March 2009 Blog Posts (8)

liverpool on song!!

liverpool colmplete another clinical demolition of a top class side...first came madrid followed by manu and now villa is added to the list..only a hypocrite will think that chelsea has a chance against the reds come the quater finals of the champions league!!!!!! but the key is resting the important players so that they can play at their best!!!! even though all the remaining matches are important they still have the acid test of arsenal to come in the league....eventhough they face the… Continue

Added by rakesh.anfield on March 22, 2009 at 8:10pm — 3 Comments

liverpool in a commanding position!!!!

with both manu and chelsea losing today, liverpool has all the right things happening for them..if only they can keep torres and gerard fit for the remainder of the season then they have a fair chance in the EPL and the champions league...but lot also depends on benitez's team selection...but being an ardent liverpool fan i beleive he will not do anything that will cost liverpool.

Added by rakesh.anfield on March 21, 2009 at 7:01pm — 3 Comments

Benitez extends Liverpool contract

Liverpool FC manager Rafael Benitez has ended months of speculation by signing a contract extension that will keep him at Anfield until 2014, the English Premier League club confirmed Wednesday.

The Spaniard, whose current deal ran until the end of next… Continue

Added by MySoccerPlace.net on March 19, 2009 at 12:09pm — No Comments

Kahn to be Schalke Manager ?

Former Germany national football team goalkeeper and captain Oliver Kahn looks set to be named as the new team manager of Schalke 04 after meeting with club officials on Thursday.

The 39-year-old has already had several meetings in Gelsenkirchen, west Germany, to discuss replacing Andreas Mueller who was sacked last… Continue

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Fabregas rejects spitting allegations

LONDON (AFP) - Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas insists he has nothing to hide if he is hauled before the Football Association over claims that he spat at Hull's assistant manager.

"I've absolutely nothing to hide and nothing to be ashamed of," he told the Sun newspaper.

"The simple fact is I did not spit at the assistant… Continue

Added by MySoccerPlace.net on March 19, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

UEFA ready to heed Liverpool plea to not play on date of Hillsborough disaster

GENEVA March 15th 2009

UEFA said on Monday that it would do its utmost to ensure that Liverpool FC do not have to play their Champions League quarter final tie on the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.

"We are aware of the huge significance of the 15 April date for both… Continue

Added by MySoccerPlace.net on March 16, 2009 at 10:00pm — 2 Comments

O´Neill refuses to surrender Champions League dream

BIRMINGHAM, England - March 15th 2009

Martin O'Neill believes his faltering team Aston Villa can still scrape a Champions League place despite a dispiriting 2-1 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur which left them in fifth place in the… Continue

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Klose out for six to eight weeks

MUNICH, Germany (AFP) - Germany striker Miroslav Klose will be sidelined for "six to eight weeks" following an operation on his injured right ankle, his club Bayern Munich said on Monday.