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| When the Los Angeles Galaxy entered the month of June, there were some questions about how they were going to minimize the damage from international absences. They came through the first two weeks of the month unscathed, and now have a chance to close out June in style. |
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| Manchester United's Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo on Thursday accepted undisclosed damages from a British newspaper, after it claimed he was fined for using his mobile phone during training. |
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| More rain could spoil UEFA's best efforts to produce a suitable playing surface for the remaining matches of the European Championship. UEFA has been forced to spend $306,720 on laying new turf at St. Jakob Park in Basel, Switzerland, after damage caused by heavy rain left the field unfit to stage its remaining three matches at Euro 2008. |
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| UEFA is spending $306,720 to lay new turf at St. Jakob Park after damage caused by heavy rain left the field unfit for its remaining three matches at the European Championship. Tractors began removing the old turf about two hours after Sunday's match between Switzerland and Portugal, hauling away the grass that was spoiled by a torrential downpour during Turkey's victory over Switzerland last... |
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| Euro 2008 organisers said on
Monday they were confident a new pitch being laid at Basel's St
Jakob Park, after heavy rain had damaged the previous turf,
would be ready in time to stage Thursday's quarter-final.
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Striker David Villa is adamant that helping Spain have a successful European Championships is far more important to him than any individual accolades he receives.
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Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has insisted that his decision to take the manager's job at Chelsea has not damaged his relationship with the Portuguese football federation. |
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| Neither a career-threatening knee injury nor the ensuing long layoff could keep DaMarcus Beasley off the United States' national team. Seven months after tearing the posterior crucial ligament in his right knee, Beasley is preparing with his teammates for Sunday's World Cup qualifier against Barbados. |
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| Police fired rubber pellets at Swiss fans clashing with security forces in Bern after the last-minute Swiss defeat at the European Championship. Police in the Swiss capital arrested 20 people for property damage and theft Wednesday night, said spokesman Juerg Mosimann. Up to three dozen football fans were involved in the incidents near the main train station, he said. |
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| Turkey central defender Gokhan Zan
has damaged ligaments in his left knee and will miss Wednesday's
Euro 2008 Group A match against Switzerland, a team spokesman
said on Sunday.
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