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- Soccer-Bayern sign Spain midfielder Martinez
- Liverpool lose Lucas for up to three months
- Malaysian police probe football graft claim
- Soccer-Liverpool's Lucas out for up to three months
- France recall Diaby for World Cup qualifiers
- Diaby, Menez return to France squad
- Soccer-Cash-strapped Romanian side thumped 31-0 in cup
- Martinez set to sign for Bayern in record deal
- Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday, Aug 29
- UPDATE 1-Soccer-France recall Diaby for World Cup qualifiers
- Soccer-Barca to lodge second appeal against Vilanova dismissal
- Soccer-France recall Diaby for World Cup qualifiers
- Soccer-Martinez was in Munich without permission, Bilbao say
- Lampard eyes Chelsea job after retirement
- Super Cup comes full circle with last Monaco
- Tim Cahill recalled to Australia squad
- Lebedev backs lifting international players' cap
- PREVIEW-Soccer-Super Cup comes full circle with last Monaco match
- Blatter opposed to age limits for FIFA officials
- Soccer-Blatter opposed to age limits for FIFA officials
- Soccer-Lampard eyes Chelsea job after retirement
- Drogba, Anelka futures in China in doubt
- Schwarzer set for landmark Australia century
- Saints hope Mayuka will be ready for Man United clash
- Soccer-Schwarzer set for landmark Australia century
- Soccer-Czechs call up young talents to shore up offense
- Celtic have Champions League group stage in sight
- REFILE-Soccer-Saints hope Mayuka will be ready for Man United clash
- Soccer-Controversial Korea midfielder gets World Cup call-up
- Soccer-Bulgaria striker Berbatov set for Fiorentina move
- Udinese miss out after penalty blunder
- Fulham accept Dembele offer from Tottenham, says Jol
- Michel named Kenya coach
- Masked Puyol could feature in Super Cup showdown
- Soccer-Fulham accept Dembele offer from Tottenham, says Jol
- UPDATE 2-Soccer-Udinese miss out after penalty blunder
- Saints sign Mayuka from Young Boys
- FIFA official in Brazil to visit two World Cup venues
- Fulham accept Tottenham bid for Dembele
- QPR boss Hughes confirms Cesar deal is close
| Soccer-Bayern sign Spain midfielder Martinez Posted: 29 Aug 2012 08:44 AM PDT MUNICH, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich completed thesigning of Athletic Bilbao's Spain international midfielder JaviMartinez on Wednesday, the Bundesliga side said in a statement. Martinez, 23, has signed a five-year contract until the endof June 2017. (Editing by Justin Palmer) |
| Liverpool lose Lucas for up to three months Posted: 29 Aug 2012 08:29 AM PDT
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| Malaysian police probe football graft claim Posted: 29 Aug 2012 08:12 AM PDT
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| Soccer-Liverpool's Lucas out for up to three months Posted: 29 Aug 2012 07:42 AM PDT Aug 29 (Reuters) - Liverpool midfielder Lucas will besidelined for up to three months with a thigh injury, managerBrendan Rodgers said on Wednesday. The 25-year-old Brazilian was substituted after five minutesof last weekend's 2-2 draw against Premier League championsManchester City. "The indications are two to three months. It is quite aunique injury at the top of his right thigh," Rodgers was quotedas saying on the Sky Sports website (www1.skysports.com) "He has had a scan and we will see a specialist thisevening. We'll see if it needs an operation or whether it isjust recuperation. ... |
| France recall Diaby for World Cup qualifiers Posted: 29 Aug 2012 07:19 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - France coach Didier Deschamps on Wednesday recalled midfielder Abou Diaby, who has not played for the national team for over a year, for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers in Finland on September 7 and at home against Belarus four days later. Injury-prone Diaby last featured with Les Bleus in a friendly against Poland in June last year and missed the European Championship because of a calf injury. The 26-year-old, regarded for years as one of the best French midfielders, has won 15 caps. ... |
| Diaby, Menez return to France squad Posted: 29 Aug 2012 07:18 AM PDT
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| Soccer-Cash-strapped Romanian side thumped 31-0 in cup Posted: 29 Aug 2012 07:09 AM PDT BUCHAREST, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Cash-strapped Romanian seconddivision side CS Buftea paid the price for fielding a side ofteenagers when they were thumped by the astonishing scoreline of31-0 by third-tier ACS Berceni in a Romanian Cup match. Buftea celebrated promotion to the second division in Maybut a team containing predominantly under-19 players were on thewrong end of a goal deluge in the fourth preliminary roundmatch. Buftea, located 20 km north-west of capital Bucharest,conceded 19 goals in the second half of Tuesday's match. ... |
| Martinez set to sign for Bayern in record deal Posted: 29 Aug 2012 07:07 AM PDT
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| Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday, Aug 29 Posted: 29 Aug 2012 07:00 AM PDT Reuters sports schedule at 1400 on Wednesday (times GMT): - - - - TENNIS U.S. Open NEW YORK - The second round of the U.S. Open gets underwayat the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, with formerchampions Maria Sharapova and Kim Clijsters in action as well asfirst-time hopefuls Andy Murray and Victoria Azarenka.(TENNIS-OPEN/, expect first wrap by 2000, pix, by SteveGinsburg, Simon Cambers and Will Swanton, 600 words) - - - - PARALYMPICS Paralympic Games, London (to Sept. ... |
