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Wed Jul 2 13:21:24 2008 |
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Andalusia, Spain (Sports Network) - Spain's Recreativo agreed to four-year deal
to sign Argentine midfielder Sebastian Nayar from Boca Juniors on Wednesday,
but the South American club is protesting the move.
Boca reportedly have Nayar u
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Wed Jul 2 13:05:35 2008 |
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Newcastle, England (Sports Network) - Newcastle United has made its first move
of the summer by signing Argentina winger Jonas Gutierrez from Spanish side
Real Mallorca.
Gutierrez, 24, signed a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, wit
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Wed Jul 2 12:44:38 2008 |
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Nyon, Switzerland (Sports Network) - The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Rankings
for the month of July were released on Wednesday, and Euro 2008 champion Spain
moved up three spots to No. 1.
Spain is just the sixth team ever ranked No. 1 by
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Wed Jul 2 12:08:43 2008 |
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Valencia, Spain (Sports Network) - Chelsea and Liverpool hoped to lure David
Villa to the Premier League, but the striker revealed he is happy to stay at
Valencia in Spain's La Liga.
The two clubs were reportedly set to go head-to-h
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Wed Jul 2 12:06:35 2008 |
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Birmingham, England (Sports Network) - Gareth Barry appears to have moved a
step closer to joining Liverpool after Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill revealed
his unsettled captain will not be joining his teammates for the start of
pres
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Wed Jul 2 11:35:43 2008 |
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Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Sweden international goalkeeper Andreas
Isaksson has ended his disappointing two-season stay with Manchester City by
completing his move to PSV Eindhoven for an undisclosed transfer fee.
The 26-year
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Wed Jul 2 11:27:33 2008 |
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Stuttgart, Germany (Sports Network) - Tottenham is ready to let unsettled
midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng leave White Hart Lane.
The 21-year-old is poised to secure a return to Germany with Bundesliga side
Stuttgart on a season-lo
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Wed Jul 2 11:08:31 2008 |
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Kilmarnock, Scotland (Sports Network) - Kilmarnock midfielder Mehdi Taouil is
set to pledge his future to the club by signing a two-year contract.
The Morocco international joined the club on a short-term deal midway through
the last cam
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Tue Jul 1 19:15:23 2008 |
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Upper Montclair, NJ (Sports Network) - Red Bull New York announced Tuesday it
will introduce two new players, Venezuelan national team veteran Jorge Rojas
and Argentine defender Juan Pietravallo, on Wednesday.
Various reports indicated
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Tue Jul 1 18:55:48 2008 |
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Washington, DC (Sports Network) - D.C. United forward Luciano Emilio was named
Major League Soccer's Player of the Month for June on Tuesday for scoring seven
goals and adding one assist in a perfect month for his club.
D.C. went 4-0-0 in
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Tue Jul 1 18:33:45 2008 |
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Nyon, Switzerland (Sports Network) - Fenerbahce, which was a quarterfinalist in
the Champions League last season, was drawn against MTK Budapest on Tuesday for
the 2008-09 Champions League.
The draw for the first two qualifying rounds was he
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Tue Jul 1 17:48:03 2008 |
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Lyon, France (Sports Network) - France international midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa
completed his transfer from Lyon to Marseille on Tuesday.
Ben Arfa nearly transferred to Marseille more than a week ago, but the move was
delayed while the teams
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Tue Jul 1 17:39:46 2008 |
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Barcelona, Spain (Sports Network) - Brazil international defender Daniel Alves
will leave Sevilla to join Barcelona, the clubs announced Tuesday.
Alves, 25, is a right back who can also play in midfield. He played at Sevilla
since 2002. Al
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Tue Jul 1 17:30:56 2008 |
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Istanbul, Turkey (Sports Network) - Turkey extended the contract of coach Fatih
Terim two years to 2012 on Tuesday.
Terim led Turkey to the semifinals of Euro 2008, but he said he would probably
step down after the tournament. He will now
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Tue Jul 1 17:24:16 2008 |
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Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Atletico Madrid signed Czech Republic captain
and defender Tomas Ujfalusi to a three-year contract on Tuesday.
Ujfalusi, 30, played the last four seasons at Fiorentina in Italy's Serie A. He
was the Czech Re
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Tue Jul 1 16:16:30 2008 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Even before the Euro 2008 finals began,
it was easy to peg longtime underachiever Spain as the favorite.
Spain was unbeaten in its last 16 matches - mainly victories - and had the
most impressive lineup i
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Tue Jul 1 12:12:48 2008 |
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London, England (Sports Network) - Deco has set his sights on helping Chelsea
to domestic and European glory after joining the Stamford Bridge club on a two-
year deal for a fee of approximately $14 million.
The 30-year-old Portugal inter
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Tue Jul 1 12:00:12 2008 |
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Kansas City, KS (Sports Network) - U.S. forward Josh Wolff signed a four-year
contract with the Kansas City Wizards on Monday night to return to Major League
Soccer after 1 1/2 seasons in Germany.
Wolff, 31, has nine goals in 52 appearanc
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Mon Jun 30 18:09:38 2008 |
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - New England Revolution midfielder Steve
Ralston was voted Major League Soccer's Player of the Week for Week 14, it was
announced on Monday.
Ralston scored both goals in the Revolution's 2-1 victory ov
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Mon Jun 30 17:56:24 2008 |
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Washington, D.C. (Sports Network) - What doesn't kill you only makes you
stronger, and D.C. United coach Tom Soehn hopes that adage continues to ring
true for his 2008 Major League Soccer squad.
Flash back to May 21, when United had l
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