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Tue Dec 2 17:37:10 2008 |
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Turin, Italy (Sports Network) - Juventus midfielder Sebastian Giovinco is not
on the verge of joining West Ham United, according to the midfielder's agent.
Hammers coach Gianfranco Zola had been keen to sign the 21-year-old on loan,
hav
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Tue Dec 2 17:36:39 2008 |
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Portsmouth, England (Sports Network) - Portsmouth midfielder Niko Kranjcar has
declared himself fit and ready to play a full 90 minutes against Wolfsburg in
the UEFA Cup.
The Croatia midfielder is hoping to start Thursday's group sta
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Tue Dec 2 16:59:53 2008 |
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Newcastle, England (Sports Network) - Newcastle United will not discipline
Obafemi Martins following his angry reaction to being substituted at the
weekend.
The 24-year-old Nigeria international was reported to be facing disci
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Tue Dec 2 16:44:11 2008 |
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Rome, Italy (Sports Network) - Roma boss Luciano Spalletti insists he has no
intention of letting Philippe Mexes leave the Italian capital.
The defender has been linked with transfers to AC Milan and Internazionale
recently, but Spa
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Tue Dec 2 16:43:10 2008 |
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Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Real Madrid signed Netherlands international
striker Klas-Jan Huntelaar from Dutch club Ajax on Tuesday, the Spanish club
announced.
Huntelaar, 25, will join Real Madrid in January. He will likely replac
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Tue Dec 2 16:24:33 2008 |
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Barcelona, Spain (Sports Network) - Espanyol has wasted little time in
appointing a new coach after turning to Jose Manuel Esnal "Mane" on Tuesday,
less than 24 hours after parting company with Bartolome Marquez.
Mane, 58, has b
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Tue Dec 2 15:57:23 2008 |
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Dundee, Scotland (Sports Network) - Dundee United manager Craig Levein has
pledged his long-term future to the club after signing a new contract until May
2012.
The 44-year-old former Hearts, Leicester City and Raith Rovers manager
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Tue Dec 2 15:57:22 2008 |
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Middlesbrough, England (Sports Network) - Middlesbrough will run the rule over
two promising youngsters during trials ahead of the reopening of the transfer
window.
The Teessiders have confirmed that 20-year-old Serbian midfielder Nemanja
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Tue Dec 2 15:56:51 2008 |
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Hamburg, Germany (Sports Network) - Hamburg has been fined $44,000 after Werder
Bremen's Frank Baumann was struck by a missile thrown from the crowd during
last month's derby meeting at the HSH Nordbank Arena.
The Bremen skipper was s
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Tue Dec 2 15:33:51 2008 |
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Florence, Italy (Sports Network) - Fiorentina will be without Massimo Gobbi for
the next month after scans confirmed the midfielder has suffered a fractured
cheekbone.
The 28-year-old has missed La Viola's last two games - defeats to A
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Tue Dec 2 15:15:07 2008 |
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Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Manchester City has fitness concerns
over key trio Robinho, Micah Richards and Shaun Wright-Phillips ahead of
Wednesday's UEFA Cup visit of Paris St Germain.
The trio all started Sunday's
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Tue Dec 2 15:14:36 2008 |
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Columbus, OH (Sports Network) - The 2008 Major League Soccer Cup Champion
Columbus Crew announced on Tuesday that they have exercised the option year on
the contract of reigning league and MLS Cup MVP Guillermo Barros Schelotto.
The mov
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Tue Dec 2 14:58:54 2008 |
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Major League Soccer announced the schedule for
the first few weeks of the 2009 season, which kicks off on Thursday, March 19
in Seattle. The expansion Seattle Sounders FC, the league's 15th team, host
MLS Cu
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Tue Dec 2 14:53:16 2008 |
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Kilmarnock, Scotland (Sports Network) - Kilmarnock boss Jim Jefferies has his
sights set on an experienced striker to help his squad out in the January
transfer window.
A 1-0 loss at Hamilton Academical was enough to persuade Je
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Tue Dec 2 14:40:30 2008 |
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Barcelona, Spain (Sports Network) - Espanyol striker Raul Tamudo has been ruled
out of action for the next month after picking up an injury in the weekend
defeat to Sporting Gijon.
The 31-year-old pulled a muscle in his left leg and i
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Tue Dec 2 14:06:20 2008 |
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Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Real Madrid's injury crisis shows no sign of
easing after it was revealed that Pepe faces up to four weeks on the sidelines.
The Portugal international picked up a thigh injury in Saturday's defeat to
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Tue Dec 2 13:49:02 2008 |
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Liverpool, England (Sports Network) - Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez remains
confident that striker Robbie Keane will eventually live up to his $30 million
price tag and be a big hit at Anfield.
The 28-year-old summer recruit from Totte
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Tue Dec 2 13:23:57 2008 |
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Barcelona, Spain (Sports Network) - Reports suggest Espanyol will name former
Athletic Bilbao boss Jose Manuel Esnal as its new coach.
The 58-year-old has been tipped to replace Bartolome Marquez, who was axed in
the wake of Espanyol's 1
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Tue Dec 2 13:01:59 2008 |
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Amsterdam, Netherlands (Sports Network) - Ajax has confirmed it has opened
negotiations with Real Madrid over the potential sale of Klaas-Jan Huntelaar to
the Spanish champions.
Real have been linked with the Netherlands international a
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Tue Dec 2 12:27:59 2008 |
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Munich, Germany (Sports Network) - Bayern Munich general manager Uli Hoeness
has revealed the team held an "informative chat" with Zenit St. Petersburg
captain Anatoliy Tymoshchuk.
The Ukraine international midfielder is reported to
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