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Tue Nov 18 16:29:17 2008 |
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Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Brazil international Robinho remains
confident that he can help Manchester City win some silverware this season.
The 24-year-old made a surprise $48.8 million switch to Eastlands at the end of
Augus
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Tue Nov 18 16:28:45 2008 |
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Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Manchester City has admitted it doesn't
expect Martin Petrov to be fit enough to make a first-team return until mid-
March.
The winger has been forced to have surgery on his left knee after picki
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Tue Nov 18 16:07:45 2008 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Columbus Crew are the No. 1 seed in
the Major League Soccer Cup playoffs after finishing the regular season with
the league's best record, using consistency on both sides of the ball to get
where it
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Tue Nov 18 15:32:18 2008 |
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Glasgow, Scotland (Sports Network) - Rangers captain Barry Ferguson will play
his first Scotland game for over a year when Argentina visit Hampden Park for
an international friendly on Wednesday.
The 30-year-old midfielder has started t
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Tue Nov 18 15:31:44 2008 |
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Birmingham, England (Sports Network) - Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has
played down renewed doubts over England midfielder Gareth Barry's future at the
Midlands club.
Barry was poised for an $27 million transfer to Liverpool in the s
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Tue Nov 18 15:16:16 2008 |
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Turin, Italy (Sports Network) - Juventus legend Gianluigi Buffon has admitted
that he almost left the club following its relegation from Serie A just over
two years ago.
The 30-year-old goalkeeper, who is currently sidelined by a groi
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Tue Nov 18 14:50:10 2008 |
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Merseyside, England (Sports Network) - David Moyes has been fined $7,500 by the
Football Association after the Everton manager admitted a charge of improper
conduct relating to his behavior during the Toffees' 3-2 victory at Stoke City
in S
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Tue Nov 18 14:41:14 2008 |
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St. Petersburg, Russia (Sports Network) - Zenit St. Petersburg skipper Anatoliy
Tymoshchuk has hinted that he will seek to leave the Russian club in the
January transfer window.
The 29-year-old Ukraine midfielder has been heavily li
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Tue Nov 18 14:18:39 2008 |
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Sunderland, England (Sports Network) - Sunderland boss Roy Keane has again
pledged his future to the club, despite talks over a new contract having so far
failed to reach a resolution.
Keane's current deal runs out at the end of the
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Tue Nov 18 14:00:11 2008 |
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Barcelona, Spain (Sports Network) - Barcelona president Joan Laporta has calmed
fears over the future of midfielder Xavi at the Camp Nou, insisting that talks
over a new contract will come to a successful conclusion.
The 28-year-old Spain
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Tue Nov 18 13:45:25 2008 |
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Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson
has been handed a two-match touchline ban and a $15,000 fine by the FA for his
spat with referee Mike Dean after the 4-3 win over Hull City.
The charge relate
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Tue Nov 18 13:27:08 2008 |
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Bologna, Italy (Sports Network) - Serie A strugglers Bologna has bolstered
its squad with the signing of former Lazio and Inter Milan midfielder Cesar
Aparecido.
The 34-year-old Brazilian is a free agent after leaving Inter at t
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Tue Nov 18 13:24:06 2008 |
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Columbus Crew midfielder Guillermo Barros
Schelotto received the final Major League Soccer Player of the Week honor of
the 2008 season.
Schelotto helped lead the Columbus Crew past the Chicago Fire,
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Tue Nov 18 13:20:33 2008 |
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London, England (Sports Network) - Chelsea striker Didier Drogba was handed
a three-match suspension Tuesday, after admitting to an FA charge of violent
conduct for throwing a coin in the direction of Burnley fans.
The Ivory Coast s
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Mon Nov 17 14:22:02 2008 |
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London, England (Sports Network) - Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has admitted
a charge of violent conduct relating to the coin-throwing incident during last
week's Carling Cup defeat by Burnley.
The Ivory Coast striker was charged by
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Mon Nov 17 10:59:48 2008 |
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Stuttgart, Germany (Sports Network) - Stuttgart coach Armin Veh slammed his
side's performance in the goalless draw with Arminia Bielefeld at the weekend,
aiming particular criticism at striker Mario Gomez.
Veh fumed: "He ran too littl
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Mon Nov 17 10:54:37 2008 |
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Munich, Germany (Sports Network) - Bayern Munich defender Willy Sagnol has
revealed he may be forced to quit the game through injury.
The 31-year-old France defender has been sidelined since Euro 2008 with an
Achilles injury which re
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Mon Nov 17 10:52:23 2008 |
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Milan, Italy (Sports Network) - AC Milan managing director Adriano Galliani
has denied making an approach to Lyon for highly-rated forward Karim Benzema.
The 20-year-old France international has been linked with moves to some of
Europ
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Mon Nov 17 10:45:23 2008 |
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Newcastle, England (Sports Network) - Newcastle United have confirmed that
midfielder Joey Barton will be out for around two months after suffering knee
ligament damage in the 2-2 draw with Wigan.
The 26-year-old lasted just 17 minut
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Mon Nov 17 10:40:03 2008 |
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London, England (Sports Network) - Jimmy Bullard and Scott Parker have been
called up into the England squad for the friendly against Germany, after
Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard were ruled out by injury.
Gerrard and Lampard ar
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