International football players

Cristiano Ronaldo Tries to Trick an Opponent Dynamo's Defence

2007-11-07T22:42:00.000-08:00

Manchester United Team qualified for the Champions League knockout stage after a comfortable win against Dynamo Kiev Football Club.

Gerard Pique headed his first United goal after 31 minutes and Carlos Tevez quickly added a second after a brilliant exchange with Wayne Rooney.

Man Utd Club continued to dominate and Rooney side-footed home Nani's superb cross with 15 minutes left.

Cristiano Ronaldo's solo effort made it four late on and Roma's draw with Sporting Lisbon sent United through.

Man Utd Football Club 4-0 Dynamo Kiev Football Club

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England Suffer Terry Injury Blow

2007-10-17T04:14:00.000-07:00

Russia v England
Luzhniki stadium
Wednesday, 17 October

England captain John Terry seems certain to miss Wednesday's Euro 2008 qualifier against Russia in Moscow after his knee locked up in training.

Terry had been given the all-clear just hours earlier but suffered a recurrence of the injury that kept him out of Saturday's win over Estonia. Sol Campbell is likely to deputise for Terry once more.

Head coach Steve McClaren said: "John Terry is almost certainly ruled out - he could not complete the session."

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Owen to Miss Key England Matches

2007-09-27T04:07:00.000-07:00

Michael Owen has been ruled out of England's two Euro 2008 qualifiers in October with a torn groin muscle.

The 27-year-old striker will see a specialist on Thursday to determine whether he also needs an operation. It had been thought that Owen had a hernia but it now appears he has a stomach weakness that may need surgery.

"He will be back for the first game after the England internationals at the very, very earliest," said Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce.

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Ref Styles Sparks Liverpool Fury

2007-08-20T02:49:00.000-07:00

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez was left incensed and skipper Steven Gerrard said Rob Styles had "cracked" after he awarded Chelsea Club a penalty on Sunday.

Styles penalised Steve Finnan for a foul on Florent Malouda, although replays showed there was no contact. "That decision is impossible to explain, it was the invisible penalty" said Benitez after the 1-1 draw.

Styles also appeared to give Chelsea Club defender Michael Essien two yellow cards but did not send him off.

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Fabregas Vows to Stay at Arsenal

2007-07-18T00:58:00.000-07:00

Cesc Fabregas has revealed he has turned down a move to Real Madrid and pledged his future to Arsenal Football Club.

The 20-year-old Spain midfield man has been linked with a return to his native country after Henry left Arsenal for Barcelona.

He said: "I'm very grateful to Real and it is an honour that such a great club is interested in me. "But after the departure of Thierry Henry to Barcelona I couldn't leave Arsenal in the lurch."

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Henry Completes Move to Barcelona

2007-06-25T19:08:00.000-07:00

French striker Thierry Henry has completed his £16.1m move from Arsenal to Spanish club Barcelona.

Henry 29, passed a medical on Monday before being unveiled at the Nou Camp after signing a four-year deal with the Catalan outfit.

"I'm really pleased to be here," said Henry after signing. "It has been a long chase but I am finally here. "I am happy to be here and can't wait to show what I can do to. Hopefully, I can be a great asset for the team."

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Milan Keen on Shevchenko Signing

2007-06-15T21:39:00.000-07:00

AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi is confident of bringing Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko back to the San Siro. Milan's vice-president Adriano Galliani claimed on 5 June that Chelsea were unwilling to let Shevchenko, 31, leave after signing him for £30m in 2006.

But Berlusconi believes a deal is still possible, telling Gazetta dello Sport: "Sheva has a great desire to return. "The last time I spoke to Galliani, a couple of days ago, the probability of him coming back to Milan was 80%." Shevchenko has been continuously linked with a return to the San Siro after a difficult first season at Stamford Bridge.

Milan, the European champions, are keen to sign a new striker and have reportedly targeted Arsenal striker Thierry Henry and Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o. But Berslusconi appears to have his heart set on Shevchenko, saying: "I like [Samuel] Eto'o, he is young, but I am a romantic and I prefer Shevchenko.

"There are no obstacles linked to his salary because he would be winning a similar fee as that of our top players.

"We will have to negotiate his transfer with Chelsea, each club looks at their own interests. I really believe Shevchenko would be an ideal player to complete our attacking line.

"I consider Sheva as my son. I have experienced important moments with his family, such as his father's heart operation and the birth of his son, who I'm a godfather to.

"Andriy is still young, he's got so many years of his career ahead of him."

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Inzaghi Double Ends Liverpool Dream in Athens

2007-05-24T01:00:00.000-07:00

Pippo Inzaghi struck twice as AC Milan gained revenge for their 2005 Champions League final defeat against Liverpool with victory in Athens.

Inzaghi scored a freak opener in first-half injury time, unwittingly deflecting Andrea Pirlo's free-kick past a wrong-footed Pepe Reina.

Steven Gerrard missed a glorious chance to equalise before Inzaghi slid home a second eight minutes from time. Dirk Kuyt pulled one back with a header with a minute left, but time ran out.

AC Milan Football Club 2-1 Liverpool Football Club

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Drogba Collects Golden Boot Award 2007

2007-05-18T19:55:00.000-07:00

Chelsea striker's Didier Drogba has been presented with the Football Premiership Golden Boot after finishing the season as top scorer with 20 goals. The 29-year-old also received a £21,000 donation to the charity of his choice.

Blackburn striker's Benni McCarthy was second in the race for the league's top scorer with 18, ahead of Manchester United Club's Cristiano Ronaldo on 17.

Drogba is the first Chelsea football player to win the Golden Boot since Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in 2001.

Arsenal's Thierry Henry has picked up the award for the last three years.

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Kaka Scored his 10th Champions League Goal of the Season

2007-05-17T19:29:00.000-07:00

AC Milan Club will face Liverpool Football Club in the Champions League final after crushing Manchester United Club at the San Siro.

Milan started the semi-final 3-2 down but were ahead on away goals after just 11 minutes when Clarence Seedorf headed down for Kaka to drill into the corner.

Seedorf capitalised on confusion in the United team defence to fire in a second after half an hour. And substitute Alberto Gilardino broke away to wrap up an easy win as United limped out in disappointing fashion.

AC Milan Football Club 3-0 Man Utd Football Club(agg 5-3)

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