New Labour Leader Visits Sir Alex

If Ed Miliband needed any tips on how to win, going to meet Sir Alex Ferguson was a good move today. The new Labour Party leader was shown around Manchester United Head-Quarters and met the youth players at the Academy with United manager Ferguson - a loyal Labour voter.

With Ferguson a veteran when it comes to beating his rivals, the pair may well have been discussing and comparing notes, with Miliband fighting against Prime Minister David Cameron to run the country.

Miliband is a loyal Leeds supporter - arch rivals to Manchester United, but Ferguson must have been in a good mood. Sir Alex said "discipline and teamwork" were the key to success in football and politics.

As he left Carrington after his audience with Ferguson, Ed said: "He's given me good advice." When asked what this advice was, Ed replied "It's a secret."

 

Hernandez Lifts United

It was a tricky game for Manchester United last night. A game away to the La Liga leaders with both Rooney and Scholes not travelling is a tough job to complete. But they did it.

United had to resist a lot of pressure from Valencia, but they knew this would happen away from home. Valencia wanted to put on a show for their fans, who, so far this season have been very pleased with what they have seen. However, Valencia could not penetrate the United defence with their play, although they tried other tactics, such as an aggressive stamp on Vidic's chest by one of the Valencia attackers, and then Soldados ridiculously desperate attempt to remove Nani's boots as the winger had the ball, when Soldado was on the floor. Astonishingly, in both occasions, the offender got away with it, but ultimately payed the price by conceding a late goal, and losing the game.

Valencia were a compact force. It was hard for United to create anything through the midfield, although this was probably thanks to the absence of Scholes, and the poor performances from Nani, Park, and Anderson. Nani, once again was giving the ball away with silly decisions, when a simple pass was on, and often, when he did choose the right pass, hit it too short, leaving the receiver with more work to do. It adds to the frustration, when it seems Nani doesn't realise the mistakes he makes, when they are schoolboy errors, which a man of his ability doesn't need to make. The sooner he realises that the small things like accurate, simple passing make him a better player as well as the big things like scoring a few goals, the better, because otherwise, he won't improve.

Berbatov had a tough game. His excellent season so far has relied on space and time on the ball, with options around him, as well as a good supplier from the wings. Last night, he had very little of any of those things, and therefore struggled to make an impact due to insufficient support. "Chicharito" saved United's day with a great little finish in the 85th minute to win the game. His first touch was to hit the post, while his second and third were controlling the ball and scoring. The young Mexican has brilliant pace, a great finish, and now a boost in confidence after his first Champions League goal for Manchester United. Is he the improved, young version of Michael Owen? Of course, he has a while to go before he eclipes the English legend, but the attributes are there.

United are now level on points with Rangers in their Champions League group, and their next game is against the Turkish club, Bursaspor, who have lost their first two games against Rangers last night, and Valencia. It should prove an easy qualification through to the knock-out rounds this year for United, but with their current form, you don't know what will happen.

Spurs "ball" boy

A blast from the past now. In September 2007 Tottenham were playing in the UEFA Cup, and they obviously asked their ball-boy to be their twelth man...


The Tottenham ball-boy plays his part in humiliating the opposition in Tottenhams European match at White Hart Lane. Watch to the end.

Tottenham won 4 - 1 last night in the Champions League against FC Twente, and will be playing Inter Milan in their next Champions League group game. oh how things change...

35 Asian teams in Olympics draw

Kuala Lumpur: The draw for the Asian qualifiers of the 2012 London Olympics men’s football tournament will be held at AFC House on October 20 at 1100 hours local time.

Thirty-five teams have entered the fray to grab the three-and-a-half slots reserved for the continent. The draw results will be announced on the-afc.com.

The 22 lowest ranked teams, based on the qualifiers and final round of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, will play in a home-and-away format on February 23, 2011, and March 9, 2011, and the winners will make it to Round 2.

The 11 winners from the first round will join the 13 highest ranked teams in the second round where they will again play in a home-and-away format on June 19, 2011, and June 23, 2011.

The 12 winners will then be divided into three groups of four teams each in the third round. Again, a home-and-away format from September 21, 2011, to March 14, 2012, will determine the winners who will represent the continent in the Olympics.

