Mourinho praises Turkish fans Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has complimented the Galatasaray crowd after their Champions League success.
Real entered Tuesday's quarter-final second leg clash between the Spanish and Turkish champions with a three-goal lead and even struck early in the second when Cristiano Ronaldo popped up with a strike after just seven minutes.
But a raucous crowd in the Turk Telecom Arena propelled the home side to a 3-1 lead in the second half thanks to goals from Emmanuel Eboue, Wesley Sneijder, and an effort from Didier Drogba.
And the Portuguese coach has conceded that the home crowd played their par
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Category: News Views: 928 Added: SkyDate: 10.04.2013 - 15:52
Roura confident Barcelona can win without Messi Barcelona assistant coach Jordi Roura is confident his side can make the semi-finals of the Champions League with or without Lionel Messi.
The Argentina international is a doubt for the quarter-final second leg against Paris Saint-Germain after picking up a hamstring injury in the reverse fixture last week.
Roura believes missing 'the world's best player' would be a handicap but has backed his side to deliver once again.
"If Messi can't play, evidently we miss the best player in the world and that's a handicap for us, but his replacement will play well, too and we will try to win the match," R
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Category: News Views: 824 Added: SkyDate: 10.04.2013 - 01:41
Benitez talks up Liverpool return Interim Chelsea boss Rafael Benitez believes he will 'almost certainly' return to Liverpool in the future.
The 52-year-old took over the managerial reins at Liverpool in 2004 - bringing a host of Spanish stars including Fernando Torres and Xabi Alonso to Anfield.
His most notable success during his six seasons at the club was winning the Champions League in the 2004-05 campaign, and he has stated his desire to return.
"I will return, almost certainly," Benitez told Spanish newspaper Marca. "What I do not know is when. My daughters and wife still live there.
Category: News Views: 927 Added: SkyDate: 10.04.2013 - 01:39
Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Malaga (Agg 3-2) Marco Reus and Felipe Santana both netted in stoppage time to take BVB from the brink of elimination and into the semifinals of the Champions League Borussia Dortmund booked its space in the final four of the Champions League with a miraculous 3-2 win over Malaga at the Signal Iduna Park.
BVB failed to make its dominance count at La Roselada last week and it looked to be a recurring theme when Joaquin put Manuel Pellegrini's ahead, but Robert Lewandowski equalized before the break. Eliseu looked to have broken BVB hearts with a late goal but two stoppage-time strikes courtesy of Marco Reus and Felipe Santana ensured an unbelievable comeback.
Category: News Views: 810 Added: SkyDate: 10.04.2013 - 01:34
Galatasaray 3-2 Real Madrid (Agg 3-5) It all looked so easy for the Spaniards after Ronaldo took the lead, but the home side came back ferociously and Mourinho's men entered the last-four by the skin of their teeth Real Madrid was made to sweat in Istanbul but held on during a 3-2 defeat away to Galatasaray, a result which nevertheless assured the Spanish club's passage into the last four of the Champions League with a 5-3 victory on aggregate.
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Category: News Views: 836 Added: SkyDate: 10.04.2013 - 01:30
Balotelli suspended for three games AC Milan's Mario Balotelli has been handed a three-match ban for his conduct during the team's 2-2 draw with Fiorentina on Sunday.
The former Manchester City striker picked up an automatic one-match suspension for his fifth yellow card since returning to Italy in January, but has had an extra two games added to the ban because of insulting comments made towards the match officials.
He will now miss the Rossoneri's Serie A clash with Napoli next weekend as well as encounters against league leaders Juventus and Catania.
Balotelli is also set to be fined by the club after he was caught smoking in t
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Category: News Views: 827 Added: SkyDate: 10.04.2013 - 01:19
Premier League set for goal-line technology Premier League clubs are expected to formally approve the introduction of goal-line technology from the beginning of next season.
Last week FIFA appointed German company GoalControl to initially provide goal-line technology at the Confederations Cup in Brazil before deciding whether to continue with it for next year's World Cup finals.
The Football Association's general secretary Alex Horne believes Premier League clubs will agree to the implementation of the technology for the start of the 2013/14 season when they meet on Thursday.
"I always thought it was an ideal piece of technology to a
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Category: News Views: 846 Added: SkyDate: 10.04.2013 - 00:59
