http://www.yeoldetreeandcrown.co.uk/ Wigan Athletic football club fan site. News, match reports, wigan athletic downloads, latics history and a full community Fri, 16 May 2008 17:21:01 +0100 http://backend.userland.com/rss/ XOOPS WebLinks 0.9 XOOPS WebLinks bernardramsdale@googlemail.com bernardramsdale@googlemail.com en http://www.soccerway.com/news/2008/May/14/smith-seeking-last-laugh-over-rangers-critics Rangers must defy the odds and their critics if they are to overcome stylish Russian side Zenit St Petersburg and lift the UEFA Cup here on Wednesday. Wed, 14 May 2008 04:38:33 +0100 http://www.soccerway.com/news/2008/May/14/co-hosts-austria-and-switzerland-ready-for-euro-2008 Austria and Switzerland are ready to host the European football championship on June 7-29, having completed their preparations on schedule, one month before the kick-off. Wed, 14 May 2008 04:28:33 +0100 http://www.soccerway.com/news/2008/May/13/clarence-seedorf-to-skip-euro-2008 AC Milan midfielder Clarence Seedorf will not be making an appearance for his national team at the upcoming European Championships. Tue, 13 May 2008 13:45:29 +0100 http://www.soccerway.com/news/2008/May/13/drogba-shrugs-off-moscow-injury-fears Didier Drogba insists there is no chance he or John Terry will miss Chelsea´s Champions League final showdown against Manchester United. Tue, 13 May 2008 13:33:27 +0100 http://www.soccerway.com/news/2008/May/13/ferguson-wins-manager-of-the-year-double Alex Ferguson has won two Manager of the Year awards in recognition of Manchester United´s Premier League triumph. Tue, 13 May 2008 13:08:27 +0100 http://www.soccerway.com/news/2008/May/13/lee-heads-middlesbroughs-clear-out South Korea striker Lee Dong-Gook was released by Middlesbrough on Tuesday as Gareth Southgate started a clear-out that also saw Fabio Rochemback and Gaizka Mendieta leave the Premier League club. Tue, 13 May 2008 12:13:31 +0100 http://www.soccerway.com/news/2008/May/13/messi-tells-chelsea-he-is-happy-at-barcelona Barcelona´a Argentine striker Lionel Messi, who has reportedly sparked interest from English Premiership side Chelsea, said on Tuesday he wants to stay at the Spanish club. Tue, 13 May 2008 12:08:31 +0100 http://www.soccerway.com/news/2008/May/13/aguirre-must-stay-on-as-atletico-coach-says-captain Javier Aguirre should stay on as Atletico Madrid coach next season after he led the club to the Champions League qualifiers, the Spanish club´s captain Maxi Rodriguez said Tuesday. Tue, 13 May 2008 11:23:31 +0100 http://www.soccerway.com/news/2008/May/13/naldo-celebrates-positive-season-in-bundesliga The defender Naldo, from Werder Bremen, has plenty of reasons to rejoice at the end of this season, even with his team not winning the the Bundesliga Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:15 +0100 http://www.soccerway.com/news/2008/May/13/nedved-signs-juve-contract-extension Veteran Czech midfielder Pavel Nedved has signed a one-year contract extension with Juventus, the club said on Tuesday. Tue, 13 May 2008 09:33:30 +0100 http://www.soccerway.com/news/2008/May/13/grant---terry-and-drogba-will-face-united Chelsea manager Avram Grant believes John Terry and Didier Drogba will play through the pain barrier to face Manchester United in next week´s Champions League final. Tue, 13 May 2008 09:28:31 +0100 http://www.soccerway.com/news/2008/May/13/cannavaro-backs-del-piero-selection Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro has thrown his considerable weight behind the clamour for the inclusion of veteran striker Alessandro Del Piero in the country´s Euro 2008 squad. Tue, 13 May 2008 09:08:30 +0100 http://www.soccerway.com/news/2008/May/13/japan-basement-club-woo-englands-owen-report Rock-bottom J-League club JEF United Chiba are making ambitious moves to sign England striker Michael Owen, a newspaper said Tuesday. Tue, 13 May 2008 09:03:26 +0100 http://www.soccerway.com/news/2008/May/13/canada-and-panama-to-meet-on-neutral-ground The international friendly football match between Canada and Panama will now be played on neutral ground. Tue, 13 May 2008 07:01:47 +0100 http://www.soccerway.com/news/2008/May/13/advocaat-rejects-favourites-tag Zenit St Petersburg coach Dick Advocaat has dismissed suggestions his side will start as favourites in Wednesday´s UEFA Cup final against his old club Rangers. Tue, 13 May 2008 05:48:30 +0100 http://www.soccerway.com/news/2008/May/13/bayerns-domination-worries-bundesliga-rivals Bayern Munich´s domination of the Bundesliga this season may have gone down well at the Allianz Arena, but their fourth domestic double in six years is causing alarm bells to ring in Germany. Tue, 13 May 2008 04:58:24 +0100 http://www.soccerway.com/news/2008/May/13/mcculloch-facing-ticket-dilemma Rangers midfielder Lee McCulloch has been swamped by requests for tickets for Wednesday´s UEFA Cup final against Zenit St Petersburg Tue, 13 May 2008 04:43:52 +0100 http://www.soccerway.com/news/2008/May/13/calderon-cristiano-ronaldo-signing-impossible Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon admits it would be"almost impossible"to sign Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo Tue, 13 May 2008 04:43:33 +0100 http://www.soccerway.com/news/2008/May/13/mellberg-villa-must-push-on Olof Mellberg bade farewell to Aston Villa with a warning they must strengthen if they are to build on this season Tue, 13 May 2008 04:42:19 +0100 http://www.soccerway.com/news/2008/May/13/wenger-theo-ready-for-starring-role Arsene Wenger has challenged Theo Walcott to cement his place in the Arsenal team next season Tue, 13 May 2008 04:41:34 +0100