Let me ask you, have you ever been in a room full of Portuguese people and watch them talk about the Portuguese liga? My brother in law is Portuguese, his favorite team is Benfica, his other family friends and members take for FC Porto and some for Sporting. Let me tell you, if one of their teams beat another team that week, it’s great theatre! The passion that comes out of Soccer fans is envious and you can’t even compare it to how people follow the Cowboys or Lakers. I mean, people watching the games are wrapped up in blankets and scarves and the intensity in which they watch the game is like watching somebody being hypnotize.

However, that’s the beauty of sports, it allows us to get away from our every day routine and allows us to concentrate on something we have a passion and affection about. As for the Champions League Finals in Rome, Chelsea will not be making a second trip to the UEFA Champions League Finals this year, as they drew a 1-1 tie with Barcelona FC on Wednesday, May 6th and because of competition rules, when an away team scores a goal, it counts as two goals. You see! It's nice to learn something new every day and both teams played last week and it was a 0-0 tie, so Barcelona advances to the finals because in total goals combined, they win 2-1.

Barcelona FC really quieted the crowd at Stamford Bridge Stadium at 2:12 of the extra time period and that allows them to meet Manchester United in the finals on May 27th at Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy. Manchester United advance to the finals by beating Arsenal on May 5th and this will be their second straight Champions League Finals appearance in as many years, as they won on penalty kicks last year in Moscow over Chelsea to hoist the cup.

The Bookmakers have placed Barcelona as a -138 favorite and Man U will be a +100 underdog. In order to make money on Barcelona, you will need to lay $138 dollars to make $100 and Man U is giving even money, where you lay $100 to make $100.

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Manchester United Active Roster

No. Player Pos Ht Wt DOB Birthplace
• 40 Ben Amos - G - 6-0 - 154 - Apr 10, 1990 - England
• 8 Luis Anderson -M -5-9 -152 -Apr 13, -1988 -Porto Alegre, Brazil
• 9 Dimitar Berbatov -F -6-2 -169 -Jan 30, 1981 -Sofia, -Bulgaria
• 6 Wes Brown -D -6-1 -172 -Oct 13, -1979 -Manchester, -England
• 16 Michael Carrick -M 6-1 -165 -Jul 28, 1981 -Wallsend, -England
• 39 James Chester -D -Jan 23, 1989 -Warringtno, -England
• 20 Ritchie De Laet -D -6-1 -169 -Nov 28, 1988 -Antwerp, -Belgium
• 42 Richard Eckersley -D -5-9 -165 -Mar 12, 1989 -Manchester, -England
• 23 Jonny Evans -D -6-2 -170 -Jan 2, 1988 -Belfast, -Northern Ireland
• 3 Patrice Evra -D -5-8 -168 -May 15, 1981 -Dakar, -Senegal
• 20 Fabio Fabio -D -5-10 -163 Jul 9, -1990 -Rio de Janeiro, -Brazil
• 5 Rio Ferdinand -D 6-2 -169 -Nov 7, 1978 -Peckham, -England
• 24 Darren Fletcher -M -6-0 183 -Feb 2, 1984 -Edinburgh, -Scotland
• 12 Ben Foster -G 6-2 -174 -Apr 3, 1983 -Leamington Spa, -England
• 28 Darron Gibson -M -6-0 -198 -Oct 25, 1987 -Derry, -Northern Ireland
• 11 Ryan Giggs -M -5-10 -150 -Nov 29, 1973 -Cardiff, -Wales
• 4 Owen Hargreaves -M -5-11 -163 -Jan 20, 1981 -Calgary, Canada
• 29 Tomasz Kuszczak -G -6-3 -185 -Mar 20, 1982 -Krosno Odrzanski, -Poland
• 41 Federico Macheda -F -0-0 -0 -Aug 22, 1991 -Rome, Italy
• 30 Lee Martin -M -5-11 -176 -Feb 9, 1987 -Taunton, England
• 17 Luis Nani -M -5-9 -146 -Nov 17, 1986 -Amadora, Portugal
• 2 Gary Neville -D -5-10 -176 -Feb 18, 1975 -Bury, England
• 22 John O'Shea -D -6-3 -165 -Apr 30, 1981 -Waterford, Ireland
• 13 Ji-Sung Park -M -5-8 -154 -Feb 25, 1981 S-eoul, South Korea
• 34 Rodrigo Possebon -M -6-0 -172 -Feb 13, 1989 -Sapucia do Sul, Brazil
• 21 Rafael Rafael -D -5-7 -178 -Jul 9, 1990 -Brazil
• 7 Cristiano Ronaldo -M -6-0 -165 -Feb 5, 1985 -Madeira, Portugal
• 10 Wayne Rooney -F -5-10 -172 -Oct 24, 1985 -Liverpool, England
• 18 Paul Scholes -M -5-7 -163 -Nov 16, 1974 -Salford, England
• 32 Carlos Tevez -F -5-6 -148 -Feb 5, 1984 -Capital Federal, Argentina
• 14 Zoran Tosic -M -5-7 -152 -Apr 28, 1987 -Zrenjanin, Serbia
• 1 Edwin Van der Sar -G -6-6 -187 -Oct 29, 1970 -Voorhout, Holland
• 15 Nemanja Vidic -D -6-0 -183 -Oct 21, 1981 -Uzice, Serbia
• 19 Danny Welbeck -F -6-1 -161 -Nov 26, 1990 -Manchester, England

