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| World champions Italy tackle Spain in a friendly in Elche on Wednesday with the issue of coach Roberto Donadoni's contract dominating the headlines. |
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| Spain are hoping to see
glimpses of the Fernando Torres that has taken the English
Premier League by storm when they meet world champions Italy in
Elche on Wednesday (kickoff 2100 GMT).
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| Italy coach Roberto Donadoni
named the following 21-man squad for Wednesday's friendly
against Spain in the southern Spanish city of Elche.
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| Getafe midfielder Ruben de la
Red was given his first call-up for Spain on Saturday when he
was named in a 22-man squad for next week's friendly against
world champions Italy in Elche.
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| Spain coach Luis Aragones has
named the following 21-man squad for next Wednesday's friendly
against Italy in Elche:
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| Melchiot: Wigan players are to blame |
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| AZ Alkmaar boss Louis van Gaal
will coach his team from a wheelchair during Saturday's home
match against NEC Nijmegen after breaking his ankle and leg.
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| Draw for the second qualifying round of
the UEFA Cup made by UEFA at their headquarters in Nyon,
Switzerland on Friday:
Otelul Galati (Romania) v Lokomotiv Sofia (Bulgaria)
CFR Cluj (Romania) v Anorthosis (Cyprus)
Rabotnicki (Macedonia) v Partizan Belgrade (Serbia)/
Zrinjski Mostar (Bosnia) *
Slaven (Croatia) v Galatasaray (Turkey)
Uniao Leiria (Portugal) v Maccabi Netanya (Israel)
Hajduk Split (Croatia) v Sampdoria (Italy)
Besa Kavaje (Albania) v Litex Lovech (Bulgaria)
Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) v Kayserispor (Turkey)
Atletico Madrid (Spain) v Vojvodina (Serbia)
Siroki Brijeg (Bosnia) v Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel)
Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus) v CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria)
Basel (Switzerland) v Mattersburg (Austria)
Ried (Austria) v FC Sion (Switzerland)
MIKA (Armenia) v Artmedia (Slovakia)
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine) v Belchatow (Poland)
Honved (Hungary) v Hamburg SV (Germany)
Young Boys (Switzerland) v Racing Lens (France)
Tobol Kostanai (Kazakhstan) v Groclin (Poland)
Austria Vienna (Austria) v Jablonc (Czech Republic)
Zlate Moravce (Slovakia) v Zenit St Petersburg (Russia)
Rapid Vienna (Austria) v Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia)
MyPa Myllykoski (Finland) v Blackburn Rovers (England)
Drogheda United (Ireland) v Helsingborg (Sweden)
Metalurgs (Latvia) v AIK (Sweden)
HJK Helsinki (Finland) v AaB Aalborg (Denmark)
Ekranas (Lithuania) v Valerenga (Norway)
Dunfermline Athletic (Scotland) v Haecken (Sweden)
Brann Bergen (Norway) v Suduva (Lithuania)
Haka Valkeakoski (Finland) v Midtjylland (Denmark)
Dinamo Minsk (Belarus) v Odense (Denmark)
Kaerjeng (Luxembourg) v Standard Liege (Belgium)
Fredrikstad FK (Norway) v Hammarby (Sweden)
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| Dutch defender Mario Melchiot has joined Premiership club Wigan from French first division side Rennes on a free transfer. |
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| Wigan sign Melchiot on free from Rennes |
