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- Ajaccio announce Mutu capture
- Match-fixing ban upheld for Juve coach
- UPDATE 2-Soccer-Juve coach Conte loses appeal over 10-month ban
- Soccer-Celta Vigo sign Denmark winger Krohn-Dehli
- Soccer-Mutu set to join Ajaccio
- Goals Soccer shareholders reject takeover bid, stock slides
- Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday, Aug 22
- Super Cup is no indicator for season, says Mourinho
- Defenders Dawson and Carvalho look bound for QPR
- Liverpool ring changes for Hearts clash
- UPDATE 1-Soccer-Prosecutors asked to probe Russian FA
- Winning La Liga trumps Super Cup: Mourinho
- Soccer-Cassano and Pazzini complete Milan swap
- UPDATE 1-BT and ITV held soccer promotion talks-source
- Soccer-Defenders Dawson and Carvalho look bound for QPR
- Soccer-Prosecutors asked to probe Russian FA
- Soccer-Super Cup is no indicator for season, says Mourinho
- Soccer-Adriano gets another chance at Flamengo
- Bayern chase 'complicated' Martinez deal
- Soccer-Bulgaria's Minyor handed stadium ban after fan violence
- Welbeck signs new deal with Man United
- Hazard can be Chelsea's new Zola: Di Matteo
- Arsenal's Andre Santos arrested after car chase
- Petrescu says Dynamo Moscow can overcome crisis
- Manchester United striker Welbeck pens new four-year deal
- Arsenal player arrested for dangerous driving: reports
- Juve coach Conte loses appeal over 10-month ban
- UPDATE 1-Soccer-Juve coach Conte loses appeal over 10-month ban
- Soccer-Arsenal player arrested for dangerous driving - reports
- Soccer-Manchester United striker Welbeck pens new four-year deal
- Soccer-Court upholds 10-month ban for Juventus coach Conte
- Chelsea recruit Hazard promises better to come
- Olympics-Soccer-S.Korea coach unhappy with handling of political row
- Gladbach and Basel stunned in Champions League
- WRAPUP 1-Soccer-Gladbach and Basel stunned in Champions League playoffs
- Celtic close in on return to Champions League
- UPDATE 2-Soccer-Champions League play-off round summaries
- UPDATE 1-Soccer-Champions League play-off round results
- Soccer-Levski condemn racist abuse, support De Carvalho
- Soccer-Milan, Inter set to swap Cassano and Pazzini
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| Match-fixing ban upheld for Juve coach Posted: 22 Aug 2012 08:40 AM PDT
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| UPDATE 2-Soccer-Juve coach Conte loses appeal over 10-month ban Posted: 22 Aug 2012 08:20 AM PDT * Part of appeal upheld but ban remains * Juve to go to higher court (Adds reaction by Juventus president) ROME, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Juventus coach Antonio Conte is setto miss the whole of the Serie A season with the defendingchampions after losing his appeal against a 10-month ban over amatch-fixing scandal on Wednesday. Conte, who led an undefeated Juventus to the Italian titlein his first season in charge last term, was banned on Aug.10for failing to report two incidents of match-fixing in the2010-11 season when he was coach of then Serie B side Siena. ... |
| Soccer-Celta Vigo sign Denmark winger Krohn-Dehli Posted: 22 Aug 2012 07:58 AM PDT MADRID, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Promoted Celta Vigo have signedDenmark winger Michael Krohn-Dehli, the La Liga club said in astatement on Wednesday without giving any further details. The 29-year-old international scored two goals at Euro 2012including the one that gave Denmark a surprise 1-0 win overWorld Cup finalists the Netherlands in their group opener. Krohn-Dehli, who is to be presented later in the day, movesfrom Brondby and has had two unsuccessful spells with AjaxAmsterdam. Celta opened their La Liga campaign with a 1-0 home defeatto Malaga last weekend. ... |
| Soccer-Mutu set to join Ajaccio Posted: 22 Aug 2012 07:33 AM PDT PARIS, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Former Fiorentina and Juventusforward Adrian Mutu is set to join AC Ajaccio after he broke hiscontract with Italy's Cesena, the Ligue 1 club's president AlainOrsoni said on Wednesday. The gifted but controversial Romanian, who was banned twicein his career for failed drug tests, will arrive in Corsica nextweek and sign for two years. "Adrian (Mutu) called me yesterday to tell me he had brokenhis contract with Cesena," Orsoni told L'Equipe's website(www.lequipe.fr). "He will be in Ajaccio next Monday. ... |
