autonomous community of catalonia

• When Game Becomes a Battleground

For once, Lisbon's Derby da Capital will mean more to Benfica than Sporting Clube de Portugal. After compiling their worst record in 13 years last leason, O Glorioso were anything but. As Portugal's biggest and most successful club, one championship since the mid-'90s is simply unacceptable. Benfica's difficulties have been exacerbated by front office instability. Current manager Quique Sanchez Flores is the club's fourth head coach in less than a year. And the team's performance has mirrored that inconsistency. Where one week they play to a well-earned draw against champions Porto, the next they drop a 3-2 decision to lowly Napoli in the UEFA Cup. Like Benfica, AC Milan will have more at stake when it battles Inter at the San Siro on Sunday (1:30 p.m., Fox Sportsworld Canada). After fa...

... least one local rivalry that stops the community dead in its tracks. By either sheer coincidence or... masthead of southeastern Spain's semi-autonomous region of Catalonia. Premier League. The Liverpool...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• August 28, 2009