Three second-placed teams from the third round will play in a playoff at a centralised venue from March 25 to 29, 2012, and the winners of this group will meet the representatives of CAF for a berth in the Olympics.

In the last Olympics, Japan, Korea Republic, Australia had qualified along with China as the hosts. None of the teams cleared the group stage.

Korea Republic, Australia, China, Japan, Iraq, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, DPR Korea, Syria, Lebanon, Uzbekistan and Vietnam, ranked from one to 13 respectively, will play directly in the second round.

Kuwait, Thailand, Oman, UAE, Iran, Malaysia, Indonesia, Yemen, Hong Kong, Jordan, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Maldives, Palestine, Singapore, Bangladesh, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Chinese Taipei, Kyrgyzstan and Sri Lanka will battle it out in the first round.

THE SCHEDULE

Round 1
February 23, 2011
March 9, 2011

Round 2
June 19, 2011
June 23, 2011

Round 3
September 21, 2011
November 23, 2011
November 27, 2011
February 5, 2012
February 22, 2012
March 14, 2012

Playoff
March 25 to 29, 2012

Teams in the first round (ranked 14-35)

Kuwait, Thailand, Oman, UAE, Iran, Malaysia, Indonesia, Yemen, Hong Kong, Jordan, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Maldives, Palestine, Singapore, Bangladesh, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Chinese Taipei, Kyrgyzstan and Sri Lanka.

Teams with a bye into the second round (ranked 1-13)
Korea Republic, Australia, China, Japan, Iraq, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, DPR Korea, Syria, Lebanon, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
source:AFC

Almunia will miss Arsenals next match, but will Arsenal miss him?

Arsenal will play Partizan Belgrade during the week, and the figure in their goal - to the relief of Arsenal fans will not be Manuel Almunia. That's the good news for you Arsenal fans - the only good news, because the goalkeeper to replace Almunia will be Fabianski.

Almunia will miss the match because he picked up an injury against West Brom on Saturday when he dived in at Odemwingies feet to give away a penalty. He saved the resulting penalty, but stayed true to his low standards with a blunder to allow a shot to bounce off of his arms (with the intention of preventing the goal of course!) and end up in his net, which what should have been a routine save.

Fabianski being the replacement may also give Arsenal fans a sick feeling in their stomach with mistakes and costly errors just around the corner for the Polish "stopper". Why Wenger didn't rip open his cheque-book and drive himself to the nearest football club (it doesn't matter where) and find himself a new goalkeeper in the summer is beyond me. Anyone would have done. Just someone. It's even more baffling when you consider that Arsenal recorded about £56 million of profits for last season. As well as being linked to a £30 million teenager from the Barcelona B-Team, Oriol Romeu, Wenger needed to get his priorities right instead of sticking with the keepers he has and disappointing the Arsenal fans that trust him so much.

Sneijder Wouldn't turn down Manchester United

Reports that Manchester United had bid close to £25 million for Wesley Sneijder in the summer, Sir Alex Ferguson dismissed as rubbish. He said that Sneijder hadn't turned United down, because they hadn't even made an approach. But no doubt, Ferguson was interested.

His nose would have been pressed up against the shop window, and as he checked his pockets for money, he would have found a few buttons, a couple of chewing gum wrappers and a note from the Glazers reminding him that Manchester United were in billions of pounds of debt. He couldn't enter that shop.

But maybe, sometime in the future, the United manager will have his pocket money increased, and maybe then he can enter the shop instead of browsing on the outside. After what Wesley Sneijder said today, it seems that if Ferguson were to pay the money, the Dutchman would jump at the chance of joining United.

"If somebody asks me if I will ever play for Manchester United, it's impossible for me to say no," Sneijder told the Daily Star Sunday.

"How can you say that if the chance came you would not play for one of the biggest clubs in the world? I don't think there is any player in the world who could publicly rule out ever playing for Manchester United, and if they did I would doubt they were telling the truth."

"The Premier League, in terms of top clubs, is the strongest in the world, and it would be nice to finish my career saying I have played at the very top in Spain, Italy, and England. There is not many who can say they have done that, and if that does happen for me I would only want it to be with Manchester United."

Manchester United have Defensive Problems, Crossing inability and are Off form

Beaten to it: Evans

Manchester United, along with Fulham remain the only two teams in the Premier League who are unbeaten. Not only that, but United have scored at least two goals in each of the six games that they have played, and have scored 16 goals in the League. "So what is the problem?" you ask. "Where do I start?" is my reply.

