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Porto set for thrilling finale

Monday, December 10th, 2007

The UEFA Champions League group stage will wrap up this week, with plenty of teams having a chance to earn their place in the knockout stages of Europe’s premier club competition.  Group A looks to be the center of attention surrounding Matchday 6, as each of the four teams have a legitimate opportunity to come […]

Cristiano Ronaldo player profile

Monday, September 24th, 2007

Full name:      Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
D.O.B:             05/02/1985
P.O.B:             Funchal. Madeira
Height:           185cm (6’1)
Position:         Right/left wing
Number:         7 

Professional Clubs 
1999 - 2003: Sporting Clube de Portugal
2003 - : Manchester United  Ronaldo began his football playing for local team Andorinha. Soon after that he was signed up to one of Madeira’s top teams, C.D Nacional. This is where he gained […]

The EURO saga continues

Monday, September 17th, 2007

The week saw some hectic international action throughout Europe. Here are the latest results for the qualifying for EURO 2008 finals to be held in Austria-Switzerland in June 2008:

September 9:
Scotland 3 - 1 Lithuania
Hungary 1 - 0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
England 3 - 0 Israel
Luxembourg 0 - 3 Slovenia
Georgia 1 - 1 Ukraine
Russia 3 - 0 F.Y.R. Macedonia
Belarus […]

Portugal joins the “Bright History, Lacklustre performance” band

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Ask any football watching person the question “Which European teams were there in the mentionable list of the last two major international tournaments?” and you will probably hear names like “England, Portugal, Spain and The Netherlands” apart from the obvious winners. But these very teams are facing the wrong position of their qualifying tables in […]

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