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| Joel Santana has
taken the reins at Flamengo with the mission of getting the best
out of Ronaldinho in the Libertadores Cup with the vacancy he
left at Bahia being filled on Tuesday by former Brazil
midfielder Falcao.
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| FIFA President Sepp Blatter has criticized the dismissal of Egypt's federation leaders, calling the move "direct interference" by the Cairo government in soccer matters. Blatter says he will seek to have the officials reinstated. Blatter spoke Sunday in the Paraguay capital, where he attended a special congress of South American soccer officials aimed at toughening up rules against... |
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| FIFA President Joseph Blatter has criticized the dismissal of Egypt's football federation leaders, calling the move "direct interference" by the Cairo government in football matters. Blatter says he will seek to have the officials reinstated. Blatter spoke Sunday in the Paraguay capital, where he attended a special congress of South American football officials aimed at toughening up... |
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| Plucky co-hosts
Equatorial Guinea will field a team of players from lower
leagues around the world as they seek a sensational upset
against the Ivory Coast in Saturday's African Nations Cup
quarter-finals.
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| On a slow-moving last day of transfers in the French league, Paris Saint-Germain predictably stole the headlines by signing midfielder Thiago Motta from Inter Milan to take its season's spending spree comfortably over ?100 million ($143 million). Other clubs, meanwhile, were scratching around trying to bring players in on loan and could only dream about having the seemingly bottomless funds... |
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| On a slow-moving last day of transfers in the French league, some clubs were keen to bring players in on loan rather than trying to spend the big sums that only Paris Saint-Germain can afford. PSG is reportedly looking to complete the signing of Inter Milan midfielder Thiago Motta -- a deal which would take its spending this season beyond ?100 million ($143 million) -- while teams like Marseille... |
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| The co-hosts have already qualified for the quarter-finals
and need only a draw with Zambia in their capital Malabo to
finish first in the section, a feat that would have been
considered pure fantasy just over a week ago.
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| Paul Lambert's side triumphed 2-1 at the Hawthorns a fortnight ago and will look for a similar result as both teams seek progression to the fifth round. |
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| Seeking to restore the allure of the FA Cup, English soccer is looking to American sports to see how some glitz can be added to the final of world soccer's oldest domestic cup competition. Once the main event in the English soccer calendar and a must-see TV event globally, some of the cup's appeal has been lost as the more lucrative Premier League and Champions League appear to be... |
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| Seeking to restore the allure of the FA Cup, English football is looking to American sport to see how some glitz can be added to the final of world football's oldest domestic cup competition. Once the main event in the English football calendar and a must-see TV event globally, some of the cup's appeal has been lost as the more lucrative Premier League and Champions League appear to be... |
