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| England coach Fabio Capello is hoping Wayne Rooney will rediscover the goal-scoring touch that evaded him at the World Cup when qualifying begins for the 2012 European Championship against Bulgaria on Friday. The Manchester United striker failed to score in South Africa and hasn't managed to get a goal from open play since March, although he converted a penalty kick against West Ham on... |
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| The Premier League has ratified Netherlands midfielder Rafael van der Vaart's move to Tottenham from Real Madrid. The deal was completed as the transfer window was closing Tuesday and the league's board had to determine whether to sanction the transfer on Wednesday. Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp claims he was only alerted to Van der Vaart's availability two hours before deadline. |
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| Alberto Malesani has been named Bologna coach, after Franco Colomba was fired a day before the club's Serie A opener. Malesani has coached a long list of clubs, including Chievo Verona, Fiorentina, Parma, Verona, Panathinaikos, Udinese, Empoli and Siena. Bologna president Sergio Porcedda fired Colomba on Sunday and youth squad coach Paolo Magnani managed the team to a 0-0 draw against five-time... |
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| For new Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni, Friday's friendly against Paraguay will give him a glimpse of what he's got to work with at the Asian Cup. Unfortunately for the former AC Milan and Juventus coach, he'll have to watch from a distance while Japan Football Association technical director Hiromi Hara takes charge as an interim manager for the Paraguay match and another friendly... |
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| Tottenham is waiting for Rafael van der Vaart's move from Real Madrid to be sanctioned by the Premier League after the deal was completed as the transfer window was closing until January. Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp says he was only alerted to the Netherlands international's availability two hours before the 1700 GMT transfer deadline on Tuesday. |
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| Dutch international Rafael van
der Vaart will move from Real Madrid to Tottenham Hotspur if a
last-minute deal can be agreed before the transfer deadline,
Spurs manager Harry Redknapp said on Tuesday.
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| DFB manager Oliver Bierhoff knows who the next Germany captain will be... but he won't tell anyone yet. |
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| Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson has signed defender Paul Konchesky from former club Fulham. The 29-year-old English fullback joined on a four-year contract on Tuesday, the final day of the transfer window. As part of the deal, Lauri Dalla Valle and Alex Kacaniklic have moved in the opposite direction to Fulham. |
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| The bookies have cut the Everton manager's odds considerably while the Swede remains a contender according to latest prices. |
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| The national team manager will stay with the team |
