Saturday, August 25, 2012

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Soccer News Headlines


UPDATE 1-Soccer-English premier league summaries

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 08:59 AM PDT

Aug 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Summaries from the English premier league matches on Saturday Aston Villa 1 Karim El Ahmadi 74 Red Card: Ciaran Clark 58Everton 3 Steven Pienaar 3, Marouane Fellaini 31, Nikica Jelavic 44 Halftime: 0-3; Attendance: 33,000- - - Manchester United 3 Robin van Persie 10, Shinji Kagawa 35, Rafael 41 Fulham 2 Damien Duff 3, Nemanja Vidic 64og Halftime: 3-1; Attendance: 75,000- - - Norwich City 1 Simeon Jackson 12 Queens Park Rangers 1 Bobby Zamora 19 Missed penalty: Djibril Cisse 19Halftime: 1-1; Attendance: 26,000- - - Southampton 0 Wigan Athletic 2 Franco Di Santo 51, ...

UPDATE 1-Soccer-English premier league top scorers

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 08:58 AM PDT

Aug 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Top scorers of the English premier league on Saturday 3 Michu (Swansea City) 2 Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea) Frank Lampard (Chelsea) Marouane Fellaini (Everton) Damien Duff (Fulham) Mladen Petric (Fulham) Nathan Dyer (Swansea City) 1 Karim El Ahmadi (Aston Villa) Gary Cahill (Chelsea) Fernando Torres (Chelsea) Nikica Jelavic (Everton) Steven Pienaar (Everton) Alexander Kacaniklic (Fulham) Steve Sidwell (Fulham) Edin Dzeko (Manchester City) Samir Nasri (Manchester City) Carlos Tevez (Manchester City) Shinji Kagawa (Manchester United) Rafael (Manchester United) Robin ...

UPDATE 1-Soccer-Van Persie nets trademark strike in United win

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 08:58 AM PDT

(Adds later results) LONDON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Robin van Persie superbly smashed in his first Manchester United goal on his first start in a 3-2 Premier League win at home to Fulham on Saturday. Former Arsenal man Van Persie, a substitute for United's opening 1-0 loss at Everton last Monday, fired in a trademark volley on 10 minutes to cancel out Damien Duff's shock early opener for Fulham. ...

UPDATE 1-Soccer-Scottish Premier League results and standings

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 08:57 AM PDT

Aug 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Scottish Premier League matches on Saturday Saturday, August 25 Dundee 0 Ross County 1 Hibernian 2 St. Johnstone 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 Celtic 4 Kilmarnock 3 Dundee United 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Celtic 3 2 1 0 6 3 7 2 Hibernian 4 2 1 1 5 5 7 3 Dundee United 3 2 0 1 7 3 6 4 Ross County 4 1 3 0 2 1 6 5 Hearts 3 1 2 0 5 3 5 6 Kilmarnock 4 1 2 1 5 4 5 -------------------------7 Motherwell 3 1 2 0 3 2 5 8 St. Mirren 3 1 1 1 5 4 4 9 Aberdeen 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 10 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 0 3 1 7 9 3 11 St. ...

Soccer-Norwegian championship results and standings

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 08:55 AM PDT

Aug 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Norwegian championship matches on Saturday Saturday, August 25Stromsgodset IF 3 Lillestrom 3 Friday, August 24Odd Grenland 1 Brann Bergen 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Stromsgodset IF 20 12 4 4 42 28 40 -------------------------2 Molde 19 12 2 5 33 20 38 3 Rosenborg Trondheim 19 9 9 1 33 15 36 -------------------------4 Viking Stavanger 19 9 3 7 27 25 30 -------------------------5 Brann Bergen 20 9 2 9 38 29 29 6 Honefoss BK 19 7 8 4 22 21 29 7 FK Haugesund 19 7 7 5 31 23 28 8 Valerenga Oslo 19 8 4 7 28 27 28 9 Tromso 18 7 6 5 30 22 ...

Soccer-Swedish championship results and standings

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 08:53 AM PDT

Aug 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Swedish championship matches on Saturday Saturday, August 25Djurgarden 3 Helsingborg 1 Friday, August 24Orebro 1 Gefle 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Elfsborg Boras 19 13 2 4 33 16 41 -------------------------2 Malmo 19 10 5 4 33 24 35 3 Haecken 19 10 3 6 39 23 33 -------------------------4 AIK Stockholm 19 9 6 4 24 18 33 -------------------------5 Helsingborg 20 8 7 5 31 24 31 6 Djurgarden 20 6 11 3 26 22 29 7 IFK Norrkoping 19 8 5 6 27 32 29 8 Atvidabergs FF 19 7 6 6 37 29 27 9 GIF Sundsvall 19 6 6 7 24 22 24 10 IFK Gothenburg 19 5 9 ...

