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Tue Dec 23 15:58:51 2008 |
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Barcelona, Spain (Sports Network) - Barcelona has agreed a new long-term deal
with promising midfielder Sergio Busquets.
The contract means the 20-year-old will now remain with the current Primera
Liga leaders until the end of the 201
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Tue Dec 23 15:42:00 2008 |
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Blackburn, England (Sports Network) - Blackburn Rovers coach Sam Allardyce has
told Roque Santa Cruz he wants him to keep him at the club.
The Paraguay international hinted last week about a possible Ewood Park exit in
next month's transfer
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Tue Dec 23 15:32:14 2008 |
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Iverness, Scotland (Sports Network) - Inverness chairman George Fraser
confirmed Tuesday his intention to provide manager Craig Brewster with transfer
funds in January.
The Highlanders are currently level on points with three ot
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Tue Dec 23 15:11:26 2008 |
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Lisbon, Portugal (Sports Network) - Portuguese defender Antonio Tonel has
welcomed reports of a possible January move to Rangers.
The 28-year-old Sporting Lisbon defender is rumored to be on Gers boss Walter
Smith's new year shopping
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Tue Dec 23 14:57:08 2008 |
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Naples, Italy (Sports Network) - Napoli midfielder Sam Dalla Bona has
threatened to leave the club in the January transfer window after growing
frustrated at his lack of first-team opportunities.
The 27-year-old former Samp
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Tue Dec 23 14:57:06 2008 |
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London, England (Sports Network) - Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner admitted he
could leave the club should he fail to hold down a starting place.
Bendtner, 20, claims he is happy at the Emirates Stadium and keen to become a
first-team reg
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Tue Dec 23 14:45:17 2008 |
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Almeria, Spain (Sports Network) - Relegation-threatened Almeria has decided to
part company with coach Gonzalo Arconada following a recent downturn in form.
Club president Alfonso Garcia Gabarron confirmed Arconada's departure after the
wee
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Tue Dec 23 14:39:30 2008 |
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Rome, Italy (Sports Network) - Roma captain Francesco Totti could be sidelined
until the end of February after injuring his thigh in Sunday's 3-2 defeat
against Catania.
The 32-year-old had to be substituted after only 31 minutes
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Tue Dec 23 14:24:24 2008 |
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London, England (Sports Network) - The Football Association will take no action
against Chelsea defender Alex over an alleged stamp on Everton's Tim Cahill
during Monday evening's 0-0 draw at Goodison Park.
The FA asked referee Phil Dowd
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Tue Dec 23 13:49:56 2008 |
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Glasgow, Scotland (Sports Network) - Jon Daly has pledged his long-term future
to Dundee United by penning a three-year contract extension which will keep him
at Tannadice until the end of the 2011-12 campaign.
The 25-year-old striker joi
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Tue Dec 23 12:46:05 2008 |
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Glasgow, Scotland (Sports Network) - Celtic completed the signing of the Czech
fullback Milan Misun on a four-year deal on Tuesday.
The 18-year-old is the Bhoys' second capture of the day following the
confirmation that Dundee Uni
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Tue Dec 23 12:45:34 2008 |
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Glasgow, Scotland (Sports Network) - Celtic has confirmed that Dundee United
goalkeeper Lukasz Zaluska has signed a pre-contract agreement with the club and
will join Gordon Strachan's side at the end of this season.
The 26-year-old Pol
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Tue Dec 23 12:36:53 2008 |
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London, England (Sports Network) - Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas has been ruled
out for up to four months with the knee ligament injury he picked up against
Liverpool on Sunday.
The Spanish midfielder may now be out of action until the
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Tue Dec 23 12:32:19 2008 |
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Renton, WA (Sports Network) - Seattle Sounders FC head coach Sigi Schmid picked
Brian Schmetzer as his top assistant coach Monday night.
Schmetzer, 46, joins Sounders FC following seven seasons as the head coach of
the Sounders' United Soc
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Mon Dec 22 18:00:14 2008 |
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Liverpool, England (Sports Network) - Chelsea failed to take over the top spot
in the Premiership table on Monday as captain John Terry was sent off in the
first half of a 0-0 draw with Everton at Goodison Park.
Chelsea entered Monday's
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Mon Dec 22 14:51:10 2008 |
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Columbus, OH (Sports Network) - The Major League Soccer Cup champion Columbus
Crew announced on Monday that longtime assistant coach Robert Warzycha has
been named the fifth head coach in club history.
"There was significant interest
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Mon Dec 22 14:47:24 2008 |
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London, England (Sports Network) - Manager Arsene Wenger was left sweating on
a knee injury suffered by captain Cesc Fabregas following Arsenal's 1-1 draw
at home to Liverpool.
Fabregas lasted just 45 minutes of the Emirates Stadium clas
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Mon Dec 22 14:37:38 2008 |
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Udine, Italy (Sports Network) - Udinese coach Pasquale Marino has admitted
that his job is on the line after his side's dismal run of form continued with
a 5-1 thrashing by AC Milan in the San Siro.
Udine have now failed to win any of th
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Mon Dec 22 12:40:11 2008 |
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London, England (Sports Network) - Tottenham have confirmed that Paul Stalteri
has had his contract with the club cancelled by mutual consent.
The 31-year-old Canada international moved to White Hart Lane from Werder
Bremen in the summ
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Mon Dec 22 12:36:46 2008 |
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Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Midfielder Lassana Diarra is determined to
make a success of his big-money move from Portsmouth to Real Madrid.
The 23-year-old France international has moved to the Bernabeu in a deal worth
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