Soccer: Portugal title hopes end
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VOLOS, Greece At least the Manchester United manager, Alex Ferguson, will be pleased that he has Cristiano Ronaldo back early from the Olympics. If only Ronaldo were happy to see him.
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PORTO ended Chelsea&#39;s unbeaten record to earn themselves a place in the knockout stages in dramatic fashion. Benni McCarthy scored the winner for the Portuguese side with just five minutes remaining of a game
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Coach Jose Mourinho began his quest for a second successive title in the best way possible when his Chelsea side beat Paris St Germain 3-0 in their opening group H match yesterday.
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THE curtain closed on Celtic&#39;s European dream for another season after the Bhoys were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Milan with the result meaning that Shakhtar Donetsk, who won their
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Chelsea wasted a chance to get back in the Premier League title race as Avram Grant's side were held to a frustrating goalless draw by Liverpool on Sunday.
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England left to rue disallowed Mark Cueto try as their reign as world champions ends in France
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Sporting Lisbon ended Dinamo Tbilisi&#39;s interest in the UEFA Cup with a crushing 4-0 victory at the Boris Paichadze stadium in Georgia.
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Cristiano Ronaldo helped Portugal rebound from its troubles at Euro 2004 and the Olympics, leading his country to a 2-0 victory over Latvia during World Cup qualifying Saturday.
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Rangers play host to Portuguese side Maritimo in the UEFA Cup and manager Alex McLeish knows failure to overturn the one goal deficit from the first leg is likely to signal the end of his Ibrox career.
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For once Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was in agreement with his title-chasing counterparts and admitted that his team are likely to drop points during the festive football programme.
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Jose Mourinho&#39;s Chelsea outplayed the team he led to Champions League glory, FC Porto, 3-1 on Wednesday, leaving his former club with a huge task to stay in the competition.
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It was a devilish draw for last season&#39;s near-finalists. Chelsea&#39;s first meeting with Portuguese opposition in European competition would not normally be thunderclap news, but it comes three
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Jose Mourinho brings his Chelsea side expecting a rough return to the club he led to the Champions League title last season and aware that the reception will get a lot tougher should he engineer Porto's exit from this year's tournament.
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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was left disappointed after his side were defeated 2-1 by his former club Porto. Mourinho blamed a lack of motivation as Chelsea sunk to their first Champions League defeat of the season.
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One final horn-honking, flag-waving frenzy for the fans. One last, glorious opportunity for 40 of the world&#39;s best players to pull on their nation&#39;s colours and leave them wanting more in what should be a tremendous World Cup final.
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FC Porto played to a 0-0 draw with Paris Saint-Germain but still keeps its aspirations for the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League, in spite of being seeded at the bottom of Group H. After four rounds
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Chelsea beat Porto 3-1 in European soccer&#39;s Champions League, giving coach Jose Mourinho a victory over the team he led to the title last season.