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| Former Brazilian star Romario has again criticized his country's preparations for the 2014 World Cup, saying he fears it faces embarrassment if work on outdated airports is not speeded up. Now a congressman, Romario said he is certain there will be overspending in all 12 World Cup stadiums and that "they will rob" public funds and use the tournament as an excuse. |
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| Bayern Munich eased into the semifinals of the German Cup by winning 2-0 in Stuttgart in a dominant performance on Wednesday. Franck Ribery scored in the 30th minute and Mario Gomez completed the victory in the 46th. Hoffenheim lost 1-0 at home to second-division club Greuther Fuerth after being reduced to 10 men, and Borussia Moenchengladbach needed extra time to down 10-man Hertha Berlin 2-0. |
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| Summaries of South American
Libertadores Cup matches played on Tuesday:
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| Summaries from the German Cup
quarter-final match on Tuesday
Holstein Kiel (IV) 0
Borussia Dortmund 4 Robert Lewandowski 11, Shinji Kagawa 18,
Lucas Barrios 80, Ivan Perisic 87
Halftime: 0-2; Attendance: 11,386
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| The former Germany international feels that the Bavarians perform better without the Dutchman and has urged them to bench the winger for the sake of the team |
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| Brisbane beat first-placed Central Coast 2-0 to end the Mariners' 15-match unbeaten streak in Australian football's A-League on Saturday. Erik Paartalu and Besart Berisha scored first-half goals. Second-placed Wellington rallied from a goal down on Friday to beat Adelaide 2-1 for a club record fourth straight win to close the gap on the Mariners to seven points with Brisbane a further point... |
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| A third-division goalkeeper and a nurse who handled various tasks for Bari players have reportedly been arrested in the latest police sweep in an ongoing Italian match-fixing and betting scandal. The ANSA news agency says that the arrests of Piacenza goalkeeper Mario Cassano and Angelo Iacovelli were made early Saturday morning following orders from the Cremona prosecutor leading the inquiry. |
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| Brief news from La Liga
ahead of this weekend's matches: (all times GMT):
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| Dutch Cup quarter-final summaries on
Wednesday.
AZ Alkmaar 2 Maarten Martens 19,66
GVVV (III) 1 Dennis van Meegdenburg 9
Halftime: 1-1; Attendance: 9,137
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Heracles Almelo 3 Samuel Armenteros 30, Kwame Quansah 35, Marko
Vejinovic 58
RKC Waalwijk 0
Red card: Evander Sno 73
Halftime: 2-0; Attendance: 7,812
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| The Kenyan spent five months at Real Sociedad and could be on his way to his old club, while the Brazilian youngster will join the Catalan side in search of first team football |
