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AAP Sports News (Australia)
09-13-2004
SOC: Anglo-French rivalry stirs Champions League emotions

By Dave James

PARIS, Sept 13 AFP - The fierce, passionate sports rivalry between England and France
will descend into a cold war this week as the multi-million dollar UEFA Champions League
bandwagon rolls once again across the continent.

Thirty-two teams, divided into eight groups, start out with big dreams but it is the
three head-on clashes between English and French sides which will steal the limelight.

Big-spending Chelsea go to Paris Saint Germain tomorrow with Jose Mourinho, who led
Porto to the Champions League title in May, now in charge. Wednesday sees former winners
Manchester ...

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