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Tisk Tisk Tisk, Henry is letting the truth out..check out this article by football365.. MILAN LINK LIFTS HENRY
Arsenal captain Thierry Henry has admitted it is "great to hear" of AC Milan's interest in him.And the France striker, who has also been linked with a move to Barcelona over the last 18 months, claims the whole club has been unsettled by vice-chairman David Dein's departure last season.On the Milan link Henry told The Sun: "That is great to hear. How can it be anything else?""As I have said many times, at the moment I am an Arsenal player. But everyone knows that a lot of stuff has happened at the club recently that wasn't supposed to happen."So the only thing I can tell you is right now I am an Arsenal player but I cannot deny it's nice to hear about Milan."Dein left the Gunners in April after a disagreement on a potential takeover and Henry said his influence around the club had been noticeable already."The bosses have been unsettled and a lot of players at the club have been unsettled," he added."I was devastated when Mr Dein left the club. I don't know what happened and I don't want to know but whatever went on, Mr Dein leaving was not a clever move."Although no one is bigger than the club, Arsene Wenger and Mr Dein are really close to being Arsenal."So if you ask me if there was one person on the board I would not like to see leaving, I would have said Mr Dein."Unfortunately it is out of my hands. I don't agree with what has happened but sometimes that's the way things are. We just have to move on."0K 0K IM BACK AND T0 START IT 0FF CHECK 0UT THIS ST0RY I RAN ACR0SS...THIS WILL MAKE Y0U THINK TWICE BEF0RE G0ING T0 A GAME IN LIVERPOOL...
PARRY BLASTS UEFA CLAIMS (football365)
Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry insists UEFA should focus on their own shortcomings in their organisation of the Champions League final rather than trying to "deflect attention" on to Reds fans by branding them as the worst behaved in Europe.
A UEFA report which will be presented to sports minister Richard Caborn tomorrow will brand Liverpool fans the worst in Europe.
European football's governing body, who commissioned undercover police agents to compile the report over the last four years, say there have been more incidents involving Reds supporters than anyone else.
The report paints a damning picture of the Anfield club's fans' behaviour at last month's Champions League final in Athens, accusing Reds fans of stealing tickets from their fellow supporters, charging the gates to get into the ground without tickets and causing trouble outside the stadium which ended with tear gas being used.
But Reds chief Parry believes UEFA's failure to heed the club's warnings about potential security and ticketing problems were to blame and felt they were now trying to pass the buck, having praised Liverpool fans before the final.
"The shortcomings in the management of the situation in Athens were apparent to anyone who was there," Parry told the club's official website www.liverpoolfc.tv.
"These latest comments from UEFA should not deflect attention from that reality. What is most surprising about the latest comments from Mr Gaillard is that on the eve of the final, he quite rightly commented that Liverpool supporters 'have a tradition of good behaviour'.
"Let's not forget that these same supporters who Mr Gaillard is claiming are now the worst in Europe were praised by UEFA president Michel Platini after our semi-final victory against Chelsea only last month, commended for their behaviour in Istanbul in 2005 and actually honoured by UEFA at a gala dinner in Monte Carlo in 2001 as joint Supporters of the Years with Alaves after the UEFA Cup final."
Richard Caborn, the British Sports Minister, who is meeting Platini on Tuesday, added: "I have a lot of sympathy with the Liverpool fans who paid their hard-earned money for genuine tickets but couldn't get into the ground.
"The reasons for this need an urgent explanation. We have already raised the matter with the Greek authorities through our embassy in Athens and Government officials are also talking with UEFA. I will be putting this issue high on the agenda at a meeting I am to have with Michel Platini."
Parry added: "To have a stadium with no counting system and no turnstiles is unforgivable for any standard of game, let alone a major final.
"We produced a report for UEFA a week beforehand predicting, sadly, all of the things that did go wrong. We told UEFA our intelligence suggested there were 5,000 forged tickets in existence.
"They knew and we knew that thousands of fans would travel without tickets and we stressed the need for a proper check at the outer cordon."
Liverpool's Lord Mayor Paul Clark has hit back at UEFA's claims in the Liverpool Daily Post.
He said: "UEFA appear to be trying to avoid the blame for the disorganisation of the final."
Cllr Clark, who attended the Athens match, added: "To make matters worse, instead of looking at their own faults UEFA are blaming the people of Liverpool.
"Saying this is typical of Liverpool fans is unfair and reflects badly on the image of the city."
Les Lawson, spokesman for the official LFC supporters' club, said: "This is typical of UEFA. Rather than look at their own shortcomings, they want to shove the blame somewhere else.
"The fact they are not willing to stand up and take responsibility is worrying for fans, because that means they will never learn from their mistakes."
UEFA spokesman William Gaillard had earlier said: "The incidents involving Liverpool fans have been well known to us before the trouble at the Champions League final which involved Liverpool fans last week.
"That was just the latest example. What other set of fans steal tickets from their fellow supporters or out of the hands of children?
"We know what happened in Athens, and Liverpool fans were the cause of most of the trouble there.
"There have been 25 incidents involving Liverpool fans away from home since 2003 and these are in the report - most teams' supporters do not cause any trouble at all."

EGYPT VS SWEDEN 2-0!!!!!!!!!!!
