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| Football Federation Australia says Gold Coast United, which was stripped of its A-League license in a dispute with team owner Clive Palmer, is out of the nationwide competition due to a lack of "public and corporate support" in the region. Less than 24 hours after announcing a new club for 2012-13 in western Sydney, the FFA said Thursday the lack of local support meant the Gold Coast... |
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| A Brazilian hospital says a Palmeiras fan has been declared brain dead, becoming the second casualty from a confrontation involving nearly 500 people from rival groups over the weekend. The Sao Camilo hospital said Tuesday the 19-year-old fan remains on a ventilator but will not recover from the head injuries sustained in Sunday's fighting. |
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| Palmeiras says it has signed Brazilian midfielder Wesley from Werder Bremen to a five-year contract. Palmeiras announced the deal on Tuesday after it had been put on hold with the club having asked fans to donate money to help in the transaction. Nearly $350,000 was collected, but officials say they found investors to come up with part of the ?6 million ($8 million) needed to sign the player and... |
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| Authorities are concerned with escalating fan violence in Brazil and the death of a supporter in Sao Paulo over the weekend has sparked fears of a new wave of confrontations in South America's biggest city. A 21-year-old Palmeiras supporter was killed after being shot in the head in a fight involving nearly 500 fans on Sunday, marking the second football-related death in Brazil in just over a... |
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| A Palmeiras supporter
died on Sunday after being shot in the head by a Corinthians fan
during a battle between rival hooligan gangs before their Sao
Paulo derby.
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| The former Werder and Santos man will be presented as a Verdao player on Tuesday after training with the club for more than two months as negotiations continued. |
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| A fan was shot to death and three were hospitalized in a serious condition after a fight between rival supporter groups in Brazil on Sunday. Andre Alves, 21, was killed with a shot to the head in a confrontation that involved nearly 500 fans before a match between rival clubs Corinthians and Palmeiras. |
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| Corinthians scored two goals early in the second half to end Palmeiras' 21-match unbeaten streak with a 2-1 win in the Sao Paulo state championship on Sunday. In the Rio de Janeiro state tournament, Vasco da Gama was held to a 1-1 draw by Resende, while Flamengo, Fluminense and Botafogo won their matches on Saturday. |
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| Police say at least two people were shot during fan violence involving more than 500 people before a match between Corinthians and Palmeiras in Brazil. The two men shot were hospitalized but their condition was not immediately known. Authorities says the fight involved groups between 500 to 1,000 people each. |
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| Werder Bremen's top striker Claudio Pizarro has been banned for two matches for slapping Emanuel Pogatetz of Hannover in a Bundesliga match. The incident was missed by the referee but television cameras showed the Peru striker catching Pogatetz's cheek with the palm of his left hand. Bremen won the match 3-0 and Pizarro scored his 16th goal of the season. |
