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| The American presence in the English Premier League could be decimated this weekend: As many as nine of the 12 U.S. players in Europe's top league could find themselves on clubs relegated to a lower division. Nicknamed "Fulhamerica" by some because it has five U.S. national team players, Fulham is at Portsmouth on Sunday, the season's final day. |
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| Tottenham star Dimitar Berbatov looks set to play his last game for the club against Liverpool at White Hart Lane on Sunday in what promises to be a farewell fixture for a number of players on both sides. |
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| John Thorrington thought about calling it quits. But for a while, Thorrington didn't have much of a soccer career to quit from. He spent much of his first three seasons with the Chicago Fire injured, rehabbing from injury, testing his health and getting injured again. |
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| The crisis at Barcelona over its poor season deepened Friday as two club members launched a censure motion against the management of the Spanish club that seeks the ouster of is president, Joan Laporta, and his board of directors. |
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| After battling to overcome lingering ankle and hamstring injuries, Chivas USA defender Lawson Vaughn said he thought he had done well to overcome his health issues before Saturday's game in Houston. |
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| Brazilian goalkeeper Doni has signed a contract extension at Italian Cup finalists AS Roma until June 2012. |
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| Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has accused Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez of "disingenuous" behaviour in his courting of Villa's England midfielder Gareth Barry. |
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| FC Porto president Jorge Pinto da Costa has been suspended for two years and Boavista relegated to the second division for their part in match-fixing, the Portuguese league (LPFP) said on Friday. |
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| Porto will keep the Portuguese
title after being stripped of six points for the alleged bribery
of referees in the 2003/4 season while former champions Boavista
have been relegated to the second division for similar offences.
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