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A lengthy Champions League final left players lurching into each other, looking for trouble, out too late, too far from home, like punch-drunk sailors in a foreign port.

Posted Wednesday, May 21, 2008 10:05 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Soccer, Manchester United, Chelsea (Soccer Club), Champions League, Ronaldo, Cristiano

Moscow Takes British Soccer Invasion in Stride

English soccer fans and bemused Russians celebrated in ahead of the Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea.

Posted Wednesday, May 21, 2008 4:42 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Soccer, Manchester United, Chelsea (Soccer Club), Europe, Champions League, Great Britain, Russia, Litvinenko, Alexander V

Hooligan Stereotype Absent in Moscow

English soccer fans and bemused Russians celebrated happily in Moscow on Wednesday ahead of the Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea.

Posted Wednesday, May 21, 2008 10:28 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Soccer, Manchester United, Chelsea (Soccer Club), Champions League, Moscow (Russia)

Soccer Thaws British-Russian Relations — at Least Temporarily

Russia’s foreign ministry eased the visa process for English soccer fans traveling to Moscow for a big game, lessening tensions generated by the murder of Aleksander V. Litvinenko

Posted Monday, May 05, 2008 9:03 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Soccer, Olympic Games, Espionage, Manchester United, Chelsea (Soccer Club), Champions League, Great Britain, Russia, International Relations, Putin, Vladimir V, Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations, Litvinenko, Alexander V

Soccer Roundup: Manchester United Is Closing In on Another Title

Manchester United took a huge step toward retaining its title in the English Premier League when it beat visiting West Ham United, 4-1, at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Posted Saturday, May 03, 2008 1:12 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Soccer, Manchester United, Chelsea (Soccer Club), English Premier League

Ballack Gets Chelsea Even in the Premier League

Chelsea beat Manchester United, 2-1, in a dramatic match on Saturday to pull even at the top of the English Premier League and keep alive its hopes of snatching the title from United’s grasp.

Posted Saturday, April 26, 2008 1:27 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Soccer, Premier League, Manchester United, Chelsea (Soccer Club)

Liverpool 1, Chelsea 1: Own Goal Puts Chelsea Nearer Final

Liverpool’s John Arne Riise accidentally headed the ball into his own net in injury time, costing his team a victory in the first leg of the European Champions League semifinals.

Posted Tuesday, April 22, 2008 10:07 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Soccer, Chelsea (Soccer Club), Champions League

Extra Time: At Chelsea, Success Isn’t a Satisfying Answer

The coach of Chelsea, the Israeli Avram Grant, has been bombarded by many more than the four questions of Passover the past week from the news media.

Posted Tuesday, April 22, 2008 2:26 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Soccer, Chelsea (Soccer Club), Grant, Avram

Soccer Notebook: At Chelsea, Success Isn’t a Satisfying Answer

The coach of Chelsea, the Israeli Avram Grant, has been bombarded by many more than the four questions of Passover the past week from the news media.

Posted Monday, April 21, 2008 9:45 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Soccer, Chelsea (Soccer Club), Grant, Avram

Soccer Roundup: Ex-Chelsea Coach Denies He Was in Milan for Interview

José Mourinho, the former coach of Chelsea of the English Premier League, said on Saturday the he had not gone to Milan and was not close to signing a deal with Serie A leaders Inter.

Posted Saturday, March 29, 2008 4:21 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Soccer, Chelsea (Soccer Club), Mourinho, Jose, English Premier League

As F.A. Cup Winnows, Minnows Remain

The Welsh team Cardiff extended the run of F.A. Cup upsets Sunday with a 2-0 victory against Middlesbrough, putting it in the semifinals of the English competition.

Posted Sunday, March 09, 2008 5:20 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Soccer, Premier League, Chelsea (Soccer Club), Arsenal