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Reds Upbeat For Chinese Journey

Reds Upbeat For Chinese Journey

ADELAIDE United know they must continue improving as the squad jetted off for China to prepare for Wednesday's AFC Champions League match against Shandong Luneng. 6 Mar 2010
League Put Off Play-Off Option

League Put Off Play-Off Option

A proposal to introduce a play-off for the fourth Champions League place has stalled after clubs voted against looking into the idea for the time being. 5 Mar 2010
Reds To Go Out To Attack

Reds To Go Out To Attack

ADELAIDE United can't play defensively at home in their opening Asian Champions League fixture against Pohang Steelers, says acting Adelaide United head coach Joe Mullen. 24 Feb 2010
Redknapp Aiming for Champions League

Redknapp Aiming for Champions League

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp insists his side's critics need a reality check and should be reminded of where the club were when he took charge last season. 21 Feb 2010
Asian Experience Vital For Victory

Asian Experience Vital For Victory

MELBOURNE Victory's Asian Champions League experience will help them in Tuesday's opening ACL match against Beijing Guoan, says veteran midfielder Tom Pondeljak. 20 Feb 2010
Scotland to Lose Champions League Spot

Scotland to Lose Champions League Spot

Scotland will lose one of their two Champions League places from the season after next, the Scottish Premier League confirmed today. 20 Feb 2010
Benitez Rejects Champions League Play-Off Idea

Benitez Rejects Champions League Play-Off Idea

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has ridiculed the idea of a play-off for the final Champions League place, claiming clubs "will be playing until the end of the century". 18 Feb 2010
Griffiths Green Light For Reds

Griffiths Green Light For Reds

MIDFIELDER Adam Griffiths will join Adelaide United's Asian Champions League campaign after his Saudi paperwork freeing him to officially sign for the Reds came through today. 12 Feb 2010
Vidmar Banned As ACL Coach

Vidmar Banned As ACL Coach

ADELAIDE United coach Aurelio Vidmar has been banned from being head coach of Adelaide United in the Asian Champions League on the eve of their continental campaign. 10 Feb 2010
Carragher: Reds Building From The Back

Carragher: Reds Building From The Back

LIVERPOOL centre-back Jamie Carragher feels the side are returning to their defensive best but knows they will have to maintain that over the coming weeks if they want to sustain their challenge for Champions League qualification. 8 Feb 2010
Friedel: Race For Europe Too Close To Call

Friedel: Race For Europe Too Close To Call

ASTON Villa goalkeeper Brad Friedel expects the race for Champions League qualification to go to the wire despite the top four of the Barclays Premier League currently having a familiar look. 8 Feb 2010
Victory's Corporal Punishment Kit

Victory's Corporal Punishment Kit

MELBOURNE Victory today revealed the new home and away shirts for the Asian Champions League and announced ticketing details for their three group stage home games. 3 Feb 2010
Griffiths Signs For Adelaide

Griffiths Signs For Adelaide

FORMER Newcastle Jets midfielder Adam Griffiths has returned to Australia to join Adelaide United for their Asian CHampions League campaign, the club confirmed today. 3 Feb 2010
Football Superstar In ACL Squad

Football Superstar In ACL Squad

FOOTBALL Superstar winner Luke Pilkington has been named in a 25-man squad for Melbourne Victory's Asian Champions League campaign along with a five other youth players. 20 Jan 2010
Vidmar's Joy Taking On Old Side

Vidmar's Joy Taking On Old Side

ADELAIDE United coach Aurelio Vidmar says he will relish taking on his former Japanese club Sanfrecce Hiroshima after they qualified for the Asian Champions League's Group H. 4 Jan 2010
Redknapp To "Sort Out" Party Players

Redknapp To "Sort Out" Party Players

HARRY Redknapp has told his players they are not off the hook despite back-to-back wins which have improved the club's chances of a place in the Champions League next season. 21 Dec 2009
AFC's ACL Threat To A-League

AFC's ACL Threat To A-League

AUSTRALIAN clubs could be excluded from the Asian Champions League from 2012 onwards if the conditions under which Wellington Phoenix participate in the A-League are not altered. 18 Dec 2009
Guardiola Relieved As Barca Scrape Through

Guardiola Relieved As Barca Scrape Through

Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola admitted his relief after the defending champions progressed through what he described as "a terrible group" and into the knockout stages of the Champions League. 10 Dec 2009
Juve Look to Move on

Juve Look to Move on

Juventus president Jean-Claude Blanc has stressed the Bianconeri must put their Champions League heartbreak behind them and concentrate on the league. 10 Dec 2009
Mourinho Hails Inter Team-Work

Mourinho Hails Inter Team-Work

Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho is breathing a sigh of relief following his side's progression to the last 16 of the Champions League. 10 Dec 2009
Asia Forcing MV To Be The Best

Asia Forcing MV To Be The Best

MELBOURNE Victory coach Ernie Merrick has set his sights on a top two finish in the A-League this season to ease the potential for serious congestion at finals time. 10 Dec 2009