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Barca attractive</title><description>Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas admits any player would relish the chance to play for Barcelona after their Champions League success.</description><link>http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11945_5353800,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">11945_5353800</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 10:45:44 GMT</pubDate><category>Sport</category></item><item><title>Tevez wanted starting role</title><description>Carlos Tevez says Man Utd might not have lost the Champions League final if he had started the game.</description><link>http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11945_5353528,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">11945_5353528</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 08:03:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Sport</category></item><item><title>Pique - Barca set standard</title><description>Gerard Pique feels Barcelona have 'moved on to a different level' following their Treble-winning exploits.</description><link>http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11945_5353635,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">11945_5353635</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 09:22:42 GMT</pubDate><category>Sport</category></item><item><title>Carrick proud of United run</title><description>Michael Carrick admits defeat to Barcelona was hard to stomach after two unbeaten years in Europe.</description><link>http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11945_5353582,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">11945_5353582</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 08:51:55 GMT</pubDate><category>Sport</category></item><item><title>Giggs sets next challenge</title><description>Man Utd stalwart Ryan Giggs has targeted reaching a third successive Champions League final.</description><link>http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11945_5353487,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">11945_5353487</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 07:17:34 GMT</pubDate><category>Sport</category></item><item><title>Edwin calls for Utd reaction</title><description>Edwin van der Sar has challenged his team-mates to do better next season following their 2-0 Champions League final loss against Barca.</description><link>http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11945_5351931,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">11945_5351931</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 10:48:33 GMT</pubDate><category>Sport</category></item><item><title>Rio brushes off Euro defeat</title><description>Rio Ferdinand insists Man United are strong enough to bounce back from their European setback.</description><link>http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11945_5352768,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">11945_5352768</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 16:10:12 GMT</pubDate><category>Sport</category></item><item><title>Fergie retains hunger pangs</title><description>Sir Alex Ferguson has hit back at the mere suggestion that his desire to be successful could be on the wane.</description><link>http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11945_5352563,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">11945_5352563</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 15:25:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Sport</category></item><item><title>Ronaldo - 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