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Injuries hit Roma

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September 14, 2008

Roma has a whole list of injuries to deal with, defenders Juan and Mexes, goalkeeper Doni, midfielders Perrotta and De Rossi and forwards Totti and Vucinic.

The Giallorossi were penalized by the absences in Saturday’s match against Palermo. Roma lost 3-1 to Palermo.Roma took the lead after Baptista’s goal but Palermo fought back to turn the score in their favor.
The Giallorossi could manage only a 1-1 against Napoli in their Serie A opening.
Roma will start the Champions League campaign next week against Romanian champions Cluj.

It remains to be seen how coach Luciano Spalletti will manage the situation.

Ronaldo returns from injury

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September 13, 2008

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Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to return from injury next week.

Ronaldo was expected to be out until October after the operation at the right ankle.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson declared that the recovery was shorter than was previously thought and that Ronaldo is training already with the first team. Ferguson mentioned a couple of weeks ago that Ronaldo is following a recovery program with the physios and fitness coach.
Despite being fit to play for the derby match against Liverpool is hardly to believe that Fergusson will use Ronaldo.
Ronaldo is set to be in the starting line-up in the Champions League match against Villareal on Wednesday.
Ronaldo had a perfect season with Manchester last year winning both Champions League and Premier League.
He was also awarded with the “best Premier League player” and “best forward” by Uefa.
Ronaldo was associated with a move to Bernabeu whole summer but he finally decided to stay for at least one year.

Can Inter win the Champions League?

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September 12, 2008

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After winning three consecutive titles in Serie A, Inter have now great expectations in Champions League also.

Inter hasn’t succeeded in the European Cup since 1965 and Massimo Moratti expressed his desire to win the most wanted club trophy.
Inter has a great history, collecting 2 Intercontinental Cups, 3 European Cups, 16 Scudetto and 5 Italian Cups.
Inter boss Jose Mourinho is very confident that his side can do a great job in Champions League this year.
Mourinho who prefers an attacking formation with 3 players in front declared that he is happy with the squad and the conditions at the club.
Inter has one of the biggest squads from Serie A and not only.
The Nerazzurri will play next game against Catania this weekend.
The European adventure begins next week when Inter will meet Panathinaikos.
Mourinho has a personal record of 98 home games without a loss in the last 5 years.
I think that Mourinho will impose his style and this year will bring the European glory for Inter.

Manchester set for Liverpool visit in derby match

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September 12, 2008

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This weekend the defending champions are set to travel to fierce rival Liverpool.
Liverpool is level on points with the leader Chelsea which travels to Manchester City while Manchester United are 3 points behind but with one less game.

United has not lost in Premier League at Liverpool since 2001 and won five from the last six meetings.
Manchester will not count on Cristiano Ronaldo who is recovering after surgery while Liverpool may miss Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres who are recovering after injuries.
This game could also mean the debut of Dimitar Berbatov for Manchester and Albert Riera for Liverpool.
Berbatov who joined Manchester last week for £ 30.75 m from Tottenham could cover the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo. Berbatov could be the key player for United if he can take advantage of the defensive weakness that Liverpool showed last seasons.
The importance of the match was reflected by Alvaro Arbeloa in an interview for the Liverpool‘s official website, considering that the game worths more then 3 points .
Also he spoke about the past home matches that were lost by Liverpool in the last minute or after a corner kick. Arbeloa considers that those losses could be avoided and hopes that they will delight the fans on Saturday.
Liverpool haven’t won any Premier League title since 1990 and now they are prepared more then ever to change the history.

The World worst diver

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September 11, 2008

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