United, in their opening six games have conceded nine goals. This simply isn't good enough for a team challenging for the title. Two clean-sheets in six games is poor, especially considering none of the teams United have played so far finished in the top four last season. The defence of Manchester United is going through a very shaky and unstable time at the moment.

Who will start alongside Vidic in the centre? Ferdinand or Evans? Will Ferdinand be fit? Will Evans handle the pressure? Will Vidic slip up and give away a penalty? All are questions that most United fans will have asked before and during every game so far this season - the answer, they found hasn't always been good.

Evans hasn't had a strong start to the season. He was targeted by Everton as a weak spot in the 3 - 3 draw, and again today, Zat Knight rose above him to give Bolton the lead. Ferdinand may have done better jobs, but with his inconsistency and often reliance on Vidic, who knows?

Another cause for concern is the inability to get good crosses into the box. Last season, Valencia was brilliant in his deliveries - with Rooney profiting greatly from them with a bucket full of goals. But now, with Valencia out for a while injured, only Nani and Giggs are on the touchlines ready to cross. Unfortunately for the strikers, the crosses are often disappointing.

Needs work on crossing: Nani

Nani is unbelievably frustrating. There are so many examples of when he could get the ball in a dangerous area and create a goal - a winning goal, but lets everyone down. Then there are those times when he does something absolutely brilliant. However, with Nani, the bad decisions outweigh the good.

And Giggs!. Once a marvelous source of crosses with Beckham on the other wing, he is now starting to wither. His passes are often poor, and his crosses are not the best. He can no longer take on a couple of players on the wing, and finds it hard to keep up with the pace of the game. United need a winger who can cross the ball and create chances. Wesley Sneijder perhaps? (See my next article) http://bit.ly/9H7XcL

In general, United are off-form. The good news is, United are often off-form at the start of the season, and only get into gear later on. But they really do need to improve. They travel to Valencia on Wednesday, and come back to face Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on the second. They need to be ready. They need to win.

Man City's squad is Strong. Stronger than Chelsea's?

On Saturday, in the early kick-off, Manchester City ruined Chelsea's unbeaten season with a 1 - 0 win over the reigning Champions. It seemed unlikely after Chelsea's excellent to the season - scoring goals for fun, however they hadn't faced a strong opposition yet. Unfortunately for them, they found stronger opposition in Manchester City whom they could not beat.

The interesting thing that I wondered was: Why did Manchester City win? Of course, in the end, they played the better of the two teams - they scored a goal and Chelsea didn't. Simple. Despite Chelsea not showcasing their true attacking ability, City defended well and didn't self-destruct like they may have done a couple of years ago.

Thanks to millions of pounds of investment, they have a much stronger squad than a couple of years ago - and a stronger squad than Chelsea.

*The visiting bench consisted of Ross Turnbull, Yuri Zhirkov, Paulo Ferreira, Daniel Sturridge, Patrick van Aanholt, Gaël Kakuta and Josh McEachran – all good players in their own right , but this was not a list that smacked of a team with great strength in depth.

City, meanwhile, could call upon Shay Given, Emmanuel Adebayor, Adam Johnson, Jérôme Boateng, Patrick Vieira, Joleon Lescott and Jô. The problem for Ancelotti when his team went a goal behind was that he did not have many ways to change his side for the better.*

*from the Guardian

Hargreaves is Back!

After what seemed like ages out of football with persitent injuries which seemed like never leaving him and even threatened his career, Owen Hargreaves is back in training for Manchester United.

Not only is he back in training, but he is also giving Sir Alex Ferguson headaches which may even keep him up at night. He is impressing Ferguson so much that he could be in a Manchester United squad - and therefore replacing a current regular in the very near future if he keeps his good form in training. The cure for Ferguson's headache, is quite simply the cause. Owen Hargreaves is an excellent weapon that can be injected into United side, and will add a great deal of stability to a defence which at the moment seems to be leaking silly goals like never before.

Carlo Ancelotti has recently said that having Michael Essien play for Chelsea again is like having a new player because he was out for most of last season. Manchester United having Hargreaves back is even better. He has been out for most of the time since signing for United, and his introduction now will be an excellent boost for the club and could prove the engine in the Manchester United side that this season could over-take Liverpool in the amount of titles won.

