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| The home side somewhat surprisingly opened the scoring after the interval, but the Sweden international rescued a point for the Boeren. |
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| Dutch league leader AZ Alkmaar had to settle for a 1-1 draw at home to Ajax on Sunday after conceding a late own goal that kept it top by a single point. Simon Poulsen put the ball in his own net in the 75th minute after Rasmus Elm had given Alkmaar a 37th minute lead from a free kick. The gap at the top remained unchanged as second-place PSV Eindhoven also drew 1-1, at Utrecht. |
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| Coach Herve Renard has included 17-year-old striker Evans Kangwa in Zambia's final squad for the African Cup of Nations. The Frenchman left out forward Given Singuluma and injured Israel-based midfielder Justin Zulu. As expected, Utrecht striker Jacob Mulenga was also missing with injury. Renard's final selection was released Tuesday in Johannesburg, where Zambia is holding a training camp... |
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| The Swedish Football Association has banned Utrecht striker Alexander Gerndt from the national team after he was convicted of assaulting his former wife. The association said Wednesday that Gerndt will be suspended "until further notice." A Swedish court on Tuesday said the 25-year-old had intentionally struck his former wife on the thigh with a football during a game that turned violent... |
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| A Swedish court has handed Utrecht striker Alexander Gerndt a suspended sentence and fined him 80,000 kronor ($11,800) for assaulting his wife on two occasions. The 25-year old Sweden international was convicted of intentionally striking his wife on the thigh with a football during an outdoor game that turned violent last year, and gripping her by the throat after she destroyed his computer in... |
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| Both the table-topper and runner-up were beaten at the weekend, while the Tukkers recorded a comfortable away win, and Ajax bagged the three points as well. |
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| P olice
fired warning shots during crowd violence outside the Nieuw
Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht after the Dutch league match
between Utrecht and Twente Enschede on Sunday.
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| Three goals in each half disposed of mid-table Groningen to
narrow the gap on Alkmaar who beat Utrecht 2-0 on Friday but
still have a game in hand on PSV who have now played 14.
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| AZ Alkmaar beat Utrecht
2-0 with second-half goals from Rasmus Elm and substitute Johann
Berg Gudmundsson as they recorded a fourth straight win without
conceding a goal to go six points clear at the top of the Dutch
league on Friday.
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| Utrecht coach
Erwin Koeman has resigned because he was unhappy with his
working circumstances, the Dutch league club said on their
official website (www.fcutrecht.nl) on Tuesday.
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