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| Masoud Shojaei's first-half goal Tuesday gave Iran a 1-0 victory against South Korea in a friendly. The Osasuna striker scored in the 35th minute from the edge of the area after receiving a pass from Pejman Nouri following a mistake by South Korea defender Lee Young-pyo. South Korea was playing its second game since reaching the second round of the World Cup, and went close to scoring through... |
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| Iran's demand for a neutral
referee for their friendly against China this week is
disrespectful but local match officials only have themselves to
blame, according to China's soccer chief Wei Di.
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| Birmingham made three signings on Tuesday's final day of the transfer window, bringing in Alexander Hleb from Barcelona, Martin Jiranek from Spartak Moscow and Jean Beausejour from Club America. Hleb, who has previously played in the Premier League with Arsenal, joined on a season-long loan deal from Spanish champion Barcelona. |
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| Birmingham have made two signings on the final day of the transfer window, bringing in Alexander Hleb from Barcelona and Martin Jiranek from Spartak Moscow. Hleb, who has previously played in the Premier League with Arsenal, joined on a season-long loan deal from Spanish champion Barcelona. The Belrus midfielder spent last season on loan at Stuttgart. |
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| A Paraguayan footballer has grabbed a referee around the throat and tried to choke him during a weekend match in Chile's second division. The scene involving Jose Pedroso and referee Marcelo Miranda in the Concepcion vs. Rangers game was captured on video and has been posted on the website YouTube. |
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| Iran might not send its girls' soccer team to the Youth Olympics in Singapore next month because of a dispute over the players' Islamic attire, Iranian media reported Thursday. The deputy head of Iran's physical education department, Marzieh Akbarabadi, was quoted by newspapers, including Khabar Varzeshi, or Sport News, as saying the newly designed dress was "inappropriate."... |
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| Iran may not send its girls' football team to the Youth Olympics in Singapore next month because of a dispute over the players' Islamic attire. The deputy head of Iran's physical education department, Marzieh Akbarabadi, was quoted by Iranian media on Thursday as saying the newly-designed dress was "inappropriate." She said the outfit isn't what was agreed on and Iran... |
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TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian official has rejected a new women's football strip which was created after the world football federation banned the team from international competition due to their Islamic head gear, media reported on Wednesday.
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CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Cape Town's Portuguese, almost all of whom trace their links back to Madeira, travelled en masse to Green Point stadium on Monday to welcome their island's most famous son, Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo.
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| Miran Burgic scored three goals as struggling champion AIK beat newcomer Atvidaberg 4-1 on Monday to jump one spot to 14th in the Swedish league. Orebro beat Trelleborg 2-0 to complete the 13th of 30 rounds. Earlier, league leader Helsingborg's unbeaten streak ended with a 1-0 loss at Kalmar, which scored six seconds after the kickoff -- the fastest goal ever in the Swedish league. |
