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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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| Japan midfielder Makoto Hasebe
will miss Saturday's friendly against Paraguay because of a
calf strain.
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| Japan have wasted little time
putting new coach Alberto Zaccheroni to work by making him an
ambassador for the country's 2022 World Cup bid.
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| Bulgarian champions Litex Lovech have appointed Luboslav Penev as head coach. The team officially introduced the 44-year-old Penev, a former striker on Bulgaria's national team and Spanish club Valencia, during a ceremony in Lovech. Penev coached CSKA Sofia until being dismissed in January. Penev replaces former youth team coach Petko Petkov, who had assumed the interim head coach role for the... |
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| Bulgarian champions Litex Lovech
have appointed Luboslav Penev as their new head coach, the club
said on Friday.
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| Brazil prodigy Neymar
volleyed a fine goal from the edge of the box after 52 seconds
to inspire Santos to a 2-1 win over Avai that put them third in
the Brazilian championship on Thursday.
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