UEFA Europa League last-16~
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~http://www.uefa.com/video/weeklyedition/index.html?emv_mid=1107315731&emv_rid=1000855933274
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~http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/897184/uefa-won%27t-change-ticket-pricing-for-wembley?cc=4716
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~http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/matches/season=2011/round=2000119/index.html
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~http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/matches/season=2011/round=2000120/index.html
Monday, March 7, 2011
--Liverpool 3-1 Manchester United--
Kuyt derails bid for 19th title~
Liverpool's fully deserved 3-1 victory over Manchester United at Anfield may not ultimately prevent their arch-rivals surpassing the Reds' 18 league titles at the end of the season.
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~http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/292981?cc=4716
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~http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/
Friday, February 25, 2011
--Liverpool 1-0 Sparta Prague--
Kuyt late show sends Reds through~
Dirk Kuyt headed an 85th-minute winner to snatch a 1-0 victory over Sparta Prague in Kenny Dalglish's first European tie as Liverpool manager.
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Both sides had squandered numerous chances in a scrappy Europa League round of 32 encounter but Liverpool's superior quality was eventually rewarded by the hard-working Kuyt.
David Ngog, Joe Cole and Raul Meireles had also gone close in front of a sell-out 42,949 crowd which further underlined the gathering momentum of Dalglish's new regime.
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~http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=311030&cc=4716~
~http://soccernet.espn.go.com/gamecast?id=311030&league=UEFA.EUROPA&cc=4716
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~http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/
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~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparta_Prague
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~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_F.C.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
--Internazionale 0 - 1 Bayern Munich--
Champions left in perilous position~
Mario Gomes gained a small measure of revenge for Bayern Munich as his late winner earned the German side a valuable Champions League win against Inter Milan.
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~http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=310998&cc=4716
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
--Chelsea 0 - 1 Liverpool--
FULL TIME!!! A very professional job from Liverpool, who closed Chelsea down efficiently, including Torres, and took their chance when it came. Chelsea's title race is run and Liverpool move into sixth.~
~http://soccernet.espn.go.com/commentary?id=293136&cc=4716
Thursday, February 3, 2011
--Liverpool's No.07~Luis Suarez--
Luis Suarez made a goalscoring debut as Liverpool beat Stoke City 2-0 at Anfield on Wednesday night.The Reds' new No.7 was handed his bow as a second-half substitute, playing just under half an hour and finding the back of the net on 79 minutes after rounding goalkeeper Asmir Begovic and slotting home much to the delight of the Kop. ~ Raul Meireles had earlier put Liverpool ahead on 47 minutes when he pounced on a loose ball inside the box to fire home his third in four matches.
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Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz (born 24 January 1987) is a Uruguayan international footballer who plays professionally for English team Liverpool, as a striker. Since 2007, Suárez has also played for the Uruguayan national team.
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Having grown up in Salto alongside six siblings, with a single mother. In 2005, he began professional career at Montevideo side Nacional. His older brother Paolo Suárez is also a professional football player.
He moved to the Netherlands with Eredivisie side Groningen in 2006 at the age of 19, before transferring to Ajax in 2007. He made a major impact at the Amsterdam club as a supporting striker with the main striker initially being Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, then Marko Pantelić, and later Mounir El Hamdaoui. Following the arrival of manager Martin Jol at Ajax in 2009, Suárez was made the club captain following the departure of Thomas Vermaelen to Arsenal.
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In 2010, Suárez was named Dutch Footballer of the Year, having ended the season as top scorer in the Eredivisie with 35 goals in 33 league matches (49 goals in all competitions). On 5 August 2010, Suárez became a father, with his wife bearing a baby daughter named Delfina in Barcelona. Also in 2010, Suárez became a member of the select group of players having scored more than 100 goals for Ajax in competitive matches, joining players like Johan Cruyff, Marco van Basten, and Dennis Bergkamp.
On 28 January 2011, Ajax accepted an offer of £22.8 million (€26.5 million) for the player.
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~http://www.observa.com.uy/Deporte/nota.aspx?id=108088
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~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Alberto_Suárez
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~http://www.liverpoolfc.tv
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
--Chelsea seals Fernando Torres transfer--
LIVERPOOL, England -- Chelsea has broken the British transfer record, signing Fernando Torres from Liverpool for a fee reported to be 50 million pounds ($79.5 million). ~ Monday's deal is soccer's third-most expensive transfer, exceeded by Real Madrid's 2009 purchases of Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United for 80 million pounds ($131 million) and Kaka from AC Milan for 65 million euros ($92 million). It will be a similar figure to that received by Inter Milan when the Italian side team sold Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Barcelona the same year, a deal that sent Samuel Eto'o to Inter.
"Liverpool Football Club tonight confirmed they have agreed a fee with Chelsea for the sale of Fernando Torres," a Liverpool statement said.
Liverpool, purchased last fall by the parent company of the Boston Red Sox, described Torres' move Monday as a "British-record transfer fee" after he signed a 5½-year deal with Chelsea. Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez was recognized as being the previous most expensive signing within British soccer after moving from Manchester United for about 47 million pounds (then $76 million) in 2009.
