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Top 10 Highest-paid sports teams 2012

1. Barcelona’s players are the best paid in the world according to a new report. The team kept its No. 1 place on the earnings table with each player taking home an average annual salary of $8.6 million (£5.2 million). … read more »

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2012 Champions League Final: Chelsea to face Bayern Munich

Germans and penalties: same old, same old. Bastian Schweinsteiger coolly converted his penalty when the more celebrated likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka missed to send Bayern Munich home to a final in their Allianz Arena against Chelsea on May … read more »

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2012 Champions League Semi-final: Real Madrid v Bayern Munich live!

REAL MADRID 2 BAYERN MUNICH 1 Bayern win on penalties 3-1   (Game going to extra time)  

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Barcelona president Rosell not worried by ‘unjust’ defeat against Chelsea

[lg_folder folder="Barcelona V Chelsea 24-4-2012/" count="1" paging="false"]Barcelona president Sandro Rosell said that from a Catalan point of view their Champions League exit to Chelsea last night could be seen as “unjust”, but overall he had no complaints over his side’s … read more »

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UEFA Champions League 2012: Real Madrid v Bayern Preview

Real Madrid 2 v 0 Bayern Munich strong Bayern Munich’s star names believe they have shattered the aura of invincibility that surrounded Real Madrid prior to their Champions League semi-final first leg in Munich and now they are targeting a … read more »

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Chelsea through to 2012 UEFA Champions League Final

Goals from Ramires and Fernando Torres helped Chelsea win through to the Champions League final 3-2 on aggregate after drawing 2-2 at the Nou Camp on Tuesday night. Ramires handed Chelsea a Champions League lifeline towards the end of the … read more »

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What Barcelona and Chelsea learned about each other at the weekend

Chelsea earned a credible draw at Arsenal on Saturday as manager Roberto Di Matteo rested eight players ahead of his side’s trip to Barcelona on Tuesday. Just hours later, Pep Guardiola’s Catalan giants lost to their bitter rivals Real Madrid, … read more »

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UEFA Champions League 2012: Barcelona v Chelsea Preview

Chelsea through to 2012 UEFA Champions League Final. 3-2 agg   Goals from Ramires and Fernando Torres helped Chelsea win through to the Champions League final 3-2 on aggregate after drawing 2-2 at the Nou Camp on Tuesday night. Ramires … read more »

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Chelsea were lucky to beat Barcelona … but that’s football – Drogba

Didier Drogba believes he has answered critics who branded him over the hill after scoring Chelsea’s winner against Barcelona. The 34 year-old found the net with his – and Chelsea’s – only shot on target at Stamford Bridge last night, … read more »

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Chelsea vs barcelona 2012: Drogba gives Chelsea edge over Barca

Didier Drogba marked a superb display with the first-half winner as Chelsea produced a resilient performance to beat Barcelona 1-0 on Wednesday and take a narrow lead into the second leg of their Champions League semifinal. In one of Chelsea’s … read more »

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How will Chelsea breach Barcelona?

While many Chelsea fans are no doubt currently wondering how their side will stop 63-goal Lionel Messi – plus his attacking colleagues Andrés Iniesta, Alexis Sánchez, Cesc Fábregas et al – their team’s chances in the tie could well be … read more »

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Chelsea Vs. Barcelona, 2012 UEFA Champions League: Catalans Might Have A Problem In Goal

Barcelona are heavy, heavy, heavy favorites to best Chelsea in their UEFA Champions League semifinal and go onto Munich for the final. Their defense is the best in La Liga and while they do not lead the league, their attack, … read more »

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UEFA Champions League 2012: Aged Chelsea keen to put age before beauty against Barcelona

The days when people said Chelsea could no longer progress with a core of Didier Drogba, John Terry and Frank Lampard have passed – to be replaced by nights when all agree that there can be no glory without them. … read more »

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Bayern defeated Real Madrid 2-1

Mario Gomez scored a last minute goal to give Bayern Munich a vital 2-1 advantage over Real Madrid in their Champions League semi-final first leg. Mesut Ozil celebrates with Cristiano Ronaldo after equalizing against Bayern Munich in the first-leg of … read more »

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UEFA Champions League 2012: Chelsea v Barcelona Preview

UEFA Champions League 2012: Bayern v Real Madrid Live updates All the key facts and stats ahead of the Champions League semi-final first leg between Chelsea and Barcelona at Stamford Bridge. Barcelona are playing in their fifth consecutive Champions League … read more »

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UEFA Champions League 2012: Bayern v Real Madrid Preview

UEFA Champions League 2012: Bayern v Real Madrid Live “A terrible week,” was how Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber described the past few days on Saturday. For a club which regards winning trophies as the be-all and end-all, losing out … read more »

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