Michael Owen silenced his critics with a superb hat trick in Germany last night as Manchester United saw off Wolfsburg 3-1 in the final group game of the Champions League.
Owen who had been drafted into a makeshift United side was hailed for his ‘fantastic performance’ by manager Alex Ferguson.
“It was a fantastic performance, Michael’s finishing [...]

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Can England afford to ignore Michael Owen now?
John Williams - Wednesday 09.12.09, 12:22pm
Tags: Champions League · England · Man. Utd. · Premier League · World Cup
Elimination from Champions League not the end of the world for Liverpool
John Williams - Tuesday 24.11.09, 14:58pm
“The club doesn’t die because you go out of the Champions League.” says Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher ahead of tonight’s crucial Champions League game against Debrecen, which win or lose could see the Reds eliminated from the competition.
Of course Carragher is perfectly right, but this is not something that you would have expected to hear [...]
Tags: Champions League · Liverpool
Juande Ramos sacked by CSKA Moscow after 47 days in charge
John Williams - Monday 26.10.09, 15:13pm
Former Spurs manager Juande Ramos has been sacked by CSKA Moscow after only seven games in the Russian League, following the 3-1 defeat to rivals FK Moscow on Sunday.
Ramos who has enjoyed most of his managerial career in Spain accepted the CSKA job following a six month temporary spell at Real Madrid where he replaced [...]
Tags: Champions League · Football News · Real Madrid · Tottenham · UEFA Cup
Liverpool lose the plot in Florence
John Williams - Wednesday 30.09.09, 16:58pm
Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez was full of praise for his team following Saturday’s 6-1 thrashing of Hull City at Anfield in the Premier League, leading the Spaniard to claim “We can beat anybody”.
The harsh reality of course is quite different, having beaten the current Premiership whipping boys Hull City, who are at the other end [...]
Tags: Champions League · Fiorentina · Liverpool · Steven Gerrard
Eduardo ban worth Champions League spot to Arsenal says Scotland ‘keeper
John Williams - Thursday 03.09.09, 12:25pm
Sunderland and Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon suggests that the two match ban received by Arsenal’s Eduardo for diving in the Champions League knock out match against Celtic, was worth it to Arsenal.
He says that it is infuriating for goalkeepers to have a penalty given against them when they know they have not touched the attacking [...]
Tags: Arsenal · Celtic · Champions League






