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| With high-profile players like Nicolas Anelka and Luca Toni rejecting MLS for other developing leagues, is the league falling behind its competition? |
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| Catania held Roma to a 1-1 draw in Serie A on Wednesday as the teams played out the remaining 25 minutes of a game that was called off last month. The game was suspended halfway through the second period on Jan. 14, with the score at 1-1, due to heavy rain in the Sicilian city. Nicola Legrottaglie gave Catania the lead in 24th minute before Daniele De Rossi leveled four minutes later. |
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| The ex-Arsenal and England defender is reported to be the next name on the list of the mega-rich Super League club which signed Nicolas Anelka in December. |
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| Shanghai Shenhua are trying to sign
Stoke City defender Matthew Upson, while talks continue about
Didier Drogba joining his former Chelsea strike partner Nicolas
Anelka at the Chinese club.
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| The experienced attacker has stressed that he never spoke with the Ligue 1 leaders about a potential transfer prior to his January switch from Chelsea to China |
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| The French striker says he was uninterested in playing in his homeland again, while stating that his experience with the Chinese club will be the last of his career. |
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| Serie A bottom side Novara lost 2-1
at home to Chievo in Emiliano Mondonico's first game in charge
on Thursday in what was the last evening game in Italy for the
immediate future after cold weather forced a rethink on kickoff
times.
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| Novara coach Emiliano Mondonico's return to Serie A proved disappointing as he witnessed his new team lose 2-1 to Chievo Verona on Thursday and look even more certain of relegation. Sergio Pellissier grabbed his 100th goal for Chievo shortly after the half-hour mark and it looked all over when Cyril Thereau doubled its lead 12 minutes from time. |
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| By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer= |
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| Switzerland goalkeeper Johnny Leoni will join Cypriot league leader Omonia Nicosia when his FC Zurich contract expires after this season. Leoni says he turned down an offer from Major League Soccer expansion club Montreal Impact to sign a two-year deal in Cyprus. The 27-year-old 'keeper says "it's too early in my career for such a challenge outside Europe." Leoni has won three... |
