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| Luis Santibanez, who coached Chile at the 1982 World Cup in Spain and led the national team for five years, died Friday. He was 72. Santibanez died of complications from a kidney condition, said Sebastian Ugarte, a doctor at the Salvador Hospital in Santiago. The ex-coach had been hospitalized for 10 days. |
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| Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho cannot wait to get started after his side drew Germans Werder Bremen, Panathinaikos of Greece and Cyprus's Anorthosis Famagusta in Thursday's Champions League group stage draw. |
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| Dallas-born Fulham defender Brede Hangeland inflicted a shock 1-0 loss on Premier League title hopeful Arsenal on Saturday, and Steven Gerrard executed a winner deep into injury time to complete Liverpool's 2-1 comeback win over Middlesbrough. Hangeland, who captains Norway, slid forward to poke Jimmy Bullard's low cross over the line in the 21st minute. |
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| Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon said Robinho can terminate his contract and join Chelsea but suggested he will have to pay a large sum to do so. Reacting to Robinho's stated desire to switch clubs, Calderon said it may not be necessary for Robinho to pay the sum specified in the buyout clause in his contract -- $177 million. |
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| Chelsea are set to swoop for AC Milan's Brazilian international Kaka, the player's personal assistant Diogo Kotscho claimed on Sunday. |
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| Luiz Felipe Scolari has vowed to make Chelsea more popular by avoiding the kind of controversy that Jose Mourinho courted during his reign at Stamford Bridge. |
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| It might be just the preseason, but both FC Barcelona showed they have players who can score goals. Four different players combined for five goals -- a good start for a team that's still working out the kinks. And Chivas might have just started their new campaign, but they too have options. |
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Real Madrid forward Robinho has committed his future to the Spanish club in the midst of reported interest from Chelsea.
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| Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho has agreed to leave Barcelona, where he was deemed surplus to requirements, and sign for AC Milan in a deal reported to be worth 30 million dollars. |
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Robinho could be Luiz Felipe Scolari's next recruit after the Real Madrid forward's agent claimed he had met Chelsea sporting director Frank Arnesen to discuss a move to Stamford Bridge. |
