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EURO 2012 MATCH 1 - GROUP A

EURO 2012 MATCH 1 - GROUP A

As a co-host of EURO 2012, Poland is an automatic qualifier and is set to begin its campaign on June 9, 2012 in Warsaw, facing Greece as its first opponent.

EURO 2012 MATCH 3 - GROUP B

EURO 2012 MATCH 3 - GROUP B

Netherlands and Denmark are facing each other again for the 31st time, this time at the EURO 2012 this June 10, 2012.

EURO 2012 MATCH 5 - GROUP C

EURO 2012 MATCH 5 - GROUP C

EURO 2012’s Group C teams will start their respective campaigns on June 11, 2012 with the national teams of Spain and Italy on the front line.

EURO 2012 MATCH 7 - GROUP D

EURO 2012 MATCH 7 - GROUP D

Group D of EURO 2012 is set to begin its opening round on June 12, 2012 with a much-awaited clash between France and England.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

UEFA Champions League News: Ajax Win Put Manchester City Qualification Bid in Tight Struggle

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THE LATEST UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NEWS – A devastating 3-1 away loss to Ajax has placed Manchester City’s Champions League football campaign this season to a compromise.

Samir Nasri have played past through rival Ajax by scoring first for City. Siem de Jong provided an equalizer and by then, the English champions have found difficulties bouncing back.

Niklas Moisander evaded Joleon Lescott’s defence as he slotted Christian Eriksen’s corner. Eriksen went on to deflect Gael Clichy, going past Vincent Kompany and Joe Hart to score the Dutch side’s winning goal of the match.

Thursday, October 25, 2012

UEFA Champions League News: Barcelona Hangs On To Win with Jordi Alba Save against Celtics

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THE LATEST UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NEWS – Barcelona confronted Celtic without much of their best performance, but showed the Scots their prowess in Champions League football as defender Jordi Alba saved the Catalans through a last-minute free kick to make it 2-1.

Celtic’s Georgios Samaras played past through rival Barcelona outstandingly in the first round, scoring a goal by attacking Charlie Mulgrew free kick. The ball caught Barça defender Javier Mascherano and carelessly struck it past keeper Victor Valdes.

Midfielder Andres Iniesta proved Barcelona had some necessary class during the match as he slotted in Xavi’s pass beyond the reach of Celtic keeper Fraser Forster. Barça broke the equalizer when Alba’s last-minute free kick went in.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2012-13 Manchester United vs. Braga


Match Date: October 24, 2012 (Wednesday)
Match Time: 2:45 am (+08:00 GMT)
Venue: Old Trafford (HOME: Manchester United)

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Manchester United will play host to Portuguese outfit Braga in their next UEFA Champions League fixture – the third qualifying round of the competition. United currently sit on top of Group H with six points from two wins, while Braga is in third with three points from one win and one loss.

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*HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON (Last Five Matches)      
  None; both teams will meet for the first time in this season’s UEFA Champions League  
 

The Manchester United squad have trekked into the unknown in their previous Champions League match this season when they fought Romanian champions and Group H second-placers CFR Cluj. United face another challenge of dealing with unfamiliar opponents Braga in the pitch, since the Portuguese side have not played past through rival English top-flight club yet. 

United would not pit in Patrice Evra and Rio Ferdinand in defence. The tested back-line duo will exchange places with Scott Wootton and Alexander Buttner. Midfielders Shinji Kagawa, Ryan Giggs and Tom Cleverley could figure a comeback in the starting line-up, while possibilities for starter positions remain for Ashley Young, Antonio Valencia and Nani. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson has the option of starting all of his four-man striker-force – Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie, Danny Welbeck and Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez, although in varying positions up front.

Braga captain Alan will be a threat United must reckon. He recorded an impressive performance during their 2-0 away win against Turkish side Galatasaray, having scored the second goal. Another potentially dangerous attacker is Eder, the club’s new main striker. He already scored four goals for his new club this season. Ruben Micael, on loan from Atletico Madrid, is a skilled playmaker that has made five goals since his move this season.

Monday, October 22, 2012

Man City facing crunch time in Champions League

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Photo: AP Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal celebrates his goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match against Celta at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012.

