It is not the first time Guinean politicians have entered the football arena - late president Sekou Toure jailed players from the Hafia club after they surrendered a three-goal lead in the 1976 African Champions Cup final.
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson said before the match that the traditional showpiece between the Champions League winners and the Uefa Cup champions was a game to be enjoyed, but there was little for the Scot to savour from the first 45 minutes.
Group A features South America's best and defending champions Brazil, World Cup winners Italy, African champions Egypt and the United States, who won North and Central America's Gold Cup.
Wenger's men have now won only one of their last six matches in all competitions and it seems they are still struggling to recover from their recent Carling Cup final, Champions League and FA Cup defeats.
In the space of six games, it lost the League Cup final, was eliminated from the Champions League and FA Cup, then squandered a chance to close the gap on Manchester United in the Premier League.
Reigning World Cup champions Italy stayed top of Group 8 with a 2-0 win in Georgia.
Having beaten Chelsea, Ferguson's men now faced reigning champions and FA Cup holders, Arsenal.
The Kings, the defending Stanley Cup champions, and the Rangers wouldn't even make the playoffs at this rate.
These four teams also happen to be the last four Stanley Cup champions.
Nikora, with a considerable wind behind him, fired over a brilliant conversion to increase the pressure on the Heineken Cup champions.
But the reigning Heineken Cup champions secured a bonus point with their fourth try of the game in the final minute.
The defending Stanley Cup champions have 29 goals in 15 postseason games.
Ibanez, who plays in England for Heineken Cup champions Wasps, paid tribute to Wilkinson after the fly-half once again proved to be England's match-winner.
Parks' second penalty of the game made it 13-11 but two further successful penalties from O'Gara nudged the former Heineken Cup champions in front.
Williams hopes to help his EDF Energy Cup champions beat London Irish on Sunday before playing for Wales against South Africa in Cardiff on 8 November.
So are the Boston Bruins, the defending Stanley Cup champions, who staved off elimination and forced a Game 7 by beating Washington 4-3 in overtime Sunday.
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However, Clarke managed to sneak over right at the death to set up an enthralling encounter against two-time Heineken Cup champions Munster in Limerick next week.
But fans of the Islanders, the four-time Stanley Cup champions who have not won a playoff series in 20 years, finally have something to look forward to.
The 2000 Heineken Cup champions have won only one of their last nine matches and are bottom of the Guinness Premiership with just three games to go.
Any coach will also have to virtually rebuild the team from scratch after the 1992 World Cup champions' humiliating exit from the 2007 edition in the Caribbean.
China led Argentina 2-0 through goals by Ma Yibo and Fu Baorong before the World Cup champions drew level before the interval, Luciana Aymer scoring both times.
Munster had ample time to secure the bonus point but Connacht, who defeated the Heineken Cup champions in Galway in December, produced some resolute defending to hold out.
Meanwhile, Petra Kvitova and Lucie Safarova gave Fed Cup champions the Czech Republic a 2-0 lead over Australia after the first day of their World Group tie in Ostrava on Saturday.
Amlin Challenge Cup champions Cardiff Blues will be seeking revenge for their home defeat last season when they host Edinburgh in their opening game at the Cardiff City Stadium on 4 September.
Ancelotti's team ended the last campaign as Premier League and FA Cup champions - inflicting home and away league defeats on United in the process, as well as winning the Community Shield.
Supermarket giant Tesco appointed 1, 900 "World Cup Champions" with responsibilities which include organising flexible rotas so staff could watch the games, and communicating all match fixtures and in-store World Cup related activities to colleagues.
David Faulkner, leader of Newcastle City Council and chair of the NewcastleGateshead World Cup Champions Group said: "Over the past 18 months, businesses and attractions from both the public and private sector have come together to form a strong partnership".
After a disappointing 2009-10 season London Irish have been rejuvenated this term and although the Premiership leaders are renowned for the potency of their attacking play, they had to rely on a powerful defensive effort to see off their Magners League counterparts, and two-time Heineken Cup champions, Munster.
It also gets shared rights to the final and European Super Cup, which pits the Champions League winner against the holder of the Uefa Cup.
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