| Goals Soccer shareholders reject takeover bid, stock slides Posted: 22 Aug 2012 07:13 AM PDT (Reuters) - Goals Soccer Centres Plc's takeover by one of Canada's biggest pension funds fell through after shareholders narrowly rejected the offer, sending the stock down as much as 24 percent. Goals Soccer said 71.4 percent independent shareholders voted in favour of the 73.1 million pounds ($115.4 million) offer. The deal needed the support of three-fourths of independent shareholders to go through. ... |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday, Aug 22 Posted: 22 Aug 2012 06:59 AM PDT Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday (timesGMT): - - - - SOCCER Champions League playoffs (1845) BATE Borisov v Hapoel Kiryat Shmona AEL Limassol v Anderlecht Dinamo Zagreb v Maribor Braga v Udinese Malaga v Panathinaikos BERNE, Switzerland - Udinese lost to Arsenal in lastseason's playoffs but expect to get past Braga, while Malaga arefavourites to beat Panathinaikos and Cypriot champions AELLimassol hope to shock Anderlecht. ... |
| Super Cup is no indicator for season, says Mourinho Posted: 22 Aug 2012 06:51 AM PDT MADRID (Reuters) - The first 'Clasico' of the new campaign in the Spanish Super Cup will reveal little on how Real Madrid and Barcelona will fair throughout the new season, Real coach Jose Mourinho said on Wednesday. Thursday's first leg at the Nou Camp will be a first chance for fans to see how new Barca coach Tito Vilanova, who has replaced Pep Guardiola, measures up against the La Liga champions. "A match between rivals is always important, even in a summer tournament, but the Super Cup is the least important of the four we play during the season," Mourinho told a news conference. ... |
| Defenders Dawson and Carvalho look bound for QPR Posted: 22 Aug 2012 06:49 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Queens Park Rangers continued to be one of the most active English clubs in the transfer market with Tottenham Hotspur's Michael Dawson and Real Madrid's Ricardo Carvalho both linked with the Premier League side on Wednesday. Manager Mark Hughes, reacting to Saturday's season-opening 5-0 home defeat by Swansea City, could have both defenders in his side for next Saturday's match at Norwich City if the deals are finalised in time. ... |
| Liverpool ring changes for Hearts clash Posted: 22 Aug 2012 06:38 AM PDT
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| UPDATE 1-Soccer-Prosecutors asked to probe Russian FA Posted: 22 Aug 2012 06:17 AM PDT (adds government reaction) MOSCOW, Aug 22 (Reuters) - A senior member of Russia'sparliament has accused the country's soccer union (RFU) ofgrossly overspending its budget and wants the financial recordsinvestigated. Igor Lebedev, a deputy speaker of the State Duma lowerhouse, has asked the Prosecutor General's office to look intothe RFU, including the contract details of new national teamcoach Fabio Capello and the organisation's former chief SergeiFursenko. Lebedev believes too much focus has gone on foreign coachesinstead of developing the game at the grassroots level. ... |
| Winning La Liga trumps Super Cup: Mourinho Posted: 22 Aug 2012 06:09 AM PDT
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| Soccer-Cassano and Pazzini complete Milan swap Posted: 22 Aug 2012 06:03 AM PDT Aug 22 (Reuters) - AC Milan forward Antonio Cassano hasofficially joined Inter Milan with Giampaolo Pazzini moving inthe opposite direction, the two clubs said in statements onWednesday. Negotiations between the two Milan clubs had been ongoingbut a deal has now been reached, although the length ofPazzini's contract and financial details were not immediatelyavailable. Well-travelled Cassano, who missed much of last season aftera heart problem, has penned a two-year deal with Inter. "Finally I am at the team I have always supported," theformer AS Roma and Real Madrid player said in a statement. ... |