AHLY VS HARAS IL HADOOD 4-0!!Ok Honestly Guys I did not get to see the Ahly vs Haras il hadood match, but I did my research and I will update everyone with the following highlights as much as i can...Newly signed player AbdelHamid Hassan scored his first goal today, which was also the first goal for al ahly in the first half followed by Emad Mitab in the 22nd min. making Emad's tally of goals to 15 and making him top on the scoring chartShwaky then Flavio came in with goals..but get this..[Filgoal.com]Ahli coach Manuel Jose, known for his controversial remarks, was sent-off in the 79th minute for an indecent protest against the referee's decisions.The Portuguese boss took off his jacket and started removing his shirt before being forced to watch the rest of the match from the stands! THIS IS FOOTBALL PEOPLE, NOT A BASKETBALL GAME! Zamalek VS Olympic1-0 Zamalak by penelty shot which was recieved in over time...stupid..[filgoal.com] Zamalek were awarded a penalty in the additional time after Zaki was allegedly brought down by Olympic defender Ahmed Gomaa.Olympic threatened to withdraw from the match in protest of the referee's decision but finally resumed before former ENPPI striker Zaki stepped-up and fired the ball into the right bottom corner to lead Zamalek to a precious win.Ok Guys, never thought i would see the day but Zamalak is back in action and moving on up, after their amazing match against Vital'O, they are sending the message, "Watch out Ahly, its payback time". Check out the article below.Zamalek thrash Vital'O in Champions League opener Sun, 28 Jan 2007 - 20:56 By: Hatem Maher Zamalek celebrated their African Champions League return with a thrashing 4-1 home win over Burundi's Vital'O in the first-leg of the competition's preliminary round on Sunday.Amr Zaki, Hazem Emam, Mostafa Gaafar and Tarek Al-Sayed were on the score sheet to help Zamalek, who didn't feature in last year's edition, edge closer to the Champions League round of 32.The return-leg will be played in Burundi on the 11th of February.Zamalek needed just three minutes to open the score line when Zaki cut ahead of the keeper to head home Ahmed Ghanem's inch-perfect cross from the right flank.The Egypt international striker almost doubled the lead in the 11th minute after he poked home from close range but the goal was ruled out for an alleged handball. Television replays showed that Zaki controlled the ball on his chest.Two minutes later, the prolific Zaki received Ghanem's cross at the far post and fired a powerful drive that cannoned off the crossbar. Zamalek kept on dominating possession and threatened on several occasions while Vital'O failed to create any scoring opportunity.Emam extended the lead three minutes before the interval when he scored a rare header into the top corner of the net after being set-up by Al-Sayed's corner.Gaafar added the third three minutes past the hour mark after he converted Zaki's miscued shot into the back of the net from close range.In the 73rd minute, Emam sent a superb lob that was denied by the bar before being replaced by Youssef Hamdi amid standing ovation from the home crowd who enjoyed their favorite man's display.Al-Sayed put the icing on the cake shortly after when he raced down the left-flank before sending a cross which deflected off a defender and went into the back of the net.While Zamalek were celebrating their huge victory, a defensive mix-up resulted in the visitors' only goal seven minutes from time.PAOK snub Saudi offer for Azmi Filgoal.com Mon, 29 Jan 2007 - 18:46Greek side PAOK have turned down a luxurious offer from Saudi club Al-Shabab to land Egypt defender Amir Azmi on loan, the player's father said on Monday.The former Saudi champions set a 500.000 Euros bid to sign Azmi on a six-month loan deal but the Greeks demanded double this fee, former volleyball star Azmi Megahed told FilGoal.com.Monday's editions from several Saudi papers said that a deal was already reached and that the international defender will feature for Al-Shabab soon."Al-Shabab chairman Khaled Al-Baltan called me after PAOK's response and he was very disappointed because they had initially agreed the deal," Megahed said.Azmi is a regular starter with PAOK, who are placed fourth in the local league table with 26 points.AHLY VS KAHRABA TALKHA 3-0!
LIVE NOW - AHLY VS KAHRABA TALKHA First half 0-0 Sorry I was rushing to make it home in time but missed the first half, but im up and on the second Let me give a little background on the team Kahraba Talkha, they are a very lower level team, they dont play too many big matches which is confusing because last year in the african cup of nations they were one of the hardest teams to defeat and one of the sneakiest.second half begins.... 52 min! ahmad galal!! goal!!!!!!!!!! head but from shady!! ahmad galal "ana ma khafsh min il kahraba!" go ahly!Abdel hameed is to close to the goal with a potential shot but off side.72nd min! ahmad galal again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!goallllllll!!!YA WAD YA WAD YA AHMAD GALAL! passes by abdel hameed hassan!
HOLY SHIT 86TH MIN! AHMAD GALAL AGAIN! 3RD GOAL!!! WHOAAA
94th min match is done! go ahly!EGYPT VS ZAMBIA 0-3! :( OUCH...EGYPT IS OFFICIALLY OUT OF THE AFRICAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER SUFFERING AN EMBARASSSSING MATCH :(
Becks to play in America - Jan 11 2007 David Beckham is moving to America to play for Los Angeles Galaxy, he announced today.The former England captain will leave Real Madrid in June and play in the US’s Major League Soccer from August, in a £128 million five-year deal.Beckham said the decision to quit Spain had been "extremely difficult".The news will no doubt be welcomed by wife Victoria, who will be able to see a lot more of Hollywood mates such as Katie Holmes and J-Lo.Becks also has links with the celebrity-packed city, with a football academy in LA.He said in a statement: "This week, Real Madrid asked me to make a decision regarding my future and the offer to extend my contract by a further two seasons."After discussing several options with my family and advisers to either stay here at Madrid or join other major British and European clubs, I have decided to join the Los Angeles Galaxy and play in the MLS from August this year."I would like to thank the supporters and people of Madrid who have made my family and I feel so welcome in my time here, making this an extremely difficult decision to make."I have enjoyed my time in Spain enormously and I am extremely grateful to the club for giving me the opportunity to play for such a great team and their amazing fans."I look forward to the new challenge of growing the world’s most popular game in a country that is as passionate about its sport as my own." Ronaldo to Play for Ittihad: Club Source Samir Al-Saadi, Arab News JEDDAH, 10 January 2007 — Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ittihad Club is getting one of the world’s most renowned soccer strikers, Brazilian superstar Ronaldo, according to a source close to the club’s management.However, Mansour Al-Balawi, Ittihad Club president, did not name Ronaldo yesterday as he made the announcement that the team would be getting a player of the caliber of Inter Milan striker Louis Figo, who was also recently recruited.Club sources confirmed that the new player is Ronaldo, who was recently put on Real Madrid’s transfer list because he did not lose weight during the holidays as he was told to do.As a result, he will be sweating off the kilos in the hot sun with the boys in yellow. The three-time Brazilian FIFA World Player of the Year will put on the yellow-and-black jersey on Sunday, said the source.Al-Balawi, who addressed a crowded press conference here, said the name of the player would be officially announced today at 5 p.m. via SMS through Jawal Al-Ittihad. “We owe that to our fans,” he said.