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Barca, Liverpool facing tough times in Europe
It’s possible that Barcelona will become the first winners since the 1993 introduction of the Champions League format not to survive the group stages.
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Desperate Liverpool look for European boost
Liverpool must recover from a bizarre ‘beachball’ loss at Sunderland, as they face French giants Lyon in the Champions League on Tuesday.
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Man City, Hamburg target quarters
After solid opening-leg showings, Manchester City and Hamburg are set to reach the UEFA Cup quarterfinals on Thursday.
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Germany fret over Ballack ahead of Cup qualifiers
Coach Fabio Capello must rejig his defence as England head to Belarus for Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier, while Germany fret over Michael Ballack.
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United aim higher as European defence starts
No club has retained the Champions League since the format was introduced in 1992 — but Manchester United will look to break that mould.
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Ghosts of past haunt France and England
The ghosts of the recent past will haunt France and England as the former world champions embark on crucial midweek 2010 World Cup qualifiers.
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Goal merchants set sights on Euro glory
They are the men who will reap the plaudits and milk the applause — the goal poachers who can grab glory for their nation in an instant. And they will deserve the adulation if they can rise above the increasingly defensive fare of the modern international game and the fear of losing, which hung heavy over the finals of both Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup.
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Shosholoza raises Rainbow Nation’s profile
Somewhere over the proverbial rainbow, a passion for yachting is stirring in the South African soul, or so Ian Ainslie hopes after Team Shosholoza’s battling showing at the Louis Vuitton Cup. The syndicate may not have made it to the semifinals and, with a budget of just â,¬25-million coming in at barely a quarter ofthe big-leaguers, that was to be expected.
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Madrid bombing ‘masterminds’ deny charges
Two more alleged masterminds behind the deadly 2004 Madrid train bombings denied on Friday any involvement in the attacks and followed an accused co-plotter in refusing to address the court directly. Moroccans Youssef Belhadj and Hassan el-Haski both insisted on their innocence.
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Landis pleads innocence
America’s Tour de France winner Floyd Landis, facing the loss of his title in a doping scandal, on Friday insisted again he was innocent. The 30-year-old rider said that his positive test for testosterone showed up levels which ”are absolutely natural and produced by my own organism”.
