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08 December 2005 ~ 0 Comments

Shot Down in a Glaze of Glory

Glazers play down European defeat
Benfica 2-1 Man Utd

The Glazer family has played down the financial implications of Manchester United’s failure to reach the knockout stages of the Champions League.
The defeat to Benfica cost the American owners up to £15m in prize money.
But a Glazer family spokesman said: “It was a [...]

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04 December 2005 ~ 0 Comments

Man City Rule The Valley

Sunday 4th December - 16:00 kick off
Charlton 2-5 Man City

Manchester City crushed Charlton with contemptuous ease at The Valley.
The visitors flooded forward almost at will and deservedly took the lead when Darius Vassell set up Andy Cole.
Darren Bent pulled a goal back with a volley against the run of play before [...]

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03 December 2005 ~ 0 Comments

Crouch Comes Good

Saturday 3rd December - 15:00 kick off
Liverpool 3 - 0 Wigan

Peter Crouch ended his agonising wait for a goal in style as Liverpool earned their sixth league win in a row. Crouch thought he had opened the scoring but his deflected shot, which was helped in by Mike Pollitt, was later credited to [...]

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03 December 2005 ~ 0 Comments

Chelsea Undefeated Run Continues

Saturday 3rd December - 15:00 kick off
Chelsea 1 - 0 Middlesborough

Premiership leaders Chelsea had to show patience and perseverance to beat a determined Middlesbrough side courtesy of a goal by captain John Terry.
Terry headed in a second-half Damien Duff corner after Fabio Rochemback fumbled an attempted goal-line clearance into his own net.
Rochemback had [...]

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