“I am afraid I’ll shock everyone here if I reveal his name now,” he added, as hundreds of fans who attended the conference loudly cheered.Thirty-year-old Ronaldo was the youngest player to win the FIFA World Player of the Year. He won the award in 1996, and then again in 1997 and 2002.But despite his glory, which included helping Brazil win the World Cup in 2002 in South Korea and Japan, Ronaldo has been facing problems with Real Madrid’s Italian coach Fabio Capello for putting on weight.According to media reports, he was offered to AC Milan, but the Italians said: “Grazie but no grazie.”Regarding the signing of Portuguese legend Figo, Al-Balawi refused to reveal how much was paid to Figo to wear the Al-Ittihad jersey. “I wish not to reveal the number because I want to use that as a leverage for future advertising contracts we might sign,” he said.He said Figo’s primary contract is for 18 months. He added that the contract states that the Portuguese star must pass a medical test before playing for Ittihad in July.Al-Balawi said that Figo would be an important asset for the club both on and off theThe club is entitled to all advertisement income as long as Figo wears the yellow jersey and 60 percent of advertisement income for any other contract.Regarding Itti-Barca academy, he said that the club has received the license from the municipality to build the academy that will be located in the north of Jeddah.He added that 10 more centers that shall serve the academy are to be built all over the city to attract talent.Raul denies Liverpool link Real Madrid striker Raul has denied he is on the verge of leaving the club he joined as a boy to join Liverpool. Recent reports from Spain suggested that Rafa Benitez was ready to buy the 29-year-old out of the final three years of his contract and offer the Spaniard the same length deal at Anfield.Speaking on Real Madrid TV, however, Raul said: "The only thing I am concerned about is the club (Real Madrid). I am very happy and content and I will carry on working as I have always done with the hope of finishing (at Madrid)."With Real Madrid undergoing a complete overhaul, and manager Fabio Capello underling his desire to have seven players under 25 in his first eleven, speculation nevertheless continues that the out of favour Raul is secretly planning his exit.Raul has made it clear that he has no intention in leaving the club he joined as a schoolboy from rivals Atletico, but he would also prefer making a dignified exit rather than suffer the type of ignominy dealt out to David Beckham."When a team-mate goes it makes you sad," said Raul of Beckham, who has signed a five-year contract with MLS team LA Galaxy."David has been a great team-mate and a professional who has always given his best."As for me, I want to stay at the club but if I have to make a personal sacrifice for the good of the club, then so be it."Raul was in Real's starting line-up in Sunday's 1-0 win over Real Zaragoza but had to be replaced early on after picking up a minor injury.The player's agent, Gines Carvajal, recently made it clear that if Madrid lose their faith in the aging club captain then "I can place him in England without the slightest problem."Raul and Benitez enjoy a good relationship and the former Valencia coach was amongst the coaching staff at Real when the striker was making his breakthrough in the first team.Raul, who has scored a record 54 Champions League goals for Real, was a regular visitor to Anfield when his close friend, and former team-mate, Fernando Morientes played for the Reds.He is said to have been impressed by the professional structure of the Premiership club and the magnetism of the Kop faithful. Meanwhile, Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry announced on the weekend that Benitez was very close to joining Real Madrid over the summer but decided to stay put on Merseyside and continue the revolution that he started."It was pretty serious and for Rafa it was clearly a temptation because Real Madrid is his club. He has been there as a player and as a coach," said Parry."It will always be an opportunity he will have to consider but we sat down for a few hours together and talked about the direction the club was taking."He believed in the direction we are taking and he believed in the way we are going about it. We are all passionate to win trophies and the one we would really love to win is the Premier League."Ahly vs somthing jet...1-0Ahly is #33 in the world! whoa!!!!AHLY VS MOAWLEEEN 5-1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ahly most def. made up for the lost match againt ismaeliya!Live now! Ahly vs MoawleenFirst 10 min goal from al ahly by osama hosny!Moawleen makes a goalAbou trieka makes the second goal
Half time Emad mitab goal and penelty shot in second halfFlavio is in and makes a penelty shot for al ahlyAmazinggggggggg endining match!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!SMITH'S RANGERS RETURN CONFIRMED
