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Player Ratings: AS Roma 0 Manchester City 2

Manchester City secured their spot in the last sixteen of this season's UEFA Champions League with a 2-0 victory away from home at the Stadio Olimpico this evening as AS Roma failed to make best use of their home advantage, despite having arguably the best chances of the match inside the first-half. AS Roma Morgan […]
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Arsenal Target William Carvalho May Leave Sporting Lisbon in January

Fresh off of a 4-1 drumming of Galatasaray in Tuesday’s final Champions League group stage match, Arsenal received more positive news as it was revealed that one of their long-time transfer targets could be sold in January. Sporting Lisbon manager Marco Silva spoke to reporters ahead of their own Champions League clash with Chelsea on […]

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Aaron Ramsey: Champions League Win Was for Arsene Wenger

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey hopes his wonder goal against Galatasaray in Istanbul can help spark a run which kick-starts the Gunners' domestic campaign – and dedicated the victory to under-fire boss Arsene Wenger. The 23-year-old's sensational 30-yard half-volley, crashing the ball back into the top corner after it was cleared from a corner, was applauded […]

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Watch Chelsea 3-1 Sporting Match Highlights [VIDEO]

Serious Champions League business begins for Chelsea in February after Jose Mourinho's men completed their unbeaten Group G campaign with a 3-1 win over Sporting Lisbon. The Blues had already qualified for the last 16 as group winners, with Sporting hoping to join them ahead of Schalke, managed by Chelsea's European Cup-winning manager Roberto di […]

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Watch AS Roma 0-2 Manchester City Match Highlights [VIDEO]

Samir Nasri and Pablo Zabaleta struck in the second half as Manchester City reached the Champions League knockout stage with a brilliant 2-0 win at Roma. French playmaker Nasri chose the perfect moment to score his first goal of the season, smashing in a shot via the woodwork on the hour at the Stadio Olimpico. […]

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UEFA Champions League, Wednesday Matchday 6: TV Times & Open Thread

For viewers in the United States, today’s UEFA Champions League games will be shown across several channels. Don’t forget, you can also see live highlights of the matches on FOX Soccer Plus’s MultiMatch 90 service. Here's the TV/Internet schedule for soccer fans in the United States: Roma vs Manchester City, 2:45pm, FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports GO & FOX […]

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Who's Your Favorite Soccer Commentator?

If you're like us, you have your favorite soccer commentator. The one who makes you smile or excites you when you hear his or her voice on television, radio or online. But based on your expert opinion, who's your favorite and why? Let us know in the comments section below. Share your honest opinion in the […]

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Why the Promotion/Relegation Debate Should Be Ignored

One of the topics that generates a lot of clicks on the Internet, but that we've purposefully stayed away from, is the debate about promotion/relegation in the US soccer system. There's a couple of reasons why we've avoided it until now. One, it's a hornet's nest. It attracts a lot of irrational comments from both sides […]

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Barcelona Slap £28 Million Buy-Out Clause On Munir El Haddadi's Contract

Earlier this month, rumors began to surface about the immediate future of Barcelona forward Munir El Haddadi. The 19-year-old had featured in the Catalan club's first eight matches in La Liga, but has found it hard to break into the Barcelona's first-team once Luis Suarez FIFA-imposed ban expired. Munir has not been involved in La Blaugrana's lineup […]

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Former Newcastle and Colombia Star Faustino Asprilla Reveals Death Threats

Former Colombia striker Faustino Asprilla has revealed a criminal gang threatened to kill him and his family in an extortion plot. The 45-year-old, who spent two seasons at Newcastle, said he has been forced to leave his home town of Tulua because of fears for his safety. Asprilla was reportedly threatened by four men in […]

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Emmanuel Adebayor Given Leave by Spurs

Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor has been given leave to return to his home in Togo to deal with a personal issue. It means Adebayor will play no part in Thursday's Europa League match against Besiktas. Tottenham announced on Twitter on Wednesday morning: "We can confirm that Emmanuel Adebayor has been given permission to return home […]

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Luis Enrique Wary Of Threat Zlatan Ibrahimovic Poses To Barcelona's Defense

In late September, Zlatan Ibrahimovic watched Paris Saint-Germain's 3-2 Champions League win over Barcelona from a private box in the Parc des Princes. Fast forward to today and the towering Swedish international will once again be standing alongside his teammates as they prepare for a decisive Group F match against the Catalans at the Camp Nou. […]

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Real Madrid Break 3 New Records In Win Against Ludogorets

In a match that saw not one, not two, not three but four different records at stake, you knew that Real Madrid would actually play for something against Ludogorets even though the Spanish giants had already qualified for the Knockout Round of the Champions League. Yet that still didn't change the fact that with mostly fringe players and never leaving third gear, […]
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Rodgers Gets It Wrong As Reds Blow Champions League Chance

Not even a stirring Anfield evening could save them from elimination. Nor could a patented moment of magic from Steven Gerrard at the Kop end on a brisk European night. Not this season, not this Liverpool team. The Reds crashed out of the Champions League after failing to beat FC Basel, and while the famous […]
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Roma’s Rudi Garcia expects cup final atmosphere against Man City

When the Champions League groups were drawn in August, most experts agreed that AS Roma had a good chance of advancing to the Round of 16 out of Group E. But the majority believed that the best bets for first and second place in the group should have been placed on German champions Bayern Munich and […]