| UPDATE 1-BT and ITV held soccer promotion talks-source Posted: 22 Aug 2012 05:41 AM PDT LONDON, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Telecoms company BT hasapproached ITV with a proposal for the free-to-airbroadcaster to show "one or two" English Premier League soccermatches to promote BT Vision, BT's pay-TV service that owns therights to 38 games starting next season, according to a source. "Early stage talks have been held about a one-off one or twogame cross-promotional deal," a source close to the talks said. The discussions were not about a carriage deal, the sourceadded on Wednesday. ... |
| Soccer-Defenders Dawson and Carvalho look bound for QPR Posted: 22 Aug 2012 05:37 AM PDT LONDON, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Queens Park Rangers continued tobe one of the most active English clubs in the transfer marketwith Tottenham Hotspur's Michael Dawson and Real Madrid'sRicardo Carvalho both linked with the Premier League side onWednesday. Manager Mark Hughes, reacting to Saturday's season-opening5-0 home defeat by Swansea City, could have both defenders inhis side for next Saturday's match at Norwich City if the dealsare finalised in time. ... |
| Soccer-Prosecutors asked to probe Russian FA Posted: 22 Aug 2012 05:25 AM PDT MOSCOW, Aug 22 (Reuters) - A senior member of Russia'sparliament has accused the country's soccer union (RFU) ofgrossly overspending its budget and wants the financial recordsinvestigated. Igor Lebedev, a deputy speaker of the State Duma lowerhouse, has asked the Prosecutor General's office to look intothe RFU, including the contract details of new national teamcoach Fabio Capello and the organisation's former chief SergeiFursenko. Lebedev believes too much focus has gone on foreign coachesinstead of developing the game at the grassroots level. ... |
| Soccer-Super Cup is no indicator for season, says Mourinho Posted: 22 Aug 2012 05:21 AM PDT MADRID, Aug 22 (Reuters) - The first 'Clasico' of the newcampaign in the Spanish Super Cup will reveal little on how RealMadrid and Barcelona will fair throughout the new season, Realcoach Jose Mourinho said on Wednesday. Thursday's first leg at the Nou Camp will be a first chancefor fans to see how new Barca coach Tito Vilanova, who hasreplaced Pep Guardiola, measures up against the La Ligachampions. "A match between rivals is always important, even in asummer tournament, but the Super Cup is the least important ofthe four we play during the season," Mourinho told a newsconference. ... |
| Soccer-Adriano gets another chance at Flamengo Posted: 22 Aug 2012 04:42 AM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Former Inter Milan andBrazil forward Adriano has been given another chance to revivehis flagging career after re-signing for Brazilian clubFlamengo. The Rio de Janeiro club said in a statement that the30-year-old, who left Corinthians in March after failing to getmatch fit, had been given a contract until the end of the seasonand that it would be based on "productivity". ... |
| Bayern chase 'complicated' Martinez deal Posted: 22 Aug 2012 04:28 AM PDT
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| Soccer-Bulgaria's Minyor handed stadium ban after fan violence Posted: 22 Aug 2012 04:13 AM PDT SOFIA, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Bulgarian club Minyor Pernik havebeen given a three-match stadium ban following crowd troubleduring their home league game against Lokomotiv Sofia at theweekend, the country's football union (BFU) said on Wednesday. Angry Minyor fans physically assaulted Lokomotiv's chiefexecutive Georgi Markov during Saturday's goalless draw. The former Bulgaria defender, known as a tough tacklerduring his playing days, was punched, kicked and hit by a bottleand other objects. ... |
| Welbeck signs new deal with Man United Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:58 AM PDT
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| Hazard can be Chelsea's new Zola: Di Matteo Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:32 AM PDT
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| Arsenal's Andre Santos arrested after car chase Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:05 AM PDT
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| Petrescu says Dynamo Moscow can overcome crisis Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:01 AM PDT
