Steven Gerrard and Fernando
Torres could start Liverpool's Champions League opener at
Marseille on Tuesday, manager Rafael Benitez said on Monday.
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Bordeaux manager Laurent Blanc insists Chelsea can't expect to win the Champions League just because they are a financial superpower. -- read full article
Hull City striker Craig Fagan could be out for three months after a dreadful challenge by Newcastle's Danny Guthrie left the forward with a broken leg. -- read full article
Marseille coach Eric Gerets put feelings of rivalry to one side, at least temporarily, here on Monday as he contemplated how his side can set about demantling the threat of Liverpool. -- read full article
Portuguese winger Cristiano
Ronaldo may return after injury for Manchester United when the
English champions begin their Champions League defence in their
opening Group E encounter against Villarreal on Wednesday.
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Chelsea's World Cup winning
coach Luiz Felipe Scolari becomes the latest to try to guide the
rich London club to European club football's big prize on
Tuesday when the Champions League groups stages kick off.
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Forced to sell off their best players
to keep afloat, many eastern European soccer clubs found
themselves easy prey for wealthier rivals from the continent's
top leagues in the early rounds of the Champions League and
UEFA Cup.
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The Asian Football Confederation on Monday amended the qualifying draw for the 2011 Asian Cup after India booked their place at the tournament by winning the Challenge Cup. -- read full article
Seeking to follow in the footsteps of titleholders Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool set out Tuesday on their Champions League adventures with early French tests in their opening pool games. -- read full article
