Sat, 16 Aug, 2008 - 18:04
Middlesbrough 2 Tottenham 1
Tottenham’s aspirations of challenging the Barclays Premier League’s big four suffered an early setback as Middlesbrough claimed an opening-day victory at the Riverside Stadium.
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CourtsSoccerHeathrowPlace: Riverside StadiumPlace: White Hart LanePlace: EnglandPlace: Czech RepublicPlace: TuncayPerson: BoroPerson: David WheaterPerson: Afonso AlvesPerson: MidoPerson: AlvesPerson: Dimitar BerbatovPerson: Robert HuthPerson: LondonersPerson: BerbatovPerson: Alan HuttonPerson: Didier ZokoraPerson: Gary O’NeilPerson: Emanuel PogatetzPerson: RamosPerson: Heurelho GomesPerson: David BentleyPerson: Luka ModricPerson: Giovani Dos SantosPerson: GiovaniPerson: BentleyPerson: Brad Jones’Person: Aaron LennonPerson: Darren BentPerson: WheaterPerson: TurkPerson: Benoit Assou-EkottoPerson: Assou-EkottoPerson: ZokoraPerson: BentPerson: DawsonPerson: Stewart DowningPerson: Alves’Person: Jonathan WoodgatePerson: GomesPerson: Fabio CapelloPerson: Franco BaldiniPerson: JonesPerson: WoodgatePerson: DowningPerson: Jermaine JenasPerson: Jones’Person: O’NeilPerson: Jamie O’HaraPerson: O’HaraEvent: Barclays Premier LeagueEvent: Champions LeagueOrganisation: SpursOrganisation: MiddlesbroughOrganisation: TottenhamOrganisation: Manchester UnitedOrganisation: BarcelonaOrganisation: BoroOrganisation: Tuncay SanliOrganisation: Tuncay
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