Bayern sink new boys Fuerth as Bundesliga turns 50

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 08:48 AM PDT

Bayern Munich's Luiz Gustavo, pictured right, and Fuerth's Djiby Fall vie for the ballBayern Munich opened their German league campaign with a comfortable 3-0 win at newly promoted Greuther Fuerth on Saturday on the opening weekend of the Bundesliga's 50th season.


UPDATE 1-Soccer-Polish championship results and standings

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 08:44 AM PDT

Aug 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Polish championship matches on Saturday Saturday, August 25 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biala 1 Wisla Krakow 1 Widzew Lodz 2 Ruch Chorzow 0 Friday, August 24 Jagiellonia Bialystok 1 Gornik Zabrze 1 Zaglebie Lubin 2 GKS Piast Gliwice 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Widzew Lodz 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 -------------------------2 Gornik Zabrze 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 2 Jagiellonia Bialystok 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 2 Wisla Krakow 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 -------------------------5 Lech Poznan 1 1 0 0 4 0 3 5 Legia Warsaw 1 1 0 0 4 0 3 5 Pogon Szczecin 1 1 0 0 4 0 3 8 Polonia Warsaw 1 1 0 ...

Soccer-Bayern beat debutants Fuerth, Fortuna win on return

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 08:32 AM PDT

BERLIN, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich handed Greuther Fuerth an unhappy Bundesliga debut by beating the promoted side 3-0 in their opening match of the season on Saturday. Thomas Mueller opened the scoring for the visitors two minutes before halftime before further goals by Mario Mandzukic and Arjen Robben gave the Bavarians, who left Bastian Schweinsteiger out of the team, a comfortable win. Two-second half goals from Dani Schahin gave promoted Fortuna Duesseldorf a 2-0 win at Augsburg as they returned to the top flight after a 15-year absence. ...

Rooney axed as Van Persie makes debut

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 08:31 AM PDT

Former Arsenal player Robin van Persie was signed by Manchester United earlier this monthManchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson dropped Wayne Rooney to the bench and handed Robin van Persie his first start for Saturday's clash against Fulham at Old Trafford.


Brazil 1970 goalkeeper Felix dies

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 08:25 AM PDT

Felix helped Brazil defeat Italy in the 1970 World Cup final in Mexico CityFelix, goalkeeper with Brazil's lauded 1970 World Cup-winning side, has died aged 74 from a lung complaint, local media reported on Saturday.


Soccer-Bundesliga results and standings

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 08:22 AM PDT

Aug 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Bundesliga matches on Saturday Saturday, August 25 Borussia Moenchengladbach 2 Hoffenheim 1 FC Augsburg 0 Fortuna Dusseldorf 2 Greuther Fuerth 0 Bayern Munich 3 Hamburg SV 0 Nuremberg 1 Freiburg 1 Mainz 1 Friday, August 24 Borussia Dortmund 2 Werder Bremen 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Bayern Munich 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 2 Fortuna Duesseldorf 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 3 Borussia Dortmund 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 3 Borussia Moenchengladbach 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 -------------------------5 Nuremberg 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 6 Mainz 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 6 Freiburg 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 ...

Soccer-Bundesliga summaries

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 08:22 AM PDT

Aug 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Summaries from the Bundesliga matches on Saturday Saturday, August 25Borussia Moenchengladbach 2 Mike Hanke 33, Juan Arango 80 Hoffenheim 1 Roberto Firmino 66 Halftime: 1-0; Attendance: 52,000- - - Freiburg 1 Max Kruse 49 Mainz 1 Andreas Ivanschitz 65pen Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 22,000- - - FC Augsburg 0 Fortuna Dusseldorf 2 Dani Schahin 68,79 Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 30,400- - - Hamburg SV 0 Nuremberg 1 Hanno Balitsch 68 Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 53,000- - - Greuther Fuerth 0 Bayern Munich 3 Thomas Mueller 43, Mario Mandzukic 58, Arjen Robben 79 Halftime: ...