Walter Smith has been appointed manager of Rangers for a second time.He has quit his post as Scotland head coach to return to the job he gave up in 1998 and has signed a three-year contract.The Scottish Football Association have confirmed their intention to take legal action against Smith "for breach of contract" and against Rangers "for inducement to breach the contract".David Taylor, SFA chief executive said: "Walter's departure is a serious blow to the Scottish FA."He has done an excellent job for us and the Scottish national team. We are very disappointed that he has chosen to leave us at this critical time in our Euro 2008 qualification campaign."In a statement, the SFA said: "At a meeting on Wednesday morning with the chief executive of the Scottish FA, Walter Smith delivered a letter of resignation with immediate effect from his position as national coach of the Scotland team."No agreement has been reached with Mr Smith or Rangers Football Club on any compensation payment to be made for the early termination of his employment, which is in breach of his contract with the Scottish FA."Smith was Rangers executive chairman Sir David Murray's first choice for the position from the moment Paul Le Guen left the club by mutual agreement six days ago.The 58-year-old Glaswegian led Rangers to seven consecutive league titles before departing for a stint at Everton, which was much less successful.He had previously served as assistant boss at Ibrox under Graeme Souness.Smith brings Rangers legend Ally McCoist with him as his assistant, while Kenny McDowall has been recruited from Celtic and will serve as first-team coach.Almost nine years have passed since Smith left Rangers.With the current team in a state of turmoil, he will initially be tasked with stopping the rot rather than mounting an immediate challenge to Celtic in the Bank of Scotland Premier League.Smith enhanced his reputation with Scotland who surprisingly top their Euro 2008 qualifying group, ahead of Italy and France, the two World Cup finalists.Rangers announced they would present Smith at a press conference at 2.30pm.Despite the SFA's pledge to take legal action - they refused Smith permission to leave on Monday - Murray was delighted to land his number one target.Murray said: "It is a great pleasure to welcome Walter and Ally back to Rangers Football Club."I have great respect for both men and their achievements and I am convinced they will take the club forward."Murray told www.rangers.co.uk: "I would also like to extend a special welcome to Kenny. He has a terrific track record as a coach and will undoubtedly enhance our new management team."The new manager stated: "I am delighted to return to Rangers as manager. This club has always been in my blood and I can't wait to get started."I am looking forward to teaming up with Ally and Kenny. I worked side by side with Ally during our time with the national team and I am also delighted Kenny has agreed to join us at Ibrox."Smith paid a short visit to the SFA offices on Wednesday morning, when he delivered his resignation letter.Walter Smith Factfile 1948: Born February 24 and brought up in Carmyle in the east end of Glasgow.1966: Joins Dundee United initially as a part-time player and electrician before going on to make more than 250 appearances.1974: Plays in 3-0 Scottish Cup final defeat by Celtic. Later sold to Dumbarton for £7,000.1979: Rejoins Dundee United to take coaching role under manager Jim McLean.1983: United win the Scottish league for the first time.1984: The Tayside outfit lose a European Cup semi-final to Roma.1986: April - Moves to Ibrox as number two to Graeme Souness.June - Assistant to Scotland manager Alex Ferguson at the Mexico World Cup.1991: Takes over from Souness as manager of Rangers, who clinched the title four matches later - their third successive championship.1992: Guides Rangers to the double.1993: Rangers win the treble and finish a point off a Champions League final spot behind eventual winners Marseille.1994: Rangers take title by three points from Aberdeen and retain League Cup.1995: Championship is won easily by 15 points from Motherwell. Smith signs Paul Gascoigne from Lazio.1996: Third League and Scottish Cup double for Rangers under Smith.1997: Smith leads Rangers to record-equalling ninth successive title after beating Celtic in four league matches.Awarded OBE. In October, announces he will step down as Gers manager at end of season.1998: May - Last season in charge at Ibrox ends without silverware after Celtic lift title and Hearts defeat Rangers 2-1 in Scottish Cup final.July - Rejects offer from Sheffield Wednesday to sign three-year as Everton manager.November - Discovers from the player that Duncan Ferguson was to be sold to Newcastle. Threatens to consider his future at Goodison before announcing he will stay.1999: May - Everton finish 14th in the Premier League, seven points above the relegation zone.December 26 - Agrees a two-year extension to his existing contract following theatre impresario Bill Kenwright's £20million takeover.2000: Everton finish 13th in the Premiership, but they are knocked out of the Worthington Cup by Bristol Rovers and the FA Cup by Tranmere.2001: Everton finish 16th, eight points clear of relegation zone.2002: March - After a run of one win in 13 Premier League matches, and defeat to Middlesbrough in the FA Cup quarter-finals, Everton terminate Smith's contract.2004: March - Smith joins Manchester United as Sir Alex Ferguson's assistant until the end of the season.December 2 - Smith confirmed as Scotland manager following resignation of Berti Vogts.2005: March 26 - Scotland lose 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier in Italy in Smith's first game in charge.June - Hampden victory over Moldova is followed by a 0-0 draw in Belarus, kicking off a run of seven games without defeat on foreign soil.September - Scotland re-ignite their World Cup campaign against all odds with a draw against Italy and victory in Norway.October - Home defeat by Belarus ends hopes of a play-off spot for Germany 2006 before a 3-0 win in Slovenia.2006: May - Scotland win the Kirin Cup thanks to 5-1 triumph over Bulgaria and draw with hosts Japan.October - Scotland follow up wins over the Faroe Islands and Lithuania with a famous 1-0 triumph over World Cup finalists France. Days later a 2-0 defeat in Ukraine ends the 100% start to the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign.2007: January 4 - Smith is strongly tipped for a return to Ibrox after Paul Le Guen leaves his post as Rangers boss.January 7 - Scottish Football Association chief executive David Taylor confirms Rangers have made contact with the SFA over Smith.January 8 - SFA refuse a request from Smith to leave and take charge at Rangers.January 10 - Smith quits as Scotland boss and is appointed Rangers manager, prompting SFA to declare their intention to take legal action. Smith signs three-year contract.Ahly vs Ismaliya 0-3!Sorry I was late guys I am really sick after watching this but i will update with the horrible Ahly vs Ismaliya match.1st eight min. goal by ismaliyaMohammed Abdullah originally a ismaliya recieved a yellow card in the 14th min.48th min goal once more for ismaliyaIn the second half ism. makes its last goal and about trieka is knocked out with a hard hit and is unconcious when he comes back his first words are , "put me in im gonna play" of course medical specialties refuse as well as the coach and his team mates, when he is refused abou treika goes back to the bench and begind to cry...touching and very depressing, this is not the type of sportsmenship that Ahly should be representing. Ismaliya really pulled their weight on this one. good job guys, as for al Ahly im sorry to say but get your act together, or you will drop off the charts faster than oprah drops weight.LIVE NOW!
