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| Spain defender Carles Puyol has
pulled out of the squad to play Liechtenstein and Argentina due
to a calf injury, the federation said on its website
(www.rfef.es) on Tuesday.
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| * Osasuna defender Monreal gets surprise call up
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| FIFA tightened security rules Thursday for a World Cup qualifier at the stadium where at least 10 people died this month. A stadium security officer and a special observer will be on duty at the Samuel K. Doe Stadium in Monrovia on Sunday when Liberia faces Senegal, soccer's world governing body said in a statement. |
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A metal bar gave way and fans on one tier of a stadium in Monrovia fell on spectators seated in the tier below, killing at least eight.
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| Arsenal winger Theo Walcott is set to be out for up to six weeks with an ankle injury. Walcott turned his right ankle in the buildup to Wayne Rooney's opening goal for England in a 3-1 victory over Switzerland on Tuesday and was carried off the field on a stretcher. "The tackle looked quite bad," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Thursday. |
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| The French soccer federation has upheld its decision to suspend defender Patrice Evra from the national team for five matches. Evra appeared before the federation's appeals commission on Thursday and asked its members to overturn the ban he received for his role in the French practice strike at the World Cup. |
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| MARK HENDRY STATS European Football Writer= |
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| The draw for next year's Copa America, the South American national championship, will be held on Nov. 11 in La Plata, Argentina. The governing body of South American football made the announcement Thursday on its website. The matches will be played at seven sites in Argentina: La Plata, Cordoba, Santa Fe, Mendoza, San Juan, Jujuy and Salta. |
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| CHRIS TUPLING STATS European Football Writer= |
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| Greek striker Fanis Gekas stunned
his country after abruptly announcing his retirement from
international soccer on Thursday.
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