Soccer-Bundesliga top scorers

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 08:22 AM PDT

Aug 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Top scorers of the Bundesliga on Saturday 2 Dani Schahin (Fortuna Duesseldorf) 1 Hanno Balitsch (Nuremberg) Mario Mandzukic (Bayern Munich) Thomas Mueller (Bayern Munich) Mario Goetze (Borussia Dortmund) Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) Juan Arango (Borussia Moenchengladbach) Mike Hanke (Borussia Moenchengladbach) Andreas Ivanschitz (Mainz) Roberto Firmino (Hoffenheim) Max Kruse (Freiburg) Theodor Gebre Selassie (Werder Bremen)

Swansea overwhelm sloppy West Ham 3-0

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 07:51 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Rampant Swansea City made it two wins out of two in the fledgling Premier League season after promoted West Ham United gifted them two goals in a 3-0 victory on Saturday. Michael Laudrup's Welsh side went ahead on 20 minutes when Spanish full back Angel Rangel's cross deflected in off the body of new West Ham goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen after the Finn had dived over the ball. ...

Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday, Aug 25

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 06:59 AM PDT

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday (times GMT): - - - - SOCCER Premier League Swansea City v West Ham United (1145) Aston Villa v Everton (1400) Manchester United v Fulham (1400) Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers (1400) Southampton v Wigan Athletic (1400) Sunderland v Reading (1400) Tottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion (1400) Chelsea v Newcastle United (1630) LONDON - Robin van Persie hopes for his first ManchesterUnited start after their opening defeat at Everton whileEuropean champions Chelsea go for a third straight win againstNewcastle. ...

UPDATE 1-Soccer-Russian championship results and standings

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 06:53 AM PDT

Aug 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Russian championship matches on Saturday Saturday, August 25 Lokomotiv Moscow 2 Dynamo Moscow 3 Zenit St Petersburg 1 Rubin Kazan 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Zenit St Petersburg 6 4 1 1 14 4 13 -------------------------2 Spartak Moscow 5 4 0 1 10 8 12 -------------------------3 Rubin Kazan 6 4 0 2 11 7 12 4 Lokomotiv Moscow 6 3 1 2 12 10 10 5 Terek Groznyi 5 3 1 1 6 7 10 -------------------------6 CSKA Moscow 5 3 0 2 7 6 9 -------------------------7 Anzhi Makhachkala 5 2 2 1 6 5 8 8 Amkar Perm 5 2 1 2 5 4 7 9 Alania Vladikavkaz 5 2 ...

UPDATE 1-Soccer-English premier league results and standings

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 06:38 AM PDT

Aug 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the English premier league matches on Saturday Saturday, August 25Swansea City 3 West Ham United 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Swansea City 2 2 0 0 8 0 6 2 Chelsea 2 2 0 0 6 2 6 3 Fulham 1 1 0 0 5 0 3 -------------------------4 West Bromwich Albion 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 -------------------------5 Manchester City 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 -------------------------6 Newcastle United 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 7 Everton 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -------------------------8 West Ham United 2 1 0 1 1 3 3 9 Stoke City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 10 Arsenal 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 10 Sunderland 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 12 ...

Soccer-Swansea overwhelm sloppy West Ham 3-0

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 06:38 AM PDT

LONDON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Rampant Swansea City made it twowins out of two in the fledgling Premier League season afterpromoted West Ham United gifted them two goals in a 3-0 victoryon Saturday. Michael Laudrup's Welsh side went ahead on 20 minutes whenSpanish full back Angel Rangel's cross deflected in off the bodyof new West Ham goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen after the Finn haddived over the ball. ...

Soccer-Sunderland's game with Reading postponed

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 06:23 AM PDT

LONDON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Sunderland's home Premier Leaguegame with Reading was postponed on Saturday because of awaterlogged pitch. Sunderland, who had hoped to parade new signings AdamJohnson and Steven Fletcher before the match, said in astatement that heavy rain had made the Stadium of Light pitchunplayable despite the best efforts of club staff. (Writing by Mark Meadows; editing by Tony Jimenez)

Soccer-Stoke poised to sign U.S. midfielder Edu

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 05:53 AM PDT

Aug 25 (Reuters) - Stoke City are set to sign United Statesinternational Maurice Edu from Rangers. "City have agreed personal terms for the 26-year-old to movefrom Ibrox for an undisclosed fee," the English Premier Leagueclub said on their website (www.stokecityfc.com) on Saturday. "The transfer is now subject to Edu passing a medical overthe weekend and then being granted a work permit. ...

