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Good for Man City fans as it’s raining money at Eastlands after Abu Dahbi United (not a football team) swooped to buy the Sky Blues off under fire previous owner Thaksin Shinawatra. They then sealed the transfer coup of the summer, landing Robinho from Real Madrid for 32.4 million pounds. Next targets are rumoured to include Man United’s Ronaldo, Liverpool’s Torres and Valencia’s David Villa. The new owners have targeted a top four finish and Champions League football next season. continue reading

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This week’s show looks back at Olympic gold for Argentina, a Champions League escape for Liverpool and a warning for Roma. Click on the links below to find out more on the stories that appear on this week’s show.

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It was good for Argentina as they retained their Olympic title by defeating Nigeria 1-0 in sweltering Beijing last week. Angel Di Maria scored the winning goal but yet again it was Lionel Messi who set it up. continue reading

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This week’s the good, the bad and the ugly features the new boys in the Premier League, Olympic action and the unfortunate Valeri Bojinov. Click on the links below to find out more on the stories that appear on this week’s show.

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Good for some of the newcomers to the top-tier in England. First, Hull win their first Premier League game at home. The Tigers overcame Fulham 2-1 with a late goal from substitute Folan. Good too for Paul Ince in his first match in charge he guides Blackburn to a 3-2 away win over Everton. A good way to respond to suggestions that key players weren’t happy at the club and that Ince wasn’t ready to manage in the Premier League. continue reading

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While the leagues in Europe are just starting up there is still plenty of footballing news. This week transfers, Olympic football and Joey Barton all feature.

The good

• The Olympics are in full swing and so is Olympic football. Not so important in Europe but taken very seriously by South America. So far it’s been good for the favourites: Argentina and Brazil both qualify for the last 8 in the men’s. Also good for Germany and Brazil in the women’s competition as they make it through too.
• The apertura season in Argentina kicks off and Boca hammer Gimnasia 4-0. They follow that with a 3-1 victory over Arsenal in the Recopa Sudamericana. Good start for la azul y oro. continue reading

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Euro 2008 semi-finals, Copa Libertadores final, managerial casualties and appointments, as well as guns all feature in this week’s good, the bad and the ugly.

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It was good for Spain and Germany as they both won through to the Euro 2008 final. The Germans winning with a last-gasp winner against Turkey while Spain crushed Russia 3-0. Differing manners of victory, styles of play, managers and footballing history ensures we will have an intriguing final. continue reading

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Euro 2008 semi finals, tactical battles, Ronaldo’s transfer saga and violence in Bosnia all feature on this week’s the good, the bad and the ugly.

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Good of course for Germany and Turkey who go through in two very contrasting games. Germany - Portugal was open and pulsating with lots of goals, while Croatia - Turkey was a much more cagey affair that finished in unbelievable drama with two goals in the last two minutes of extra time sending the game into penalties. continue reading

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The Good

It’s been a great tournament so far with only a few dull games - one was the Greece vs Sweden encounter. Favourites (Germany) knocked back a bit, dark horses (Russia, Croatia, Turkey) providing the surprise element, and good attacking football by the ‘bigger’ teams (Spain, Portugal and Holland. The games are proving popular in England, too.

The Dutch have provided some great goals already. perhaps the two best out of the nine they’ve scored in total were Sneijder’s goal against the Italians and Van Persie’s against France set up with some sublime play by Van Nistlerooy.

Also good for Italy’s Buffon, who made a dramatic save against Romania to keep the Italians in the hunt, and for Spain and David Villa who gets another against Sweden.

The Bad

Away from the Euro 2008, Brazil are beaten in the World Cup qualifiers 2-0 by Paraguay - and araguay only had 10 men!

Greece, the reigning champions, are out after three straight losses. Peter Cech fumbles in goal and surely is partly responsible for the Czech Republic going out against Turkey in arguable the best game of the tournament so far..

The Ugly

On the last show we featured Leo Beenhakker’s comments made against the referee after a late, late penalty decisiion went against his Poland side, well, that country’s prime minister is reported to have said he wanted to kill the referee (Webb) after that decision. Pretty ugly indeed.

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Hat-trick hero, favourites upset, hosts ‘go home’ and Polish sour grapes all feature in today’s good, the bad and the ugly. Click on the links to discover more about each story.

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On today’s good, the bad and the ugly, we feature some of the highs and lows from the Euro 2008 competition, including superb attacking football, tournament-ending injuries and hooligans arrested after all day drinking. (And they are not even English!)

Click on the links below to read more about these stories that have featured on the show

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We have only reached day four of the tournament and already three teams have laid down clear markers by winning their opening matches in impressive style. First up it was Portugal who easily dispatched a poor Turkish side 2-0. Then continue reading

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So which team do you think will win Euro 2008? How about the dark horses? Which team will underachieve and who will be the player of the tournament? Simply click on the comment link at the foot of the post and tell us your predictions for Euro 2008 which we will then add to the table below.

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It’s been good for Brazilian side Fluminense and Ecuadorian side LDU Quito as they make the Copa Libertadores Final for the first time in each of their club’s history. Fluminense came from behind to beat defending champions Boca Juniors while LDU Quito beat Mexican side America to become the first team from Ecuador to ever reach the final of this competition. Also good for managers as the managerial-merry-go-round starts. continue reading

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Premier League champions, UEFA Cup winners, relegation, the Copa Libertadores and violence in Manchester all feature on this week’s the good, the bad and the ugly.

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Manchester United win their 10th Premier League title and their 17th overall after beating Wigan 2-0 away. Ryan Giggs is the hero as he scores the crucial second goal on his 758th appearance for the club which equals Sir Bobby Charlton’s record. continue reading

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Clasicos, superclasicos and the Ladies FA Cup final in England feature on this week’s the good, the bad and the ugly. To get more information about the stories click on the links below to watch the video or read the article.

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A huge week for Real Madrid as they come from behind last weekend to beat Osasuna in the last ten minutes to claim yet another La Liga title and then five days later, to top it all off, they demolish their Catalan rivals Barcelona 4-1. Talking of huge rivalries, the ’superclasico’ in Argentina finished 1-0 to Boca juniors who then went on to win away in Cruzeiro 2-1 in the Copa Libertadores. The team from La Bombonera are hitting form at the right time. continue reading

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Champions League drama in Europe and South America, two Ronaldos, trouble at Manchester City, as well as racism in Europe all feature on this week’s the good, the bad and the ugly. To get more information about the stories click on the links below to watch the video or read the article.

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A good week for Chelsea as they defeat Manchester United in the Premier League to keep the title race alive and then four days later they beat their Champions League nemesis Liverpool to qualify for the final in Moscow where they will face Manchester United after their 1-0 victory over Barcelona. continue reading

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Cups are collected, coaches sacked, corruption in South East Asia are all featured in this week’s round up of the footballing news. Click on the links below to watch the video or read the article for more information.

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Aston Villa can’t stop scoring and Newcastle go on an undefeated run of six! Villa score 15 in the last three games, including a 5-1 thrashing of derby rivals Birmingham. They are now only three points behind Everton and within sight of a place in Europe next season. Newcastle win four out of six with a 2-0 victory in the north-east derby over Sunderland. continue reading

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