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Top Four Is No Easy Task - Sylvinho

Top Four Is No Easy Task - Sylvinho

SYLVINHO insists it will be a major achievement if Manchester City hold onto fourth place in the Barclays Premier League and qualify for the Champions League. 6 Apr 2010
Robben Boost For Bayern

Robben Boost For Bayern

ARJEN Robben gave further evidence he could be fit to play in Wednesday's Champions League clash against Manchester United by taking part in light training today. 6 Apr 2010
Guardiola Not Promising A Repeat Performance

Guardiola Not Promising A Repeat Performance

BARCELONA coach Pep Guardiola has warned his players to forget last week's impressive performance against Arsenal at the Emirates and focus on the job in hand when the two sides meet again at the Nou Camp tomorrow night. 6 Apr 2010
Sasa Sent Off In Seongnam Win

Sasa Sent Off In Seongnam Win

ASIAROOS WRAP: Defender Sasa Ognenovski saw red in Seongnam Ilhwa's 1-0 AFC Champions League victory over Joel Griffiths's Beijing Guoan in Group E on Wednesday evening. 1 Apr 2010
Melbourne Victory v Kawasaki Frontale Pic Special

Melbourne Victory v Kawasaki Frontale Pic Special

All the match action from Victory's 1-0 win over Kawasaki. Pics by Getty Images. 31 Mar 2010
Victory At Last!

Victory At Last!

MELBOURNE Victory registered their first goal and first win of this Asian Champions League campaign as skipper Kevin Muscat exorcised his Grand Final demons and scored from the penalty spot. 31 Mar 2010
Victory's Gaffer Tape Stadium

Victory's Gaffer Tape Stadium

THIS week, the Asian Football Confederation has quietly managed to achieve what the AFL didn't, thanks to 100s of rolls of gaffer tape. 31 Mar 2010
Reds Look For Knockout Blow

Reds Look For Knockout Blow

ADELAIDE United and defending champions Pohang Steelers can qualify for the last 16 of the AFC Champions League with two games to spare if both win their Group H games tonight. 30 Mar 2010
Wenger Keen To Bounce Back Against Barca

Wenger Keen To Bounce Back Against Barca

ARSENE Wenger admits it will be hard to pick his Arsenal players up for the midweek Champions League clash with Barcelona after suffering a major blow to their Barclays Premier League title hopes. 29 Mar 2010
Our Fate Still In Our Hands - De Jong

Our Fate Still In Our Hands - De Jong

NIGEL de Jong claims Manchester City's midweek blip against Everton will soon be forgotten because their Champions League destiny is still in their hands. 28 Mar 2010
Hugene Happy Reds Are Scoring

Hugene Happy Reds Are Scoring

ADELAIDE United's Eugene Galekovic is proud his team-mates are scoring more freely and keeping the ball down the other end of the field in the Asian Champions League. 26 Mar 2010
Victory's Kawasaki Nightmare

Victory's Kawasaki Nightmare

TIRED Melbourne Victory were torn apart by Kawasaki Frontale as the home side destroyed them with a three goal blitz in the first 21 minutes. 23 Mar 2010
Barcelona Aim for Footballing Spectacle

Barcelona Aim for Footballing Spectacle

Holders Barcelona will face Arsenal in the Champions League quarter-finals in a re-run of the 2006 final - and sporting director Txiki Beguiristain does not expect either side to curb their attacking instincts. 20 Mar 2010
PFA Chief Slams Finals Fixtures

PFA Chief Slams Finals Fixtures

PFA CEO Brendan Schwab has slammed the tight scheduling of A-League and AFC Champions League games, saying it's only a matter of time before a player gets seriously injured. 16 Mar 2010
O'Neill Seeking Second Wind

O'Neill Seeking Second Wind

ASTON Villa manager Martin O'Neill believes his side still have every chance of winning the race for Champions League qualification despite dropping further off the pace. 15 Mar 2010
Asian Tide Turns In Reds Favour

Asian Tide Turns In Reds Favour

ADELAIDE United boss Aurelio Vidmar believes he's the man to lead the Reds to Asian Champions League glory and it's hard to argue after two impressive victories to top his group. 12 Mar 2010
Viddie's Delight As Form Goes On

Viddie's Delight As Form Goes On

ADELAIDE United coach Aurelio Vidmar revelled in back to back wins in the Asian Champions League after the 2-0 victory over Chinese side Shandong Luneng. 11 Mar 2010
Ten Cate Offers Resignation

Ten Cate Offers Resignation

Henk ten Cate offered to resign as boss of Dubai's Al Ahli after little more than a month in charge following today's 5-0 home defeat to Qatar'sAl Sadd. 11 Mar 2010
Bluewings Triumph In Champions League

Bluewings Triumph In Champions League

Suwon Bluewings eased to a comfortable 2-0 win over 10-man Singapore Armed Forces at Jalan Besar Stadium today to move to the top of Group G at the 2010 Asian Champions League. 11 Mar 2010
Griffiths Scores In Guoan Win

Griffiths Scores In Guoan Win

AUSSIES ABROAD: World Cup hopeful Joel Griffiths scored the opener for Beijing Guoan as they recorded an impressive 3-1 win at Kawasaki Frontale in the AFC Champions League. 10 Mar 2010
Muscat Blasts 'Ridiculous' Schedule

Muscat Blasts 'Ridiculous' Schedule

MELBOURNE Victory skipper Kevin Muscat has blasted scheduling that sees his team host an Asian Champions League qualifier just 48 hours after contesting the second leg of its A-League major semi-final against bitter rival Sydney. 8 Mar 2010