Soccer-Inter new boy Cassano in swipe at AC Milan chief Galliani

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 05:00 AM PDT

ROME, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Self-confessed "free spirit"Antonio Cassano gave a typically eventful first news conferenceas an Inter Milan player on Saturday, launching an attack on ACMilan vice-president Adriano Galliani. Italy forward Cassano switched Milan clubs this week in aswap deal with striker Giampaolo Pazzini. "At Milan it wasn't me who made mistakes, not the players orthe coach, but someone above him," explained Cassano beforealluding to a contract he said was promised after the team wonthe Serie A title in 2011 and never materialised. ...

Suarez ready for fresh Anfield start

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 04:59 AM PDT

Luis Suarez signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool earlier this monthLiverpool's Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez says he has drawn a line under last season's controversies and is targeting a fresh start this term.


Eto'o returns for Cameroon after eight-month ban

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 04:06 AM PDT

Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o smiles during an interview following the launch of Puma's kits for nine African national soccer teams at the Design Museum in LondonYAOUNDE (Reuters) - Samuel Eto'o will end a lengthy international suspension next month after being recalled by Cameroon for an African Nations Cup first round first leg qualifier against Cape Verde Islands. The 31-year-old forward was banned for eight months after leading a player strike in November over unpaid bonuses. The row caused the team to cancel a friendly in Algeria. The ban was expected to end the 15-year, 109-cap international career of the four-times African Footballer of the Year widely regarded as Cameroon's greatest player. ...


Stoke sign Edu from Rangers

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 04:04 AM PDT

Maurice Edu is moving to Stoke from RangersStoke confirmed Saturday they are signing Rangers midfielder Maurice Edu after agreeing terms.


Soccer-Eto'o returns for Cameroon after eight-month ban

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 03:59 AM PDT

YAOUNDE, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Samuel Eto'o will end a lengthy international suspension next month after being recalled byCameroon for an African Nations Cup first round first legqualifier against Cape Verde Islands. The 31-year-old forward was banned for eight months afterleading a player strike in November over unpaid bonuses. The rowcaused the team to cancel a friendly in Algeria. The ban was expected to end the 15-year, 109-capinternational career of the four-times African Footballer of theYear widely regarded as Cameroon's greatest player. ...

Liverpool take Real's Sahin on loan

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 03:17 AM PDT

Turkey's Nuri Sahin, pictured left, only joined Real last seasonLiverpool said Saturday they have reached agreement with Real Madrid to take the Spanish outfit's playmaker Nuri Sahin to Anfield on a season-long loan.


Liverpool confirm loan deal for Real Madrid's Sahin

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 02:49 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Real Madrid playmaker Nuri Sahin on a season-long loan, the English Premier League club said on Saturday. The Turkey international joined Real last year after helping Borussia Dortmund win the 2011 Bundesliga title but found opportunities limited because of injury and the form of Mesut Ozil. Real boss Jose Mourinho was keen for Sahin to go to England to restart his career and Liverpool have swooped after interest from Arsenal cooled. "The 23-year-old will now undergo a medical on Merseyside," a Liverpool statement said. ...

Soccer-Liverpool confirm loan deal for Real Madrid's Sahin

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 02:17 AM PDT

LONDON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Liverpool have agreed a deal tosign Real Madrid playmaker Nuri Sahin on a season-long loan, theEnglish Premier League club said on Saturday. The Turkey international joined Real last year after helpingBorussia Dortmund win the 2011 Bundesliga title but foundopportunities limited because of injury and the form of MesutOzil. Real boss Jose Mourinho was keen for Sahin to go to Englandto restart his career and Liverpool have swooped after interestfrom Arsenal cooled. "The 23-year-old will now undergo a medical on Merseyside,"a Liverpool statement said. ...

Chelsea sign Azpilicueta and Moses

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 02:09 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - European champions Chelsea completed a double transfer swoop for Olympique Marseille defender Cesar Azpilicueta and Wigan Athletic winger Victor Moses on Friday. No fees were disclosed by the Londoners but media reports said Spaniard Azpilicueta, 22, cost about seven million pounds while Moses was bought for nine million pounds. "I'm a right back and my first mission is to defend for the team but I also like to offer solutions offensively and I enjoy going forward," the former Marseille player told the club website (www.chelseafc.com). ...

