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| The World Cup proved that Diego Maradona is no coaching genius. But nor was he the clown that some expected. True, there were times when it wasn't possible to observe the Argentine coach without humming the theme tune to Benny Hill. Picture, for example, the Argentine training session where Maradona pretended to beat up a member of his staff and theatrically acted as a target for his players to... |
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| A late own-goal by Mats Hummels gave Hoffenheim a 1-1 draw at Borussia Dortmund on Sunday, preventing the hosts from moving to third place in the Bundesliga. Hummels' attempt to clear a cross from Carlos Eduardo before it reached Vedad Ibisevic ended in his own net in the 89th minute. Hoffenheim, winless in seven games, fell behind to a header from Nelson Valdez by a cross from Kevin... |
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| Borussia Dortmund squandered
their chance to go third in the Bundesliga when Mats Hummels
scored a 89th-minute own goal to hand Hoffenheim a 1-1 draw on
Sunday.
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| The young defender faces a spell on the sidelines due to injury... |
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| Bayern's assistant coach has made it clear that the Bavarians were wrong to sell Hummels... |
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| Arsenal winger Theo Walcott is set to be out for up to six weeks with an ankle injury. Walcott turned his right ankle in the buildup to Wayne Rooney's opening goal for England in a 3-1 victory over Switzerland on Tuesday and was carried off the field on a stretcher. "The tackle looked quite bad," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Thursday. |
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| The French soccer federation has upheld its decision to suspend defender Patrice Evra from the national team for five matches. Evra appeared before the federation's appeals commission on Thursday and asked its members to overturn the ban he received for his role in the French practice strike at the World Cup. |
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| MARK HENDRY STATS European Football Writer= |
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| The draw for next year's Copa America, the South American national championship, will be held on Nov. 11 in La Plata, Argentina. The governing body of South American football made the announcement Thursday on its website. The matches will be played at seven sites in Argentina: La Plata, Cordoba, Santa Fe, Mendoza, San Juan, Jujuy and Salta. |
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| CHRIS TUPLING STATS European Football Writer= |