AL AHLY VS TANTA
1ST half no goals, tie 0-0Ok its the 66th min and no action has occured...I may actually fall asleep. Lets hang in there.AHMAD HASSAN IN THE 70TH MINUTE A GOAL FOR AL AHLY!!!AMAZING SHOT FROM FAR AWAY! THE GOALY NEVER SAW IT COMING!!!
71st min. flavio is out and wael reyad in for al ahly OK FOLKS I MUST GO SO I WILL UPDATE TONIGHT WITH THE FINAL SCORES.AHLY VS TANTA 1-0!
AHLY VS ZAMALAK 2-1
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AL AHLY VS AL ZAMALAK
10 minutes in penelty shot for zamalak, amr zaky is the striker and he fails to get the shot past al ahly goaly al hadary!12 minutes in about treika kicks a shot and it NEARLY misses the goal by a couple inches.1th minute amr zaky ONCE AGAIN misses a chance of getting a wide open goal because of his overly weak kickZamalak goaly continues to stop each ball that comes by the goal. amazing.
Moahmmad about il 3ala in the 22nd min almost gets a goal on Al Ahly but he is not quick enough for Al Hadary.25th min ibrahim saeed fouls ahly.
30TH MINUTE ABOUT TRIEKA PASSES TO FLAVIO AND FLAVIO HEADS IT DIRECTLYYYYYYYY INTO THE ZAMALAK GOAL GOAL GOAL! 1-0.
WHAT A CHANCE LOST IN THE 32TH MIN feet away form the goal wide open kicked by abou treika and bounces off a zamalak player! what are the oddds!35th minute zamalak player gamal shoots but shoots to high.37th min amr zaky makes a 100% guaranteed goal into the ahly territory but it is jut SAVED by al hadary . Amr Zaky is really trying to make up for the missed penelty shot.
41st minute once again FLAVIO MAKES A GOAL! WHOAAA! 2-0!
44th min goal made directly into ahly goal and stoped by al hadary! yes amazing!2 attempted shots by al zamalak in a row and two very close saves for al ahly. zamalak seems to be getting fired up.
HALF TIME!Unfortun. i will not be covering the second half because i will be covering the match from a location that does not have wireless. I will update with the final score after the match is over. continue... Beginning of the second half goal made for al zamalakthe rest of the second half was not a soccer match in any manner, it was a war on the field, with no skills at all present this was a boxing match, player going after player simply to injur the other with no intent on makin a shot the only player strictly focused on making a goal was Amr Zaky, who without a doubt was attempting to make up for the penelty shot he lost at the beginning of the match.towards the end of the second half there was a huge foul made on abou trieka which should have resulted in a penelty shot for al ahly but the ref. did not call even a foul, following it directly there was two more "penelty" shots for al ahly which were not called or made notice of.This bring me to another point , the ref. was not middle eastren he was either european or american, which was important so that he did not have prefrence on either side of the teams. In my whole futbol life i have never seen such a irresponsible ref. on the field. this man should be provoked of his ref. rights. Blind and stupid as well. He would call a penelty shot or foul or out of bounds every once and a while for either team simply to give off the "impression" that he is not being bias and that he is paying attention. Stupid ref. enough said.And finally the funniest part of the match, towards the end when a fould is called on al ahly for fouling a zamalak player. this goes to show that the ref. was simply calling out random fouls because if he was really watching he would see that the zamalak player cried out "ouch" before the ahly player has even touched him...again the second half was simply who can hurt who and random whistles. All in all everyone played lousy , worst match of the season. Ahly VS Immpy 2-1! First Half ahly makes a goal, second half immpy makes a goal. and Eslam il Shatir Ahly player gets kicked out by the ref. In about the 88th min Eslam (IMMPY PLAYER) slaps a ahly player in the face as he runs after the ball, the ref blows the whistle and pulls a yellow card out just as eslam curses him out! and quicker than the eye can see the ref pulls a red card out and eslam is out! Now up until the last two minutes it was a tie game between ahly and immpy until a shot was made by ahly but it wassss offside and did NOT count. With one minute left the ball is in flavios reach as he head buds the ball to emad mitab and IN THE GOAL IT GOES! and seconds later the whistle is blown and Ahly wins.Ahly Vs Harass il hadood 2-0
Mitab Mitab twice with goals passed from flavio lazy first half active second 4 yellow slips.
BARCELONA VS BRAZIL 0-1!!! WOWWW!
AHLY VS MEXICAN TEAM 2-1
What happened with Abou Treika was unprofessional and flat out stupid, you cannot remove a player from the top list after puting him on. BS.
Ahly vs Internacion 1-2! In my whole futbol history...this was the match of all matches. Period.
Internacional struggle past Al-AhlyWritten by: Michiel van Blommestein TOKYO, Dec 13 (Sw) - Internacional has reached the final of the Club World Championship after beating Egypt's Al-Ahly 1-2. the Brazilians will now face either Barcelona or Mexico's America.Alexandre Pato opened the score for the Brazilians, with 17-year-old wonderkid striking in the 23rd minute. Angolan striker Flavio equalised in the second half with a header.Thing began to look worse for Internacional, when Pato was taken off with injury 20 minutes into the second half and replaced by Luiz Adriano.As if fate wanted it, it was Luiz Adriano who sealed the winner with a headed-in corner on 72 minutes."Brazil is the most advanced footballing country in the world," Ahly coach Jose Manuel told Reuters after the match. "You can't compare Brazilian football and Egyptian football."We showed character but we were a bit tactically naive." AHLY VS ILGEISH 4-0!!! SECOND HALF WAS AMAZING!! ABOU TRIEKA AND FLAVIO THE STARS!
