Soc: British clubs set to shine in 2007

AAP Sports News (Australia), December, 2006

AAP Sports News (Australia) 12-19-2006 Soc: British clubs set to shine in 2007 By Mark Oakley PARIS, Dec 19 AFP - The year of 2007 looks set to be a fine vintage for British clubs after an unprecedented five qualified for next February's last 16 of the Champions League. Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Celtic qualified for the knockout stages and United boss Alex Ferguson said one of Britain's representatives could go on to be champions of Europe. "It is fantastic for British football," said Ferguson. "I think one of the British teams can win." And on his own team, Ferguson added: "I think they are confident of their ability now. They know they can win games by playing some fantastic stuff." Though the halcyon days of...

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