Sentences with phrase «cup showpiece»

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Previously, his Monaco side were beaten 2 - 0 by Werder Bremen in the 1992 European Cup Winners» Cup showpiece.

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The experienced World Cup winner has featured in all seven of Man United's Premier League fixtures this term and though the 30 - year - old has a lot to offer van Gaal as the Dutch manager looks to fight on multiple fronts and the having won the Champions League in 2013 and when questioned as to whether his side could win the showpiece trophy Schweinsteiger stated;

The Lyon - born star also featured for the DRC in the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea, helping the Leopards to a third - placed finish in the continental showpiece.

Also, with the FA Cup final against Aston Villa coming up he may have done enough to win a place in the team for the Wembley showpiece.

With the FA Cup final coming up against Aston Villa, the England international will be hoping that this will be enough to put his name in the hat for the starting XI for the Wembley showpiece.

The 2014 - 15 Capital One Cup final is just over two weeks away and Tottenham Hotspur, who will take on Chelsea in the Wembley showpiece, have been building up to the big day with a photoshoot.

To be fair to Ghana they didn't have an awful African Cup of Nations tournament, they did after all finish fourth, but expectation was such that the Black Stars were seen as one of the favourites to win the showpiece trophy.

Giroud, THIS is the major issue as cup final aside where there was a media debate as to who to start for the showpiece, Giroud plays when fit.

He was also influential as Joachim Low's Germany side lifted the World Cup in Brazil last summer, and has twice been a defeated semi-finalist at the global showpiece.

It isn't the game whose showpiece, the World Cup championship game, outdraws the Olympics on global TV.

This rise in quality, allied with an improved football infrastructure has led to Russia being named as the host country for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where their campaign secured them the showpiece tournament ahead of England.

The World Cup is fast approaching, and as England prepare for the showpiece tournament this week during the international break, it's been reported that they're set to be joined by their WAGS in Russia.

Wenger's men will now meet Premier League leaders Chelsea in the Wembley showpiece on May 27th, for their third FA Cup final in the past four seasons.

A FIFA task force arrived in Morocco on Monday to inspect a World Cup bid that obscures one potential impediment to hosting the 2026 showpiece: Homosexuality is a criminal offense in the north African country.

It's the first time the showpiece event in the domestic women's football calendar has been played at the home of football, and a number of England's World Cup stars will be on show.

Tottenham supporters in the Transfer Tavern are eagerly anticipating their side's FA Cup semi-final clash with Manchester United this evening, as Spurs seek to reach the showpiece for the first time since winning the competition back in 1991.

Today at 10:00 am - Tottenham supporters in the Transfer Tavern are eagerly anticipating their side's FA Cup semi-final clash with Manchester United this evening, as Spurs seek to reach the showpiece for the first time since winning the competition back in 1991.

While the five African representatives set for the World Cup finalize their preparations for next summer's showpiece, controversy continues to mire the Algerian national team.

A FIFA task force arrived in Morocco on Monday to inspect a World Cup bid that obscures one potential impediment to hosting the 2026 showpiece.

Alan Pardew's side reached the FA Cup final for the second time in their history have won a coin toss that was made on Wednesday in a bid to decide which side would be forced to wear their away kit for the showpiece event.

While Nigeria's spot at the 2018 World Cup was already secured heading into Friday's final qualifier against Algeria, the fixture in Constantine offered an ideal opportunity for several players within Gernot Rohr's squad to impress ahead of the showpiece.

Football Ticket Pad will have tickets available for some of Croatia's biggest matches, including the group stages and knockout rounds all the way to the showpiece World Cup final.

The added pressure of a cup final will add a huge extra dimension to the fixture, although going into it with two league wins over Hull should give the Gunners some confidence before the showpiece game.

Antonio Di Natale was this week named in Italy's provisional 30 - man World Cup squad and if, as expected, he retains his place when Marcello Lippi whittles his group down to 23, it will be the first time that the 32 - year - old Udinese captain has been selected for football's showpiece event.

As Pep Guardiola's last game in charge of Bayern, the showpiece was the perfect opportunity for the Catalan tactical high priest to bow out on a high and this he duly did, signing off with the second domestic league and cup double in three seasons.

Managers Alf Ramsey and Helmut Schon had guided their nations to the World Cup Final, the first — and subsequently only — time the Three Lions have reached the showpiece occasion.

Mexico have struggled to progress beyond the quarter - final stage of the World Cup, but Hernandez is hoping to reach the final and even win the showpiece tournament.

Set to face his former club in the 2015 UEFA Super Cup, FC Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitić tells UEFA.com about his excitement leading up to the Tbilisi showpiece, scoring in the UEFA Champions League final and what it means to take on his beloved Sevilla FC.

President Nana Akufo - Addo has urged FIFA to increase slots for African teams at the World Cup to ten (10) to ensure that more teams are allowed to compete in the global showpiece.

With the FIFA World Cup tournament only a matter of weeks away, a Midlands employment lawyer has warned businesses that they must prepare for staff going AWOL during the month - long football showpiece.