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~http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/6077267/liverpool-chelsea-set-transfer-fee-fernando-torres?campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines&asid=4e4bbac1Sunday, January 16, 2011
Friday, December 10, 2010
--UEFA Champions League theme song and all the champions since 1955 to 2010--
~http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/index.html
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
--Last 16 set for 17 December draw UEFA Champions League 2010--
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The lineup for the UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw in Nyon on 17 December is complete – featuring a mix of seven former competition winners, nine teams that made it this far last season, and three clubs new to the knockout stage.
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There will be two pots when the draw ceremony begins at 12.00CET next Friday: one of group winners and one of runners-up. The winners will be away in the round of 16 first legs on 15/16 and 22/23 February and at home in the return matches on 8/9 and 15/16 March. No team can play a club from their group or any side from the same association.
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Group winners
A: Tottenham Hotspur FC
Can play: Lyon, Valencia, København, Roma, Marseille, Milan
Qualified as: fourth place, England / began in play-offs
Last season: did not enter
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 1
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: semi-finals
B: FC Schalke 04
Can play: Inter, Valencia, København, Roma, Marseille, Milan, Arsenal
Qualified as: runners-up, Germany
Last season: did not enter
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 3
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: quarter-finals
C: Manchester United FC
Can play: Inter, Lyon, København, Roma, Marseille, Milan
Last season: quarter-finals
Qualified as: runners-up, England
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 16
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: winners (three times)
D: FC Barcelona
Can play: Inter, Lyon, Roma, Marseille, Milan, Arsenal
Qualified as: champions, Spain
Last season: semi-finals
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 15
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: winners (three times)
E: FC Bayern München
Can play: Inter, Lyon Valencia, København, Marseille, Milan, Arsenal
Qualified as: champions, Germany
Last season: runners-up
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 15
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: winners (four times)
F: Chelsea FC
Can play: Inter, Lyon, Valencia, København, Roma, Milan
Qualified as: champions, England
Last season: round of 16
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 9
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: runners-up
G: Real Madrid CF
Can play: Inter, Lyon, København, Roma, Marseille, Arsenal
Qualified as: runners-up, Spain
Last season: round of 16
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 15
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: winners (nine times)
H: FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Can play: Inter, Lyon, Valencia, København, Roma, Marseille, Milan
Qualified as: champions, Ukraine
Last season: UEFA Europa League round of 32
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 6
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: group stage
Runners-up
A: FC Internazionale Milano
Can play: Schalke, Man United, Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea, Madrid, Shakhtar
Qualified as: holders / champions, Italy
Last season: winners
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 10
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: winners (three times)
B: Olympique Lyonnais
Can play: Tottenham, Man United, Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea, Madrid, Shakhtar
Qualified as: runners-up, France
Last season: semi-finals
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 11
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: semi-finals
C: Valencia CF
Can play: Tottenham, Schalke, Bayern, Chelsea, Shakhtar
Last season: UEFA Europa League quarter-finals
Qualified as: third place, Spain
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 7
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: runners-up
D: FC København
Can play: Tottenham, Schalke, Man United, Bayern, Chelsea, Madrid, Shakhtar
Qualified as: champions, Denmark / began in third qualifying round
Last season: UEFA Europa League round of 32
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 2
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: group stage
E: AS Roma
Can play: Tottenham, Schalke, Man United, Barcelona, Chelsea, Madrid, Shakhtar
Qualified as: runners-up, Italy
Last season: UEFA Europa League round of 32
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 7
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: runners-up
F: Olympique de Marseille
Can play: Tottenham, Schalke, Man United, Barcelona, Bayern, Madrid, Shakhtar
Qualified as: champions, France
Last season: UEFA Europa League round of 16
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 7
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: winners (once)
G: AC Milan
Can play: Tottenham, Schalke, Man United, Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea, Shakhtar
Qualified as: third place, Italy
Last season: round of 16
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 14
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: winners (seven times)
H: Arsenal FC
Can play: Schalke, Barcelona, Bayern, Madrid
Qualified as: third place, England
Last season: quarter-finals
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 13
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: runners-up
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~http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=1574979.html
Saturday, December 4, 2010
--2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar--
The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be the 22nd FIFA World Cup, an international football tournament that is scheduled to take place in 2022 in Qatar. The competition will take place in June and July, and involve 32 national teams, including that of the host nation. This is the first time a country in the Middle East will host the World Cup.~
~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup
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~http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/bidders/live/index.html
--2018 FIFA World Cup Russian Federation--
The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be the 21st FIFA World Cup, an international football tournament that is scheduled to take place in 2018. It will be held in the Russian Federation for the first time, as well as being the first World Cup in Eastern Europe. It may also become the first World Cup held in more than one continent, namely Europe and Asia, according to the bid.~
The bidding procedure to host the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups began in January 2009, and national associations had until 2 February 2009 to register their interest. Initially, nine countries placed bids for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but Mexico later withdrew from proceedings, and Indonesia's bid was rejected by FIFA in February 2010 after the Indonesian government failed to submit a letter to support the bid. During the bidding process, the three remaining non-UEFA nations (Australia, Japan and the United States) gradually withdrew from the 2018 bids, and the UEFA nations were thus ruled out of the 2022 bid. As such, there were eventually four bids for the 2018 FIFA World Cup: England, Russia, Netherlands/Belgium and Spain/Portugal.
