Chelsea signed Deco, the 30-year-old Portugal’s Brazilian-born playmaker, from Barcelona on Monday, the day before Brazilian Luiz Felipe Scolari takes over as coach of the Premier League side.
Deco won the Champions League title with Porto in 2004 under Jose Mourinho and then with Barcelona in 2006.
Deco, aka Magico, started his career with Brazilian club Corinthians, before moving to Portugal in 1999. He won three Portuguese titles as well as the UEFA Cup and Champions League before moving to Barcelona in 2004.
“I am sure I have come at the right time to do great things and help Chelsea go back to the way it was and come back to being the first one not only in England but also in the champions League which has been a dream for so long,” Deco quoted on Chelsea web site.
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UEFA Champions League Final 2008 is finally here. The 2 teams are Manchester United and Chelsea, both english teams. It will be played on 21st May 2008 20:45 CET (19:45 BST, 22:45 Moscow) at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Referee will be Lubos Michel from Slovakia.
Manchester United Probable Starting XI:
Van der Sar, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo, Park/Anderson, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Rooney.
Chelsea Probable Starting XI:
Cech, Essien, Carvalho, Terry, Cole - Ballack, Makelele, Lampard, Cole, Drogba, Kalou
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Who do you think will win UEFA Euro 2008?
UEFA, Union of European Football Associations, Euro 2008 will kick off on 7 June 2008 and the winner will be decided on 29 June 2008. A total of 16 teams are divided into 4 groups, A, B, C and D.
Group A consists of Switzerland, Czech Republic, Portugal, Turkey
Group B consists of Austria, Croatia, Germany, Poland
Group C consists of France, Italy, Netherlands, Romania
Group D consists of Greece, Russia, Spain, Sweden
Switzerland will start their campaign against Czech Republic in Basel - St. Jakob-Park on 7 June 1800 hours. On the same day, Portugal will against Turkey in Geneva - Stade de Genève at 2045 hours.
Portugal should have no problem topping Group A with PTA Player of the year, Cristiano Ronaldo, playing and if Brazilian Luiz Felipe Scolari staying on as Portugal’s coach. Portugal might even win UEFA Euro 2008.
The toughest group will have to be Group C with France, Italy are capable of going into the final at least on paper.
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Chelsea 3 Liverpool 2. The Blues will face Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League final. It proves to be third time lucky for Chelsea against Liverpool. Great game, and a great performance from both sides.
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On a magical night, before an Old Trafford crowd at their raucous best, the champions of England set up a all-English Champions League final through the brilliance of an Englishman, Paul Scholes.
Scholes’ goal also vindicated Sir Alex Ferguson’s decision to rest him against Chelsea on Saturday. Now United will meet the winners of this evening’s meeting between Chelsea and Liverpool in Moscow on May 21
These were the situations Scholes adores, a yard of space just outside the box, a glimpse of an unprotected goalkeeper as defenders vainfully sought to man the barricades. The gift of possession had been kindly donated by Barcelona, by Gianluca Zambrotta, a World Cup-winning full-back bizarrely turning into a hung-over Sunday league player. Having gained the ball from Cristiano Ronaldo, the Italian inexplicably hit it blind across his area. Scholes had his chance. That right foot thudded into the ball, sending it flying past Gabriel Milito and then curling away from Victor Valdes in the Barcelona goal. Sensational.
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