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Edwin van der Sar 8 The hero of the shoot-out once again, the Dutch goalkeeper ending the season as he began it in the Community Shield Wes Brown 7 Solid in defence and made a wonderful assist for the opening goal. Ryan Giggs would have been proud of that left-foot delivery Rio Ferdinand 6 Didier Drogba is the one striker who troubles Ferdinand but it was an evenly matched contest. Some sturdy ... [link]

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Sympathy for Terry after Russian Roulette settles an epic cliffhanger
Published 5/22/2008 by Ronaldo Assis de Moreira at 101 Great Goals - latest football videos and international soccer goals from the Premier League, Champions League,La liga, Serie A, World Cup, UEFA Cup and more
... step, slowly Chelsea quelled the passing and creativity of Scholes and Carrick. Ronaldo was starved of the ball but, crucially, Chelsea could not score a second goal, with Lampard, striking the bar, and Drogba, hitting the post, both desperately unlucky. United never gave way, the resilient Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand imposing their defensive power before the terrible heartache of penalties.” The Daily Mail provide player ratings, as do the Guardian for both Manchester United and Chelsea, The Sun also rated United and ...

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Published 5/22/2008 by brucio (noreply@blogger.com) at du Nord
... Cullpepper of the LA Times reports from Fulham Road in London. That's Chelsea turf. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Richard Williams of the Guardian says the game was no classic. I agree, even though most of the rest of the English press feel it was one of the all time greats. Hardly. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Paul Doyle of the Guardian with some good post match analysis. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Guardian with player ratings from Manchester United and Chelsea. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Soccernet with some ...

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