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• Real Madrid Avoids English Clubs in Champions League Draw
• By Michael Cardillo 8/27/2009 1:20 PM ET
• Let's face it, the European method of pulling names out from the proverbial hat to determine the pairings for its knockout competitions is, well, a foreign concept. About the only Stateside ... More »
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• Jose Mourinho Takes His Special Brand of Crazy to Inter Milan
• By David J. Warner 6/02/2008 11:11 AM ET
• For the record, "I'm fantastic" in Italian is "Sono fantastici." So says Google, anyway. In a move that was as hard to predict as the sun rising in the east this morning, former Chelsea boss Jose ...
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• Chelsea Coach Throws Drogba Under the Bus
• By David J. Warner 5/22/2008 1:11 PM ET
• John Terry's fateful penalty kick slip might have cost Chelsea the Champions League Final yesterday, but at least one Chelsea coach would like you to know that it wasn't his fault. In fact, he knows ...
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• Chelsea Fans Only Riot Around English Police
• By David J. Warner 5/22/2008 11:50 AM ET
• All those fears of English soccer fans starting trouble in Moscow during the Champions League Final were unfounded. None of the 40,000 fans at the big game were arrested or detained, and the heavy ...
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• Man United Wins Champions League on PKs
• By David J. Warner 5/21/2008 7:35 PM ET
• Blame it on the rain. Or the pitch. Don't blame John Terry. The Chelsea defender played brilliantly for 120 minutes in this Champions League Final, clearing balls away from his goal and keeping ... More »
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• Your UEFA Champions League Final Liveblog
• By David J. Warner 5/21/2008 1:55 PM ET
• Here it is, folks. No more talk. No more speculation. It's time to pit the top two clubs in Europe -- who just happen to be the top two clubs in the Premier League -- against each other for all the ... More »
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• 15,000 Russian Cops Are Primed and Ready to Choke a Hooligan
• By David J. Warner 5/21/2008 1:15 PM ET
• Reuters Soccer Blog is reporting that 15,000 Russian cops are on duty in Moscow today to keep an eye on the 50,000 or so English fans being flown in and herded around like so much cattle for ...
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• Carlos Tevez Spits More Gas on the Fire
• By David J. Warner 5/20/2008 4:15 PM ET
• As if Nemanja Vidic's verbal poke at Didier Drogba wasn't enough, Manchester United forward Carlos Tevez has stepped forward to plunk down his two cents on why Chelsea can't possibly win. "We are a ... More »
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• How Might New Luzhniki Stadium Grass Impact Champions League Final?
• By David J. Warner 5/20/2008 2:30 PM ET
• While most of the coverage this year's Champions League Final has focused on potential problems off the pitch, some are starting to wonder if the pitch itself might be a problem. Reports out of Moscow ...
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• Man United Gives Didier Drogba Even More Bulletin Board Material
• By David J. Warner 5/19/2008 12:50 PM ET
• Apparently, some Manchester United players really enjoy poking bears with sticks. Two days before Man United faces Chelsea in the Champions League Final, Nemanja Vidic and Wayne Rooney have decided ...
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• Moscow Police Have Seen Much Worse Than English Soccer Fans
• By David J. Warner 5/19/2008 8:33 AM ET
• This news report out of Russia takes a closer look at the police force in Moscow and how they are preparing to deal with tens of thousands of English soccer fans for Wednesday's Champions League ...
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• Does Anyone Still Care About the FA Cup?
• By David J. Warner 5/16/2008 11:00 AM ET
• The oldest football competition in the world is holding its final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. I'm hard-pressed to find anyone who cares. The whole of England is focused on the Champions League ... More »
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• U.S. Open Cup Winner Will Get CONCACAF Champions League Bid in 2009
• By David J. Warner 5/15/2008 10:22 AM ET
• A few months ago, I made the argument in this space that the winner of the U.S. Open Cup, the American equivalent to England's FA Cup, deserved a spot in the new CONCACAF Champions League. Someone out ... More »
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• Drogba Is Ready to Leave Chelsea Right Now
• By David J. Warner 5/14/2008 12:00 PM ET
• Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is one week away from the biggest match of his club career -- the UEFA Champions League final against Premier League champs Manchester United. So of course, this is the ... More »
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• Is Moscow Ready for British Invasion?
• By David J. Warner 5/05/2008 9:00 AM ET
• The UEFA Champions League final is Europe's answer to the Super Bowl. The site of the big game is picked years in advance, and fans usually have to shell out thousands for tickets and travel. Unlike ...
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• Champions League: Drogba Brace Sends Chelsea to Final in Extra Time
• By David J. Warner 4/30/2008 5:40 PM ET
• Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez just learned what happens when you mock Didier Drogba. While talking to reporters on Sunday, Benitez laid into the Chelsea striker, insinuating Drogba was a filthy diver ... More »
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• Champions League: Paul Scholes Shoots Manchester United Into Final
• By David J. Warner 4/29/2008 5:00 PM ET
• Cristiano Ronaldo didn't make good on his promise to score in Old Trafford. Most of the Barcelona stars who got off good shots -- Lionel Messi, Deco, Thierry Henry -- didn't make good on their ...
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• Champions League: Red Devil Defense Holds
• By David J. Warner 4/23/2008 4:56 PM ET
• Before this match, all the talk was about whether Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi was the better player. By the time it was over, though, the real story was the defense. Manchester United held ...
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• Champions League: Own Goal Saves Chelsea
• By David J. Warner 4/22/2008 5:26 PM ET
• John Arne Riise might want find a good place to hide for a few days. I hear New Zealand is nice this time of year. In the last possible second of stoppage time, the Liverpool substitute defender ... More »
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• Champions League Wrap: EPL 3 vs. Barca
• By Irishoutsider 4/10/2008 12:52 PM ET
• The road to Moscow has officially come up English. With one EPL side guaranteed to make the final, only Barcelona stands in Man United's way of making it an all Premiership title match. Now that all ... More »
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