New Fifa vice-president and former president of the Irish FA Jim Boyce says there is a risk that the football associations of the home nations face becoming isolated from Fifa if they boycott the presidential vote on Wednesday.
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Home FAs risk isolation – Boyce
Juventus on Tuesday signed former club captain Antonio Conte as the replacement for departed coach Luigi Delneri.
FC Barcelona’s decisive victory over a more physically imposing Manchester United squad in this weekend’s UEFA Champions League Final refuted a timeless adage. On the soccer pitch of London’s new Wembley Stadium, Barcelona’s Lilliputians Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernandez, David Villa, Daniel Alves, Pedro Rodriguez and Andreas Iniesta made a mockery of the common misconception that “bigger is always …
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ORGANISERS of Middlesbrough FC’s Gary Parkinson Benefit Match have presented a cheque for more than £35,000 to the former Boro star’s wife Deborah and son Luke.
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James Tomkins, an unused substitute when England lost the 2009 final to Germany, has replaced Micah Richards in Stuart Pearce’s squad for the upcoming finals in Denmark.
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Tomkins replaces injured Richards in England squad
The Philadelphia Union are to host Real Madrid on Saturday, July 23rd, at Lincoln Financial Field as part of the 2011 Herbalife World Football Challenge.
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Philadelphia Union to host Real Madrid at Lincoln Financial Field
Bob Bradley isn’t known for throwing curve balls. The U.S. national team coach is pretty much a fire ‘em down the middle type guy.
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Steve Davis: Freddy Adu gets another chance with U.S. national team
Blackburn Rovers’ owners have announced a substantial rise in financial growth for their Indian-based business.
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Venky’s post profits rise
MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM–(Marketwire – 05/31/11) – Academics from Leeds Trinity University College contribute to the latest edition of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB) with biographies of Victorian artists who portrayed the everyday lives of ordinary folk. The ODNB update, published on 26 May, includes new biographies of a number of Victorian artists, many of whom saw their …
Augsburg – Bundesliga newcomers FC Augsburg have completed their sixth signing for next season with the acquisition of Sascha Mölders from FSV Frankfurt.
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FC Augsburg snap up Mölders
Sevilla FC have made FC Barcelona defender Martín Cáceres’s loan move a permanent one with the Uruguayan agreeing a four-year deal at the UEFA Europa League entrants.
Wigan’s 2010-11 Player of the Year Ali Al Habsi remains undecided on his club future but is certain he will only accept being number one wherever he goes.
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Oman goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi remains unsure over Wigan Athletic future
The 25-year-old, who can play in a variety of positions, has been plying his trade for the Greek champions since 2007, appearing over 100 times for Ernesto Valverde’s outfit.
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Roma set sights on Olympiakos’ Vasilis Torosidis – report
Trophy-laden career of a famously low-key player comes to an end
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Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes retires
Bayern Munich striker Miroslav Klose admits he is looking at an offer from Lazio , and has revealed a desire to play for the Serie A outfit as his contract in Germany is about to expire.
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Bayern Munich’s Miroslav Klose interested in Lazio move
Former midfielder Antonio Conte will be named as the new Juventus coach on Tuesday, club president Andrea Agnelli told reporters.
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Burnley were yesterday linked with former Chelsea, Crystal Palace and Birmingham forward Mikael Forssell whilst Graham Alexander’s name was placed alongside the managerial vacancy at Bury.
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Forssell and Alexander links wide of the mark
AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri has warned Italy forward Antonio Cassano not to expect a place in the first team next season and also told young Brazilian Pato to improve.
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Allegri warns AC Milan’s Cassano and Pato
BBC Sport’s Andy Swiss reports on the latest developments at Fifa, as the English FA calls for football’s world governing body to postpone its presidential election, following allegations of corruption.
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FA call for Fifa election postponement
Italy host Estonia looking to extend their five-point gap at the top of the standings while second-placed Slovenia travel to the Faroe Islands in the latest round of Group C games.
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Italy aim to increase Group C lead
West Brom midfielder pulls out of DR Congo squad to face Mauritius with injury
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Bayer Leverkusen sporting director Rudi Voller has confirmed a meeting with his Napoli counterpart Riccardo Bigon to discuss the sale of Arturo Vidal to the Italian team.
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Rudi Voller reveals Bayer Leverkusen held talks with Napoli over Arturo Vidal transfer
Eintracht Frankfurt have taken the first step in their bid to get back in the Bundesliga, hiring former Hamburg coach Armin Veh.
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Veh takes reins at Frankfurt
Freiburg – With a minimum of fuss, SC Freiburg secured ninth place in the table at the end of a season they were widely predicted to spend battling against the drop.
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Reason trumps rashness at Freiburg
Former Manchester United boss Tommy Docherty says Paul Scholes’ decision to retire is “a sad day for football” adding that he “would walk a million miles to watch the midfielder play.”
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Scholes exit sad for football – Docherty
The Birmingham City Council is expected to reconsider a hot button issue on Tuesday: debris removal for storm victims. Council members will discuss cleaning up on private property…
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Birmingham City Council returns to debris cleanup issue
Aston Villa will today begin their search for a new manager as they pressed ahead with thrashing out the details of Gerard Houllier’s severance package.
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Aston Villa begin search for new boss to replace Gerard Houllier
BURNLEY boss Eddie Howe has no interest in former Chelsea striker Mikael Forssell. Speculation in the Sunday tabloids suggested Howe was keen on the 30-year-old Finnish international, after being released by Bundesliga side Hannover 96.
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Mikael Forsell not for Burnley FC
Eintracht Frankfurt has presented Armin Veh as coach to try to lead the club to an immediate Bundesliga return. Frankfurt presented the 50-year-old former Hamburg coach on Tuesday, two weeks after Christoph Daum left the club following relegation on the final day of the season. The club’s new sporting director, Bruno Huebner, says former Hamburger SV coach Veh “corresponds exactly to our…
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Eintracht Frankfurt presents Armin Veh as coach
Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Jody Craddock signs a new one-year contract at Molineux.
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Craddock agrees new Wolves deal
