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| Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand admitted Saturday he would like the England captaincy on a regular basis. |
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| An Israel Football
Association (IFA) court reduced on Wednesday the punishment
imposed on Beitar Jerusalem for a pitch invasion and ordered a
replay of the abandoned match.
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| Croatia football coach Slaven Bilic is to record a fan song for the Euro 2008 championship with his rock band, producers said Friday. |
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| The French government ordered two soccer fans groups at Paris Saint-Germain and Metz to disband. Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said the far-right fans were involved in several racist incidents at the clubs' stadiums. The groups are the Boulogne Boys at PSG and The Faction at the eastern city of Metz. |
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| Nurnberg 1-0 Wolfsburg: Match abandoned |
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| The Bundesliga match between
Nuremberg and VfL Wolfsburg on Friday had to be abandoned at
halftime after torrential rain made the pitch unplayable.
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| Malaysia will consider making exceptions to its policy of not giving visas to Israeli citizens in the wake of English soccer club Chelsea's threat to cancel an exhibition match. Chelsea officials said they might abandon the Malaysian leg of a preseason tour if coach Avram Grant and midfielder Tal Ben Haim, both Israelis, are not allowed into the country. |
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| Fabio Capello has appointed Rio Ferdinand as England's captain for Wednesday's friendly with France in Paris, overlooking John Terry's claims to be restored to the role he occupied for most of the unsuccessful Euro 2008 qualifying campaign. |
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| Fabio Capello has appointed Rio Ferdinand as England's captain for Wednesday's friendly with France in Paris, dashing John Terry's hopes of an immediate return to the role following his recovery from injury. |
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| Racing Club fans, furious
after their team had three players sent off in six minutes and a
goal disallowed, hurled missiles onto the pitch and forced the
match against Estudiantes to be abandoned.
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