Carling Cup Round Up 22/09/2010

The Carling Cup's opening few rounds aren't usually the most exciting of games - tonight was an exception.

A 5-2 win for Manchester United against Scunthorpe saw United go a wonderful strike down early on, only for them to fire straight back against a very resilient and brave Scunthorpe side. A Gibson chip, 2 typical Michael Owen goals, a Park strike and Smalling finish was enough to see off the Championship side who had double the amount of attempts on target than United but were thwarted by a good game by Tomasz Kuszack. The game also saw Bebe grab his first game for Manchester United's first team as he came on as a second half substitution. I have been a sceptic since he signed, however he did look bright when he did have the ball. He isn't short of confidence with a long range shot being deflected and a few dribbles which unfortunately were intercepted. He showed good pace but apart from that didn't do much else.

Another seven goal thriller was at Stamford Bridge. Previously unbeaten this season, Chelsea were obvious favourites against the newly promoted side Newcastle. However, the Magpies went 1 - 3 up, with Kalou going off injured. Chelsea had used all of their substitutions so they were now reduced to ten-men, but this seemed to have the opposite effect to what you may think. Anelka upped his game and scored one, whilst equalising with a penalty. When it seemed to be heading to extra-time, Shola Ameobi scored the winner to send Chelsea packing from the League Cup. A great game.

Manchester City's millions didn't help them as they crashed out at the hands of West Brom. City striker Jo scored the opener, only for the Albion to bounce back with two goals in quick succession to defeat Mancini's flailing side.

Gerard Houllier made a good start to his career at Aston Villa as he watched his team beat Blackburn 3 - 1 at Villa Park. Givet put Blackburn ahead in the 34th minute, but Heskey and a double from Ashley Young secured Aston Villa's place in the next round.

Liverpool's dreadful season continued with a very poor performance against the lowly Northampton town. The reds created very few chances and were even taken to extra time. Normal time finished 1- 1, with Jovanovic scoring in the ninth minute for Liverpool. Ngog got the goal in extra time - just in time, but Liverpool were taken to penalties. Astonishingly they lost, with David N'Gog and Jovanovic missing their penalties and sending Liverpool out!

Carling Cup Third Round

Results

FT Wigan Athletic 2 – 1 Preston North End

Jordi Gomez 87, N'Zogbia 90 Treacy 23


FT Scunthorpe 2 – 5 Manchester United

Wright, J 19, Woolford 90 Gibson 23, Smalling 36, Owen 49, Park 54, Owen 71


FT Aston Villa 3 – 1 Blackburn Rovers

Heskey 59, Young, A 75, Young, A 77 Givet 34


FT Chelsea 3 – 4 Newcastle United

van Aanholt 6, Anelka 70, Anelka (pen) 87 Ranger 27, Taylor, R 32, Ameobi 49, Ameobi 90


FT Liverpool 2 – 2 Northampton

Jovanovic 9, N'Gog 116 McKay 56, Jacobs 98


FT West Brom 2 – 1 Manchester City

Zuiverloon 55, Cox 57 Jo 19

Liverpool want Honda to drive their miseries away.

After Liverpool lost to Manchester United late on in Sundays game, Roy Hodgson would have been looking for things to cheer him up. It looks like he may have found it too, in Honda!

Hodgson feels that around £12 million will be enough to get what he wants. Before you ask, Roy Hodgson hasn't been scammed into buying a dodgy Honda car for £12 million from his local car sale shop, no! Honda is a Japanese International - Keisuke Honda to be precise.

The Japanese playmaker is currently playing for CSKA Moscow in Russia, but also had a relatively succesful World Cup. He scored a couple of goals with his trademark free-kick, where he hits the ball so hard, often it is hard to see the ball for the viewer. Watch His World Cup Free-kick HERE.

He has had a good start to his CSKA career, however it has been suggested that he wishes to move to the Premier League, and with Liverpool returning that interest, a deal could go through.

Excitement builds ahead of UAE 2010

(FIFA.com) Tuesday 21 September 2010
 2010 FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2010 is fast approaching and, if last year’s tournament is any gauge, then the upcoming edition is sure to be an unqualified success. Barcelona were victorious in 2009, while this year’s field is headed by the likes of Italian giants FC Internazionale and South American champions SC Internacional of Brazil.