Ahly goes from Hero to zero

By Basma AbdelkaderAhly's hope to win a second successive Champions League title was severly crushed after their amazingly disappointing match on Sunday. The match was an indication that Al Ahly’s skills may need to be reexamined. On Sunday the 29th of October, Al Ahly played Tunisian team, Sfaxien. Missing an unbelievable number of chances, Ahly was barely able to tie by the end of the match. Besides achieving an almost record number of fouls, the match held over a total of eleven minutes in over time and still ended with a tie. A usual match has 10 fouls which is alarmingly little considering by the end of the first half there was already over 25 fouls! Perhaps the most amazing part of the match was when Ahly player, Flavio, actually ran away from the ball, missing the opportunity to score a point in the first half. This came as surprising because all throughout the match positive feedback was given about the player by the sports casters. But respect to the team must be given at some point thanks to AbouTreika who was able to manage an amazing goal, putting Ahly ahead in the first twenty seven minutes followed by a shocking amount of red in the stands from the supporting fans and a double foul in the 44th minute as a Tunisian player gets carried off the field due to injury. In the second half things really spiced up. Within less than the first ten minutes Sfaxien came back harder than ever scoring a tap-in goal by player Joetex Frimpong's. Right away after Sfaxien made a goal, the teams effort was pushed up a notch and they played faster, harder, and better than before. Which is a positive point about them vs. Al Ahly, once a goal is made, the philosophy “thank god now we can relax” is held. In the 69th minute Ahly player Kinawy was taken out and Eslam El-Shatir was brought in. Shortly after in the 80th minute Emad Mitab was taken out and Wael Reyad was in. An important thing to note is both goalie’s for both teams were remarkably awake and active throughout the whole game. Extensive credit must be given to both for their outstanding performance in managing to stop almost every goal. Being International winger Mohamed Barakat’s first start for Ahly in this season's Champions League, it was most definitely discouraging for him as well as all fans considering the loss was on Egypt’s own land. Engineering freshman Tarek Allam gives his opinion on how he saw the match. “The Sfaxien coach, Mrad Mahjoub, out played Manuel Jose on the field.” For those of who didn’t watch the match, they were certainly affected by it in one way or another. Some 76000 fans, 1000 being Tunisian, packed the Cairo international Stadium on Sunday. What did that mean? If you were planning to get home on time, think again. Ahly could have taken the lead as early as the eighth minute through a brilliant header from Emad Meteb but unfortunately, Ahly was only able to accomplish a tie. Sfaxien will enter the second league in Tunis after two weeks as favorites as they need any draw to be crowned African champions for the first time in history. Sfaxien coach Mrad Mahjoub couldn't have asked for more.COLUMN-Soccer-Is playing for country now an optional extra? By Simon EvansMILAN, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Representing your country is routinely described as the greatest honour in a footballer's career but more players seem to be turning their backs on international teams, a trend which risks devaluing competition.
This weekend's Euro 2008 qualifiers will take place without several well-known players who have turned down call-ups, raising the question of whether international football has now become an 'optional extra' for top performers.
Italy coach Roberto Donadoni would love to have playmaker Francesco Totti lining up against Ukraine at his home ground, the Olympic stadium in Rome.
But although Totti is fit enough to be featuring for his club, he says he wants a break from the national team until 2007.Totti's decision has been taken with remarkable ease by Donadoni and the rest of Italian football.While the muted reaction may reflect the player's limited contribution to Italy's World Cup triumph, it surely also reflects a mood of resignation among most national coaches.Sweden coach Lars Lagerback is without one of his best players this weekend after striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic rejected a call-up.
Lagerback disciplined Ibrahimovic last month, sending him home along with defender Olof Mellberg and midfielder Christian Wilhelmsson for staying out too late ahead of the qualifier against Liechtenstein.Ibrahimovic believed the sanction was too harsh and decided not to respond to the call-up for Saturday's home game against Spain and the match in Iceland four days later.Netherlands coach Marco van Basten has also been unable to persuade Ruud van Nistelrooy and Mark van Bommel to play this weekend.DIDA RETIREMENTIn Brazil, Dida has retired from the national side despite being only 32, arguably the perfect age for a goalkeeper.What is notable in all these cases is there no longer appears to be anger or particular surprise when players reject an international call. "I do not think I can persuade someone to play in the national side or, based on FIFA's rules, make them play," said Lagerback in a statement.Van Basten agreed, saying: "Van Bommel called me and made it clear he was no longer available. He was so determined that it was no use trying to persuade him."In one sense the coaches are right, there seems little point in enforcing call-ups on unwilling players."We don't want any player who doesn't want to represent Brazil, who doesn't have any pleasure in being here," said Brazil coach Dunga."The player has to put his heart and soul with the team as well as his body."France coach Raymond Domenech takes a different view.Domenech told Chelsea's Claude Makelele he must carry on playing for France even though the midfielder wanted to retire from the international stage.Under FIFA rules, if Makelele had refused to turn out for France he could have been suspended from playing for Chelsea.Domenech's determination to keep Makelele has resulted in a compromise, the player agreeing to stick with France until qualification is assured for Euro 2008.If Domenech's hardline approach pays off, other national coaches may follow suit and insist call-ups are heeded or suspensions imposed. The Lagerback and van Basten attitude, while it has a certain logic and avoids club v country conflicts, could lead to the erosion of the status of national teams. Sorry, The champions league was discontinued on coverage due to ME HAVING NO TIME BECAUSE I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO RUNS THIS THING. I will be covering other stories. Thank you:)Ok Guys I'm back. Heres the updates as far back as I can recall leaving off..
First let me start off with a article that I thought was very touching that I ran across...
Bayern coach celebrates end of 18-year Italian drought
By James Eve
MILAN, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich coach Felix
Magath celebrated a 2-0 victory over Inter Milan
on Wednesday which ended his club's 18-year run without a win in Italy.
Bayern's win, thanks to late goals by Peruvian striker
Claudio Pizarro and German international Lukas
Podolski, was their first in Italy since they
beat Inter in the third round of the UEFA Cup in
the 1988-89 season and left them top of Champions League group B on six points from two matches.
