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| Former French coach Aime Jacquet, who led Les Bleus to the 1998 World Cup, told AFP on Saturday he made Spain his favourites for Euro 2008 as his countrymen in contrast labour to survive. |
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| As beer-swilling males from
across Europe gather in the genteel Alpine republic of Austria,
they should remember good manners and the ladies present,
according to Vienna behaviour guru Thomas Schaefer-Elmayer.
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| Dignity and restraint, even in the wake of a scintillating victory or a disastrous loss, are essential during Euro 2008, says Austria's etiquette guru Thomas Schaefer-Elmayer. |
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| Pele teased David Beckham that the British star has it easy compared to when he tried to spread the love of soccer in the United States. Pele recalled playing games on a mix of dirt and grass during his stint with the New York Cosmos in the 1970s, as Beckham presented him with a lifetime achievement award at a charity banquet Wednesday. |
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| Barbados and Dominica played a 1-1 tie Wednesday night in the first leg of a 2010 World Cup qualifying matchup that will determines the United States' second-round opponent. Richard Pacquette scored in the 20th minute for the hosts, and Jeffrey Williams tied it in the 42nd minute for Barbados, favored to win the total-goals series. |
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| Racing Lens moved out of the Ligue
1 relegation zone with a 2-1 win at 10-man Valenciennes after
substitute Kevin Monnet-Paquet got the winner on Wednesday.
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| Romanian soccer coach Victor
Piturca's job could be in danger after a "shameful" home defeat
against Lithuania in their World Cup qualifier, officials and
the media warned on Sunday.
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New Zealand clinched the top spot in the Oceania World Cup qualifying competition and advanced to a playoff after Saturday?s 3-1 victory at New Caledonia in Nouméa.
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| Red Star Belgrade have sacked
their Czech coach Zdenek Zeman after a string of poor results,
the Serbian first division club said on Sunday.
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| Coming off the midweek victory in the U.S. Open Cup Final and missing two key attacking pieces Luciano Emilio and Fred, both of whom were injured, D.C. United knew it would take some time to get untracked. |
