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Arsenal \ English FA Cup \ FA Cup 2009/10 \ West Ham
West Ham 1-2 Arsenal
Arsenal scored twice in five second-half minutes to come from behind to beat West Ham at Upton Park and secure their place in the FA Cup fourth round. With more pressing matters ahead in their respective Premier League campaigns at opposite ends of the table, both managers could perhaps be forgiven for their team selection. […]
English FA Cup \ FA Cup 2009/10 \ Giant Killing \ Leeds United \ Manchester United \ Upset
Leeds stun Manchester United 1-0
Leeds emerged from five years of hurt to inflict some pain of their own as Jermaine Beckford’s first-half goal secured a 1-0 victory over old enemies Manchester United at Old Trafford. It is six years since Leeds’ loyal fans have made this particular trip - and not since 1981 have they returned across the Pennines […]
English FA Cup \ FA Cup 2009/10 \ Giant Killing \ Leeds United \ Manchester United \ Upset
Manchester United 0-1 Leeds United
Jermaine Beckford scored as Leeds United beat Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford in a famous FA Cup third round giant-killing. The League One side won a tumultuous encounter against their hated rivals to inflict Sir Alex Ferguson’s first FA Cup defeat against lower league opposition in 21 years as United manager. It will go […]
Amirulhadi Zainal \ Asian Cup \ Malaysia \ National Squad \ UAE \ Under-23
Amirulhadi out for missed glory in Dubai
HAVING missed the later stages of the national Under-23 side’s gold medal winning run in Vientiane last month, Amirulhadi Zainal will seek redemption when Malaysia travel to Dubai for the Asian Cup qualifier against the United Arab Emirates. The 23-year-old Selangor midfielder could only watch frustratingly from the sidelines as his teammates etched themselves into […]
Ahmad Shabery \ FAM \ Malaysia \ National Squad \ Under-23
FAM: It’s just not practical
THE sports minister’s suggestion of full-time centralised training for the national team has been deemed impractical due to the demanding nature of professional football. Not only would it deprive players from earning an income that commensurate with their ability in a free market, it would also place cash-strapped FA of Malaysia (FAM) in a bind […]
Espanyol \ La Liga 2009/2010 \ Nikola Zigic \ Spanish Primera Liga \ Valencia
Late Zigic winner pushes Valencia up to third
Nikola Zigic was the hero as Valencia snatched a last-gasp 1-0 victory over plucky Espanyol in the first Primera Division match of 2010. Espanyol frustrated the home side for long periods and looked good for a point as the game moved into stoppage time. But Zigic, a second-half substitute, headed a dramatic late winner to […]
AC Milan \ David Beckham \ Manchester United \ UCL 2009/10 \ UEFA Champions League
Beckham “almost cried” at drawing Man Utd tie
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 […]
K Devan \ Liga Malaysia \ Malaysian Super League \ Selangor
Devan’s riches of talent in Selangor team the envy of all coaches
PETALING JAYA: Selangor coach K. Devan, who led the team to a treble last season, has one good reason to smile even before the start of the new season. With at least two good players in each position in the squad, the 48-year-old manager-cum-coach is clearly spoilt for choice for the Charity Shield (Sultan Ahmad […]
English FA Cup \ FA Cup 2009/10 \ Match Review
FA Cup: Big boys all survive day of few shocks
FA Cup Third Round day did not supply its expected shock, if there can be such a thing, and the Saturday afternoon ties usually went with the club of higher league status on a day when Reading’s draw with Liverpool and Coventry City’s holding of crisis club Portsmouth were the only results containing any element […]
English FA Cup \ FA Cup 2009/10 \ Liverpool \ Reading
Liverpool struggle to draw at Reading
Liverpool clung on to a 1-1 draw against Reading in an absorbing FA Cup third round tie at the Madejski Stadium. The Championship strugglers more than matched their illustrious visitors, and opened the scoring through Simon Church before Steven Gerrard’s 36th-minute equaliser. Neither side could conjure a winner and the consequence is a replay at […]
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