Halfway To Being Halfway There

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Roma 2 - Real 1 For the first time in I don’t know how long, as the game wound down, I was thinking to myself “please please please pleeeeease blow the whistle….pleeeeeeease”. It was that type of affair. A good victory for the boys, but one which was mentally, emotionally and physically exhausting - and I’m just talking about the fans. It still leaves a lot ... [link]

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Champions League: A Tale of 3-2’s
Published 2/21/2008 by Ryan at Center Holds It
... with Corey that the game was a bit uninspiring. A Madrid team just didn’t stick out to me. All 11 players seemed to be playing in the same obscurity, with no one stepping out to take charge. Chris over on the Roma Offside has a recap of the game too, obviously from the Italian POV. One of the notes from this game is Sergio Ramos will miss the next game thanks to a Yellow Card. Maybe we’ll see the return of Salgado?? Eek. It could be worse, you could be this fan who got stabbed in the ass before the Roma game. Now that sucks. ...

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