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Dublin, Ireland () - Just three days before the start of the
2007 Irish Premier League season, Sligo Rovers boss Rob McDonald resigned his
post.
The former Newcastle United, PSV and Sporting Lisbon striker replaced Sean
Connor at the end of last season.
Leo Tierne... |
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Dublin, Ireland () - Republic of Ireland defender Kenny
Cunningham decided to retire from international football on Thursday.
The country's captain made the decision after the Republic of Ireland failed
to qualify for the World Cup finals next summer in Germany.
T... |
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Turin, Italy () - Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has
stated that he will retire from football as soon as he drifts out of the
international picture.
The 32-year-old, who has completed a century of appearances for the Azzurri,
is set to be the first-choice... |
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Rome, Italy () - Veteran Roma forward Francesco Totti remains
uncertain whether to come out of international retirement to feature for Italy
at this summer's World Cup.
The 33-year-old called time on his Azzurri career in the summer of 2007 after
winning 58 caps, but ca... |
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Turin, Italy () - Veteran Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has
again pledged his future to Juventus, following renewed rumors linking him
with a possible summer transfer.
The 32-year-old is under contract with Juve until the summer of 2013 and says
that he has no plans ... |
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Lisbon, Portugal () - Benfica winger Angel Di Maria has played
down rumors linking him with a certain exit from the Portuguese giants in the
summer.
The 22-year-old Argentina international is attracting interest from a number
of clubs, with the likes of Chelsea and Manche... |
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Lisbon, Portugal () - Benfica star Angel Di Maria has cooled
reports of an imminent move to the Premier League following reports linking
him with both Manchester City and Chelsea.
The 21-year-old Argentina forward was reported to be at the center of a $70
million tug... |
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Madrid, Spain () - Real Madrid has allowed Cristiano Ronaldo to
continue his recovery from an ankle injury with the Portugal national team and
he could play in their upcoming vital World Cup qualifiers.
The $132 million winger missed Sunday's La Liga loss to Sevilla with an a... |
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Moscow, Russia () - Both CSKA Moscow and the Russian National
Team took a hit on Sunday as keeper Igor Akinfeyev tore knee ligaments while
playing in a Russian Premier League match against Rostov.
The 21-year-old netminder fell awkwardly midway through the second half of h... |
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Moscow, Russia () - Vagner Love posted a hat trick as
CSKA Moscow hoisted the Russian title on Saturday with a 4-0 victory over Luch
Energiya.
CSKA opened the scoring in the 15th minute courtesy of a goal by Daniel
Carvalho.
The Brazilian striker then ... |
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Kiev, Ukraine () - The mid-season injury bug has latched onto
Dynamo Kiev, as the Ukrainian club will be forced to sit out six impact
players during Wednesday's Champions League match with Group E power Lyon, who
stand atop with nine points to Dynamo's zero.
Brazilia... |
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Glasgow, Scotland () - Walter Smith is refusing to entertain
suggestions that his Rangers side have effectively wrapped up the Scottish
Premier League title after restoring their 13-point lead at the top of the
table.
Second-half strikes from Steven Whittaker and... |
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Kilmarnock, Scotland () - Steven Whittaker and Kenny Miller each
scored and Rangers beat Kilmarnock 2-0 on Tuesday to move 13 points clear atop
Scotland's Premier League.
Whittaker scored the opener at Rugby Park in the 55th and Miller added another
goal six minutes later to l... |
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Glasgow, Scotland () - Celtic manager Tony Mowbray retains some
hope of being able to convince loan striker Robbie Keane to remain with the
club beyond the end of the season.
The 29-year-old has scored five times in seven appearances for the Bhoys,
including both goal... |
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Mallorca, Spain () - Julio Alvarez, Victor Casadesus and Pierre
Webo scored and Mallorca topped Sporting Gijon 3-0 on Sunday at the ONO Estadi
to move level with fourth-place Sevilla in Spain's La Liga.
Mallorca won for the 11th time in 12 home games and moved level on points ... |
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Madrid, Spain () - Rafael Van der Vaart's stoppage-time goal
gave Real Madrid a 3-2 comeback win over Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabeu on
Saturday, while Barcelona could only manage a 2-2 draw with Almeria, leaving
the two heavyweight sides level on 62 points.
Lionel ... |
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Madrid, Spain () - Real Madrid welcomes Sevilla to the Bernabeu
on Saturday for the first game of a two-game span that could ultimately define
the Spanish giant's season.
Real spent nearly $400 million during the offseason, including $132 million on
Cristiano Ronaldo, but cou... |
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Stockholm, Sweden () - Niclas Alexandersson will captain
Sweden in Wednesday's European Championship 2008 qualifier against Iceland in
the absence of normal captain Freddie Ljungberg.
Ljungberg, 29, injured his calf in Sweden's 2-0 win over Spain in the
quali... |
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Stockholm, Sweden () - Sweden will have star striker Zlatan
Ibrahimovic and Henrik Larsson available for two upcoming World Cup
qualifiers.
Lars Lagerback's team, which is currently second in UEFA's Group 8, hosts
Bulgaria Saturday and then plays in Hunga... |
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Stockholm, Sweden () - Swedish coach Lars Lagerback will have
Juventus striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic back in the lineup for Saturday's World
Cup qualifier against Bulgaria.
Ibrahimovic was placed back on the squad after missing a friendly versus
France back in Februar... |
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