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| Manchester United striker Welbeck pens new four-year deal Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:58 AM PDT
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| Arsenal player arrested for dangerous driving: reports Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:58 AM PDT
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| Juve coach Conte loses appeal over 10-month ban Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:57 AM PDT
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| UPDATE 1-Soccer-Juve coach Conte loses appeal over 10-month ban Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:54 AM PDT (adds details) ROME, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Juventus coach Antonio Conte is setto miss the whole of the Serie A season with the defendingchampions after losing his appeal against a 10-month ban over amatch-fixing scandal on Wednesday. Conte, who led an undefeated Juventus to the Italian titlein his first season in charge last term, was banned on Aug.10for failing to report two incidents of match-fixing in the2010-11 season when he was coach of then Serie B side Siena. The Italian federation (FIGC) said in a statement onWednesday that Conte, whose hearing was heard on Monday, hadlost his appeal. ... |
| Soccer-Arsenal player arrested for dangerous driving - reports Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:49 AM PDT LONDON, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Arsenal defender Andre Santos wasarrested after it was claimed the Brazilian had driven his carat speeds of up to 130mph (209kph) in a bid to escape frompolice, British media reported on Tuesday. He was eventually stopped by officers close to Arsenal'straining ground at London Colney, north of the capital, onFriday, the day before the side's opening Premier League matchof the season. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Shortly after 9. ... |
| Soccer-Manchester United striker Welbeck pens new four-year deal Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:42 AM PDT Aug 22 (Reuters) - England international striker DannyWelbeck has committed his immediate future to Manchester Unitedby signing a new four-year deal, the Premier League clubannounced on Wednesday. Welbeck's contract will keep him at Old Trafford until June2016, extending his stay at a club he joined five years ago. "Playing for United is all I've ever wanted to do - it's theclub I've supported all my life," Welbeck told the club website(www.manutd.com). "I can't wait for the challenge of the new season to play mypart in helping the team compete for trophies. ... |
| Soccer-Court upholds 10-month ban for Juventus coach Conte Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:12 AM PDT ROME, Aug 22 (Reuters) - An Italian soccer tribunal onWednesday confirmed a 10-month ban for Juventus coach AntonioConte, rejecting his appeal against a verdict handed downearlier this month. Conte, who led an undefeated Juventus to the Italian titlein his first season in charge last term, was accused of failingto report incidents of match-fixing in two games in the 2010-11season when he was the coach of then Serie B side Siena. The matches that came under scrutiny were against Novara andAlbinoleffe in May 2011. Siena has already been fined. ... |
| Chelsea recruit Hazard promises better to come Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:02 AM PDT
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| Olympics-Soccer-S.Korea coach unhappy with handling of political row Posted: 21 Aug 2012 11:14 PM PDT Aug 22 (Reuters) - The South Korean soccer player bannedfrom collecting his bronze medal at the London Olympics forwaving a placard with a political message deserves to receivehis medal, coach Hong Myung-bo said on Wednesday. Hong slammed the handling of the row, which erupted afterPark Jong-woo held up a sign referring to a territorial disputebetween South Korea and Japan. The incident happened after South Korea had beaten Japan 2-0in the bronze medal game in London earlier this month, promptingOlympic officials to ban Park from the podium. ... |
