UCL Preview: European Royalty at the Bernabéu

UEFA Champions League 21 October 2009 | 0 Comments

UCL Preview:  European Royalty at the Bernabéu

Between them, Real Madrid and AC Milan have 16 European titles, finishing second another seven times. In the 54-year history of the European Cup and Champions League, roughly two-fifths of the finals have featured one of these clubs. Milan’s presence has been slightly less frequent, having made eleven finals appearances (winning seven), but [...]

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UEFA World Cup Qualifying: Playoff Match-Ups Drawn

World Cup 19 October 2009 | 2 Comments

UEFA World Cup Qualifying:  Playoff Match-Ups Drawn

This morning in Zürich, FIFA drew that UEFA’s top eight group runners-up into the four two-legged ties which will determine the final European participants in the 2010 World Cup.
Those match-ups are:

Republic of Ireland vs. France
Portugal vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina
Greece vs. Ukraine
Russia vs. Slovenia

The draw had the eight teams broken into two tops, with the top [...]

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