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| England coach Fabio Capello is confused by his sudden transformation from a "god" to a "monster" since his team faltered at the World Cup. Preparing for European Championship qualifying, a combative Capello fought back against claims by pundits and columnists in England that he is a clueless coach lacking the tactical ability to turn the team into title winners. |
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| England coach Fabio Capello is confused by his transformation from a "god" to a "monster" since his team faltered at the World Cup. Preparing for European Championship qualifying, a combative Capello fought back at the English media at claims he is a clueless coach lacking tactical ability, saying: "You create the God, and you create the monster." The Italian led... |
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| Serbia striker Danijel Ljuboja has signed a one-year contract with Nice after moving from second-tier club Grenoble. Nice said it has the option of keeping the former Paris Saint-Germain forward for another year if he is able to play on a regular basis this season. The 31-year-old Ljuboja replaces Loic Remy, who left the club for Marseille for a reported ?15 million ($19 million). |
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| Argentina striker Carlos Tevez has acknowledged that getting motivated for another friendly match -- even against World Cup champion Spain -- is difficult. The Manchester City striker arrived Monday in Buenos Aires for the Sept. 7 match against Spain at River Plate's stadium. Tevez urged Argentine football officials to quickly name a permanent replacement for Diego Maradona. |
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| Strikers Modibo Maiga and Ideye Brown both scored as Sochaux beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 in the French league on Sunday. PSG was again let down by its defense as it slipped to a third straight defeat, trailing 3-0 at the interval with defender Damien Perquis adding the other goal. Striker Guillaume Hoarau pulled one goal back after the break. |
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| Paris St Germain's ambitions in
Ligue 1 were dealt a further blow when they were humbled 3-1 at
modest Sochaux on Sunday.
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| France coach Laurent Blanc on
Thursday named the following 21-man squad for Euro 2012
qualifiers against Belarus on Sept. 3 in Paris and Bosnia on
Sept. 7 in Sarajevo.
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| Michael Ciani gave the away side their first three points of the season with a 94th minute winner. |
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| Michael Ciani scored in injury time Sunday to give Bordeaux a 2-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain for its first victory this season in the French league. The Bordeaux defender outjumped Zoumana Camara to head in a corner from France playmaker Yoann Gourcuff in the fourth minute of stoppage time. "You never win such a match if you're not hungry," Bordeaux goalkeeper Cedric Carrasso told... |
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| * Bordeaux score first season win at Paris St Germain
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