| Gladbach and Basel stunned in Champions League Posted: 21 Aug 2012 10:49 PM PDT BERNE (Reuters) - Borussia Moenchengladbach's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League for the first time were hit by a 3-1 home defeat by Dynamo Kiev in the first leg of their playoff tie on Tuesday. Romanian champions FC Cluj won 2-1 away to FC Basel, last season's conquerors of Manchester United, while Scottish champions Celtic earned a 2-0 victory at Helsingborg. Spartak Moscow, who beat Fenerbahce 2-1, and FC Copenhagen, 1-0 winners over Lille, were the only home teams to win in Tuesday's five games. ... |
| WRAPUP 1-Soccer-Gladbach and Basel stunned in Champions League playoffs Posted: 21 Aug 2012 03:26 PM PDT BERNE, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Borussia Moenchengladbach's hopesof qualifying for the Champions League for the first time werehit by a 3-1 home defeat by Dynamo Kiev in the first leg oftheir playoff tie on Tuesday. Romanian champions FC Cluj won 2-1 away to FC Basel, lastseason's conquerors of Manchester United, while Scottishchampions Celtic earned a 2-0 victory at Helsingborg. Spartak Moscow, who beat Fenerbahce 2-1, and FC Copenhagen,1-0 winners over Lille, were the only home teams to win inTuesday's five games. ... |
| Celtic close in on return to Champions League Posted: 21 Aug 2012 02:34 PM PDT
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| UPDATE 2-Soccer-Champions League play-off round summaries Posted: 21 Aug 2012 02:14 PM PDT Aug 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Summaries from the Champions League play-offs first leg matches on Tuesday Basel 1 Marco Streller 44 CFR Cluj 2 Modou Sougou 66,71 Halftime: 1-0; Attendance: 16,651- - - Helsingborg 0 Celtic 2 Kris Commons 2, Georgios Samaras 75 Halftime: 0-1; Attendance: 12,200- - - Borussia Moenchengladbach 1 Alexander Ring 13 Dynamo Kiev 3 Taras Mykhalik 28, Andriy Yarmolenko 36, Luuk de Jong 81og Halftime: 1-2; Attendance: 45,075- - - FC Copenhagen 1 Cesar Santin 38 Lille 0 Missed penalty: Dimitri Payet 15Halftime: 1-0; Attendance: 15,654- - - Spartak Moscow 2 Emmanuel Emenike ... |
| UPDATE 1-Soccer-Champions League play-off round results Posted: 21 Aug 2012 01:39 PM PDT Aug 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Champions League play-offs first leg matches on Tuesday Play-off roundTuesday, August 21, first legBorussia Moenchengladbach (Germany) - Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) 1-3 (halftime: 1-2) Basel (Switzerland) - CFR Cluj (Romania) 1-2 (halftime: 1-0) FC Copenhagen (Denmark) - Lille (France) 1-0 (halftime: 1-0) Helsingborg (Sweden) - Celtic (Scotland) 0-2 (halftime: 0-1) Spartak Moscow (Russia) - Fenerbahce (Turkey) 2-1 (halftime: 0-0) Next Fixtures (GMT): Wednesday, August 22 Braga (Portugal) v Udinese (Italy) (1845) Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) v Maribor ... |
| Soccer-Levski condemn racist abuse, support De Carvalho Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:23 PM PDT SOFIA, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Levski Sofia have condemned thefans whose racist abuse of their own team's striker Bazile DeCarvalho after a league match at home to Botev Plovdiv on Sundayhas caused outrage in Bulgaria. "We support Bazile and we're convinced that the colour ofskin doesn't matter for our fans," Levski said in a statementsigned by the club's management, players and national fan club. The Guinea-Bissau striker was racially abused by what theclub described as a small section of fans and stewards after theteam's 3-1 win over Botev at the Georgi Asparuhov stadium. ... |
| Soccer-Milan, Inter set to swap Cassano and Pazzini Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:00 PM PDT MILAN, Aug 21 - AC Milan forward Antonio Cassano is set tojoin Inter, with Giampaolo Pazzini moving in the oppositedirection, the two clubs said on Tuesday. The clubs said they had been involved in negotiations overthe players, who left Sampdoria during the 2010-11 season,although a deal had yet to be finalised. "It's an interesting operation - who doesn't want a playerlike Cassano?" Inter president Massimo Moratti was quoted assaying on the club's website (www.inter.it). "We think he can beuseful and the coach thinks the same. ... |
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