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Seville gain lead over Spurs. 2007-04-06 04:11:00 Seville 2 Tottenham 1
Spurs
were beaten by Seville in the first leg of their UEFA Cup quarter-final.
Spurs had earlier taken the lead by Robbie Keane after less than 90 seconds. Seville drew level with 19 minutes on the clock, when Paul Robinson had brought down Adriano in the penalty area. Former Spurs striker Freddie Kanoute converted the penalty-kick.
Alexander Kerzhakov scores the winning Read more:Seville
Chelsea gets a point 2007-04-05 09:32:00 Chelsea 1 Valencia 1
Chelsea salvaged a point
with Valencia at Stamford Bridge in the quarter finals of the Champions League.
A stunning David Silva strike gave Valencia the first goal.
A second-half Didier Drogba goal gave Chelsea hope.
But Read more:Chelsea
Manchester United lost to Roma. 2007-04-05 05:54:00 Roma 2 Manchester United
1
Manchester United
lost their 1st league of the quarter-finals Champions League, with 10 men.
Paul Scholes had two bookable offense and in the 35th minutes he was sent off after clumsy tackle on Francesco Totti.
Playing with 10 men, United managed to get a valueble away goal with Wayne Roone.
Scorer for Roma :- Rodrigo Taddei and Totti.
There were crowd violence as
News and gossip tranfers 2007-04-07 06:37:00 Fridays Premier League results:-
1. Manchester City 0 Charlton 0
2. Everton 4 Fulham 1
Tranfer gossip.
Barcelona are lining up a sensational £20m bid for Arsenal captain Thierry Henry. (Various)
Though Henry may be allowed to go for £12m, with Inter Milan and Real Madrid joining Barca in the hunt. (Daily Mirror)
Chelsea have been told they will have to splash out at least £71.5m if they
Tranfers gossip. 2007-04-08 13:05:00 Chelsea's latest target is Valencia defender Miguel, with Paolo Ferreira going the other way. (Mail on Sunday)
Tottenham will step up the chase for Serbia striker Nicola Zigic when scouts go to watch him on Sunday play against Sevilla. (The People)
Man Utd are watching Colchester winger Medi Elito. (The People)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is aiming to land Spanish 17-year-old Plata, who has
Valencia 1 Chelsea 2 2007-04-11 09:42:00 Valencia 1 Chelsea
2
In the dying minute of the game, Michael Essien fired in the winning goal to put Chelsea through to the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Former Liverpool striker Fernando Morientes had given Valencia a first-half lead on the night and a 2-1 aggregate advantage.
Andriy Shevchenko drive the ball home from close range to level the score.
Valencia 1 - 2 Chelsea by Read more:Valencia
Manchester United 7 Roma 1 2007-04-11 09:24:00 Manchester United
7 Roma 1
United buried Roma and advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League.
They effectively killed off the game in the first half, with goals coming from Michael Carrick, Alan Smith, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Watch the all the great goals!
Man Utd - Roma | All The Goals
'This was one of those enchanted evenings that Manchester United
supporters
Tonight's Champion Leagues second league. 2007-04-10 13:57:00 Extract from BBC sports football expert, Alan Hanson.
Manchester United vs Roma ( first leg 1-2 )
He is looking at United having a tough home game. United will need to score one goal and keep the defence tight.
However he reckon that United will do the job at home.
Valencia v Chelsea (first leg 1-1)
Chelsea has not done enough at home in the first league to be comfortable. He thinks that Read more:Tonight
, Leagues
Cristiano Ronaldo signed a new contract with Manchester United. 2007-04-13 12:31:00 The 22-year-old Portuguese finally signed a new contract
with United
, ending all speculation on the possible move to Real Madrid or Barcelona.
"I am very happy at the club and I want to win trophies and hopefully we will do that this season."
Ronaldo
has been great form this season, and will one of the favourites to win the the PFA Player of the Year award. Read more:Cristiano Ronaldo
Bayern may agree Hargreaves sale 2007-04-12 10:19:00 Bayern Munich president Franz Beckenbauer has admitted England midfielder Owen Hargreaves could be sold to Manchester United this summer.
