Crewe blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
You can almost smell a new twinning deal in the air. We already have German, French and Polish arrangements in place but last week saw the mayor and mayoress of CNBC welcome a group of Spanish students to the council chambers. The visitors from Instituto Pare Vitoria in Alcoi are here as part of an exchange with Malbank School but the idea of a jolly to sunnier climes must appeal to some of...
Football.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Portsmouth will face seven-time European champions AC Milan in the group stages of the UEFA Cup. Harry Redknapp's side booked their place in the group stages after overcoming Portuguese outfit Vitoria Guimaraes in extra-time during last week's fir...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Harry Redknapp hailed 's game with AC Milan as a "dream tie" but has pleaded with TV bosses not to demand another "silly" kick-off time. beat Vitoria Guimaraes over two first-round legs to reach the UEFA Cup group stage, kicking off at 6pm at Fratton Park and then at 9.35pm in Portugal - the tie going into extra-time and past midnight - to accommodate Five's live coverage.UEFA CupGroup Stage...
TEAMtalk (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Portsmouth beat Vitoria Guimaraes over two first-round legs to reach the UEFA Cup group stage, kicking off at 6pm at Fratton Park and then at 9.35pm in Portugal - the tie going into extra-time and past midnight - to accommodate Five's live coverage. Portsmouth were grateful for the fee paid by the television company who showed two other live UEFA Cup ties on each night, but Redknapp said: "We've...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
... television demands required early and late starts in the two legs of the first-round tie against Vitória Guimarães. “We've got a fantastic game, a dream tie, to put on for our fans and we need to make the best of it, with a 7.45 or 8pm kick-off,” he said. “We are looking for a memorable European night under the Fratton Park floodlights, but we've already had two silly kick-off times. “It...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Harry Redknapp hailed Portsmouth's Uefa Cup clash with Italian giants AC Milan as a "dream tie" but has pleaded with television bosses not to demand another "silly" kick-off time. Pompey beat Vitoria Guimaraes over two first-round legs to reach the group stage, kicking off at 6pm at Fratton Park and then at 9.35pm in Portugal - the tie going into extra time and past midnight - to accommodate...
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
... can finally say that he’s done it all now.”Crouch scored twice in extra-time to steer Pompey past Vitoria Guimares 4-2 on aggregate in the previous round.And he added: “We showed a lot of character. We were 2-0 down and they looked fantastic in the first 20 minutes.“That maybe took us by surprise, but we showed character to come back from that and get through.“It was a difficult tie – they’re...
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
... back in. Crouch scored two goals to help Portsmouth through in the Uefa Cup against Guimaraes Vitoria last weekThe door always seems to be open. Form is very important. I feel confident and delighted to be back involved.'Crouch knows there is stiff competition for places up front with the likes of Wayne Rooney and Emile Heskey also vying to be in the starting line-up, but he has faith in...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
... PT won the northeastern state capitals of Recife and Fortaleza, the southeastern capital of Vitoria, as well as the northern state capitals of Porto Velho, Palmas and Rio Branco, official results showed.Party officials said they had also done well in smaller cities and celebrated the election results."We are satisfied. This is our best performance yet (in municipal elections)," Paulo Ferreira,...
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
... after returning from Portugal, where part of their “reward’’ for winning the UEFA Cup clash with Vitoria SC was a dip in the icy Atlantic. It did the trick! Despite 24 hours of rain, Fratton Park was not quite as wet as the sea, but still strength-sapping as they secured a deserved victory over Tony Pulis’ Potters. The visitors were desperate for a win after four games without one, if only...
Fratton Faithful (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
Harry Redknapp had his little and large strike combination to thank once again as Portsmouth capped a memorable week with a 2-1 win at home to lowly Stoke.Peter Crouch netted for the third game in succession with a sublime overhead kick before partner in crime Jermain Defoe won the match with his sixth goal of the season.Crouch was Portsmouth's two-goal extra time hero against Vitoria Gumaraes...
BallinEurope (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
After the first games in the French and Spanish leagues, this Monday will start the last of the European Fantasy Leagues that we will cover. The former Euroleague Fantasy Challenge now called after the new main sponsor of the event. Euroleague already published the list of all the players and their prices, so here is [...]
