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Euro 2008: Sumbangan Inggris
Inggris memang gagal tampil di putaran final Euro 2008. Tapi sumbangan mereka tak kalah besar. Apalagi kalau bukan pemain yang merumput di liga mereka; English Premier League. Dari 368 pemain dari 16 tim di Austria dan Swiss kali ini, setidaknya ada 40 pemain yang mencari nafkah di Inggris.— raju • June 21st, 2008
Euro 2008: Scolari pelatih Chelsea
Patrick Hertzog (AFP) Wartawan yang memadati ruang konferensi pers di Stade de Geneve, Jenewa, bener-bener dibikin keki. Hanya beberapa menit setelah Luiz Felipe Scolari memberikan pernyataan sesuai kemenangan Portugal 3-1 dari Republik Cek, sebuah penguman mengejutkan tiba. Nun jauh di London, Inggris, sana Chelsea mengumumkan Scolari sebagai pelatih baru mereka.— raju • June 12th, 2008
Euro 2008: Andai ada Inggris
Shaun Botterill (Getty Images) Saya pernah berdiskusi dengan seorang rekan. Pertanyaannya; bagaimana peluang Inggris seandainya mereka ikut Euro 2008? Di rekan tadi sangat yakin–seyakin yakinnya–The Three Lions bakal juara. Alasannya, skuad yang dimiliki Inggris saat ini adalah yang terbaik di dunia.— raju • June 9th, 2008
Kanu hero as Pompey win FA Cup
Carl de Souza (AFP) Nwankwo Kanu’s goal was good enough to give Portsmouth a 1-0 win in the FA Cup final against Cardiff City at Wembley here on Saturday. The Nigerian’s goal meant the south coast club won the FA Cup for only the second time in their history following their last appearance in a major Wembley [...]— raju • May 18th, 2008
Chelsea to face United in Champions League final
Carl de Souza (AFP/Getty Images) Chelsea 3 Liverpool 2 At Stamford Bridge, London Scorers: Chelsea - Didier Drogba 33, 105, Frank Lampard 98pen Liverpool - Fernando Torres 64, Ryan Babel 117 Halftime: 1-0; After 90 mins 1-1; After extra time 3-2 Attendance: 38,900 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) First leg score: 1-1 Aggregate score: 4-3 Teams: Chelsea: 1-Petr Cech; 5-Michael Essien, 6-Ricardo Carvalho, 26-John Terry, 3-Ashley Cole; [...]— raju • May 2nd, 2008
Chelsea beats Man United 2-1
Martin Rickett (AP/PA) Chelsea kept the Premier League title race alive by beating Manchester United 2-1 on Saturday, leaving the teams tied on points with two games to go. Michael Ballack scored the winner with a penalty in the 86th minute—his second goal of the game—after a hand ball by Michael Carrick in the penalty area. The two [...]— raju • April 28th, 2008
European roundup: Man United suffer scare, Real and Inter win
Paul Ellis (AFP/Getty Images) Manchester United remained on course to retain their Premier League title despite riding their luck in a 1-1 draw at Blackburn Rovers on Saturday. Real Madrid and Inter Milan should also keep their domestic trophies.— raju • April 22nd, 2008
United and Barca complete semi-final lineup
Filippo Monteforte (AFP/Getty Images) Manchester United 1-0 AS Roma Manchester United completed a 3-0 aggregate win over AS Roma on Wednesday to join Liverpool and Chelsea in the Champions league semi-finals as the three English teams repeated last season’s success. They will be joined by 2006 winners Barcelona, who beat German side Schalke 04 by a single goal [...]— raju • April 10th, 2008
Liverpool and Chelsea through to semi-finals
Paul Ellis (AFP/Getty Images) Liverpool 4-2 Arsenal Liverpool and Chelsea will meet in the Champions League semi-finals for the third time in four years after quarter-final wins on Tuesday. Liverpool snatched a 5-3 aggregate victory over Arsenal after two late goals gave them a 4-2 win in a dramatic all-English clash at Anfield. Chelsea ground out a 2-0 home [...]— raju • April 10th, 2008
Arsenal and Liverpool draw, Chelsea lose
Adrian Dennis (AFP/Getty Images) Arsenal and Liverpool fought out a pulsating 1-1 draw while Fenerbahce came from behind for a 2-1 home win over Chelsea in Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final, first leg matches. Liverpool soaked up intense second-half pressure from Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium to earn the away-goal edge for Tuesday’s return leg at Anfield in [...]— raju • April 3rd, 2008
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