"It's a special win. I'm not the kind of person who sets
much store by statistics but tonight we've
broken our run of not winning in Italy and against a great team too," Magath said.
"This win has confirmed what I thought about the strength
of my team."Inter, meanwhile, were left languishing at the bottom of the group without a point.
Coach Roberto Mancini insisted that they could still
finish in the top two and qualify for the knockout phase of the competition.
"There are still four matches left and our chances of
qualification have not been compromised," he said.
"We've got enough time to finish second. We have to stay calm."
According to Mancini, the final score did not accurately reflect the match.
Inter had been marginally the better side until striker
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was sent off for a second
bookable offence in the 57th minute.
"It was already a fairly tough match - Bayern are a hard
enough to play with 11."So to have to play with 10 men for 20 or 30 minutes had a big impact on the rest of the match.
"Having said that, right up until the goal we were well in the match, creating chances.
"Two-nil is a misleading result. It's not as though Bayern had 50 shots on goal.
"Their goals came out of our lapses in concentration. Even
after Ibrahimovic's sending off it was a match
that we could have won".
2006-2007 Champions League Standings & Results# ------------------------------------------------Group Stage
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Group A
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W L T GF GA PTS - - - -- -- ---
Chelsea (England) 2 0 0 5 1 6 Barcelona (Spain) 1 0 1 6 1 4 Werder Bremen (Germany) 0 1 1 1 3 1 Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) 0 2 0 1 8 0 Tuesday, September 12 --------------------- Chelsea 2, Werder Bremen 0 Barcelona 5, Levski Sofia 0Wednesday September 27 ----------------------
Levski Sofia 1, Chelsea 3 Werder Bremen 1, Barcelona 1Wednesday, October 18
--------------------- Werder Bremen vs Levski Sofia Chelsea vs BarcelonaGroup B ------- W L T GF GA PTS - - - -- -- --- Bayern Munich (Germany 2 0 0 6 0 6 Sporting Lisbon (Portgual) 1 0 1 2 1 4 Sparta Moscow (Russia) 0 1 1 1 5 1 Inter Milan (Italy) 0 2 0 0 3 0Tuesday, September 12 --------------------- Sporting Lisbon 1, Inter Milan 0 Bayern Munich 4, Sparta Moscow 0Wednesday, September 27 ----------------------- Sparta Moscow 1, Sporting Lisbon 1 Inter Milan 0, Bayern Munich 2 Group C-------W L T GF GA PTS - - - -- -- --- Liverpool (England) 1 0 1 3 2 4 PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) 1 0 1 1 0 4 Galatasaray(Turkey) 0 1 1 2 3 1 Bordeaux (France) 0 1 1 0 1 1Tuesday, September 12 --------------------Galatasaray 0, Bordeaux 0 PSV Eindhoven 0, Liverpool 0Wednesday, September 27-----------------------Liverpool 3, Galatasaray 2Bordeaux 0, PSV Eindhoven 1Group D-------W L T GF GA PTS - - - -- -- --- Valencia (Spain) 2 0 0 6 3 6 AS Roma (Italy) 1 1 0 5 2 3 Olympiakos (Greece) 0 1 1 4 6 1 Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) 0 1 1 2 6 1Tuesday, September 12--------------------- Olympiakos 2, Valencia 4AS Roma 4, Shakhtar Donetsk 0Wednesday, September 27 -----------------------Shakhtar Donetsk 2, Olympiakos 2 Valencia 2, AS Roma 1Group E
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W L T GF GA PTS - - - -- -- --- Lyon (France) 2 0 0 5 0 6 Real Madrid (Spain) 1 1 0 5 3 3 Steaua Buchresti (Romania) 1 1 0 4 4 3 Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) 0 2 0 2 9 0Wednesday, September 13
-----------------------Dynamo Kiev 1, Steaua Buchresti 4Lyon 2, Real Madrid 0Tuesday, September 26
---------------------Real Madrid 5, Dynamo Kiev 1Steaua Bucurest 0, Lyon 3Group F
- - - -- -- --- Manchester United (England) 2 0 0 4 2 6 Celtic (Scotland) 1 1 0 3 3 3 Benefica (Portgual) 0 1 1 0 1 1 FC Copenhagen (Denmark) 0 1 1 0 1 1Wednesday, September 13
----------------------- Manchester United 3, Celtic 2FC Copenhagen 0, Benefica 0Tuesday, September 26--------------------- Benfica 0, Manchester Utd 1Celtic 1, Fc Copenhagen 0Group G
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W L T GF GA PTS - - - -- -- --- Arsenal (England) 2 0 0 4 1 6 CSKA Moscow (Russia) 1 0 1 1 0 4 FC Porto (Portgual) 0 1 1 0 2 1 Hamburg (Germany) 0 2 0 1 3 0Wednesday, September 13
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FC Porto 0, CSKA Moscow 0
Hamburg 1, Arsenal 2
Tuesday, September 26
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Arsenal 2, FC Porto 0CSKA Moscow 1, Hamburg 0Group H------- W L T GF GA PTS - - - -- -- --- AC Milan (Italy) 1 0 1 3 0 4 Lille (France) 0 0 2 1 1 2 Anderlecht (Belgium) 0 0 2 2 2 2 AEK Athens (Greece) 0 1 1 1 4 1Wednesday, September 13----------------------- Anderlecht 1, Lille 1AC Milan 3, AEK Athens 0Tuesday, September 26---------------------AEK Athens 1, Anderlecht 1Lille 0, AC Milan 0
Ahly VS Tunis 2-1!1st goal AbouTreika, directly after the goal he started crying and kissed his arm band in loving memory of Mohammed Abdel Wahab2nd Goal- Flavio! Amazing goal from the right side , never saw it coming!
