Materazzi leaves hole in Inter defence
Posted by admin on Jan 12, 2010 | 1 Comment
INTER Milan centre-back Marco Materazzi has been ruled out for a month after undergoing arthroscopic surgery to repair damage to the medial meniscus of his right knee.
With Cristian Chivu already absent, coach Jose Mourinho will be left short of options in defence.
The 36-year-old replaced Chivu after the Romanian international suffered a fractured skull four minutes into the second half of Wednesday’s 1-0 win at...
Beckham “almost cried” at drawing Man Utd tie
Posted by admin on Jan 03, 2010 | Leave a Comment
December 30, 2009
David Beckham says he almost cried when his AC Milan side were drawn against former club Manchester United in the Champions League last 16.
The 34-year-old, starting his second five-month loan at Milan from Los Angeles Galaxy, is especially looking forward to March’s second leg in Manchester having won the 1999 European Cup during his 10-year Old Trafford career.
“When I heard about the tie...
Ronaldo wants to face Barca in Champions League final
Posted by admin on Jan 02, 2010 | 2 Comments
December 29, 2009
Real Madrid winger Cristiano Ronaldo is targeting a dream Champions League final - victory over Barcelona at the Bernabeu.
The two Spanish clubs, who are tussling it out at the top of the Primera Division, are both in the last 16 of Europe’s premier club competition.
And Ronaldo would love nothing more than to dethrone Madrid’s bitter rivals on his own turf.
“It would be a spectacle...
Ferguson: Barcelona final defeat spurs us on
Posted by admin on Jan 02, 2010 | Leave a Comment
December 19, 2009
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes the memory of losing last year’s Champions League final will act as a bigger motivation for his players than winning the trophy in 2008.
United are aiming to become only the seventh team to reach three European Cup finals on the trot, a feat last achieved by Juventus in the mid-1990s.
Champions League draw
AC Milan, who knocked Ferguson’s...
Champions League 2009/10 second round draw
Posted by admin on Jan 02, 2010 | 5 Comments
December 18, 2009
Jose Mourinho will return to Chelsea with Internazionale in the last 16 of the Champions League, while David Beckham also has the chance of a reunion with Manchester United after last season’s beaten finalists were drawn against AC Milan.
The draw for the second round of Europe’s premier cup competition was made in Nyon on Friday and Chelsea, who topped their group ahead of Porto, were handed...
“Special One” back at Stamford Bridge
Posted by admin on Jan 02, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Mourinho unmoved by Chelsea return
Jose Mourinho has revealed he is unmoved about the prospect of returning to Chelsea after Inter Milan drew his former club in the last 16 of the Champions League.
“I don’t have much to say,” the Portuguese coach, who led the Blues to the 2005 and 2006 Premier League titles, told a news conference on Saturday.
“There are more than two months to go and we have many...
