Person: Cristian Chivu

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Inter stunned by five-star Schalke

A MATCH which began with Inter Milan scoring one of the great Champions League goals ended with their Champions League ambitions all but dead as Schalke twice came from behind in the San Siro to claim a sensational advantage in last night’s quarter-final.

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Spurs put European champions to the sword

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Rafa's Inter taste defeat against rampant Atletico

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Inter hold out Barca to reach final

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Mancini: Next month vital for City

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Mancini focuses on United amid Vieira link

Mancini puts transfer talk on ice

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini wants all talk of new signings put on the back-burner until after Wednesday’s Carling Cup semi-final showdown with Manchester United.

Mon, 04 Jan, 2010

Networking sites key to urging voter turnout

FACEBOOK, Flickr, MySpace, Twitter – they have all been enlisted to encourage Europe’s 375 million voters to cast their votes in the European Parliament elections.

Fri, 05 Jun, 2009

Holland outclass Romania

Holland 2 Romania 0

Tue, 17 Jun, 2008

Penalty save keeps Italy in the championships

Italy 1 Romania 1

Fri, 13 Jun, 2008

Del Piero ready to be saviour

Alessandro Del Piero is ready to take centre stage when Italy face Romania in tonight’s Euro 2008 showdown in Zurich.

Fri, 13 Jun, 2008

No problems for Liverpool against Inter

Inter Milan 0 Liverpool 1 (Agg: 0-3)

Tue, 11 Mar, 2008

Chivu back as Inter bid for ‘perfect match’

INTER MILAN will be boosted by the return of Cristian Chivu for their crunch Champions League clash against Liverpool.

Tue, 11 Mar, 2008

Materazzi bemoans Inter woes

Internazionale defender Marco Materazzi admits the Serie A leaders are going through a difficult time.

Mon, 03 Mar, 2008

Champions League still within Reds grasp

Liverpool 2 Inter Milan 0

Tue, 19 Feb, 2008

Ibrox set for super showdown

Rangers and Barcelona will clash in the Champions League later this month with 100% records at stake after both sides made it two wins out of two in Group E tonight.

Tue, 02 Oct, 2007

Van Persie magic takes Emirates Cup for Gunners

Arsenal 2 Inter Milan 1

Sun, 29 Jul, 2007

Magnificent seven secure Man Utd a place in semi-final

Manchester United 7 Roma 1 (United wins 8-3 on aggregate)

Tue, 10 Apr, 2007

Mourinho puts pressure into perspective

Jose Mourinho claims he is more concerned by a potential outbreak of bird flu than Manchester United’s Premiership title challenge.

Fri, 07 Apr, 2006

Roma rocked as battling Boro complete the Italian job

MIDDLESBROUGH emerged from a major test of their European credentials with a UEFA Cup quarter-final place after surviving a major scare in Rome.

Thu, 16 Mar, 2006

Fiorentina continue to improve

Fiorentina moved within five points of Serie A leaders Juventus with a 2-1 win over nine-man Cagliari.

Sun, 30 Oct, 2005

Recovering Romania will prove a genuine test for Irish

ROMANIA, desperately unlucky not to reach the European Championship finals in Portugal next month, will provide stiff opposition for Ireland in tonight’s friendly at Lansdowne Road.

Thu, 27 May, 2004

Vogts defiant as Scottish fans greet final whistle with boos

Scotland 1 Romania 2

Thu, 01 Apr, 2004

Terry can’t be left out, says Ranieri

CLAUDIO RANIERI admitted he simply cannot afford to leave John Terry out of any more crucial games after Watford exposed Chelsea’s defensive weaknesses to force an FA Cup third-round replay.

Mon, 05 Jan, 2004

Blues chief lines up Chivu swoop

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is confident of signing Romania captain Cristian Chivu from Roma.

Sun, 04 Jan, 2004

Hat-trick hero Raul brings club haul to 158

SPANISH international striker Raul, already his country’s top scorer in history with 34 goals, reached another landmark in Saturday’s 7-2 win over Real Valladolid in which he had a hat-trick.

Mon, 15 Sep, 2003

Juve even stronger than last season

EUROPEAN champions AC Milan and title-holders Juventus again start as favourites when the Italian Serie A season gets underway tomorrow.

Fri, 29 Aug, 2003

Dacourt seals Roma move

Leeds midfielder Olivier Dacourt has tonight completed his move to Roma, for a fee of £3.5m (€5m).

Thu, 10 Jul, 2003

FIFA slap transfer ban on Roma

World governing body FIFA have imposed an international transfer ban on Roma over an outstanding debt to Peruvian club Sporting Cristal.

Thu, 10 Jul, 2003

Race for Barca job thrown wide open

The David Beckham saga is already at saturation point and it’s only June. James Whelan reports from Spain

Fri, 13 Jun, 2003

Ajax fail to break down Milan

AJAX and AC Milan, nine European Cups between them, had to settle for a 0-0 draw in last night’s Champions League quarter-final first leg in Amsterdam.

Wed, 09 Apr, 2003

Safety first as Gunners carve out cagey draw

Ajax 0 Arsenal 0

Thu, 27 Feb, 2003

Ajax make their point as Gunners fail to deliver

Arsenal 1 Ajax 1

Wed, 19 Feb, 2003

Barca keep it perfect

Barcelona maintained their 100% record in the Champions League this season after coming from behind to beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1.

Thu, 28 Nov, 2002

Scholes sent home as precaution

Paul Scholes has been flown home from Manchester United’s pre-season tour for treatment on a knee injury he picked up against Ajax in Amsterdam on Friday.

Sun, 04 Aug, 2002

Soccer: Celtic beat Ajax in Amsterdam

Celtic beat Ajax 3-1 in Amsterdam to take a giant step towards reaching the Champions League group stages for the first time in their history.

Wed, 08 Aug, 2001