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| Rio Ferdinand has warned England that only a victory is acceptable in Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against Belarus. |
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Jamison Olave scored for Real Salt Lake and Dave van den Bergh for the Red Bulls at the new Rio Tinto Stadium in Salt Lake City. Nearly all 20,000 seats in the $110 million stadium were filled.
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| Heading into the final stretch of the regular season, the New York Red Bulls found themselves in a must-win situation as they traveled to Real Salt Lake to play in the first game played at Rio Tinto Stadium. Heading in to the final three matches of the season getting a result was crucial. |
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| With Real Salt Lake trailing New York by a goal in the first-ever match at Rio Tinto Stadium, Morales found defender Jamison Olave for the equalizing goal just before the first half drew to a close. |
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| John Terry has
been ruled out of England's World Cup qualifier against
Kazakhstan on Saturday with a back problem and Rio Ferdinand
will take over the captaincy, manager Fabio Capello said on
Friday.
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| There's no way the stakes could be higher for Real Salt Lake in its Rio Tinto Stadium debut. Opening a brand-new stadium against the New York Red Bulls in front of a national television audience creates enough pressure by itself. Needing three points to make sure a first-ever playoff bid stays within reach pours it on in headache-inducing quantities. |
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| "Just Win, Baby," is a phrase coined by Al Davis, the Oakland Raiders' outspoken owner. Red Bulls coach Juan Carlos Osorio has an even simpler message for his team as they prepare to take on Real Salt Lake Thursday night. Just play football. |
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| Theo Walcott has been giving his England team-mate Rio Ferdinand a sense of deja-vu ahead of Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan and the Manchester United defender has only just worked out why. |
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| Rio Ferdinand has launched a blistering attack on FIFA for failing to deal with racism in football after Croatia were fined just 14,920 pounds (19,084 euros) for abuse aimed at England striker Emile Heskey in Zagreb. |
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| England defender Rio Ferdinand has
accused FIFA of going soft on racism after failing to deduct
points from Croatia for the racist behaviour of fans in a World
Cup qualifier last month.
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