The Bundesliga giants have so far refused to grant the 26-year-old's wish to leave for Old Trafford.
But Beckenbauer, speaking on German television, said: "If it is right there is an offer of 25-30m euros (£17-20m), then I would seriously consider it.
"I Read more:Bayern
REAL TO BID £54m FOR RONALDO 2007-04-12 10:09:00 Real Madrid have reportedly agreed to offer Man. United £54m for Cristiano Ronaldo this summer.
The Portuguese winger has been in dazzling form this season and is currently widely regarded as the best player in the world. However, his spellbinding performances, both in the Premiership and Champions League, have also made him the hottest property in world football and Man. United face an
Bayern Munich 0 AC Milan 2 2007-04-12 10:07:00 AC Milan
scored twice in four minutes to defeat BayernMunich
in Germany and book a Champions League semi-final with Manchester United.
bayern munich 0-2 milan ac Read more:Bayern Munich
Liverpool 1 PSV 0 2007-04-12 09:59:00 Liverpool 1-0 PSV (agg 4-0)
Liverpool set up a Champions League semi-final with Chelsea after sealing a comfortable aggregate win over PSV Eindhoven through Peter Crouch's goal.
Liverpool V PSV SSN Match report Read more:Liverpool
Some figures that show Manchester United season. 2007-04-19 08:52:00 0 - Goalless draws involving ManUnited
.
1 - Games lost at Old Trafford. Against Arsenal in September, as if you need to ask.
2 - Average number of goals scored by ManUnited away from home in the Premiership. Chelsea's figure is 1.37.
3 - Players shortlisted for the PFA Player of the Year award.
4 - Goals scored by both John O'Shea and Nemanja Vidic.
5 - Games in which ManUnited have Read more:Manchester United
Champion League - Chelsea vs Liverpool. 2007-04-26 02:47:00 Chelsea 1 Liverpool
0
Joe Cole first half goal gave Chelsea the first league advantage, in a well balance game.
Chelsea dominated the first half and should gone further ahead but Liverpool came back in the second half especially after Peter Crouch came on for Craig Bellamy.
Cole 1 - 0 - Chelsea v Liverpool Read more:League
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Champion League - Manchester United vs AC Milan 2007-04-25 04:26:00 Manchester United
3 AC Milan
2
Wayne Rooyne scored the last-minute goal to keep Manchester United
hopes of reaching the finals of the Champions League
.
Cristiano Ronaldo put United ahead, but two goals from Brazilian Kaka cracked open the weak United defence.
However, Rooney scored two more goals to keep Manchester United in the running for the trible.
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Manchester CIty decline Man.United request. 2007-04-24 12:50:00 Manchester City have snubbed a plea from United
to move their derby fixture back 24 hours.
It is understood representatives from the Old Trafford club requested the game at Eastlands, scheduled for lunchtime on Saturday, May 5, be moved in order to provide them with more recovery time as they are not due to return from their Champions League semi-final in Milan until the early hours of Thursday
Football gossips from various media. 2007-04-29 12:26:00 Transfer rumors
Chelsea want to sign Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov in the summer. (Various)
Liverpool are favourites to beat Chelsea in the race to sign Manchester City defender Micah Richards. (The People)
Everton are close to agreeing a new deal with teenage star Victor Anichebe. (Sunday Mirror)
Arsenal are interested in PSV's Ivorian striker Arouna Kone, who is rated at around £4m. ( Read more:Football
, media
AC Milan vs Man.Utd. - 2nd tie of the Champions League. 2007-05-03 03:05:00 AC Milan
3 Man. Utd 0
Manchester United's dream of a second treble has been comprehensively shattered by a rampant AC Milan.
Kaka tormented United in the first meeting of the sides at Old Trafford and the Brazil playmaker was again at the heart of all the home side's attacking moves as they roared out of the starting blocks.
Watch the goals by AC Milan.
AC Milan 1 - 0 Man Utd - Kaka
AC Milan Read more:Champions
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Champions League semi-finals- Liverpool vs Chelsea. 2007-05-02 03:51:00 Liverpool 4 Chelsea
1 ( on penalties )
Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties to advance to the finals
of the ChampionsLeague
.
