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| AIK Solna's abrasive Scottish
coach Alex Miller has publicly criticised his players, sold two
fan favourites and introduced a tough disciplinary regime in the
few short weeks since he took over the Swedish champions.
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| AIK's remarkable season finished on a high, with goals from Obolo and Antonio Flavio enough to dispatch IFK Goteborg over the weekend... |
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| The Stockholm side proved to be too strong for IFK in the decisive game... |
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| The Swedish league will be decided on Sunday... |
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| A retired goalkeeper who played in two World Cups for Sweden was convicted of doping Tuesday after police tests revealed traces of anabolic steroids in his blood. Magnus Hedman was fined $757 by the Solna district. Using anabolic steroids for nonmedical purposes is illegal in Sweden. He has denied deliberately taking steroids. |
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| The draw for next year's Copa America, the South American national championship, will be held on Nov. 11 in La Plata, Argentina. The governing body of South American football made the announcement Thursday on its website. The matches will be played at seven sites in Argentina: La Plata, Cordoba, Santa Fe, Mendoza, San Juan, Jujuy and Salta. |
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| CHRIS TUPLING STATS European Football Writer= |
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| Greek striker Fanis Gekas stunned
his country after abruptly announcing his retirement from
international soccer on Thursday.
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| AC Milan forward Robinho says that the team is capable of accommodating a four-man attack. Robinho joined Milan for ?15 million ($19 million) from Manchester City just before the transfer deadline closed. But since then, questions have been raised as to how he will fit into an attacking lineup that contains Alexandre Pato, Ronaldinho and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. |
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| * Toshack ends long spell in charge of Wales
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