City angered by Touré’s conference trip

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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Fulham ordered to perform Michael Jackson Moonwalk goal celebration as statue is unveiled

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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Soccer Capsules: Red Bulls, MSG sign new multiyear TV deal

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: Federal Way’s Kelyn Rowe scores three times for U-20 Men’s National Team

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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Bomb plot thwarted at Borussia Dortmund’s stadium

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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Racism claims dog Sunderland, Scotland

SUNDERLAND manager Steve Bruce has angrily refuted Argentine defender Marcos Angeleri’s claims of racism.

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Liverpool told to buy Asian stars

Liverpool is told to sign Asian football stars to take advantage of commercial deals.

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Bundesliga – Ballacks: Don’t mention the ‘R’ word

Rock-bottom Mönchengladbach’s hellish run-in means they look doomed, but real fireworks can be expected in the scramble to avoid relegation.

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Werder Bremen’s Claudio Pizarro out for ten days with ankle injury

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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Catania’s response to the S. Capitol St. shootings

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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Cheerleaders ‘not distracting’ football players

A group of cheerleaders have been forced to deny being a distraction at Crystal Palace FC as the Championship side struggles with form.

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Bayern Munich’s Arjen Robben open to summer move

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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American Exports: What’s left to play for, Part 2

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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Liverpool minus Europe still commercially hot

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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Football: Grant bitter at break

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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Spanish Striker Signed; Final Preseason Roster Announced

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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Whitecaps sign defender Akloul

The Vancouver Whitecaps bolster their back line by officially signing centre back Mouloud Akloul on Thursday.

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Serie A – Allegri: Milan derby biggest match of my life

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

Manchester United coming to Seattle

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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Bayern Munich’s Toni Kroos signs new deal until 2015

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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Liverpool sponsor wants Asian players on club

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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Milan derby is most important game of Allegri’s career

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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Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers: match preview

Read a full match preview of the Premier League game between Newcastle United and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

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Spurs profit from Uefa campaign

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club returns to profit thanks to success in Europe’s Champions League competition this season.

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Grant reveals secret to beating Man Utd

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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Werder Bremen Team Report

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.

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Bullish Houllier up for Villa fight

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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Goal.com betting blog: Understanding volatile markets, strange odds in Italy plus snap up your free trial

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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