| UPDATE 1-Soccer-France recall Diaby for World Cup qualifiers Posted: 29 Aug 2012 06:05 AM PDT (Add Deschamps quotes) PARIS, Aug 29 (Reuters) - France coach Didier Deschamps onWednesday recalled midfielder Abou Diaby, who has not played forthe national team for over a year, for the 2014 World Cupqualifiers in Finland on Sept. 7 and at home against Belarusfour days later. Injury-prone Diaby last featured with Les Bleus in afriendly against Poland in June last year and missed theEuropean Championship because of a calf injury. The 26-year-old, regarded for years as one of the bestFrench midfielders, has won 15 caps. ... |
| Soccer-Barca to lodge second appeal against Vilanova dismissal Posted: 29 Aug 2012 05:49 AM PDT MADRID, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Barcelona will lodge a secondappeal against the dismissal of coach Tito Vilanova in Sunday's2-1 win at Osasuna after the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF)rejected an initial effort and suspended the coach for two gameson Wednesday. "FC Barcelona's legal department will lodge an appeal incoming days against the decision by the Spanish soccerfederation's competition committee to suspend Tito Vilanova fortwo matches," Barca said in a statement on their website(www.fcbarcelona.com). ... |
| Soccer-France recall Diaby for World Cup qualifiers Posted: 29 Aug 2012 05:34 AM PDT PARIS, Aug 29 (Reuters) - France coach Didier Deschamps onWednesday recalled midfielder Abou Diaby, who has not played forthe national team for over a year, for the 2014 World Cupqualifiers in Finland on Sept. 7 and at home against Belarusfour days later. Injury-prone Diaby last featured with Les Bleus in afriendly against Poland in June last year and missed theEuropean Championship because of a calf injury. The 26-year-old, regarded for years as one of the bestFrench midfielders, has won 15 caps. ... |
| Soccer-Martinez was in Munich without permission, Bilbao say Posted: 29 Aug 2012 05:12 AM PDT MADRID, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Athletic Bilbao midfielder JaviMartinez travelled to Germany without permission on Tuesday,Bilbao said, as the Spain midfielder tries to tie up a move toBayern Munich before the transfer window closes on Friday. Martinez was shown on German television having a medical atBayern and Spanish and German media have reported his move tothe Bundesliga is imminent in a saga that has dragged on forseveral weeks. "Athletic Club would like to make clear that at no time didthey authorise the trip their player Javier Martinez made toMunich on Aug. ... |
| Lampard eyes Chelsea job after retirement Posted: 29 Aug 2012 05:07 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard wants to manage the European champions once his playing days are over. Lampard, 34, has been at the Premier League side since 2001 and is in the final season of his current deal. "I am thinking about my coaching badges now but there is only one club I want to manage," Lampard was quoted as saying in The Sun newspaper on Wednesday. "I know it might sound a bit big-headed or selfish but I wouldn't want to go through 'showing myself' with a lower club. ... |
| Super Cup comes full circle with last Monaco Posted: 29 Aug 2012 05:06 AM PDT MONACO (Reuters) - Chelsea's relationship with the European Super Cup comes full circle on Friday when the winners of the first final at the picturesque Stade Louis II face Atletico Madrid in the last one to be staged there. Chelsea, at the time holders of the Cup Winners' Cup, beat European champions Real Madrid 1-0 in 1998 and now, as European champions themselves, they are back to face Atletico, the winners of last season's Europa League. ... |
| Tim Cahill recalled to Australia squad Posted: 29 Aug 2012 04:28 AM PDT
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| Lebedev backs lifting international players' cap Posted: 29 Aug 2012 04:11 AM PDT
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| PREVIEW-Soccer-Super Cup comes full circle with last Monaco match Posted: 29 Aug 2012 04:00 AM PDT MONACO, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Chelsea's relationship with theEuropean Super Cup comes full circle on Friday when the winnersof the first final at the picturesque Stade Louis II faceAtletico Madrid in the last one to be staged there. Chelsea, at the time holders of the Cup Winners' Cup, beatEuropean champions Real Madrid 1-0 in 1998 and now, as Europeanchampions themselves, they are back to face Atletico, thewinners of last season's Europa League. ... |
| Blatter opposed to age limits for FIFA officials Posted: 29 Aug 2012 03:37 AM PDT
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| Soccer-Blatter opposed to age limits for FIFA officials Posted: 29 Aug 2012 03:28 AM PDT BERNE, Aug 29 (Reuters)- FIFA president Sepp Blatter isagainst age restrictions for officials in soccer's governingbody although he would be prepared to accept a limit on thelength of time they can hold office, he said on Wednesday. The 76-year-old Swiss said he was also opposed to standingareas in soccer stadiums, placing him on a collision course withboth the Bundesliga and the national league in his homeland. "I'm in favour of limiting the length of time officials canserve but against an age limit," he told Germany's Sport Bildmagazine. "Capabilites have nothing to do with age. ... |
