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| Ethiopia's hopes of taking part
in the 2010 World Cup were dealt a further blow on Friday when
FIFA confirmed that it was cancelling a qualifying match against
Morocco scheduled for Sept. 7.
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| Morocco 3 Benin 1 - international
friendly result
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| Tomas Galasek may not be as glamorous a figure as Pavel Nedved, Karel Poborsky and Milan Baros but it is in a large part down to him that the Czech Republic has enjoyed a successful past six years under coach Karel Bruckner. |
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After battling world-class teams in exhibition games, the United States soccer team begins the World Cup qualifying round against less glamorous competition.
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| Morocco defeated Mauritania
4-1 away on Saturday to put the north Africans among the early
pace setters in 2010 World Cup qualification.
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| Jubilant Zenit St
Petersburg players hoping to celebrate winning their first UEFA
Cup on Wednesday with champagne in their dressing room had to
make do with the less glamorous option of beer.
Even the traditional national tipple of vodka was off the
drinks menu for the Russian team, who beat Rangers 2-0 thanks to
goals from midfielders Igor Denisov and Konstantin Zyrianov.
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| Former France coach Roger Lemerre is to take over from compatriot Henri Michel as coach of Morocco, the Moroccan Football Federation announced on Tuesday. |
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| Frenchman Roger Lemerre has been
named as Morocco's new national coach, to take charge on July 1,
the Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) said on Tuesday.
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| Ivory Coast's ASEC Abidjan
qualified for the group phase of the African Champions League
for a record ninth time on Sunday after a 1-1 draw at Olympique
Khouribga in Morocco.
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| Morocco's Wydad Casablanca
will entertain holders Entente Setif of Algeria in the first
leg of the Arab Champions League final on Friday.
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