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FA looking into possible match-fixingLONDON (AP) -England’s Football Association is investigating allegations of match-fixing in this month’s League Championship match between Derby and Norwich.
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Spain roundup-Atletico concerned about Aguero’s fitness (Reuters) Brief news from the Primera Liga ahead of this weekend’s matches: […]

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´WAG´ culture turned England into circus, Ferdinand says Rio Ferdinand has described the ´WAG´ culture that surrounded England in the days before Fabio Capello took charge, as a “circus” and admitted it was central to the squad´s recent failures.
MLS gets its first drug suspensionsLeague suspends New York Red Bulls goalkeeper Jon Conway and defender […]

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Trinidad and Tobago upsets U.S., 2-1
Americans had already clinched spot in next round of World Cup qualifying.

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Domenech retained as coach of France Raymond Domenech has been retained as France coach at least until qualifying ends for the World Cup.
Republic of Ireland 1-0 CyprusRobbie Keane’s goal helps the Republic of Ireland claim a vital but unconvincing World Cup qualifying win over Cyprus.
Atletico set to appeal stadium ban Atletico Madrid will […]

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Republic of Ireland 1-0 CyprusRobbie Keane’s goal helps the Republic of Ireland claim a vital but unconvincing World Cup qualifying win over Cyprus.
Barcelona make MLS franchise bidSpanish club Barcelona is set to launch a bid to become co-owners of a Major League Soccer franchise in Miami.
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Filippo Inzaghi found the back of the net in the 70th minute.
Milan, Italy  - Filippo Inzaghi scored as AC Milan captured Group D of the Champions League with a 1-0 win over Celtic on Tuesday.
Celtic defeated AC Milan 2-1 on Oct. 3 and needed a […]

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Alex McLeish resigned as the Scotland boss on Tuesday in order to sign a three-and-a-half year contract with Birmingham.
Birmingham, England - Birmingham announced on Wednesday that former Scotland manager Alex McLeish was taking over as manager of the Blues.
McLeish just narrowly missed guiding Scotland to a place in the European Championships next […]

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John Terry practiced with England on Tuesday, but he’s very doubtful to play Wednesday.
England controls its own destiny entering Wednesday’s EURO 2008 qualifier against Croatia, but “there is still a lot of hard work to do,” midfielder Steven Gerrard said.
“People think that because we have got […]

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Juan Roman Riquelme has four goals in three games in qualifying.
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Juan Roman Riquelme scored twice in the second half to lead Argentina to a 3-0 victory over Bolivia in World Cup qualifying on Saturday.
Riquelme scored in the 56th and 73rd minutes. He has four goals in three games […]

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David Beckham, who is expected to start, last played against Germany on Aug. 22.
Vienna, Austria  - David Beckham has rejoined England after a four-game absence for Friday’s friendly against Austria, but “still has a lot to prove,” England coach Steve McClaren said.
Beckham, who is […]

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Cristiano Ronaldo provided all of Manchester’s offense.
Manchester, England - Cristiano Ronaldo scored two first- half goals to lead Manchester United to a 2-0 win over Blackburn at Old Trafford on Sunday.
With striker Wayne Rooney sidelined […]

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Gerard Pique scored his first-ever Champions League goal.
Manchester, England  - Manchester United clinched a spot in the second round of the Champions League on Wednesday as the club handled Dynamo Kiev 4-0 at Old Trafford.
Gerard Pique and Carlos […]

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Alvaro Arbeloa (L) and Peter Crouch congratulate Liverpool teammate Yossi Benayoun after he scored the team’s second goal.
Liverpool, England  - Yossi Benayoun had a hat trick and Ryan Babel and Peter Crouch each had two goals as Liverpool defeated Besiktas, 8-0, on Tuesday in the most lopsided win in the […]

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Liverpool Manager Rafael Benitez is hoping that his team gets back on track.
Liverpool, England - Liverpool has its back against the wall and must produce a win on Tuesday at Anfield against Besiktas to keep hope alive of advancing in the Champions League.
The […]

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Mirko Vucinic, above, replaced the injured striker Francesco Totti.
Rome, Italy - Roma won for the third time in four games as the club came from a goal down to record a 3-2 win on Wednesday against city- rivals Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico.
Tommaso […]

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“I hope that what has happened ends up being positive for Valencia,” Flores told a news conference.
Valencia, Spain - Valencia fired head coach Quique Sanchez Flores early Monday morning […]

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Captain Barry Ferguson likes the Rangers’ underdog role.
Glasgow, Scotland  - The top spot in Group E will be on the line on Tuesday when Barcelona travel to the Ibrox Stadium for a meeting with Rangers in the third Matchday in Champions League play.
While Barcelona’s […]

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It has been 10 years since the Tartan Army has been able to cheer on its beloved Scottish National Team in a major competition. However, Saturday’s 3-1 win over Ukraine moved the Scots one step closer to an improbable spot in next summer’s EURO 2008 championships.
Head coach Alex […]

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Robin van Persie was injured in a EURO 2008 qualifier against Slovenia.
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London, England  - Arsenal striker Robin van Persie injured his knee playing with the Netherlands on Wednesday and will miss four weeks.
Van Persie, 24, has five goals this season in the Premier League for unbeaten Arsenal (7-0-1).
“It […]

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Sammy Lee led Bolton to only five points in its first nine Premiership games.
Bolton, England  - Sammy Lee’s tenure as manager at Bolton is over after less than one year in charge as the manager agreed on Tuesday that the two sides would part ways ‘by mutual consent’.
A poor start to the […]

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