http://www.goalplaza.com/blog Football Blog Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:15:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Arsenal and Tottenham survived red cards Tuesday to reach the semifinal of the League Cup, with the Gunners winning 3-2 at Blackburn and Spurs 2-0 at Manchester City. Arsene Wenger's backup Gunners team played the 30 minutes of extra time with 10 men after Brazilian midfielder Denilson was sent off in ... http://www.goalplaza.com/blog/arsenal-beats-blackburn-tottenham-ousts-city-to-perfect-league-cup-semifinals/ Luca Toni scored four goals Wednesday to send Bayern Munich into the next round of the UEFA Cup with a 6-0 rout of Greece's Aris. Aris goalkeeper Konstantinos Chalkias made errors on Toni's goals in the 25th, 38th, 64th and 66th minutes. Christian Lell and Philipp Lahm also scored for Bayern, ... http://www.goalplaza.com/blog/bayern-munich-advances-in-uefa-cup-with-6-0-rout-of-aris/ Playing on Friday Hansa Rostock     v Bayern Munich       (1930) Playing on Saturday Arminia Bielefeld v VfL Wolfsburg       (1430) Energie Cottbus   v Bayer Leverkusen    (1430) Hamburg SV        v Hanover 96          (1430) Hertha Berlin     v Eintracht Frankfurt (1430) Karlsruhe SC      v Nuremberg           (1430) MSV Duisburg      v Borussia Dortmund   (1430) Playing on Sunday Schalke 04        v VfB Stuttgart       (1600) Werder Bremen     v VfL Bochum          ... http://www.goalplaza.com/blog/bundesliga-fixtures/ Sunday 16 December 2007 has been billed "Grand Slam Sunday" because the top four teams in the Premiership go head to head as they pull ever further from the rest of the league. Fourth placed Liverpool begin the action at lunchtime when they host champions Manchester United. Liverpool have been doing ... http://www.goalplaza.com/blog/grand-slam-sunday-liverpool-vs-manchester-united-arsenal-vs-chelsea/  Check out this handheld footage of Ronaldinho when he first gets the gold Legend. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsO6D1rwrKc[/youtube] http://www.goalplaza.com/blog/ronaldinho-touch-of-gold/ AC Milan's successful quest to win the Club World Cup completed a remarkable catharsis for the Rossoneri after a rollercoaster 18 months. Their 4-2 thrashing of Boca Juniors in Sunday's final in Yokohama snapped Europe's jinx in the new-look competition as Ballon d'Or winner Kaka ran riot. However, the comprehensive manner of ... http://www.goalplaza.com/blog/ancelotti-sweats-as-milan-complete-catharsis/ Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has reiterated his desire to remain at Anfield for the foreseeable future. Benitez is due to hold talks with the club's co-owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks, possibly following the crucial Barclays Premier League match against Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday. The high-profile meeting follows the fallout ... http://www.goalplaza.com/blog/benitez-to-meet-with-co-owners/ Another off the Argentine assembly line of ?New Maradonas?, Lionel Messi may be the first to live up to that unfair comparison. Where Javier Saviola, Juan Roman Riquelme and Pablo Aimar have unsurprisingly failed to match HIS high standards despite initial promise, Messi has shown that even at a young ... http://www.goalplaza.com/blog/lionel-messi/ This morning when I woke the first thought that flickered through my mind was ? how is George Best? I thought he?d died during the night, but there is nothing on the news confirming this, so all must be well with the world. But regrettably, not for long. I had the ... http://www.goalplaza.com/blog/best/ Warren Buffet might not know soccer, but when he said, "Tell me your heroes and I'll tell you how your life will end up", he was onto something. When it comes to coaching, everyone wants a say but few are willing to turn their words into action and take a team? ... http://www.goalplaza.com/blog/why-coach-soccer-and-how-to-have-fun/