SOCCER ROUNDUP : MANCHESTER UNITED ADVANCES TO SEMIS.Byline: Associated Press Tijani Babangida scored with one minute remaining in overtime Wednesday night, giving Ajax Amsterdam a 3-2 victory over Atletico de Madrid and a spot in the semifinals of the European Champions Cup European Champions Cup may refer to one of the following sports tournaments:
Ajax, which tied Atletico 1-1 in the first leg, advanced to a semifinal matchup with defending champion Juventus of Turin, which beat the Dutch team 1-0 in last year's final. Juventus beat Rosenborg of Norway 2-0 to advance on 3-1 aggregate. Manchester United became the first English semifinalist in 12 years, playing a scoreless tie against FC Porto to advance on 4-0 aggregate. United will play Borussia Dortmund, which won 1-0 at Auxerre of France and advanced on 4-1 aggregate. The semifinals will be played April 9 and 23. At Amsterdam, Kiko Narvaez put the visitors ahead with a goal in the 28th minute. But Ronald De Boar tied the score four minutes into the second half. Edwin van der Sar Edwin van der Sar (born 29 October 1970 in Voorhout) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is captain of the Dutch national team and plays club football for Manchester United in the English Premier League. saved a penalty kick in the 73rd minute, and Dani Da Cruz Carvalho scored for Ajax nine minutes into overtime on a rocketing shot. Milinko Pantic tied the score six minutes later, putting Atletico on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. on advancing because of more away goals. Babangida then hit the left post and scored the winner in the 30th minute of overtime. In Turin, Zinedine Zidane scored in the 29th minute and Nicola Amoruso converted a penalty kick with one minute remaining. At Auxerre, Lars Ricken's 20-yard shot deflected off the leg of Philippe Violeau and beat Auxerre goalkeeper Lionel Charbonnier in the 60th minute. Women's World Cup The Women's World Cup could refer to either the:
After watching last year's Olympic women's tournament average 43,235, the USSF USSF United States Special Forces (US Army) USSF United States Soccer Federation USSF United States Space Foundation USSF United States Special Forces (gaming clan) decided to stage the 16-nation, 32-game tournament in four small-city stadiums on the East Coast. However, that plan changed last month. The games will now played in six cities and include large stadiums, such as Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Cities will be chosen later this year, and Rothenberg is confident the tournament will exceed the 5,000 average crowd for the 1995 Women's World Cup in Sweden. De Varona named 1999 FIFA FIFA International Association Football Federation [French Fédération Internationale de Football Association] FIFA n abbr (= Fédération Internationale de Football Association) → FIFA f chair: Former Olympic swimmer Donna de Varona Donna Elizabeth de Varona (born April 26, 1947 in San Diego, California) is a former American swimmer of Mexican and Irish ancestry. De Varona was the youngest swimmer to compete at the 1960 Summer Olympics, while at the following Olympics, she won gold medals in the 400 was named chairwoman of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup The FIFA Women's World Cup is recognized as the most important International competition in women's football and is played amongst women's national football teams of the member states of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. Organizing Committee, as the U.S. prepares to host its first international women's soccer championship. A two-time Olympic gold medalist, de Varona previously served as a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee for the men's U.S. World Cup held in 1994. |
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