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The boy from the Rockies ready to scale twin peaks
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When Manchester United paid Bayern Munich 17 million for Owen
Hargreaves last summer, after winning the Premier League but being
taken apart by Milan's midfield in the Champions' League semi-
finals, the intentionseemed clear. As Hargreaves put it in his Welsh-
Canadian twang before the season began: "Every player brings his
qualities and mine are in the defensive midfield area. Hopefully I
can win some tackles and protect the back four to ensure we keep a
clean sheet and get the ball to the ...
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Champions League ties
The Northern Echo
; Chief Sports Writer Scott Wilson previews tonight's Champions League tiesARSENAL VS LIVERPOOLTWO of England's heavyweights go head- to-head for a place in the last four of the Champions League, and it will take a brave man to stake too much money on how this one will work out.Arsenal start
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Football: Meddling with the Champions League appears misguided.(Sports)
The Racing Post (London, England)
; Byline: PULLIN AS BETTORS, we should probably welcome attempts by leading figures in the game to lower standards in the Premier League and Champions League. As football fans, we should not. In these debates, I have to say, I find myself feeling more of a football fan than a bettor. Fifa president
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Soc: Top four qualify for Champions League, FA says
AAP Sports News (Australia)
; AAP Sports News (Australia) 05-06-2005 Soc: Top four qualify for Champions League, FA says ... next season is concerned," UEFA spokesman William Gaillard told Sky Sports News. "The rules stand for one simple reason -- there's no free lunch. If you ...
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SOC: Newcastle short of Champions League experience - Robson
AAP Sports News (Australia)
; 00-00-0000 SOC: Newcastle short of Champions League experience - Robson By Rob Stewart NEWCASTLE, England, Sept 29 Reuters - Newcastle United manager Bobby Robson says a lack of Champions League experience is hampering his team's progress in the prestigious club competition. The English premier
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Soc: Arsenal to bounce back for Champions League: Wenger
AAP Sports News (Australia)
; 00-00-0000 Soc: Arsenal to bounce back for Champions League: Wenger By Stephen Wood LONDON, Dec 9 Reuters - Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal will recover from its defeat to Manchester United at the weekend in time to boost English soccer' s cause when it meets Valencia in the Champions League
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Champions League is No1 target for Ferreira
Evening Standard - London
; PAULO FERREIRA has his sights set on the Champions League despite Chelsea's revived challenge for the Premier League. In his four years at Chelsea, they have twice been knocked out of the Champions League by Liverpool in the semi-finals. When asked what he would like most to achieve this season,
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Soc: Johansson hints at fifth English Champions' League place
AAP Sports News (Australia)
; AAP Sports News (Australia) 05-02-2005 Soc: Johansson hints at fifth English Champions' League place LONDON, May 1 Reuters - England might get ...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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Football: You can't be league champs and win the Champions League; PREMIER CHIEFS KILLED OFF FERGIE HOPES.(Sport)
The Mirror (London, England)
; Byline: LAWRO SIR ALEX Ferguson won the Treble in 1999 - and no one will ever emulate that piece of history. And they will certainly never do it without the help of the Premier League, whose refusal to help English clubs in Europe is not only unpatriotic but incredibly short-sighted. Manchester
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Football: Eu're ready; Rangers tipped for Champions League glory.(Sport)
The Mirror (London, England)
; RANGERS were last night tipped to storm into the group stages of the Champions League. And the coach of Euro shocktroops Rosenborg, Nils Arne Eggen, also reckons that whoever wins the Scottish Premier League should always qualify automatically for the world's premier club tournament. Eggen, whose
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Football: OWEN: OUR NOU CHANCE; CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL SHOWDOWN: BARCELONA v MAN UTD Conquering Europe is priority.(Sport)
The Mirror (London, England)
; Byline: By DAVID McDONNELL OWEN HARGREAVES has revealed winning the Champions League is Manchester United's priority this season, ahead of retaining their Premier League title. While United remain on course to winboth, with a three-point lead in the title race and a semi-final date with Barcelona,
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