A non-league football team loses 7-0 in a “once in a lifetime” game against Spanish side Real Betis, after Portsmouth FC were delayed in the US.
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Non-League side Havant & Waterlooville play Real Betis after Pompey are stranded in the US
The Netherlands international sustained an ankle injury in his side’s friendly win over AC Milan last week and, although Robben has resumed squad training, Heynckes has decided not take any risks with the winger.
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Bayern Munich to take on Eintracht Braunschweig without injured Arjen Robben
Shinji Kagawa admits he is still not 100 per cent fit ahead of the new German Bundesliga season despite scoring in Dortmund’s 3-0 DFB-Pokal win over third tier Sandhausen on Saturday.
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Borussia Dortmund’s Shinji Kagawa admits he’s still not 100 per cent fit despite scoring in DFB-Pokal victory
New West Ham manager Sam Allardyce admits he will be sacked if he does not guide them into the Premier League.
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Allardyce eyes West Ham promotion
Bolton Wanderers winger Chung yong-Lee could miss the season with injury. The South Korean international suffered a broken leg during a pre-season friendly with Newport County, and he faces at least nine months on the sidelines.
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Bolton Wanderers confirm Lee blow
Netzer doesn’t think that the pressure of starting the season as champions will trouble Dortmund and he expects BVB to be up there right until the end once again next term. However, the Borussia Monchengladbach legend considers Bayern Munich to be the favourites to win the German title.
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Bundesliga will be a two-horse race between Borussia Dortmund & Bayern Munich – Gunter Netzer
JACK Cawley has targeted a regular starting spot in the Bury Town line-up after concluding his impressive trial period by signing for the Blues.
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The 2011-2012 Premier League season is only a few weeks away. Last season saw Manchester United further cement their status as the dominant force in English football, with their fourth title in five seasons (12th in 19 seasons), and finally overtake Liverpool in league titles. Sir Alex Ferguson will be eager to recapture the league title, but the competition will be even stronger than last …
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Premier League: 13 Bold Predictions for the 2011/2012 Season
Ajax tactician Frank de Boer has voiced his frustration with his side’s 2-1 Johan Cruyff Shield loss against Twente on Saturday evening.
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Ajax deserved to beat Twente despite Johan Cruyff Shield defeat – Frank de Boer
London, July 31 (ANI): Chelsea FC skipper John Terry has urged the club hierarchy to trust the decisions made by coach Andre Villas-Boas to ensure that he is successful.
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Chelsea coach Villas-Boas must be trusted, says skipper Terry
On Saturday, August 6, Championship side Brighton and Hove Albion FC will play their first competitive match against Doncaster Rovers in the new Amex stadium after 14 nomadic years without a permanent ground.
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Brighton and Hove Albion brings life to its new stadium with smartphones
The first round of the 2011-2012 DFB Pokal continues on Sunday. Seven matches will feature Bundesliga sides including defending champions Schalke 04 who kick off against amateur side FC Teningren. Sunday FC Oberneuland Vs. FC Ingolstadt 04 The amateur side from Bremen host 2.Bundesliga club looking to get some sort of offense going that can assist them in their season campaign.
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DFB Pokal First round: Sunday Preview: The Holders Schalke 04 Begin Defense
The clubs were the same, as were many of the players. The stadium was stuffed with supporters in Manchester United’s red and FC Barcelona’s claret and blue.
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Manchester United beats Barcelona, 2-1, in friendly
Palermo will sign Matias Silvestre from Serie A rivals Catania, with a deal to be finalised next week. Club president Maurizio Zamparini said the team will make an exchange deal for the Argentine defender, who was believed to be targetted by Juventus and Liverpool.
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Palermo snag Matias Silvestre from Catania with a player exchange deal to be announced
The green sweatshirt is too new to be baggy and the colour has not faded at all but Steve McClaren looks quite at home wearing a garment synonymous with Nottingham Forest legend Brian Clough.
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McClaren feels at home in Cloughie’s famous green jumper but says he has nothing to prove
Fiorentina coach Sinisa Mihajlovic has set his sights on a top-six finish for the team in the upcoming Serie A campaign. The Florence-based team ended last season in ninth position, earning 12 wins and 51 points, while the league’s sixth-placed finishers Roma collected 63 points.
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Fiorentina’s Sinisa Mihajlovic eyes top-six finish in Serie A
AC Milan have had a rather successful summer in the transfer market. Two excellent defenders in Philippe Mexes and Taye Taiwo have joined the club on free transfers, Stephan El Shaarawy has joined (on co-ownership) for a fee of €10 million and Marco Amelia has joined permanently to be the club’s backup keeper for €3.5 million. Marco Borriello on the other hand has been sold for €10 million to …
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AC Milan: Starting XI for the 2011-12 Serie A Season
AC Milan have had a rather successful summer in the transfer market. Two excellent defenders in Philippe Mexes and Taye Taiwo have joined the club on free transfers, Stephan El Shaarawy has joined (on co-ownership) for a fee of €10 million and Marco Amelia has joined permanently to be the club’s backup keeper for €3.5 million. Marco Borriello on the other hand has been sold for €10 million to …
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AC Milan: Starting XI for the 2010-11 Serie A Season
Manchester United scored a second counter-attacking goal of the evening, this one from Michael Owen , to propel themselves over FC Barcelona 2-1in a tremendously entertaining match in front of 81,807 FedEx Field Saturday night. Trailing 1-0 entering the second half, Barcelona had equalized in the 70th minute through Thiago Alcantara, who received a short pass from substitute Carlos Carmona …
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FC Barcelona Vs. Manchester United: Michael Owen’s Late Goal Lifts Red Devils To 2-1 Win
The green sweatshirt is too new to be baggy and the colour has not faded at all but Steve McClaren looks quite at home wearing a garment synonymous with Nottingham Forest legend Brian Clough.
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Hello and welcome to our live coverage from Upton Park as West Ham take on Real Zaragoza with our Hammers correspondent Nathaniel John.
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The sporting week ahead (31/07/11)
Celtic 0 Internazionale 2 Castaignos 7; Pazzini 45
Bayer Leverkusen collapsed on Saturday giving up four straight goals to Dynamo Dresden to lose 4-3. They weren’t the only Bundesliga club to fall victim to a lower division club on a busy Saturday in the DFB Pokal. Saturday BFC Dynamo Vs.
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DFB Pokal First Round: Dynamo Dresden Come Back From Three Down, Beat Bayer Leverkusen 4-3
Ambitious Roma have reached an agreement to buy Dutch World Cup goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg from Ajax.
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Serie A – Roma to sign Stekelenburg
Ambitious AS Roma have reached an agreement to buy Dutch World Cup goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg from Ajax Amsterdam and add him to their list of summer signings.
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AS Roma agree to sign Dutch keeper Stekelenburg (Reuters)
Ambitious AS Roma have reached an agreement to buy Dutch World Cup goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg from Ajax Amsterdam and add him to their list of summer signings.
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AS Roma agree to sign Dutch keeper Stekelenburg
The boss must now select his side for the opening game of the season but he was generally pleased with today’s draw against Parma.
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Malky happy with City display
An individual effort from Bryan Ruiz gave FC Twente a 2-1 victory over Ajax in the Johan Cruyff Shield, despite the winners having to play most of the second half with ten men.
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Twente beat Ajax to take Shield
