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| Arsenal playmaker Cesc Fabregas
and Barcelona forward Thierry Henry will have different reasons
to feel nostalgic when the current and former captains of the
London club face off in the Champions League quarter-finals.
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| The Fennecs and the White Eagles kick off their preparations for the 2010 World Cup with a friendly test in Algiers and are both looking for a good performance and a positive result to prove they’re ready for this summer’s big event. |
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| Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic will miss Serbia's World Cup warmup against Algeria. Vidic returned for United last week after a lengthy absence due to a leg injury. Serbia coach Radomir Antic said Vidic did not travel for Wednesday's match in Algiers, staying behind to recuperate and reduce the risk of another injury. |
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| Algerians burst onto streets in celebration after the national team earned its first World Cup berth since 1986 with a 1-0 victory over bitter rival Egypt on Wednesday. The Algerian flag was brandished by women in hijabs, a rare sight in this North African nation, as fans set off fireworks and traffic came to a standstill in the center of Algiers. |
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| Algeria partied hard after its 1-0 victory Wednesday over Egypt in a playoff match that takes it to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa for the first time in more than 20 years. Women and children joined men in the streets to celebrate a famous victory over its bitter rival. Security was stepped up preceding the match near the Egyptian Embassy in the capital, Algiers, but there were no signs of... |
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| Youths in Algiers trashed Egypt Air's local office Monday, two days after Algeria's national soccer team lost to Egypt in a World Cup qualifier that left the teams deadlocked and forced a playoff. No one was injured. In one of several violent incidents, Algerian supporters broke down doors and smashed the windows of the airline's office, then set fire to its furniture. |
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| In this week's First XI, Jeff Bradley eschews the usual format for a comprehensive look back at memorable Major League Soccer openers. You'll excuse him if he gets a bit nostalgic. |
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| I love to play "On This Day in History." Rarely a day goes by when a buddy of mine and I don't exchange an e-mail or text with, "Five years ago today ... " or "On this day, 15 years ago ..." I guess that's what older guys do with their time -- they get nostalgic. Still, it's fun to look back and see that the first week in October has always been a week when big events happen in MLS. |
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| Lithuania coach Algimantas Liubinskas has quit his job to concentrate on campaigning for a seat in parliament, the Baltic state's football federation announced on Monday. |
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| When Netherlands meet Russia in
Euro 2008 on Saturday, the Dutch coach will not be the only one
nostalgically recalling one of the greatest moments in soccer
history almost exactly 20 years ago.
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