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Barca King of Europe

3572098375_7ec3dc7d0dFC Barcelona took the European Champions league title in a brilliant play against Manchester United. What was widely regarded as a dream matchup between two of the best teams in the world ended in a 2-0 victory for the Spanish side. The Barca coach had guided his team earlier into victory at the Spanish League title and this victory comes as the cherry on top for this first time coach. Manchester United was handed its first loss after 26 Champions League matches as they failed to defend their 2008 title. Eto’o a Cameroonian forward was responsible for the first goal of the evening at the 10th minute. Lionel Messi scored the second goal at the 70th minute of the game.

Manchester United’s 11th Premier League Title

3535645037_b81d2302c6_m1The illustrious Manchester United FC has captured the 2009 premier league title in a draw against Arsenal. This is their 11th Premier League title and 18th League title, allowing them to finally equal Liverpool’s record. This win also marks the club’s third consecutive win in the last three seasons. The top goal scorers of the season are Nicolas Anelka of Chelsea and Christiano Ronaldo of Manchester United, both scoring 18 goals.

Chelsea 1-1 Tottenham

August 31, 2008
Chelsea: Goal: Belletti 28 Bookings: Deco 10, J Cole 45, Bosingwa 86
Tottenham: Goal: Bent 45+1

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Aston Villa 0-0 Liverpool

August 31, 2008
Liverpool: Bookings: Skrtel 13, Dossena 66

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Sunderland 0-3 Man City

August 31, 2008
Sunderland: Bookings: Bardsley 60, Healy 66, Richardson 74, Chimbonda 77
Man City: Goals: Ireland 45+1, Wright-Phillips 50,58, Bookings: Richards 31, Kompany 33

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Arsenal 3-0 Newcastle

August 30, 2008
Arsenal: goals: Van Persie (pen) 18, 41, Denilson 59 Bookings: Fabregas 59, Nasri 90+2
Newcastle: Bookings: Coloccini 28, Given 52

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Bolton 0-0 West Brom

August 30, 2008
Bolton: Bookings: Nolan 34, McCann 41
West Brom: Bookings: Robinson 63, MacDonald 90+2

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Hull 0-5 Wigan

August 30, 2008
Hull: Bookings: Ashbee 40
Wigan: Goals: Ricketts o.g. 5, Valencia 13, Zaki 63, 81, Heskey 68

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Westham 4-1 Blackburn

August 30, 2008
Westham: Goals: Davenport 12, Samba o.g. 20, Bellamy 90+3, Cole 90+5 Bookings: Bellamy 90+2
Blackburn: Goal: Roberts 22 Bookings: Grella 7, Roberts 27, Ooijer 30, Emerton 52, Nelsen 90+5

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UEFA Supercup

In the annual UEFA Supercup this Friday between champions of the UEFA Cup and the Champion’s League, Zenit St.Petersburg claimed victory over Manchester United 2-1. Pogrebnyak and Danny scored for Zenit at the 44th and 59th respectively while Vidic managed a consolation goal for Man Untd at the 73rd.