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| AFP - DAKAR ? Senegal captain El Hadji Diouf yesterday blamed an administration crisis blighting the national team for his decision to retire from international football. |
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| After 20 hours on a plane (New York to Dakar, Senegal to Johannesburg, South Africa to here), I've made it to Maun, Botswana. |
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| Romanian soccer coach Victor
Piturca's job could be in danger after a "shameful" home defeat
against Lithuania in their World Cup qualifier, officials and
the media warned on Sunday.
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New Zealand clinched the top spot in the Oceania World Cup qualifying competition and advanced to a playoff after Saturday?s 3-1 victory at New Caledonia in Nouméa.
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| Red Star Belgrade have sacked
their Czech coach Zdenek Zeman after a string of poor results,
the Serbian first division club said on Sunday.
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| Coming off the midweek victory in the U.S. Open Cup Final and missing two key attacking pieces Luciano Emilio and Fred, both of whom were injured, D.C. United knew it would take some time to get untracked. |
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| Former BBC director-general Greg
Dyke said on Sunday the Premier League was turning into a farce
because of the growing foreign influence in the game.
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| Swiss coach Ottmar Hitzfeld
said on Sunday he expected his side to rebound from conceding
two late goals against Israel and to be more determined in
Wednesday's home World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg.
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| It is the eternal question not just for the U.S. national team, but for any team that is involved World Cup qualifying: What is more important? Playing pretty soccer or playing winning soccer? |
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| Gianfranco Zola and Roberto Donadoni appear the frontrunners to take over from Alan Curbishley as manager of West Ham, but the club insisted Sunday there were no clear favourites as they confirmed a four-man shortlist. |