Sunderland land Johnson and Fletcher

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 02:08 AM PDT

(Reuters) - Manchester City's England winger Adam Johnson and Wolverhampton Wanderers' Scotland striker Steven Fletcher have joined Sunderland on four-year deals, the Premier League club announced on Friday. Johnson, 25, had been a bit-part player for the champions last term and was mainly restricted to substitute appearances, meaning he missed out on England's Euro 2012 squad. However, he started in this month's 2-1 friendly win over Italy to pick up his 11th cap. ...

Korean midfielder Ki locks up record move to Swansea

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 02:04 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - South Korea international midfielder Ki Sung-yeung left Celtic for Swansea City to become the Welsh club's record signing on Friday. The 23-year-old has signed a three-year contract although he will not be available for Saturday's Premier League clash at home to West Ham United. He is still waiting for a work permit and international clearance following the move, which was for an undisclosed fee. Media said the figure of around six million pounds was a Swansea record. Ki told the club's website (www.swanseacity. ...

Bologna put brakes on Ramirez move to Southampton

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 02:04 AM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - Bologna president Albano Guaraldi has revealed that transfer talks between his club and Southampton for Gaston Ramirez have broken down but that the Uruguayan has refused to play again for the Serie A club. "Southampton haven't given us the guarantees that we wanted, the talks have been interrupted," Guaraldi told Sky Italia television on Friday. "Ramirez is furious with me and has told me that he won't ever play for Bologna again, he has threatened me but I've tried to explain the situation to him. ...

Rennes land Makoun on loan from Aston Villa

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 01:52 AM PDT

Cameroon's Jean Makoun fights for the ball with Netherlands' Nigel de Jong during a 2010 World Cup Group E soccer match at Green Point stadiumPARIS (Reuters) - Cameroon midfielder Jean Makoun has joined Stade Rennes on a season-long loan from Aston Villa, the Ligue 1 club said on Friday. Makoun, 29, joined Aston Villa in 2011 from Olympique Lyon after 10 years in the French league but failed to make an impact. He already spent last season on loan at Greek side Olympiakos. "We were looking for an experienced midfielder. I know him very well because I signed him when I was at Lille," Stade Rennes team manager Pierre Dreossi said in a statement on the club website (www.staderennais.com). ...


Celtic in debt to Commons touch

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 11:19 PM PDT

Kris Commons (R) netted his third goal in as many games in Tuesday's 2-0 win against HelsingborgsCeltic manager Neil Lennon says the return to form of Kris Commons has played a key part in his side's unbeaten start to the season.


Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday, Aug 24

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 10:59 PM PDT

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday (times GMT): - - - - CYCLING Lance Armstrong was stripped of his record seven Tour deFrance wins and handed a lifetime ban by the United StatesAnti-Doping Agency, but he remained defiant as supportersrallied around the American cyclist. (CYCLING-ARMSTRONG/DOPINGmoved, pix, TV, graphic, moved, by Dan Whitcomb, 700 words) - - USA Pro Challenge COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - Tyler Farrar of the UnitedStates claimed his second stage as compatriot Tejay van Garderenretained his overall race lead. ...

Controversy, austerity overshadow Serie A kick-off

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 08:28 PM PDT

The signing of Cassano appears quite a coup for InterDespite the national team's stellar performance at Euro 2012, a cloud hangs over Italy's domestic game as the 2012-13 Serie A season gets underway this weekend.


Giggs expects strong response from Man United

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 07:51 PM PDT

"I'm sure if we put that much effort in again and get that little bit of luck then we'll go that extra step," Giggs saidRyan Giggs admits Manchester United must deliver an immediate response against Fulham on Saturday after opening their Premier League title challenge with a lacklustre defeat at Everton.


Munich triumph saved Blues veterans - Lampard

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 05:24 PM PDT

Lampard believes there would have been big changes at Chelsea if they hadn't won the Champions LeagueChelsea's England midfielder Frank Lampard says winning the Champions League success meant several veterans - himself included - avoided having time called on their Stamford Bridge careers.


Nigeria again snub Chelsea ace Mikel

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 05:15 PM PDT

Nigerian Mikel Obi plays as a midfielder for Chelsea and for his national teamNigeria have again overlooked Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi for next month's 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Liberia.


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