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| ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP) Former Rwanda soccer captain Patrick Mafisango has died in a car crash in Tanzania. He was 32. |
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| ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP) Rwanda midfielder and former national team captain Patrick Mafisango has died in a car crash in Tanzania. He was 32. |
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| Ailing Argentine giants
San Lorenzo have named noted soccer rescue worker Ricardo Caruso
Lombardi as their coach in a desperate bid to avoid the flames
of relegation for a second time.
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| Romania held Copa America champion Uruguay to a 1-1 draw in an international friendly on Wednesday. Edinson Cavani gave Uruguay the lead in the second minute, shooting from 20 meters (yards) beyond goalkeeper Cristian Tartarusanu. The Napoli striker hit the post in the 16th minute, a miss that enabled Romania to equalize in the 50th minute. |
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| Barcelona says it has reached an agreement with Alexander Hleb to release the Belarus midfielder from his contract. The former Arsenal player had been under contract with the Spanish and European champions until the end of the season. Hleb made 35 appearances for Barcelona during the 2008-09 season when the Catalans won a treble of Spanish league, Champions League and Copa del Rey trophies. |
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| Defender David Bystron of Czech champion Viktoria Plzen has tested positive in the Champions League. Plzen spokesman Pavel Pillar said the club was informed by UEFA on Thursday that the B sample taken after the Nov. 23 match at BATE Borisov in Belarus' capital Minsk confirmed the initial findings of an undisclosed banned substance. |
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| Wolfsburg says it will not extend Alexander Hleb's loan from Barcelona because of the Belarus midfielder's injury problems. The Bundesliga side said in a statement on Tuesday that Hleb will leave the club on Dec. 31. Wolfsburg coach Felix Magath said, "this is very, very unfortunate. I would have gladly taken up the option to sign Hleb (permanently) but the recurring injury problems... |
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| Daniel Van Buyten scored to help give Belgium a 2-1 win over Romania in an international friendly on Friday. Van Buyten's opened the scoring in the 11th minute when the Bayern Munich defender rose above the Romanian defense to head in a corner kick past goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu. Belgium doubled the lead through an own goal in the 43rd after fullback Anthony Vanden Borre's shot from the... |
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| The Italian champions will look to bag another three points towards qualifying from Group H on Tuesday, as their Belarusian hosts seek a first group stage win at the 10th attempt |
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| BATE Borisov's Brazilian playmaker
Renan Bressan said he would jump at the chance to play for
Belarus if he was selected next year.
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