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| A long-running struggle for control over Ajax's club management and strategy took another twist Thursday when the entire board of directors, including football great Johan Cruyff, offered to resign. The move follows a Dutch court ruling earlier this week rejecting the appointment of Louis van Gaal as CEO of Ajax. |
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| Ajax says its board of directors will resign, the latest twist in a long-running struggle for control over the club. In a statement Thursday the club said the directors -- including football great Johan Cruyff -- will leave "in the shortest possible term, once suitable replacements have been found that can count on broad support." The move follows a Dutch court ruling Tuesday overturning... |
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| Talk of Harry Redknapp leaving
Tottenham Hotspur to succeed Fabio Capello as England soccer
boss is premature but the manager could have a big decision to
make, one of his club's directors said on Thursday.
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| Corinthians says it is keeping Adriano at the team's hotel and is ordering him to go on a strict diet to try to get the former Brazil star in shape again. The team says Adriano will have to stay inside the hotel at the team's headquarters at least through the weekend, eating only what doctors give him and practicing three times a day. |
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| The club owner was a spectator at the team’s Cobham training ground where he met with directors and coaches to find out why the Blues are struggling this season. |
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| Kilmarnock missed a chance to return to the top six of the Scottish Premier League on Tuesday after Dunfermline earned a 1-1 draw at home for a valuable point in its battle against relegation. In a game postponed because of fog on Dec. 10, James Fowler's deflected shot put the visitors ahead after 21 minutes. |
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| Former Brazil star Paulo Roberto Falcao has been hired by northeastern club Bahia. Falcao was introduced on Tuesday to replace former South Africa coach Joel Santana, who is taking the job at Flamengo after Venderlei Luxemburgo was fired last week following internal disputes with club directors and players. |
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| Flamengo has hired former South Africa coach Joel Santana to replace Vanderlei Luxemburgo, who was fired last week after disputes with club directors and players. Santana was officially introduced by Brazil's most popular club on Tuesday, marking his return to the club he coached before leaving in 2008 to lead South Africa in its 2010 home World Cup. |
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| A lawyer defending Tottenham
Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp attacked prosecutors on Monday
for using evidence from a tabloid newspaper to support its
allegations that he cheated the taxman.
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| Staging a World Cup or European
championship is a huge undertaking where host nations are
expected to build state-of-the-art stadiums and provide hotels
and transport for hundreds of thousands of visitors.
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