Daniel Agger's equalised on the 22 minute to give Liverpool an aggregate score 1-1.
The closing minutes of the half saw no more chances at either end, with the game still a stifling midfield battle.
After a tense start to the extra-time period, Liverpool thought they had Read more:Liverpool
, Champions League
1st May Latest football news. 2007-05-01 18:53:00 Manchester City have suspended Joey Barton for the rest of the season after he hit team-mate Ousmane Dabo in training, BBC Sport understands.
Former Thailand prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has step up his bid for Manchester City.
City has granted him access to the club accounts.
In the Champions league, AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso will be available but defender Paolo Maldini (knee)
Transfer rumours 2007-05-05 07:35:00 Tottenham boss Martin Jol says they would not sell striker Dimitar Berbatov for £40m. (The Sun)
Real Madrid will make a £20m bid this summer for Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho. (Daily Star)
Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard is to pledge the rest of his career to the club for £6m a year. (The Sun)
Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp is ready to smash their transfer record with a £7m swoop for Read more:rumours
How Man. United prevented Chelsea from winning the Premier League. 2007-05-08 11:22:00 Article from BBC sports.
1. Solid at the back
Serbia defender Nemanja Vidic has also enjoyed a fine season in the centre of defence, with his no-nonsense defensive style complementing Rio Ferdinand's more cultured approach.
Patrice Evra has matured at left-back while Gabriel Heinze has proved versatile and effective when required.
United
's defence has often been regarded as error prone over Read more:Chelsea
, Premier
, League
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Charlton relegated from the Premier League. 2007-05-08 11:08:00 Charlton 0 Spurs 2
Within the 10 minutes of the game, Dimitar Berbatov scored a superb solo goal and former Charlton player Jermain Defoe sealed the Addicks' relegation with a powerful shot.
The Addicks needed to win to have any chance of survival going into their final game of the season at Liverpool. Read more:Premier
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, Charlton
Transfer rumours - 13/5/07 2007-05-13 04:36:00 After spending a successful season with Blackburn, Benni McCarty is thinking on a possible move.
He told The Sun: "If a club like Chelsea comes looking for you, you must seriously consider the opportunity. A chance to go to Chelsea - or any other Champions League team in England or Spain - would be hard to turn down. Blackburn gave me my chance and, even though it was not a big transfer fee, I Read more:rumours
Sir Alex Fergusion preparing for next season. 2007-05-11 17:28:00 Sir Alex planning for next season.
Manager of Manchester United, Sir Alex Fergusion is planning his move for next season battle. He knows that teams like Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal will be looking to dethroned the champions.
Chelsea with limitless cash, will been plotting a revenge, but Sir Alex is ready for a battle suggesting that he will be requesting for a $60m tranfers fund from the
West Ham may still go down. 2007-05-15 07:15:00 From Jermey Butler in London- Fox Sports
WIGAN Athletic chairman Dave Whelan said overnight he believes West Ham
could still be relegated from the English Premier League if Sheffield United can prove the London side registered Carlos Tevez illegally for a second time.
He was speaking in the aftermath of West Ham securing Premier League survival with a 1-0 win over champion Manchester United at
Andy Gray looking at Man. United and Chelsea for the FA Cup Finals. 2007-05-19 03:57:00 Andy Gray at SKY sports assessing the two teams for the FA Cup Finals.
He thinks that Ricardo Carvalho absence could prove critical...
"With Manchester United
team, there are full of match winners - Ronaldo, Rooney Giggs, Scholes, even Carrick and Vidic.
Looking at Chelsea
, you have Drogba, Lampard, Joey Cole....
Both teams will be ultra-cautious and he thinks that United will try and play
Tranfer rumours - 17/5/07 2007-05-17 12:40:00 Manchester United and Newcastle want to lure striker Mark Viduka from Middlesbrough on a free transfer. (The Sun)
Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton is hoping a move abroad to either Roma, Atletico Madrid, Hamburg or Bayern Munich will give him the chance of salvaging his career. (The Sun)
The summer circus of moves could see Andriy Shevchenko shipped off to Villarreal to fund a move for Read more:rumours