Japan midfielder Makoto Hasebe
will miss Saturday's friendly against Paraguay because of a
calf strain.
Zaccheroni joins Japan's 2022 bid team
Japan have wasted little time
putting new coach Alberto Zaccheroni to work by making him an
ambassador for the country's 2022 World Cup bid.
Litex Lovech appoints Penev as coach
Bulgarian champions Litex Lovech have appointed Luboslav Penev as head coach. The team officially introduced the 44-year-old Penev, a former striker on Bulgaria's national team and Spanish club Valencia, during a ceremony in Lovech. Penev coached CSKA Sofia until being dismissed in January. Penev replaces former youth team coach Petko Petkov, who had assumed the interim head coach role for the...
Bulgarian champions Litex appoint Penev as coach
Bulgarian champions Litex Lovech
have appointed Luboslav Penev as their new head coach, the club
said on Friday.
Road to 2014 World Cup starts as Euro qualifying begins
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Neymar inspires Santos to fourth straight win in Brazil
Brazil prodigy Neymar
volleyed a fine goal from the edge of the box after 52 seconds
to inspire Santos to a 2-1 win over Avai that put them third in
the Brazilian championship on Thursday.
Argentina planning England match next year - agent
Big soccer rivals
Argentina and England could play a friendly on Feb. 9, 2011,
the man charged with organising the South American team's
international calendar said on Thursday.
France, England and Italy bid for fresh starts
European heavyweights France,
England and Italy get the chance to put their disappointing
World Cups behind them on Friday as they kick off their Euro
2012 qualifying campaigns on a night for fresh starts.
Capello says critics turned him into a monster
England coach Fabio Capello is confused by his sudden transformation from a "god" to a "monster" since his team faltered at the World Cup. Preparing for European Championship qualifying, a combative Capello fought back against claims by pundits and columnists in England that he is a clueless coach lacking the tactical ability to turn the team into title winners.
Police search for Cabanas shooter in Colombia
Colombian police are searching
for a Mexican fugitive wanted for the shooting in January of
Paraguay soccer player Salvador Cabanas, a senior officer said
on Thursday.