Futbol Club Barcelona Active Roster

No. Player Pos Ht Wt DOB Birthplace
• 22 Eric Abidal D 6-1 163 Jul 11, 1979 Lyon, France
• 35 Abraham M 5-8 154 Jul 16, 1985 Spain
• 36 Alberto Botia D 6-2 161 Jan 27, 1989 Alquerías, Spain
• 28 Sergi Busquets M 6-3 163 Jul 16, 1988 Sabadell (Barcelona), Spain
• 2 José Cáceres D 6-0 154 Apr 7, 1987 Montevideo, Uruguay
• 20 Daniel Dani Alves D 5-7 141 May 6, 1983 Juanazeiro, Brazil
• 9 Samuel Eto'o F 5-10 165 Feb 5, 1981 Nkon, Cameroon
• 7 Eidur Gudjohnsen F 6-1 180 Sep 15, 1978 Reykjavik, Iceland
• 14 Thierry Henry F 6-2 183 Aug 17, 1977 Paris, France
• 21 Aleksandr Hleb M 5-11 158 May 1, 1981 Minsk, Belarus
• 8 Andres Iniesta M 5-8 139 May 11, 1984 Fuentealbilla, Spain
• 25 Albert Jorquera G 5-11 167 Mar 3, 1979 Bescano, Spain
• 15 Seydou Keita M 6-0 169 Jan 16, 1980 Bamako, Mali
• 11 Bojan Krkic Pérez F 5-7 143 Aug 28, 1990 Barcelona, Spain
• 4 Rafael Márquez D 6-0 165 Feb 13, 1979 Zamora, Mexico
• 10 Lionel Andrés Messi F 5-6 147 Jun 24, 1987 Santa Fe, Argentina
• 18 Gabriel Milito D 5-9 172 Sep 7, 1980 Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 36 Nolito F 5-10 165 Oct 15, 1985 Spain
• 26 Olazábal G 6-3 172 Sep 14, 1989 Irun, Spain
• 27 Pedro F 6-0 141 Jul 28, 1987 Tenerife, Spain
• 13 Jose Manuel Pinto G 6-0 180 Nov 8, 1975 Cadiz, Spain
• 3 Gerard Pique D 6-0 165 Feb 2, 1987 Barcelona, Spain
• 5 Carlos Puyol D 5-10 176 Apr 13, 1978 Viella, Spain
• 29 Sánchez Mata M 5-8 161 Sep 8, 1987 Madrid, Spain
• 16 Sylvio Mendes Campos Sylvinho D 5-8 145 Apr 12, 1974 Sao Paolo, Brazil
• 24 Gneri Yaya Toure Yaya M 6-1 172 May 13, 1983 Sokoura Bouake, Ivory Coast
• 1 Victor Víctor Valdés G 6-0 172 Jan 14, 1982 Hospitalet del Llobregat, Spain
• 30 Victor Vasquez M 5-10 159 Jan 20, 1987 Barcelona, Spain
• 6 Hernandez Xavi M 5-6 145 Jan 25, 1980 Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona v Manchester United

27/05/2009 19:45 BST Match odds
Home Draw Away

• Barcelona v Manchester United +150 +200 +170

• Barcelona -138
• Manchester United +100

• Over (1.5) -286
• Under (1.5) +195

• Over (2.5) +120
• Under (2.5) -167

• Over (3.5) +333
• Under (3.5) -550

• Barcelona v Manchester United -1 +450 -1 +300 +1 -250

• Barcelona v Manchester United +1 -275 +1 +333 -1 +500

• Barcelona -106
• Manchester United +110
• No Goal +700

• Barcelona v Manchester United +225 -106 +240

• Over (0.5) -250
• Under (0.5) +165

• Over (1.5) +230
• Under (1.5) -350

• Over (0.5) +125
• Under (0.5) -182

• Over (0.5) +130
• Under (0.5) -188

• 1-0 +600
• 2-0 +1100
• 2-1 +900
• 3-0 +2800
• 3-1 +2500
• 3-2 +4000
• 4-0 +8000
• 4-1 +8000
• 4-2 +12500

• 0-0 +700
• 1-1 +500
• 2-2 +1600
• 3-3 +10000

• 1-0 +650
• 2-0 +1200
• 2-1 +1000
• 3-0 +3300
• 3-1 +2800
• 3-2 +4000
• 4-0 +10000
• 4-1 +8000
• 4-2 +12500

• 1-0 +370
• 2-0 +1600
• 2-1 +3300
• 3-0 +8000
• 3-1 +15000

• 0-0 +140
• 1-1 +800
• 2-2 +10000

• 1-0 +375
• 2-0 +1800
• 2-1 +3300
• 3-0 +10000
• 3-1 +15000

• 1st Half +200
• 2nd Half +105
• The Tie +225

• Neither Team to Score +700
• 1 Team to Score Only +115
• Both Teams to Score -110

• Over (0.5) -334
• Under (0.5) +210

• Over (1.5) +175
• Under (1.5) -250

• Over (0.5) -286
• Under (0.5) +200

• Over (1.5) +190
• Under (1.5) -275

• Team 1 or Team 2 -143
• Team 1 Wins or Match Drawn -450
• Team 2 Wins or Match Drawn -350

• Team 1 or Team 2 -200
• Team 1 Wins or Match Drawn -400
• Team 2 Wins or Match Drawn -300

• Over (0.5) -400
• Under (0.5) +250

• Over (1.5) +140
• Under (1.5) -223

• 1-10 Mins +400
• 11-20 Mins +400
• 21-30 Mins +400
• 31-40 Mins +600
• 41-50 Mins +800
• 51-60 Mins +1000
• 61-70 Mins +1400
• 71-80 Mins +1400
• 81-90 Mins +1800
• No Goals +700

• Shot from inside penalty box -167
• Shot from outside penalty box +500
• Header +400
• Penalty +900
• Own Goal +1800
• Direct from free kick +1400

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UEFA Champions League Facts
• What: UEFA Champions League Finals
• When: July 27th 2009 (20:45) LOCAL TIME
• Where: Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
• Who: Barcelona v Manchester United

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