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HOUSTON -- After a frustrating first half that saw his team stymied by a resilient Denver defense, Wake Forest coach Bobby Muuss message to his team was to keep going.If were enjoying playing, well be victorious tonight, Muuss said.After a dominant second half and overtime, Ian Harkes broke through in the 102nd minute and Wake Forest beat Denver 2-1 in double overtime Friday to advance to the College Cup title game.Wake Forest (19-3-2) will face Stanford in the championship Sunday. Stanford beat North Carolina 10-9 on penalty kicks after the teams failed to score in regulation and two overtime periods.The Demon Deacons reached the championship game for the first time since winning the 2007 title.Harkes calmly slotted his low finish past goalkeeper Nick Gardner into the bottom corner to cap an impressive Demon Deacons counterattack. Wake Forest had plenty of opportunities to seal the victory prior to Harkes goal, outshooting Denver 14-2 in the second half and overtime.I didnt really expect it to be off the counterattack, Harkes said.Wake Forests Jon Bakero opened the scoring in the seventh minute. Bakero took possession from Denver defender Graham Smith 30 yards from goal in the center of the field, turned to his right and delivered a curling effort past Gardner.Trailing for only the fourth time this season, the Pioneers (20-1-3) responded 10 minutes later. Graham Smith sent a lofted pass over the defense to forward Andre Shinyashiki, who pounced on a rebound to equalize after his first shot was saved by goalkeeper Alec Ferrell. It was Shinyashikis team-high ninth goal of the season.After halftime, Muuss credited his team for settling the game down and taking control.Theyre tight games, Muuss said. No one wants to make mistakes. I thought they did a really great job of staying compact.The Pioneers outshot Wake Forest 5-4 in the first half, but the Demon Deacons took control from the start of the second half.I think there was a little bit of frustration today, Harkes said. We need to settle the game down. In the first half, it was a lot of back and forth.The Demon Deacons had the best chances in the second half. Bakero took a cross from the right wing and hit a shot off the crossbar, while Harkes had a shot in the final minute go straight at Gardner.The winner in the second overtime came off the counterattack after a Denver corner kick. Bakero turned past a defender near midfield and started a 3-on-1 counter with Harkes to his right.There was just one defender there and I took a big touch, Bakero said. I tried to take him to the left to create space for Ian.The loss was Denvers first since losing to SMU in the NCAA tournament last season.Im really proud of my group, Pioneers senior midfielder Sam Hamilton said. I think we took the program to a place its never been, which is not an easy thing to do. We built a belief for the program to feed off of.As a Wake assistant in 2005, Muuss recruited Denver coach Jamie Franks, who played four years for the Demon Deacons. Muuss then took his first head-coaching job in Denver in 2007. Franks joined his former coachs staff and became the head coach of the Pioneers when Muuss took the head-coaching job at Wake Forest.We had a moment before the game underneath the tunnel that was special, Franks said. Hes my mentor.Dru Samia Jersey . They had already blown a double-digit lead, fans were hitting the exits, and a long seven-game road trip waited at the end. John Randle Jersey . 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Spencer Abbott also scored in the shootout for the Marlies (25-13-4).Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri says football supporters should be the only consideration when discussing a potential European Super League.The Relevant Sports chairman, Charlie Stillitano, held talks with Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United on Tuesday about this years International Champions Cup (ICC), an annual pre-season friendly tournament.Stillitano also confirmed they discussed restructuring the Champions League - an issue high on the European Club Association agenda - and he has since discussed the idea of closing off European football competitions to include only elite clubs. With Leicester currently top of the Premier League and in a strong position to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in their history, Ranieri insisted the big clubs would only have themselves to blame if they fail to qualify for Europes elite competition this season and in the future. Ranieri is only worried about his sides results and is not worried about their title rivals This is sport, no? I understand they want to do something, but if something strange happens, they shouldnt blame the little teams, they should blame themselves, Ranieri said. [Talk surrounding a Super League] is speculation. They are trying to do something, but I think people must think about what fans want, not only about money, because the culture and the fans are more important than other things.I think they wouldnt start [a Super League] next season, but then something could happen. Maybe next time [Relevent] will have to also call our sporting director!United manager Louis van Gaal also spoke out against a possible European Super League and claimed he has never been a supporter of plans to form an elite league made up of Europes biggest clubs. Everybody knows, when you follow my career, that I am against all the super leagues and something like that, he said. Louis van Gaal says he has never been keen on the idea of a European Super League Sport is to be the best and also when the Champions League was [expanding], I said it was rubbish because now the second, third and fourth team is also playing.It has to be between champions in my opinion. I said that 20 years ago and I say it now again.I think sport is to win, not to be secoond or third.dddddddddddd.Chelsea interim boss Guus Hiddink appeared to support Ranieri and Van Gaal in suggesting qualification for Europes elite competition should be based on sporting success rather than financial might. Guus Hiddink says he is against the Champions League becoming exclusive I think we must all be careful to go into exclusivity when teams like this year surprisingly Leicester is mixing in, he said.They have the full right to be where they are now and are a good contender for the next Champions League this year. Hiddink believes clubs such as Leicester have every right to compete for a place in the Champions League Asked if the top clubs were spooked by the success of Leicester, Hiddink added: I hope so. Why not? Thats real sport. We must not forget what its all about in sport.UEFA is aware of the threat of a breakaway competition but remains confident the continents elite clubs will remain committed to the Champions League. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp discusses the European Super LeagueAlso See:US exec trumpets Big FiveLeicester best story in yearsCould we get a title play-off?Pundits pick their top four Cheap Jerseys [url=htts