His Excellency Mohammed Khalfan Al Romaithi, President of the UAE Football Association; His Excellency Mohammed Ibrahim Al Mahmood, General Secretary of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council and Adenor Leonardo Bacchi, coach of UAE participants Al Wahda, all gave their views on the eagerly-anticipated December event ahead of the commencement of ticket sales today.

His Excellency Mohammed Khalfan Al Romaithi, President of the UAE Football Association

On welcoming the football community to the country

This is another great occasion for the UAE Football Association and we are delighted to be able to welcome the FIFA Club World Cup to the UAE for a second time.

Welcoming the champion clubs from each continent, being able to see world-class players in action, joining fans from around the world at the matches – all of these stimulate interest in the beautiful game. I am confident that this tournament and the activities planned to support will help inspire future generations.
His Excellency Mohammed Ibrahim Al Mahmood, General Secretary of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council

On the tournament's legacy and cross-community coordination

When we welcome sports events and teams to Abu Dhabi, a critical factor for the Sports Council is that each leaves a legacy, that each helps us develop the future. With the initiatives that are being introduced this year, the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2010 will leave that legacy and it will help us build upon the strong passion for the game that exists here in the UAE.

We’ve seen the growth of football participation rise over the last year and we have no doubt that if we continue to host these types of events it can only enhance the popularity of the sport and encourage spectators to attend domestic league matches.

Adenor Leonardo Bacchi, coach of Al Wahda

On flying the flag for the host country and the chance to play against champions from around the world


The team had a very strong pre-season tour in Germany which helped bond the players closer together, and we have started the new season well. I can assure football fans across the UAE that we will be representing all of them. We promise to deliver a passionate and committed performance.
For me especially I'm really looking forward to the draw in November so we can try and plot our path in the competition. As the former coach of S.C. Internacional it would be fantastic were we able to come up against them in the semi-final, but we have to win two games of course first.

We are facing some tough competition during this tournament and regardless of where the teams are from we cannot ever underestimate our opponents. This is a very important tournament for Al Wahda and these players will be playing against some very strong competitors. Our goal is to make this nation proud and show the world that Al Wahda can become a dominant force in this global sport.
We are really urging the fans to come out and support the team because this will give the players more purpose to go out and keep on winning.

Blackpool Architects: Difficulties Team Fighting Champion

Image by Getty Images via @daylife

LONDON - Blackpool campaign team can not do anything when digasak four goals without reply by defending champion Chelsea in the Premier League continued, last night. Architect Blackpool, Ian Holloway was as if running out of words to describe the frightening power of a team that is still perfect through five games this season.
Visit to the headquarters of the Blues at Stamford Bridge,-The epithet Blackpool Seasider-confidence that comes with conquering over Newcastle United in the previous week, had to forget his dream to make a surprise return. In the first half alone, they must withstand shame after four goals from Salomon Kalou (2 '), Didier Drogba (30') and dwigol Florent Malouda (12 '& 41') was unable to reply Marlon Harewood et al.

Responding to the humiliating defeat suffered by his team, Holloway could not cover kekecewaannnya. However, instead of foster children scapegoat, Holloway prefers to give praise to his rival, Chelsea.
"The plan we wanted to give a tight fight in ten minutes early. Unfortunately, the plan does not go well. Obviously, I am disappointed with this outcome, "as quoted Tribalfootball ujarr Holloway, Monday (09/20/2010).

"Against some other teams, we can provide a little resistance. But, it does not apply when dealing with the defending champions (Chelsea). Their movement is slightly different, and I've never seen it before. It makes me confused players, "he continued.


"Today, they play with a fantastic team. Clearly, they are a world class team. So, I can only say congratulations to Chelsea, "explicitly recognizes excellence Carlo Ancelotti squad.


"All my life, I often see the game of football. But, look what they show today was phenomenal. I give special credit to Mr. Ancelotti and his players. We lift the hat to see their performance, "close the previous coach who was once swallowed a shame because his team humiliated 0-6 at Arsenal, the second week. (ACF)

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Antonio Valencia and Bobby Zamora's Injury Updates

As a footballer writhes in pain on the fresh green grass that they had been standing on only minutes earlier, it is terrible to think what the next few months of rehabilitation for both mental and physical issues will be like for them. A broken, fractured or dislocated bone is extremely painful for anyone, but for those who rely on their legs to earn them a living (granted, a very good one), such as footballers, it must be even more distressing.

