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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= |
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| Greek striker Fanis Gekas stunned
his country after abruptly announcing his retirement from
international soccer on Thursday.
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| AC Milan forward Robinho says that the team is capable of accommodating a four-man attack. Robinho joined Milan for ?15 million ($19 million) from Manchester City just before the transfer deadline closed. But since then, questions have been raised as to how he will fit into an attacking lineup that contains Alexandre Pato, Ronaldinho and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. |
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| * Toshack ends long spell in charge of Wales
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| Olympique Lyon have decided
to sideline their fitness coach after a string of similar
injuries hampered the seven-times French champions, coach Claude
Puel said on Thursday.
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| Toulouse is looking to extend its perfect record in the French league with a fifth straight win when it hosts Saint-Etienne on Saturday. Toulouse tops the standings with 12 points from the four opening matches, four clear of second-place Rennes, and looks headed for a much better finish than last season's disappointing 14th place. |
