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Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg has won the UEFA cup in a largely one-sided final against Glasgow Rangers at the City of Manchester Stadium overnight.
The Scottish giants were able to hold on despite the Russians dominating the first-half with onslaught after onslaught but the pressure ...
Both Arsenal's home and away kits have expired this month with new kits due for the upcoming season and possibly to 2010.
While the Gunners have remained tight lipped on when the new kits will be unveiled, several images of what appears to be the new kits have been circulating around the inte...
With the richest club owner in world football, Chelsea hardly needs the revenue from merchandise sales so it is safe to assume that the special edition Chelsea Home Shirt 200809 with Champions League Final Embroidery is for commemorative purposes only.
Afterall, reaching the final of Europe'...
Sun, May 11:
Birmingham 4 - 1 Blackburn
Chelsea 1 - 1 Bolton
Derby 0 - 4 Reading
Portsmouth 0 - 1 Fulham
Sunderland 0 - 1 Arsenal
Tottenham 0 - 2 Liverpool
West Ham 2 - 2 Aston Villa
Wigan 0 - 2 Man Utd
Middlesbrough 8 - 1 Man City...
Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard has been sacked will leave his post at the Catalan giants at the end of the season due to a string of poor results which have left the Spanish giants trophyless for the past two seasons.
The former Dutch international and AC Milan star took charge at the Nou Cam...
As if winning the league with three matches to spare were not enough for Spanish giants Real Madrid, they went two steps further overnight by humiliating arch-rivals Barcelona 4-1 at the Bernabeu and depriving them of an automatic place in next season's Champions League in the process.
Real s...
Chelsea has become the second club after Liverpool to unveil their new home kit for the upcoming English Premier League season 2008-09.
Unlike the Reds who will be wearing their new kit for the next two seasons, the London club will be wearing this new design for one season only. The new kit ...
Mon, May 5:
Newcastle 0 - 2 Chelsea
SUMMARY:
The destination of the Barclaycard Premiership trophy will be decided on the final day of the season after Chelsea's 2-0 win over Newcastle at St. James' Park last night.
Needing a win to stay level on points with leaders Manchester United...
English giants Liverpool has unveiled their all-new home kit for the next two seasons with pre-orders now available through the club's official website.
The official kit appears identical to the leaked images posted here last week with the biggest departure being the collar design that graced...
Wed, Apr 30:
UEFA Champions League (Semi-Final 2nd Leg)
Chelsea 3-2 Liverpool (Chelsea wins 4-3 agg)
SUMMARY:
It was a case of third-time lucky for Chelsea as Roman Abramovich's multi-million dollar squad finally ended their Liverpool jinx in Europe by reaching the final of the Champio...
Tue, Apr 29:
UEFA Champions League (Semi-Final 2nd Leg)
Man Utd 1-0 Barcelona
SUMMARY:
English Premier League leaders Manchester United will play in the Champions League final for the first time since 1999 after knocking out Spanish giants Barcelona with a 1-0 victory at Old Trafford l...
Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo has been rewarded for his extraordinary form this season with the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Player of the Year award for the second consecutive season.
The Portugese international bettered the legendary George Best's goal scoring re...
A goalkeeper in the Australian A-league has had a nine-month suspension for manhandling a referee reduced to six months AND split into two to allow him to play at the Beijing Olympics in August.
Now that's an appeal!
Danny Vukovic is a goalkeeper with 20072008 A-league grand finalists Cen...
Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg has won the UEFA cup in a largely one-sided final against Glasgow Rangers at the City of Manchester Stadium overnight.
The Scottish giants were able to hold on despite the Russians dominating the first-half with onslaught after onslaught but the pressure became too much in the second half and the Russian's class began to shine through.
It took until the 72nd minute for Zenit to make the breakthrough - striker Andrei Arshavin played a neat one-two with Igor Denisov who rushed into the box to slot the ball past the helpless Neil Alexander for the opener.
With a quarter of an left, Rangers piled forward in search of a dramatic equaliser but to no avail as Zenit held firm at the back and managed to take full advantage of the exposed Rangers' defence for Konstatin Zurianov to score his side's second goal of the evening.
Congratulations go to both teams with Zenit deserviing winners of the competition and the galant effort Rangers put up not just in the final, but throughout the long journey to Manchester which encompassed some 18 European games.
Both Arsenal's home and away kits have expired this month with new kits due for the upcoming season and possibly to 2010.
While the Gunners have remained tight lipped on when the new kits will be unveiled, several images of what appears to be the new kits have been circulating around the internet for a few months now.
According to several sources, these are the two new home and away kits for the upcoming season. The home kit remains similar in design and colour to the 2007/08 version, the V-neck collar makes a return while the red part of the shirt has been extended to the underarm section of the sleeves. The home kit also features white and claret colours.
The new away shirt is a lot different from the 'Chapman' away kit of 07/08 and is finished in yellow for the first since the 'Sega' sponsored kit of the 90s. Featuring a blue round collar and sleeves with a claret stripe running from the collar bone and down the shoulder blades to the end of the sleeves, the new away kit looks quite good if these images prove correct.
With the richest club owner in world football, Chelsea hardly needs the revenue from merchandise sales so it is safe to assume that the special edition Chelsea Home Shirt 2008/09 with Champions League Final Embroidery is for commemorative purposes only.
Afterall, reaching the final of Europe's elite club competition is a cause for celebration in itself and having reached the final for the first time in the club's history, you can forgive them for getting a little carried away.
As you are probably aware, this special edition shirt is based on the new kit design for the forthcoming English Premier League season 2008/09 with the only difference from the standard shirt being the the orange embroidery on the player's right chest which says "FINAL MOSCOW 2008 - 21st May LUZHNIKI STADIUM Manchester United v Chelsea".
Priced at £49.99, it is exactly £10 more than the shirt without the embroidery - perhaps Chelsea needs the money afterall?
But what if Manchester United end up clinching a Premier League and Champions League double? Chelsea fans will be rewarded with an extra £10 out of pocket and bittersweet memories.
Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard has been sacked will leave his post at the Catalan giants at the end of the season due to a string of poor results which have left the Spanish giants trophyless for the past two seasons
As if winning the league with three matches to spare were not enough for Spanish giants Real Madrid, they went two steps further overnight by humiliating arch-rivals Barcelona 4-1 at the Bernabeu and depriving them of an automatic place in next season's Champions League in the process
English giants Liverpool has unveiled their all-new home kit for the next two seasons with pre-orders now available through the club's official website
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