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| British Prime Minister Gordon Brown condemned the fan violence that marred the UEFA Cup final as a "disgrace" and expressed concern Thursday that it could harm England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup. Forty-two people were arrested and 15 police officers injured in clashes in downtown Manchester before and after Russian team Zenit St. |
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| In an effort to lure the 2011 Champions League final to Wembley, British officials said Monday that any overseas teams playing in that match would receive a tax exemption. Players from foreign teams are liable for taxes on earnings from bonuses and endorsements when they appear at events in Britain, such as Wednesday's UEFA Cup final in Manchester between Scotland's Rangers and Russia's Zenit St. |
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| Nine nations from the South America's soccer confederation will urge FIFA's executive body to exempt the Bolivian mountain city of La Paz from its ban on international matches played at high altitude. FIFA's executive leadership is to meet May 27 in Sydney, Australia, for a regular session at which Conmebol president Nicolas Leoz is expected to lead appeal efforts. |
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| After surrendering five goals to the LA Galaxy last weekend, Chivas USA gave a solid defensive effort to hold Houston Dynamo scoreless en route to a 0-0 tie at Robertson Stadium on Saturday night. |
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| The Russian Football Union (RFU) and the country's Premier league are losing their passion for foreign players in an effort to stimulate home-grown talent. |
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| In a region not known to coddle second-raters, it is not much fun to be the least distinctive sports franchise in town. But that is the unfortunate position of the Red Bulls. |
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| The Champions League duel
between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi resumes on Tuesday
when Manchester United host Barcelona in the second leg of their
semi-final at Old Trafford.
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| We're seeing goalkeepers choosing "punch away" instead of "catch," on hard shots at goal, and they say it's because more efforts are moving and knuckling as they streak toward goal. |
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| After many weeks of pleasant temperatures and the fortunate lack of monsoon rain, the Houston Dynamo are starting to feel the effects of springtime in south Texas. |
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| Avram Grant believes Chelsea are in pole position to reach their first Champions League final after his side escaped with a fortunate 1-1 draw in the semi-final first leg against Liverpool. |