LONDON (AP) — Fresh off a first English league title in 44 years, Manchester City was supposed to make its presence felt among Europe's elite this season with its expensively assembled squad.

A slip-up in the Champions League this week, however, will leave the English club facing the prospect of another campaign in the Europa League — or worse, dropping out of Europe altogether. Of the continent's top sides, City is under the most pressure heading into the third round of group-stage matches in the Champions League.

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With just one point from two matches so far, failing to beat Ajax on Wednesday could leave City with too much to do to qualify from a tough Group D that also contains Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund.

City also failed to progress from the group stage last season, although that was put down to a lack of experience at this level. Much more is expected this time. "I don't know if it is a learning curve — we are in with the big boys now, there is no place to hide," City goalkeeper Joe Hart said. "There is no point learning if you are not going to win. We need one big game against Ajax next."

There are no such concerns for competition heavyweights Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United and Arsenal, who are all looking for their third straight group wins. As is BATE Borisov, the Belarusian team that inflicted a shock 3-1 loss on last season's runner-up Bayern Munich last time out and next hosts Valencia in Group F.

Bayern visits bottom-place Lille and will look to transfer its domestic form to the Champions League after becoming the first side to start a Bundesliga campaign with eight wins. "We have to keep it up and ... be ready for Lille," Bayern winger Franck Ribery said.

Malaga, which is making its debut in the competition, and FC Porto are the other two teams to have made 100-percent starts in the competition. The group involving City and Madrid has been given top billing this season, but while the English champions have struggled to get going, their Spanish counterparts have been in fine form and scored seven goals already.

However, Jose Mourinho's team heads into its tough away match at Dortmund with defensive problems because of injuries to fullbacks Marcelo, Alvaro Arbeloa and Fabio Coentrao. Michael Essien, a central midfielder, was forced to fill in at left back in the 2-0 win over Celta Vigo on Saturday.

"We are missing players, but all of us in the squad can play in various positions and that is what we are doing," said Madrid forward Jose Callejon. "We have had to relocate players, but it has been well done."

Dortmund will be without Jakub Blaszczykowski (left knee) and has doubts over the fitness of Germany midfielders Mario Goetze (thigh) and Ilkay Guendogan (spine) as it looks to rebound from Saturday's 2-1 derby loss to Schalke, which left the champions already 12 points behind Bayern.

Barcelona is at home to Celtic and will look for more inspiration from Lionel Messi, whose hat trick in the 5-4 win over Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday took his tally to 15 goals for the season and 71 for club and country in 2012. He is only four short of equaling Brazil great Pele's record in a calendar year from 1959.

"Statistics are just numbers," said Messi. "I am only concerned with winning games." Celtic's surprise 3-2 win at Spartak Moscow last time out put the Scottish champions second in Group G, and they have won their last six games in all competitions.

In Group E, defending champion Chelsea visits Shakhtar Donetsk in a match between the joint leaders on four points, while Juventus — two points behind after two straight draws — is away to FC Nordsjaelland.

Man United is at home to Braga as Alex Ferguson's team looks to stay in control of Group H, and Arsenal hosts Schalke — the top two in Group B and likely qualifiers for the knockout stage.

Totti's 217th Serie A goal puts him 3rd all-time


Photo: AP AS Roma's Francesco Totti scores during a Serie A soccer match between Genoa and AS Roma, at Genoa's Luigi Ferraris stadium, Italy, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012.

GENOA, Italy (AP) — Francesco Totti has collected his 217th goal in Serie A to become the third most prolific scorer on the Italian league's all-time list.

The Roma captain found the net with a low, angled shot in the 27th minute of Roma's match at Genoa on Sunday, cutting Genoa's lead to 2-1. Roma came back to win 4-2. Totti had been tied with Giuseppe Meazza and Jose Altafini on 216 goals. Silvio Piola holds the record with a seemingly unreachable 274 goals, followed by Gunnar Nordahl with 225.

The 36-year-old Totti is in his 21st season with Roma, having made his debut for his hometown club as a 16-year-old. This was his second goal this season.