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| | | | | | * Estudiantes beat Newell's Old Boys 2-1 | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Defending champion Estudiantes opened the Argentina Clausura tournament on Friday with a 2-1 victory over Newell's Old Boys. Gaston Fernandez scored in the 13th minute and Gabriel Mercado made it 2-0 in the 24th, chipping in from close range. Fernandez's penalty in the 43rd was saved before Juan Cobelli netted a late consolation goal for Newell's in the 90th minute. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Argentine title holders Estudiantes made light of last week's loss of coach Alex Sabella with a 2-1 victory over Newell's Old Boys in the opening match of the Clausura championship on Friday. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | World soccer's ruling body FIFA has ordered an investigation into the midweek friendly between Bulgaria and Estonia, an official said on Friday. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | * Injury-prone Pirlo hurts knee ligaments in training | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Mara Kante saw his dreams crushed when he was convicted of carrying a weapon during riots outside Paris in 2007. Now the young Frenchman who trained with clubs in England and Italy is getting a second chance. The powerful left back is trying to rebuild his career, playing with fourth-division club Louhans-Cuiseaux for next to nothing. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Rossi says that he would welcome a Serie A return in the future. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Brazilian to get first start against Fulham | | | | | |
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| | | | | | With Man City still in the title chase, the hype surrounding its derby with rival Man U is off the charts. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | With the unstoppable Lionel Messi in their ranks Barcelona are hardly in need of divine inspiration as the Catalans prepare to resume their Champions League challenge against Arsenal next week. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Davids claims that Afellay will be a hit at Barcelona. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Pirlo has picked up a knee injury after he was expected to return to the line-up this weekend. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | FIFA has come under further criticism by European clubs, who are upset by the way the governing body runs soccer. The European Professional Football Leagues said Friday that FIFA makes unilateral decisions and appears to interfere in the business of its members. The 30-league group's "dissatisfaction" echoes the European Club Association's warning Tuesday that it is losing... | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Valencia's Mestalla Stadium has been selected to host the Copa del Rey final between Barcelona and Real Madrid on April 20, what could be one of four games between the Spanish powers in a 16-day span. The Spanish football federation said Friday the clubs agreed to play at the 52,000-capacity stadium. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp will go on trial in July on charges of tax evasion dating from his time in charge of Portsmouth. Redknapp and his former Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric will face charges at Southwark Crown Court in south London on allegations that Mandaric paid Redknapp a total $295,000 via a Monaco bank account. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | * League demands government scrap free televised game | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Spanish clubs may strike over the weekend of Apr. 2-3 if the government keeps a rule guaranteeing one league match from each round must be shown on free TV. The head of Spain's professional soccer league (LFP) wants the rule dropped starting with the 2012-13 season. Jose Luis Astiazaran says the move gives the body a better position for negotiating TV rights. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | England under-21 coach Stuart Pearce wants to coach Britain's football side at next year's London Olympics. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland do not want their players selected for fear of jeopardizing their independent status with world governing body FIFA, so England's Football Association has been asked to prepare a team by the British Olympic Association. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Chelsea's primary target is to finish in the top four this season because clawing back a 10-point deficit on Premier League leaders Manchester United is going to be hard, manager Carlo Ancelotti said on Friday. The London club's hopes of retaining their crown have faded after a mid-season slump and, despite signs of recovery, a 1-0 home defeat by Liverpool last weekend was a further setback. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | The Azzurri will hope for a win in Rome and put more pressure on leaders Milan at the top of the table... | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Rio Ferdinand and Jonny Evans to miss out | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Pato says there is no need for Milan to worry about Inter playing catch-up. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Liverpool set for summer swoop for Barcelona striker Bojan Krkic. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has stated that he saw no reason not to sign a year contract extension with the club. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | NEIL RICHARDS STATS European Football Writer= | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Brief news for France's Ligue 1 ahead of the weekend matches. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Schalke 04 coach Felix Magath went on a social media charm offensive on Friday, using Facebook to appeal for support from the club's angry fans. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Valencia's Mestalla Stadium has been selected to host the Copa del Rey final between Barcelona and Real Madrid. The Spanish football federation says the two clubs agreed to play the April 20 match at the 52,000-capacity stadium. Barcelona is vying for its 26th domestic cup trophy while Madrid is playing for its 18th and first since 1993. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Midweek travel creates competitive concerns, while television offerings take a hit. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Former Liverpool boss joins club after weekend fixture | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Brief news from La Liga ahead of this weekend's matches (all times GMT): | | | | | |
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Arsenal's Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday has assumed greater than usual importance for the Gunners following last weekend's results. After becoming the first team in Premier League history to surrender a 4-0 lead when it drew 4-4 at Newcastle, second-place Arsenal needs three points at Emirates Stadium to keep up the pressure on leader Manchester United.
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Roy Hodgson was handed a swift chance to re-establish his reputation when West Bromwich Albion hired him as head coach on Friday in the hope that England's manager of the year can save it from relegation from the Premier League. The 63-year-old Hodgson was fired by Liverpool last month after just six months with the five-time European champions, but the Premier League's 17th-place club...
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| | | | | | Factbox on Roy Hodgson who was named the new manager of West Bromwich Albion on Friday. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Brief news from the Bundesliga before this weekend's matches: * Mainz 05 striker Andre Schuerrle returned to training late this week following a broken toe but it is still unclear whether he will be fit to play against Cologne on Sunday, the club said. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Brief news ahead of this weekend's Serie A matches. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand will miss Saturday's Premier League match at home to local rivals Manchester City with Chris Smalling taking his place, manager Alex Ferguson said on Friday. Ferdinand picked up a calf injury during the warm-up for last weekend's match against Wolverhampton Wanderers, where leaders United suffered their first league defeat of the season. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Bundesliga fixtures (times GMT) | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Serie A fixtures (times GMT) | | | | | |
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| | | | | | La Liga fixtures (times GMT) | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Johan Cruyff is returning to his original club Ajax in a bid to help the fading power recreate its former glory. Ajax said late Thursday that Cruyff had agreed to become a member of a "sounding board group" to advise the club on technical issues. Cruyff will be returning to the club that discovered him as a teenager in the 1960s kicking a ball around the Amsterdam streets close to... | | | | | |
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| | | | | | The American striker is rejoining MLS with the Portland Timbers. | | | | | |
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