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The twenty-two member FIFA Executive Committee convened in Zürich on 2 December 2010 to vote to select the hosts of both tournaments. Russia won the right to be the 2018 host in the second round of voting, while the Spain/Portugal bid came second and that from Belgium/Netherlands third. England's bid to host its second tournament fell in the first round.
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~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup
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~http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/bidders/live/index.html
Friday, December 3, 2010
--2018 FIFA World Cup Belgium and the Netherlands--
Eleven bids were submitted in March 2009 covering thirteen nations, with two joint bids: Belgium-Netherlands and Portugal-Spain. Mexico also submitted a bid, but withdrew theirs on 28 September 2009, while Indonesia had their bid rejected for lack of government support on 19 March 2010. Five of the remaining nine bids, South Korea, Qatar, Japan, Australia and United States are only for the 2022 World Cup, while all the others are bidding for both the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. However, since all of the bids for the 2018 World Cup are from European nations, and FIFA's rules dictate that countries belonging to confederations that hosted either of the two preceding tournaments are not eligible to host, all of these bids are now forced to be for 2018 only. Four bids come from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), four from Europe's UEFA, and one from CONCACAF. It had also been reported on the FIFA website that Egypt was entering a bid, but the president of the Egyptian Football Association denied that any more than an inquiry in principle had been made. The number of bids received meant that the 2018 World Cup is the most contested bid in FIFA's history.~
~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_and_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bids
Monday, July 12, 2010
--2010 FIFA World Cup--
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations; in 2004, the international football federation, FIFA, selected South Africa over Egypt and Morocco to become the first African nation to host the finals.
The matches were played in ten stadiums in nine host cities around the country, with the final played at the Soccer City stadium in South Africa's largest city, Johannesburg. Thirty-two teams were selected for participation via a worldwide qualification tournament that began in August 2007. In the first round of the tournament finals, the teams competed in round-robin groups of four teams for points, with the top two teams in each group proceeding. These sixteen teams advanced to the knockout stage, where three rounds of play decided which teams would participate in the final.
In the final, Spain, the European champions, defeated third-time finalists the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time, with Andrés Iniesta's goal in the 116th minute giving Spain their first world title, the first time that a European nation has won the tournament outside its home continent. Host nation South Africa, 2006 world champions Italy and 2006 runners-up France were eliminated in the first round of the tournament.
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~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup~
~http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/index.html
Friday, June 11, 2010
--FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010--
The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, the premier international football tournament. It is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa. The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the culmination of a qualification process that began in August 2007 and involved 204 of the 208 FIFA national teams. As such, it matches the 2008 Summer Olympics as the sports event with the most competing nations.~
his will be the first time that the tournament has been hosted by an African nation, after South Africa defeated Morocco and Egypt in an all-African bidding process. This decision left the Oceania Football Confederation as the only confederation yet to host the FIFA World Cup. Italy are the defending champions, after winning the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. The draw for the finals took place on 4 December 2009 in Cape Town.
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~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_2010
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~http://www.fifa.com/index.html
Sunday, May 23, 2010
--Bayern Munich 0 - 2 Internazionale--
Milito's magic gives Inter the TrebleUpdated: May 23, 2010, 8:50 AM UK
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Diego Milito scored both goals as Inter Milan sealed an historic treble and ended a 45-year wait to be crowned kings of Europe after defeating Bayern Munich in the Champions League final in Madrid.
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• Jolly: No Hollywood ending for Bayern
• Gotta: tactical triumph for Mourinho
• Hero Milito revels in victory
• Van Gaal: Inter deserved win
• Jose: "My work here is done"
• Champions League final pics
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Milito struck in the 34th and 70th minutes as Inter became the first Italian team to win the treble of league, cup and European Cup in the same season, whilst ending German double-winners Bayern's hopes of doing likewise.
~http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=292088&cc=4716&league=UEFA.CHAMPIONS
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~http://soccernet.espn.go.com/gamecast?id=292088&cc=4716&league=UEFA.CHAMPIONS
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~http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/index.html
Saturday, May 22, 2010
--Clash Of The Titans 22nd May 2010 Madrid--
Madrid opens arms to football festival~
With Club Atlético de Madrid's celebrations following their UEFA Europa League triumph still fresh in the memory, the Spanish capital is ready for another football fiesta as the countdown commences towards Saturday's UEFA Champions League final between FC Bayern München and FC Internazionale Milano at the Santiago Bernabéu.
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Both sides travel to Madrid on a high after completing their domestic doubles at the weekend and with local issues now decided, attention turns to Europe with both looking to complete memorable campaigns by winning Europe's biggest club prize of all.
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~http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=1488329.html
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~http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/index.html
