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Mario Balotelli, Italy’s Brightest Young Star?

11. March 2010

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Italy’s future in club and international terms is bleak, whether you look at the fact that the Serie A could be losing one of it’s Champions League spots to Germany, or you take into consideration that the Italian National Team is full of decrepit and defensive players. Not only this, but Italy isn’t producing the [...]

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Real Madrid 1-1 Lyon – Video Highlights – 10 March 2010

11. March 2010

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Real Madrid 1-1 Lyon UEFA Champions League 10 March 2010 Real Madrid struggled to convert their chances as they failed to advance to the quarterfinals and lost 1-2 on aggregate to Lyon. The home side looked like they were heading for an easy win as Cristiano Ronaldo scored in the 6th minute. Unfortunately for Real Madrid that’s the only [...]

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Manchester United 4-0 AC Milan – Video Highlights – 10 March 2010

11. March 2010

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Manchester United 4-0 AC Milan UEFA Champions League 10 March 2010 Wayne Rooney continued his incredible form with two goals to lead the Red Devils into the quarterfinals. A header from Rooney off a cross in the 13th minute gave Manchester United the lead and from that point the match was over. It would remain 1-0 into halftime but [...]

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Expansion bid by foreign club could spur changes in MLS contracts

11. March 2010

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MLS Commissioner Don Garber is once again soliciting foreign clubs to buy into the League now that the MLS Players Association (MLSPA) confirmed that they’ll strike if the League doesn’t move towards guaranteed contracts and free agency. That’s to say, if Garber is going to make concessions on the issues that killed the Barcelona bid [...]

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Europe – The Final Countdown (2012)

11. March 2010

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Five referees. Wage caps. The 6+5 rule. Michel Platini may be on a mission to over-complicate just about everything in European football, but on some subjects nobody can accuse him of neglecting the essentials. Take his visit to Kyiv in early July 2008. The UEFA president emerged visibly frustrated from a series of meetings to [...]

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Juventus v Fulham – Preview – 11 March 2010

10. March 2010

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Juventus v Fulham UEFA Europa League Round of 16 1st Leg 11 March 2010 – 20:05 GMT Juventus will begin the UEFA Europa League round of 16 with a first leg match against English Premier League side Fulham on Thursday. Juventus v Fulham Preview Juventus is looking to find success in the Europa League after a disappointing season [...]

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Lille v Liverpool – Preview – 11 March 2010

10. March 2010

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Lille v Liverpool UEFA Europa League Round of 16 1st Leg 11 March 2010 – 18:00 GMT With their English Premier League title hopes gone, Liverpool will continue their march towards a Europa League title with a round of 16 first leg match against French side Lille. Lille v Liverpool Preview Liverpool head into the match after a [...]

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Fiorentina 3-2 Bayern Munich – Video Highlights – 9 March 2010

10. March 2010

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Fiorentina 3-2 Bayern Munich UEFA Champions League 9 March 2010 Fiorentina grabbed a 2-0 lead but Bayern Munich stormed back to advance on away goals on Tuesday. The home side looked like it was heading for the quarterfinals with goals from Juan Vargas in the 27th minute and Steven Jovetic in the 54th minute. They would get one [...]

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Arsenal 5-0 Porto – Video Highlights – 9 March 2010

10. March 2010

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Arsenal 5-0 Porto UEFA Champions League 9 March 2010 Arsenal came out aggressive and would grab an early lead they would never relinquish on Tuesday. The Gunners were clearly the better team for the match and scored two goals in the first half. The first was a through ball for Arshavin that deflected off a defender in the box [...]

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Wenger should rethink his policy on plus 30’s

10. March 2010

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So Arsene Wenger is satisfied with his decision to re-sign Sol Campbell. In a press conference ahead of his side’s second leg tie with Porto he said: Sol wants to win and he can spread that through the team and give advice. We want to win this game but we also need to be patient [...]

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