America's campuses are moving to sterner views.

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In the end, Nani's early strike proved enough but United will face far sterner tests in their pursuit of the Champions League trophy this season - and quite possibly without a certain 24-year-old.

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"Abdoul is a respectable opponent and can give me a sterner test than Cruzat, " said Swansea's Maccarinelli.

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But Alex James, the base player with Blur who's turned his back on the drug, is made of sterner stuff and this is his report for Panorama.

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The Potters provided a far sterner test than West Brom and Wigan - Chelsea's previous two opponents in a free-scoring start to the season - but they were unable to stop Carlo Ancelotti's side chalking up an eighth straight home league win.

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But he acknowledged that coming down the stretch in contention for a first major title would be a sterner test of his emotions in the wake of his father's passing.

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For Ancelotti, the priority was to give some of Chelsea's shadow squad an opportunity on the Champions League stage and save established stars for sterner battles ahead.

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