Sports
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World Cup 2014
After a long and hard-work 32 teams made their way to Brazil for the biggest football event of this year. As the countdown continues, excitement culminates. The kick-off will take place with the “Brazil – Croatia” match at Sao Paulo on Thursday 12th, June at 17:00 (CET). In this twentieth occasion of the World Cup series, Brazil has 12 stadiums in as many Host Cities. Although teams might have rightful concerns about travel fatigue, in a country that is in love with football and plenty to offer in terms of tourism this might turn into a joy for the supporters who are widely spread around. When it comes to the…
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UEFA Winners
This is it! Season is over and both Champions League and Europa League have their winners. FC Bayern München had their fifth European Cup victory at their tenth appearance. With these statistics Bayern have become the joint (with Liverpool FC) third most successful club in European Cup history after Real Madrid CF (9) and AC Milan (7). When it comes to Chelsea FC, this win might stay under the shadow of last year’s Champions League winner title but story has more. With this reward they became entitled to be called as “a member of illustrious band of clubs”. There were only four teams who have lifted each of the European…
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UEFA Finals
It was a competitive and exhausting season. We have seen good games and boring defensive matches; surprises and frustrations. We cheered for the teams we supported and warmly applaud them for the feelings they gave us. It was difficult to accept losing when you play good. Certainly there will be plaints and self-criticism to make, but now it is time to enjoy the finals! Champions League This year’s final will take place at the temple of football, at Wembley Stadium on 25th of May. It will be the first all-German final as Borussia Dortmund meet FC Bayern München in the UEFA Champions League final. This is the fourth UEFA Champions…
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Quarter Finals Revealed
And the encounters are … Champions League First matches will be played on 02-03 April and return games are scheduled to 09-10 April. Europa League First matches will be held on 04th of April and return games are scheduled to 11th of April. Good football is already on the way and I wish the best to Turkish representatives Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe on their campaign. Ergun UNUTMAZ, 15/03/2013
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UEFA QF Draws
Champions League quarter finals draw will be held today at 12:00 CET at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. Eight clubs from five different countries will feature in the draw. The quarter-final pairings will be determined by an open draw in which no teams are seeded and clubs from the same national association can be drawn against each other. The side drawn first will play the first leg at home. The draw will be broadcasted live on UEFA’s website. Participating teams are as following: Following the draw, UEFA Europa League quarter finals draw will take place at 12:40 CET. Eight clubs from six different countries will feature in the draw.…