by David Wilson on August 27, 2010
Manchester City face a tough test in the Europa League group stages after they were drawn with Juventus. As well as the Italian giants, Roberto Mancini’s team also face Salzburg of Austria and Lech Poznan of Poland.
Liverpool had an unkind draw too, the Reds put into Group K along with Romania’s Steaua Bucharest, Italy’s Napoli and Utrecht of the Netherlands.
The draw saw the 48 clubs divided into 12 groups of four teams, with the top two from each set progressing.
Group J also looks extremely competitive, with Sevilla, Paris Saint Germain, Borussia Dortmund and Karpaty Lviv all competing for the top two places. Read more... (321 words, 1 image, estimated 1:17 mins reading time)
by David Wilson on August 26, 2010
Today’s Champions Leagye draw set up another Battle of Britain and will see Kaka return to the San Siro against AC Milan.
Harry Redknapp’s Tottenham, who secured their first appearance in the Champions League group stage with yesterday’s 4-0 win over Young Boys, were rewarded with a place in Group A alongside Italian holders Inter Milan, Germany’s Werder Bremen and Steve McClaren’s former club FC Twente.
Chelsea, among the top seeds, were matched with Didier Drogb’s fomer club France’s Marseille, Russia’s Spartak Moscow and Slovakia’s MSK Zilina in Group F.
Arsenal, meanwhile, appeared to have the most straightforward assignment after drawing Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk, Braga of Portugal and Serbian outfit Partizan Belgrade in Group H. Read more... (886 words, 1 image, estimated 3:33 mins reading time)
When Fulham and Atletico Madrid walk out onto the pitch in Hamburg on Wednesday for the Europa League Final, it will be a meeting of two unlikely foes. Buy Europa League Final Tickets
Atletico Madrid will be chasing their first European title since the 1961/62 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup while Fulham are in their first European final of any sort.
For Fulham, the final will be there 19th European game this season, one short of the record of 20 set by FC Girondins de Bordeaux in 1995/96. Their record in 18 European games this season reads W11 D4 L3, scoring 30 goals and conceding 16. Read more... (430 words, 2 images, estimated 1:43 mins reading time)
Manchester United will play four games in the United States and Canada as part of a preseason North American tour.
For the first time in club history, Man United will take on MLS opposition, highlighted by their taking on MLS’ best in the 2010 AT&T MLS All-Star Game on July 28 in Houston.
Before the all-star game United will play Celtic at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on July 16 and then the Philadelphia Union on July 21st and finally the Kansas City Wizards on July 25th. Read more... (358 words, 1 image, estimated 1:26 mins reading time)
by David on April 28, 2010
The Emirates Cup has quickly become one of the best pre-season touraments and the 2010 edition is shaping up to have some great games.
Emirates Cup 2010 will see Arsenal joined by Italian powerhouse AC Milan, Scottish giants Celtic and leading French club Lyon. The event – which will be hosted by Arsenal and sponsor company Emirates Airline – has been scheduled for over the weekend of Saturday 31st July and Sunday 1st August,
Arsenal Chief Executive Ivan Gazidis said: Read more... (294 words, estimated 1:11 mins reading time)
by David on April 21, 2010
Manchester City will face Tottenham, the New York Red Bulls and Sporting Lisbon on their pre-season tour of the United States.
The club today confirmed they will play in the inaugural New York Football Challenge, a tournament hosted by New York at their new Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey from July 22-25.
“The New York Football Challenge 2010 is an important one for us,” said City manager Roberto Mancini. “We have big ambitions for the Premier League next season and this tournament will give us the perfect opportunity to prepare for our season with some highly competitive games, enthusiastic supporters and world-class facilities. It will be fantastic for us to visit the United States, and especially for us to visit New York during our tour of the east coast.” Read more... (204 words, 1 image, estimated 49 secs reading time)
by David on January 29, 2010
You might have noticed the new Manchester United banners that have appeared on the site recently. Well Premier League Tickets Online has partnered up with viagogo, Europe’s leading ticket exchange to offer our readers Chelsea and Manchester United tickets!
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by David on January 20, 2010
It will go down as one of the most memorable Carling Cup semi-finals in history.
Blackburn Rovers, 1-0 down from the first leg jumped out to a 2-0 advantage on aggregate through two goals from Nikola Kalinic.
But Villa got back on level terms when former Blackburn defender Stephen Warnock scored and then Blackburn defender Christopher Samba was sent off for bringing down Gabriel Agbonlahor inside the box. James Milner scored from the subsequent spot kick to make it 3-2 Villa on aggregate.
Villa looked to have put the game away when they scored three more times in the 17 minutes of the second half through Agbonlahor, Emile Heskey and an own goal from Steven Nzonzi. Read more... (435 words, 1 image, estimated 1:44 mins reading time)
by David Wilson on July 21, 2009
by David on June 17, 2009
Manchester City face a tough test in the Europa League group stages after they were drawn with Juventus. As well as the Italian giants, Roberto Mancini’s team also face Salzburg of Austria and Lech Poznan of Poland.
