Video: Aston Villa 3 – Atlante 1 (Peace Cup Highlights)

Aston Villa qualified for the the semi-finals of the Peace Cup on Wednesday by coming back from a goal down to defeat CONCACAF Champions League winners Atlante 3-1 at the La Rosaleda stadium in Malaga.

Curtis Davies put Atlante up 1-0 with an own goal in the 20th minute. However, Villa tied the game with young substitute Marc Albrighton goal before big John Carew and Ashley young sealed the win for the English Premier League side.

Martin O’Neill’s men will Porto in tonight’s semi-final. The winner of the tie plays the winner of the Real Madrid-Juventus semi for the cup on Sunday.

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Sir Bobby Robson 1933 – 2009. A Tribute.

Former England, Newcastle United and FC Barcelona manager Bobby Robson has died peacefully at age 76 after a long battle with cancer. He was truly one of the greatest football managers of all time.

In my 23 years working in England there is not a person I would put an inch above Bobby Robson. I mourn the passing of a great friend, a wonderful individual, a tremendous football man and somebody with passion and knowledge of the game that was unsurpassed.— Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson.

Sir Bobby Robson’s Career

Player:
1950-1956 Fulham
1956-1962 West Brom
1962-1967 Fulham
1958-1962 England (20 caps)
1967-1968 Vancouver Royals (player-manager)

Bobby Robson is one of those people who never die, not so much for what he did in his career, for one victory more or less, but for what he knew to give to those who had, like me, the good fortune to know him and walk by his side.— Jose Mourinho, Robson’s assistant at Barcelona.

Manager:
1965-1966 Oxford University
1968 Fulham
1969-1982 Ipswich
1982-1990 England
1990-1992 PSV Eindhoven
1992-1993 Sporting Lisbon
1994-1996 FC Porto
1996-1998 Barcelona
1998-1999 PSV Eindhoven
1999-2004 Newcastle

As a football manager he is one of the greatest of all time. He didn’t just taste success here in Britain, he won trophies right across Europe. Quite simply, his record was phenomenal.—Scotland manager George Burley for Robson at Ipswich.

Trophies won:
1973 Texaco Cup (Ipswich)
1978 FA Cup (Ipswich)
1981 Uefa Cup (Ipswich)
1991 & 1992 Dutch league (PSV)
1994 Portuguese Cup (Porto)
1995 & 1996 Portuguese league (Porto)
1997 European Cup Winners’ Cup (Barcelona)
1997 Spanish Cup (Barcelona)

Barcelona is in mourning. During his period with the club, Robson won the affection of all Cules (Barca supporters). He is a true legend of world football.—FC Barcelona

I cannot think of anybody in the game who was held in higher esteem…it was an absolute privilege and honour to work with him.—England under-21 manager Stuart Pearce who played under Robson.

Video: Chatting with the ChivaGirls – Kelly

Here’s this week’s installment of MLS club Chivas USA’s Chatting with the ChivaGirls series. It features a different ChivaGirl (one of the team’s cheerleaders) each week. The series delves into the ChivaGirls’ interests, hobbies, favorite celebrities and much more. This week’s Chatting with the ChivaGirls installment features ChivaGirl Kelly.

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