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| Twente picked up the full three points against ADO Den Haag, while Feyenoord were unable to beat Heracles. |
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| On an evening of big games and high tension, Nice were the big winners, while the race for the title somehow got even tighter. |
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| Businessman Greg Clarke said
his experience of helping Leicester City out of financial crisis
would be invaluable to the Football League after he was
confirmed as its new chairman on Friday.
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| Eskandarian won't be able to continue due to injury. |
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| Five-time European champion Liverpool is in danger of Europa League elimination after losing 1-0 at Lille in the first leg of its last-16 match. Eden Hazard scored from a freekick to give Lille the advantage against Liverpool, which is struggling to qualify for Europe next season due to its poor Premier League form. |
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| Wayne Rooney has been up close to the World Cup trophy in a photo shoot and, with 30 goals already to his name this season, hopes he can get his hands on it for real in July. The Manchester United striker was under orders not to handle the trophy, which was in central London on Thursday as part of a worldwide tour. |
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| While the
green-and-gold-clad fans clamour for change in the boardroom it
is very much business as usual on the pitch as Manchester United
march towards a third successive Champions League final.
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| Former Australia goalkeeper Zeljko Kalac says he thinks Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek will walk away from the country's national team after the World Cup in South Africa. Kalac, who played for Australia at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, said Verbeek thinks there is little talent coming through to the national team and that a number of key players are unlikely to be available for 2014. |
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| France winger Franck Ribery says he expects to decide on his future within a month. Ribery's future has been the subject of intense speculation for months, although he has another season on his contract with Bayern Munich, which is eager for him to sign an extension. After Bayern advanced to the Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday, Ribery said he "should be able to decide at the end... |
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| Les Gones will not be able to count on the Brazilian... |
