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For the third season in succession Chelsea found themselves pitched against the current European champions, Barcelona in group A. Werder Bremen and Levski Sofia make up the quartet and it would be a huge surprise if either of those teams progressed.In group B Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, Sporting Lisbon and Spartak Moscow will do battle. …

Coventry CityOdds: 20/1Last Five Seasons2005/06 – 8 (Championship), 2004/05 – 19 (Championship), 2003/04 – 12 (Championship), 2002/03 – 20 (Championship), 2001/02 – 11 (Championship).2005/06 Cup ProgressFA Cup Fourth Round (replay) vs Middlesbrough (a) – lost 1-0.Carling Cup Second Round vs Crystal Palace (a) – lost 1-0.Top Goal Scorer 2005/06: Gary McSheffrey (striker) – 17 goals.Players …

With Liverpool’s FA Community Shield triumph still fresh in people’s memories, one could ask, what can happen this season?At the time of writing, the Premiership season is just under a week away and already supporters of every Premiership team are by now wiping drool from their mouths at seeing the prospect of some of the …

Despite the explosion of the Internet and various new media, child stories are still what most people want – whether they are adults or children themselves.Nonetheless, I wonder if we can’t learn something from the new media?I think that the greatest lesson that the Internet and other new media have to teach us is that …

Dr Neil Stanley, an independent sleep researcher and author of the book How To Sleep Well, suggests anxiety, burning the candle at both ends and technology use are likely to be the biggest sleep disruptors at this age. “So ditch the sleep tracker app, limit social media late at night and buy an old-fashioned alarm …

Journal of Events, as I best remember it.We went to the SLC airport in time to check in and wait to see if we would be able to get in on the flight to New York City. We were flying “stand by” on Jet Blue. (Editor’s note: Do not fly “stand by” – it is …

Birmingham CityOdds: 5/1Last Five Seasons2005/06 – 18 (Premiership, Relegated), 2004/05 – 12 (Premiership), 2003/04 – 10 (Premiership), 2002/03 – 13 (Premiership), 2001/02 – 5 (Championship, Promoted).2005/06 Cup ProgressFA Cup Sixth Round vs Liverpool (h) – lost 7-0.Carling Cup Quarter Final vs Manchester United (h) – lost 3-1.Top Goal Scorer 2005/06: Mikael Forssell (striker) and Jiri …

Thanh Nien online is bringing our valued readers the latest coverage of World Cup 2006 as well as the ambience of the global football event in Vietnam. News from behind the scenes in Germany is also featured to provide readers a panorama of the event. World Cup 2006 will take place from June 9 to …

Freddy Adu is one of the most famous young players in the world – it seems as though there is nobody who has not heard of the young DC United star. Since a young age he has been hyped up as the next ‘big thing’ in world football, but is he as good as all …

Italy have been deemed the home team for the final in Berlin and will wear their traditional blue colors; France will wear white. FRANCE Ho n ors: Previous World Cup appearances: 11 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1998, 2002) World Cup best: Winners (1998) European champions: 2 (1984, 2000) FIFA world …