Hassan Mostafa and Omar Hosny played poorly today but the team still managed to pull through with special thanks to El Hadary (goaly).
R.I.P. MOHAMMED ABDEL WAHAB..ALLAH YIRHAMO.
22 Year old Ahly played Mohammed Abdel Wahab passed away on the field from a sudden heart attack. A huge loss for Egypt for such a good player and such a good person all together. We all grieve his death. May he rest in peace.Ahly vs Kotoko 4-0!Abou Treika- Osama Hosny- Flavio- Shawky! We recently played Kotoko on their land and tied they came to Egypt and Ahlay beat them 4-0! amazing!Ahly Vs Kotoko 0-0!
DC UNITED VS REAL MADRID 1-1
Ok, So I actually decided to go watch this match in Seattle and I can say it was dissapointing. Although, it was a tie, but Real Madrid played lousy! DC united was ok and I have never seen more hispanics/Latinos in the stands in my whole life:)Heads Up on the 2010 world cup! Time enough for South Africa, architect saysBy Michael Atkins BERLIN, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Work on three of South Africa's new stadiums for the 2010 soccer World Cup can be completed in three years, though such a tight timetable would not have been feasible in bureaucratic Germany, says a German architect involved in the project.Hubert Nienhoff, a leading Berlin architect who has helped to design stadiums for Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth, said planning so late would have been impossible in highly regulated Germany but there was still enough time for South Africa."The decision to begin construction now is actually too late for us Germans," said Nienhoff, referring to his country's web of rules that give a wide range of agencies and the public the right to inspect and challenge any significant building project.Nienhoff said the renovation work on Germany's 12 World Cup stadiums for this year's finals had to be planned much further in advance to meet the strict requirements."By 1999, we were already planning for the Olympic Stadium. That's seven years before the event took place," he told journalists in Berlin recently.South Africa will also have a smaller budget than Germany for its World Cup, the first to be held in Africa.The South Africa organising committee has said that the total stadium costs will be about 6 billion rand ($858 million). Germany spent 1.5 billion euros ($1.92 billion) for building or upgrading its 12 stadiums.South Africa's budget covers the costs for 10 new and existing venues in nine host cities. The opening match and final have been set for Johannesburg's Soccer City, which will seat 104,000 after renovations.WIDESPREAD ACCLAIMNienhoff, a partner at Germany's leading Gerkan, Marg and Partner (GMP) architecture firm, said the three stadiums designed by his company would be finished a year ahead of time in 2009 and would be unlike any others in World Cup history."I'm extremely impressed with South Africa -- with the beautiful landscape as well as the people. Our partners there are very goal-oriented and determined," he said.The firm won widespread acclaim for its work on German World Cup stadiums in Cologne, Frankfurt and Berlin. It also designed Berlin's new, futuristic, glass-domed central train station."I think one could say the stadiums in Germany are state-of-the-art and they have set the latest standard," Nienhoff said.Nienhoff said GMP had been working closely with African artists and planners to ensure that the new stadiums reflected the region's culture.Of the three they have designed, the 85,000-seat King's Park Stadium in coastal Durban, a popular tourist destination, will be the largest.The three-tier Durban stadium will be patterned after the South African flag, with two overhead arches -- fused together at one end -- spanning the length of the arena.A "Skywalk" is planned for the arches and the building is designed to withstand strong winds off the nearby Indian Ocean."We feel fortunate to have got such a perfect location in Durban and it is important that the stadium stands out from the city skyline," Nienhoff said.TRANSPORT SYSTEMThe Durban stadium would belie fears of inadequate transport links, he said, with access to a motorway and a railway station.South African President Thabo Mbeki last month announced a three-billion-rand ($432-million) spending programme to upgrade the country's decrepit public transport system.In Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Bay Arena will be built near the North End Lake and will seat 40,000.The new arena in Cape Town will seat 70,000 and will have a retractable roof. It has already been earmarked to host one of the semi-finals.Local municipalities will pay 56 million euros for the new arena in Port Elizabeth and roughly 170 million euros each for the new projects in Cape Town and Durban.By comparison, GMP restorations to Berlin's Olympic Stadium, the site of this year's final, cost 250 million euros.Nienhoff said the new stadiums would be multi-functional and not soccer-specific, in accordance with South African officials' hopes of one day hosting other major sporting events such as the Commonwealth Games or Olympics. CD Guadalajara 1, FC Barcelona 1
August 7, 2006LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Diego Martinez scored a late goal to give Mexico's CD Guadalajara a 1-1 tie with FC Barcelona on Sunday night in front of a sellout crowd of 92,650 at the Coliseum. The attendance is the largest ever for a soccer game in the United States involving a club team Martinez tied it in the 83rd minute. Martinez ran onto Adolfo Bautista's high pass and headed the ball from 8 yards between goalkeeper Ruben Martinez and the left post.Eidur Gudjohnsen gave FC Barcelona a 1-0 lead in the 74th minute. Ronaldinho passed quickly to Gudjohnsen, whose first shot hit the left post. But Gudjohnsen secured the rebound and converted from 7 yards.Ronaldinho, the two-time FIFA player of the year, entered the game in the 46th minute to a loud ovation accompanied by the popping of camera flashes in the stands.Among the other international stars who played Sunday night for Barcelona were Edmilson, Samuel Eto'o, Rafael Marquez, Carles Puyol, Mark Van Bommel and Giovani Van Bronckhorst.FC Barcelona, the defending Spanish and European champion, will continue its tour of the United States with a game against Mexico City's Club America on Wednesday in Houston.
Ahly vs Jazeera 2-0! BOMB! MISSING HALF THEIR BEST PLAYERS AHLY STILL WINS!Ahly VS Impy Final1-0!! go ahlyCheck out this article, seriously READ THIS ! Abou zidane and the budding! img src="http://i6.tinypic.com/1zp7fqa.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyP

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