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The Final UEFA Cup final ever

The last ever Uefa Cup final features Werder Bremen and Shakhtar Donetsk, both teams overcoming their countrymen in the semi-final to give them the opportunity to life the famous trophy for the final time. Next season, The Europa League is European soccer’s second biggest tournament featuring an extended format compared to this season’s affair. The Uefa Cup has struggled for prominence in recent years due to the style and glamour of the Champions League but the tournament has seen some of the famous names and famous
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The first final was an all English affair

The tournament began in the early 1970s, taking over from the Fairs Cup and the first final was a two legged affair between Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers. It may seem that the English dominance of European soccer is a very modern thing given how often the instantly recognizable soccer jerseys from the English Premier League make it the last four of the Champions League but the first Uefa Cup final indicates there has always been strength about this nations European entrants. The match was vividly remembered as the all white soccer kit of Spurs clashed with the vibrant gold soccer equipment from Wolves, with the London club running out eventual winners by a score of 3-1 over two legs. The Uefa Cup final was played over two legs until 1997, since when it has been a straight one-off game. The most successful teams in Uefa Cup history are Juventus, Inter Milan and Liverpool, who have all won the cup three times. All three of these teams have a very notable and proud European soccer history and all three have markings on their soccer kit denoting European triumphs.

Shakhtar Donetsk or Werder Bremen will be hoping to emulate the previous winners by adding their name to the famous trophy and hopefully being allowed to keep the trophy for good. Shakhtar earned their place in the final by overcoming Dynamo Kiev with a 1-1 draw in the away leg giving the team the platform to finish the job at home. Shakhtar’s vivid orange home top is not too dissimilar to the soccer jersey worn by Wolves in the very first Uefa Cup final and no doubt the Ukranian team will be looking to go one better than the Midlands club.

Away victories in the German semi-final.

Werder Bremen’s passage to the final was very different with a 1-0 defeat in their home tie placing them as massive underdogs to progress to the final. Driven on by Diego, Werder Bremen pulled off a sparkling display in Hamburg as they overturned the deficit and shocked the home side by recording a 3-2 victory, which saw them on the road to Istanbul by virtue of the away goals rule. This was enough to place the team into the final with a high level of confidence and it is shaping up to be an exciting encounter and one that will last in the history books.

Shakhtar Donestk or Werder Bremen may not be the biggest names in European soccer nor do they have soccer jerseys worn by fans the world over but there is no doubt that both teams will be looking to serve up some entertainment for their fans and soccer fans in general in the Uefa Cup Final.
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Some random soccer question?

ok i know alot of you know most tof the rules on how to play soccer or futbol but i want to know something because i play for a team called real madrid and well we played on saturday and tied but during the game this guy kicks me behind the leg when i didnt have the ball is that a foul or not because the dumb referre just said to keep playing. am i right or was he right?
another question…. do you think that the autogol yesterday could have been avoided if ochoa would have come out earlier or if the defender (damn i keep forgeting his name) would have tried to kick it somewhere else.

From what you describe, that’s a definite foul with at least a yellow card. If the player hit you without the ball, that’s an act of aggression so he could have even been red-carded, but it may be that he got to you late and mistimed his challenge. Either way, the referee should have called the foul. The only thing I could think of why he didn’t is if he let the play go on because the resulting play turned out to be in your team’s favor (ley de la ventaja).

Ochoa had nothing to do with the autogol, it was all on the defender. Ochoa can’t come out any earlier because he has to keep his eye on the striker coming in from his right. If he mistimes it, he leaves the net wide open for the opponent. Basically, if you’re the goalie you have to be the last one to get beat by the opponent. In this case, there was still a defender that could have easily cleared the ball and that’s what Ochoa assumed.

Does it seem like soccer aficionados speak a language all their own? It sure seems like it to me, and I’ve been playing the game for over 20 years. I put an article on the front page of this blog to help explain the most common soccer terms in plain English. Hopefully this list will help soccer moms everywhere (and soccer dads too, for that matter)to better understand what their little athlete is talking about! Click Here For Access: Soccer Terms.