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Listen to this short podcast about the Barcelona-Liverpool match, in particular the pressure upon Barça manager, Frank Rijkaard. Even though Barça is at the top of the Spanish league, the fans are not happy with the way they are playing (too boring apparently).
There are hundreds of Liverpool fans in Barcelona decked out in team colors, [...]

We’re coming down to the wire in the Champions League. Last night Read Madrid won against Bayern München (3-2) but because Bayern scored two goals in an away game, Madrid will have to do much better when they play Bayern in Munich.
Read the Guardian’s match summary here.

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I can’t believe they defeated Feyenoord given how poorly they’ve been playing towards the end of 2006. Edgar Davids has rejoined the team after many years playing abroad and this was his first match since coming back. He played very well alongside Wesley Sneijder, Ajax’s top scorer, who scored 3 goals. Sneijder’s total for the [...]

The headline on Eurosport.com says it all: “Ferguson left in shock”. Alex Ferguson, manager of Manchester United, who probably assumed his team would sail into the Champions League final, can’t believe his team just lost to Celtic. Manchester United needs to pick up one more point in the final match against Benfica to qualify. The [...]

The team is on a roll even without midfield/forward Wesley Sneijder. They defeated ADO Den Haag this weekend 2-0 with goals coming from Jaap Stam and Klaas Jan Huntelaar (who is looking a bit tired and spent these days). Read the synopsis of the match here.
On 12 November, Ajax goes up against PSV. This is [...]

I can’t believe how well Ajax has been playing lately. After not qualifying for the Champions League, every victory must be savoured. Ajax defeated Heerenveen this weekend; Tom de Mul and Wesley Sneijder scored the winning goals. In two weeks on 12 November, they go up against PSV.

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Finally good news on the football side. The Netherlands beat Albania and one of the goals was scored by Robin van Persie (Arsenal). With 10 points in 4 matches, the Netherlands leads Group G. There will be a brief winter break and then the Euro 2008 qualifying matches begin again in Spring 2007.
But the surprises [...]