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| Steaua Bucharest
midfielder Alexandru Chipciu will miss this month's Europa
League matches against Twente Enschede because of a torn leg
muscle, the Romanian club said on Sunday.
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| Paris Saint-Germain kept a three-point lead over Montpellier at the top of the French league when Nene scored twice in a 3-1 win over Evian on Saturday. Evian defender Cedric Cambon diverted home a half-volley from Olivier Sorlin on the stroke of halftime. But PSG winger Jeremy Menez played Nene in and the Brazilian midfielder dribbled past Evian goalkeeper Stephan Andersen to level in the 47th... |
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| Police say England winger Stewart Downing will face no charges after being arrested last month on suspicion of assault. The 27-year-old Liverpool player was held for questioning following an alleged incident at a pub in Yarm, northeast England in the early hours of Sunday Jan. 8. Now police say he "has been released without charge." A 32-year-old woman also arrested at the time on... |
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| The president of Servette says the Swiss club averted a threatened bankruptcy hearing by paying part of its stadium cleaning bill. Servette's problems raised fears that the nine-team Swiss Super League could lose another club. Neuchatel Xamax was declared bankrupt last month, becoming the first to leave midseason since Servette went bust in 2005. |
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| The Catalan side attempts to end its recent run of draws as Phillipe Montanier's outfit travels to Camp Nou for Spanish Primera Division action. |
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| The Chile international has being plagued by muscular problems, but is widely expected to feature in Saturday's La Liga fixture against Phillipe Montanier's outfit. |
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| FIFA says it has appointed Caribbean official Horace Burrell to its committee that organizes Olympic football tournaments, three weeks after he completed a suspension for unethical behavior. Burrell had lost his long-standing position on FIFA's disciplinary panel in December while he served a three-month ban following a widespread investigation into alleged bribery by FIFA presidential... |
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| The president of the Korea Football Association (KFA) has denied reports of corruption in the organization. Cho Chung-yeon said Friday that the KFA had not constructed slush funds or carried out any accounting irregularities. The KFA was criticized for paying a former employee 150 million won ($134,000) last month after he had threatened to go public with claims that related to his firing in... |
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| Japan defender Masahiko Inoha
joined J-League club Vissel Kobe on Friday after walking out on
Croatia's Hajduk Split following a miserable six months.
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| The French international was delighted with the reception he received following his return to the Gunners' first-team following four months out with a broken leg |