Both Bobby Zamora and Antonio Valencia know the feeling, as both have recently suffered awful injuries that will rule them out, very unfortunately, for a while.

It has been confirmed that Bobby Zamora will be out for about five months after he had an operation on his broken fibula that he sustained in Fulhams 2 - 1 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers last Saturday.

Zamora's manager Mark Hughes said:

"Bobby will now be in bed with his leg elevated for two weeks. The operation showed ligament damage so we're probably now looking at five months. We want to help Bobby get back quickly and there are no concerns over his ability to get back to the level he was before he got injured."

The injury is even more cruel to the striker as he had just recently made his debut for England after years of trying. His progress and recent good form will now be interrupted by this unfortunate incident.

Antonio Valencia suffered significant ligament damage as well as a fractured ankle in an injury similar to that of Alan Smith when the now Newcastle man played for United against Liverpool. The winger underwent surgery yesterday after the injury was suffered against Rangers in the Champions League.

The good news for Manchester United fans is that, according the a United spokesperson, the operation went well, however he will still be out for a good portion of the season with a plate inserted to stabilise the fracture.

Sir Alex Ferguson had initially said that Valencia would probably miss the rest of the season with his injury, however, this might not be the case with the operation being such a success.

Both tackles that led to the broken fibula's of Zamora and Valencia seemed routine and not at all dangerous, but rather the studs were caught in the grass which led to the leg being dragged in an awkward direction - the momentum taking it further forward and doing the damage.

Aston Villa's New Manager interested in Owen

As Gerard Houllier settles in at Aston Villa next week, he will look at his squad and decide where he can improve it to challenge for a Champions League spot or some silverware.

However, he has already confirmed an interest with one of his former Liverpool players, Michael Owen. The striker, who is currently playing for Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson, has been the subject of Houllier's attention for some time it seems.
Houllier explained:

"He has always been in my thoughts. I like him [Owen], as a player and a man"

The Frenchman said that he watched Owen at Jamie Carragher's testimonial and that Owen still has the legs for playing football.

Only recently, Owen was quoted saying that he has been trying as hard as ever to try and grab a first team spot at Manchester United, but he never knows when he will be picked.

"You can only do your best and prepare and train well, so that you are ready when the manager calls on you. After that, it's up to the manager who he chooses. It sounds easy, but probably the most difficult thing is not playing for a couple of weeks and then all of a sudden getting called up and being mentally and physically right to perform well"

Owen seems frustrated, as any footballer would be, because he isn't getting the game time that he would like. Added to this, it looks as if Dimitar Berbatov has hit good form at last for United, and with Rooney almost guaranteed a starting spot it will be even harder for Owen to force his way into the team - allowing Aston Villa to make their move and offer Owen more oppurtunities to play, as well as re-unite with Emile Heskey.

Carlos Tevez New Style

Tevez Training [Click To Enlarge]

After becoming so used to seeing Carlos Tevez with his caveman like hair, it came as a bit of a shock that he has had his trademark hair and hairband banished for a new style. 

Maybe he feels it will be good luck for him and a fresh start, or maybe he was just copying Robero Mancini as his manager also had a trim at the start of the season. But to be fair it doesn't look bad on the City captain.

                                          

UCL: Manchester United v. Rangers 720p HD

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2nd Half

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UCL: FC Barcelona v. Panathinaikos 720p HD

Homepage: skpd-hd-football.blogspot.com

Date: September 14th 2010

Competition: UEFA Champions League 2010-2011 - Matchday 1

Source: DIRECTV

Commentary: English ( International Feed or Sky)

Format : MPEG-TS

Size: ~4 GB

Video

Bit rate : 6000kbps

Width : 1 280 pixels

Height : 720 pixels

Display aspect ratio : 16/9

Frame rate : 59.940 fps

Scan type : Progressive

Audio

Format : AC-3

Bit rate mode : Constant

Bit rate : 384 Kbps

Channel(s) : 5.1 channels

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1st Half

Code:

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2nd Half

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