Kolo Toure came close to causing Manchester City embarrassment yesterday when he arrived for a tour of a busy football conference without telling his club.
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City angered by Touré’s conference trip
Ahead of Fulham’s controversial unveiling of the Michael Jackson statue, Sportsmail can reveal the extraordinary lengths the club are going to mark the occasion.
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Fulham ordered to perform Michael Jackson Moonwalk goal celebration as statue is unveiled
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Red Bulls have signed a multiyear agreement with the Madison Square Garden Network, ensuring it will continue as the local television home of the MLS team.
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Soccer Capsules: Red Bulls, MSG sign new multiyear TV deal
Federal Way High School graduate Kelyn Rowe scored a goal and had an assist during a 4-0 win by the under-20 Men’s National Team over Suriname in Guatemala on Tuesday.
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SOCCER: Federal Way’s Kelyn Rowe scores three times for U-20 Men’s National Team
Borussia Dortmund have confirmed the German Bundesliga clash with Hannover 96 will go ahead on Saturday despite three explosive devices being discovered near their stadium on Thursday.
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Bomb plot thwarted at Borussia Dortmund’s stadium
Avram Grant says West Ham would be challenging for European football had it not been for poor refereeing decisions.
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West Ham would have been challenging for European football but for poor decisions, says Avram Grant
SUNDERLAND manager Steve Bruce has angrily refuted Argentine defender Marcos Angeleri’s claims of racism.
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Racism claims dog Sunderland, Scotland
Stadium revamp to take extra year as World Cup 2014 hosts accused of complacency.
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Brazil’s World Cup 2014 preparations hit by new blow as Maracana project is delayed by at least a year
Liverpool is told to sign Asian football stars to take advantage of commercial deals.
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Liverpool told to buy Asian stars
Rock-bottom Mönchengladbach’s hellish run-in means they look doomed, but real fireworks can be expected in the scramble to avoid relegation.
Werder Bremen striker Claudio Pizarro has been ruled out for ten days after twisting his ankle on international duty with Peru, it’s been confirmed on Thursday.
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Werder Bremen’s Claudio Pizarro out for ten days with ankle injury
Anytime something dramatic happens in the District, the D.C. Council tends to respond dramatically. But in response to the South Capitol Street shooting that left four teenagers dead one year ago, Council member David Catania (I-At Large) opted to take his time to craft a legislative response.
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Catania’s response to the S. Capitol St. shootings
A group of cheerleaders have been forced to deny being a distraction at Crystal Palace FC as the Championship side struggles with form.
Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben remains coy on his future and says that although he is happy with the German champions at the moment, he is open to a move.
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Bayern Munich’s Arjen Robben open to summer move
AMSTERDAM – In part deux of our glance at all that’s left at stake for Americans playing club ball in Europe, we offer up the rundown on promotion and relegation battles watch.
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American Exports: What’s left to play for, Part 2
Liverpool can count on their heritage to seal big sponsorship deals even if they are not playing in Europe next season, the Premier League club’s managing director Ian Ayre said on Thursday.
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Liverpool minus Europe still commercially hot
West Ham manager Avram Grant is angry last week’s international break came when his team had finally hit a good run of form.
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Football: Grant bitter at break
Somerset, N.J. (Thursday, March 31, 2011) – Sky Blue FC of Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) confirmed today the signing of 24-year-old Spanish striker Adriana Martin Santamaria, more commonly known on the international circuit as simply Adriana.
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Spanish Striker Signed; Final Preseason Roster Announced
The Vancouver Whitecaps bolster their back line by officially signing centre back Mouloud Akloul on Thursday.
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Whitecaps sign defender Akloul
Massimiliano Allegri has never experienced a match as important as this weekend’s derby with Internazionale.
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Serie A – Allegri: Milan derby biggest match of my life
TUKWILA — The news was anything but surprising, but Tuesday’s announcement that Seattle Sounders FC will play host to Manchester United this summer is good news nonetheless for soccer fans in the region.
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Manchester United coming to Seattle
Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos has put pen-to-paper on a new three-year deal that will keep him at the Bavarian side until June 2015. The 21-year-old’s contract was due to expire in the summer of 2012 but the defending Bundesliga champions were eager to extend his stay at the Allianz Arena.
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Bayern Munich’s Toni Kroos signs new deal until 2015
The bank that sponsors Liverpool wants the club to bring in high-profile Asian players. Standard Chartered executive Gavin Laws outlined his hopes for Liverpool in an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday, saying the bank sees great potential for the club to increase its exposure in the Asian market — where it does most of its business.
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Liverpool sponsor wants Asian players on club
Massimiliano Allegri has never experienced a match as important as this weekend’s derby with Inter Milan, the AC Milan coach said on Thursday.
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Milan derby is most important game of Allegri’s career
Read a full match preview of the Premier League game between Newcastle United and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers: match preview
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club returns to profit thanks to success in Europe’s Champions League competition this season.
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Spurs profit from Uefa campaign
Avram Grant says he does not expect a repeat of the 4-0 drubbing West Ham handed out to Manchester United in the Carling Cup quarter-finals when the two sides meet in the Premier League on Saturday, but reveals his “top-secret” method for beating Sir Alex Ferguson’s team.
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Grant reveals secret to beating Man Utd
WERDER BREMEN Coach: Thomas Schaaf (13th year) Last Result: 3-1 win at Nurnberg, March 19 Record: 8-11-8 12th place Streak: Won 1 Next Match: at home to VfB Stuttgart, April 02 Claudio Pizarro’s first international appearance since 2007 ended badly for the 32-year-old Werder Bremen striker as he picked up an injury which has ruled him out of this weekend’s Bundesliga clash with Stuttgart.
Gerard Houllier says Aston Villa are engaged in a “league of eight games” and believes they have the passion, desire and ability to pull away from the Premier League relegation zone.
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Bullish Houllier up for Villa fight
International football ruled the airwaves for the past week but aren’t we all glad the club scene returns this weekend? We all love cheering on our country but for a punter international football can sting you in the pocket. Even the Germans let us down in midweek.
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