- Past QPR vs WBA Encounters For QPR fans (and probably for WBA fans): Two obvious encounters in particular stand out: The 1967 League Cup Final and the 1982 FA Cup Semi-Final . QPR of course, winning both. Earlier this season, QPR were crushed 5-1 by WBA . That game on the last day of September left QPR at the bottom of the table and the only team in the four divisions yet to have a won a game: QPR had 3 points from 7 games. Next came Sheffield Wednesday with 6 points from 8 games. QPR's team vs WBA: Queen's Park Rangers (4-4-2): Camp; Rehman (Curtis, h-t), Cullip, Stewart, Barker (Bignot, 60); Ainsworth, Rowlands, Bolder, Moore; Blackstock, Sahar (Ephraim, 60). Substitutes not used: Cole (gk), Timoska.  read more »

- SUNDAY TELEGRAPH/Clive White - QPR unsettle neighbours Chelsea So in the end all that separated the haves and the have-soons was an own goal. Rangers' new billionaire owners could be excused for thinking that success in this football business could come wonderfully cheaply, if the laboured efforts of their supposedly upper class West London neighbours was anything to go by here. Make no mistake, the FA Cup holders were hanging on at the finish against the lowly Championship side. They even had to bring on three of their biggest players, Didier Drogba, Michael Ballack and Joe Cole, to ensure that they were not subjected to the dubious pleasure of a replay at Loftus Road.  read more »

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Chelsea 1 QPR 0

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QPR left Stamford Bridge with their heads held high, despite bowing out of the FA Cup to holders and near-neighbours Chelsea.
A fluke goal in the 29th minute proved to be the difference between the West London rivals, on an afternoon when the R's impressive performance promised much for a very bright future.
Lee Camp was the unlucky culprit, as Claudio Pizarro's right foot shot bounced back off the post and hit the unfortunate keeper, before trickling over the line.
Despite the final scoreline, Rangers were by no means overawed by their hosts, with Martin Rowlands and Gavin Mahon at the heart of their efficient display.
Luigi De Canio handed new signings Mahon, Matthew Connolly and Fitz Hall their full QPR debuts at Stamford Bridge.  read more »

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QPR went down 2-4 at home to Burnley after being 2-0. With 14 games remaining, QPR remain 9 points away from a playoff spot - and 7 points out of relation trio. Updated table

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Luigi De Canio failed to hide his disappointment, as Rangers threw away a two goal lead to lose 4-2 against play-off hopefuls Burnley at Loftus Road.
Andrew Cole was the star of the show for the visitors, bagging a trademark hat-trick, as the R's tasted defeat in W12 for the first time in 2008.
Speaking exclusively to www.qpr.co.uk, De Canio said: "Maybe, because of the type of football we played in the first half, we left ourselves open.
"Burnley took full advantage of our mistakes.  read more »

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A very different QPR last played Stoke at Loftus Road ten months ago in the two teams' final game of the season: QPR drew 1-1 and denied Stoke a place in the playoffs. See Stoke Lose Out on 60 Million Pound "Pot of Gold" Opportunity. Managed by John Gregory, QPR's team for that game - which saw Mark Bircham and Paul Furlong make their last QPR appearances: Cole; Bignot, Timoska, Shimmin, Stewart; Smith, Bailey, Bolder (Bircham 82), Rowlands; Blackstock (Furlong 75), Nygaard (R Jones 87). Subs (Not Used): P Jones (GK), Moore. (See below)

It's even a rather different QPR to the team that travelled to Stoke in November and lost 3-1 with Blackstock getting sent off. That team was QPR: Camp, Barker, Stewart, Mancienne (Malcolm 19), Blackstock, Buzsaky, Rowlands (Bolder 82), Vine (Nygaard 78), Timoska, Leigertwood, Sinclair. Subs: Cole, Ainsworth.  read more »

*Here is a report with pictures and videos of the very special Liverpool FC / Borussia MG Fan Party that took place last weekend in the "Ship & Mitre" pub in Liverpool City Centre. * *_Liverpool FC / Borussia Moenchengladbach Supporters Fan Party in Liverpool City Centre venue._* On Saturday 19th January 2008, approximately 195 football supporters, 85 Liverpool FC supporters together with 90 supporters of Borussia Moenchengladbach and 20 German Reds enjoyed each others company and a superb evening together, in the Ship & Mitre, Liverpool "Liverpool Pub of the year 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005" in Dale Street in Liverpool City Centre.  read more »

This is serious. This is BIG. A clash of the titans. The greatest show on earth. Star wars. The Battle Of Britain. The Day Of The Triffids. It's the quarter finals of the European Cup, and it's all back to Anfield after last week's underwhelming draw between Liverpool and Arsenal.  read more »

World Cup Qualifiers Schedule The race towards South Africa starts in August Fabio Capello has his work cut out for him. England start their qualifying campaign for the next World Cup on September 6th away to Andorra four days before meeting their recent nemesis Croatia in Zagreb. Present at the negotiations in the Sheraton Hotel in the Croatian capital were David Rodrigo of Andorra, Arno Pijpers of Kazakhstan, Bernd Tange of Belarus, Aleksei Mikhailichenko of Ukraine plus Capello and the host Slaven Bilic. It took six and a half hours in Zagreb for the six coaches from the teams in the England's group to reach an agreement on the calendar and in the end both Capello and Bilic claimed they were very happy with the outcome.  read more »