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2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, fifth edition held in China, won by Germany 2-0 over Brazil in Shanghai; first team to retain the title, no goals conceded, Marta top scorer with 7.
2007–08 Arsenal F.C. season
The 2007–08 Arsenal F.C. season, the first after Thierry Henry's departure, saw Arsenal lead the Premier League before a spring collapse left them third with 83 points.
2007–08 Chelsea F.C. season
2007-08 Chelsea F.C. season: Chelsea under Mourinho then Avram Grant finished second in the Premier League, lost the League Cup final to Tottenham, and lost the 2008 Champions League final to Manchester United 6-5 on penalties in Moscow.
2007–08 Derby County F.C. season
2007-08 Derby County F.C. season: the Rams' only Premier League campaign, finishing 20th with 11 points (W1 D8 L29, 20-89 goals), the lowest total in Premier League history, relegated 29 March 2008.
2007–08 FC Barcelona season
2007-08 FC Barcelona season: third in La Liga on 67 points, 18 behind champions Real Madrid; Champions League and Copa del Rey semi-final exits; Rijkaard replaced by Guardiola; Ronaldinho and Deco depart.
2007–08 La Liga
2007–08 La Liga, the 77th Spanish top-flight season (25 Aug 2007–18 May 2008): Real Madrid won the title with 85 points under Bernd Schuster; Villarreal second, Barcelona third; Zaragoza, Murcia, and Levante relegated.
2007–08 Manchester United F.C. season
2007–08 Manchester United F.C. season: the Red Devils' double-winning campaign under Sir Alex Ferguson, winning the Premier League with 87 points and the Champions League, beating Chelsea 6-5 on penalties in the Moscow final.
2007–08 Premier League
2007–08 Premier League, the 16th season (Barclays Premier League): Manchester United champions on 87 points over Chelsea; Ronaldo's 31 goals; Derby County's record-low 11-point relegation; first all-English Champions League final.
2007–08 UEFA Champions League
2007–08 UEFA Champions League: Manchester United beat Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after 1-1 (aet) in the first all-English final, Moscow, 21 May 2008; Ronaldo top scorer with 8 goals; United's third European Cup.
2007–08 UEFA Cup
2007–08 UEFA Cup, won by Zenit St. Petersburg, who beat Rangers 2-0 in the final at the City of Manchester Stadium on 14 May 2008; Luca Toni and Pavel Pogrebnyak shared the top-scorer prize with 10 goals.
2008 UEFA Champions League final
2008 UEFA Champions League final, Manchester United vs Chelsea, first all-English European Cup final, played 21 May 2008 at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium; United won 1-1 (6-5 pens) after Terry's slip and Van der Sar's save from Anelka.
2008–09 Chelsea F.C. season
2008–09 Chelsea F.C. season, also called Chelsea 2008/09: the club's 105th season, finishing 3rd in the Premier League with 83 points, winning the FA Cup under interim Guus Hiddink after Luiz Felipe Scolari was sacked in February 2009, and reaching the Champions League semi-finals.
2008–09 FC Barcelona season
2008-09 FC Barcelona season: Guardiola's first season, treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey, Champions League; first Spanish club treble; 87 points, 105 league goals; beat Manchester United 2-0 in Rome.
2008–09 La Liga
2008–09 La Liga, the 78th Spanish top-flight season, won by Pep Guardiola's FC Barcelona with 87 points and 105 goals, including a 2-6 Clásico win at the Bernabéu; Real Madrid second, Betis, Numancia, and Recreativo relegated.
2008–09 Liverpool F.C. season
2008–09 Liverpool F.C. season: Liverpool's 117th season under Rafael Benítez; finished 2nd in the Premier League with 86 points (club PL best, two defeats) behind Manchester United's 90, reached the Champions League quarter-final, losing to Chelsea.
2008–09 Manchester United F.C. season
2008–09 Manchester United F.C. season: Alex Ferguson's United won a third straight Premier League title (90 points), the FIFA Club World Cup and League Cup, but lost the Champions League final 2-0 to Barcelona in Rome.
2008–09 Premier League
The 2008–09 Premier League, known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was the competition's 17th season, won by Manchester United with 90 points for an 18th top-division title.
2008–09 UEFA Champions League
2008–09 UEFA Champions League, won by Pep Guardiola's FC Barcelona, who beat holders Manchester United 2-0 in Rome on 27 May 2009 (Eto'o, Messi); Barcelona's third European Cup, first Spanish treble, last season before UEFA's qualification reform.
2008–09 UEFA Cup
The 2008–09 UEFA Cup, the 38th and final edition before becoming the UEFA Europa League, was won by Shakhtar Donetsk, who beat Werder Bremen 2–1 after extra time in Istanbul on 20 May 2009.
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, eighth edition, held in South Africa 14-28 June 2009 as a trial run for the 2010 World Cup; Brazil beat the United States 3-2 in the final at Ellis Park for its fourth title, amid the vuvuzela controversy.
2009 UEFA Champions League final
2009 UEFA Champions League final: Barcelona beat Manchester United 2-0 on 27 May 2009 at Rome's Stadio Olimpico, Eto'o and Messi scoring, completing Guardiola's treble in his first season.
2009–10 Chelsea F.C. season
2009–10 Chelsea F.C. season: Carlo Ancelotti's first season, winning the Premier League with 86 points and a then-record 103 goals, plus the FA Cup for the club's first domestic Double, with Drogba's 29 goals taking the Golden Boot.
2009–10 FC Barcelona season
2009–10 FC Barcelona season: Pep Guardiola's second campaign; Barcelona won La Liga with a record 99 points (20th title, Messi 34 goals) but lost the Champions League semifinal 3–2 to Inter Milan and fell to Sevilla in the Copa del Rey.
2009–10 Inter Milan season
2009-10 Inter Milan season: José Mourinho's first year, in which Inter won the treble of Serie A (18th Scudetto), Coppa Italia, and Champions League, beating Bayern 2-0 in Madrid with a Diego Milito brace.
2009–10 La Liga
The 2009–10 La Liga season was won by FC Barcelona with a record 99 points, holding off Real Madrid on 96, while Lionel Messi led scoring with 34 goals.
2009–10 Manchester United F.C. season
2009-10 Manchester United season: Alex Ferguson's United finished second in the Premier League with 85 points, one behind champions Chelsea, won the League Cup 2-1 over Aston Villa, and saw Wayne Rooney score 26 league goals and win both major player-of-the-year awards.
2009–10 Premier League
2009-10 Premier League, the 18th season: Chelsea won a third title under Carlo Ancelotti with 86 points, a record 103 goals, Drogba's 29-goal Golden Boot, and an 8-0 final-day win over Wigan.
2009–10 Real Madrid CF season
The 2009–10 Real Madrid CF season, under returning president Florentino Pérez and coach Manuel Pellegrini, brought record signings Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaká yet ended trophyless.
2009–10 UEFA Champions League
2009-10 UEFA Champions League, won by Inter Milan, who beat Bayern Munich 2-0 in the Madrid final with two Diego Milito goals; Mourinho's treble winners, Messi top scorer with 8, new champions-path qualifying format.
2009–10 UEFA Europa League
2009–10 UEFA Europa League, first edition of the renamed UEFA Cup. Atlético Madrid beat Fulham 2-1 after extra time in Hamburg on 12 May 2010; Forlán scored both goals; 196 clubs entered.