| Soccer-Lampard eyes Chelsea job after retirement Posted: 29 Aug 2012 02:58 AM PDT LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampardwants to manage the European champions once his playing days areover. Lampard, 34, has been at the Premier League side since 2001and is in the final season of his current deal. "I am thinking about my coaching badges now but there isonly one club I want to manage," Lampard was quoted as saying inThe Sun newspaper on Wednesday. "I know it might sound a bit big-headed or selfish but Iwouldn't want to go through 'showing myself' with a lower club. ... |
| Drogba, Anelka futures in China in doubt Posted: 29 Aug 2012 02:21 AM PDT
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| Schwarzer set for landmark Australia century Posted: 29 Aug 2012 02:04 AM PDT (Reuters) - Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer is set to become the first Australian to win 100 international caps after being named in the Socceroos squad for their World Cup qualifier against Jordan next month. The 39-year-old Fulham goalkeeper could reach the figure in a September 6 friendly away to Lebanon, five days before the fourth round Group B clash. "His contribution has been extraordinary over the years," Australia coach Holger Osieck said of Schwarzer in an interview with the Football Federation of Australia after naming his squad on Wednesday. ... |
| Saints hope Mayuka will be ready for Man United clash Posted: 29 Aug 2012 01:51 AM PDT
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| Soccer-Schwarzer set for landmark Australia century Posted: 29 Aug 2012 01:33 AM PDT Aug 29 (Reuters) - Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer is set tobecome the first Australian to win 100 international caps afterbeing named in the Socceroos squad for their World Cup qualifieragainst Jordan next month. The 39-year-old Fulham goalkeeper could reach the figure ina Sept. 6 friendly away to Lebanon, five days before the fourthround Group B clash. "His contribution has been extraordinary over the years,"Australia coach Holger Osieck said of Schwarzer in an interviewwith the Football Federation of Australia after naming his squadon Wednesday. ... |
| Soccer-Czechs call up young talents to shore up offense Posted: 29 Aug 2012 01:23 AM PDT PRAGUE, Aug 29 (Reuters) - The Czech Republic have called upWatford striker Matej Vydra ahead of their World Cup qualifiersagainst Denmark and Finland. The Czechs, who made it to the quarter-finals of Euro 2012,will be missing forward Milan Baros, who retired after thetournament. Skipper Tomas Rosicky, who has been out with anAchilles injury, and midfielder Vaclav Pilar will also be out. Coach Michal Bilek also called up Sparta Prague forwardVaclav Kadlec for the first time in two years. "Kadlec and Vydra belong among the biggest talents of Czechsoccer. ... |
| Celtic have Champions League group stage in sight Posted: 29 Aug 2012 12:56 AM PDT
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| REFILE-Soccer-Saints hope Mayuka will be ready for Man United clash Posted: 29 Aug 2012 12:33 AM PDT (Refiles, fixing year of international debut in para 6) Aug 29 (Reuters) - African Cup of Nations Golden Boot winnerEmmanuel Mayuka will join Premier League side Southampton afterthe Saints agreed terms with the player and his Swiss club YoungBoys. The 21-year-old Zambian international striker passed amedical, Southampton said, and has been granted a work permit. The club hopes the deal can be ratified in time for Mayukato join Saints for their clash with Manchester United on Sunday. ... |
| Soccer-Controversial Korea midfielder gets World Cup call-up Posted: 28 Aug 2012 11:56 PM PDT Aug 29 (Reuters) - South Korea's Park Jong-woo, who wasbanned from the Olympic podium at the London Games fordisplaying a political message after the bronze medal match, hasbeen called up to the senior national team for the first timefor a World Cup qualifier. Park was not allowed to collect his bronze medal followingKorea's 2-0 win over Japan earlier this month after he held up asign referring to a territorial dispute between the Asianneighbours. ... |
| Soccer-Bulgaria striker Berbatov set for Fiorentina move Posted: 28 Aug 2012 11:42 PM PDT SOFIA, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Manchester United striker DimitarBerbatov flew to Italy on Wednesday to complete a move to SerieA club Fiorentina, a source close to the Bulgarian told Reuters. "Fiorentina have agreed personal terms with Dimitar andthey'll announce the deal very soon," the source, who asked notto be identified, said, adding the transfer was subject toBerbatov passing a medical. Berbatov, who became United's most expensive player when hejoined from Tottenham Hotspur in 2008 for 30.75 million pounds($48. ... |
| Udinese miss out after penalty blunder Posted: 28 Aug 2012 11:14 PM PDT BERNE (Reuters) - Udinese missed out on the Champions League for the second season running on Tuesday, losing on penalties to Braga in the playoffs after an comical shootout miss to leave Italy with only two clubs in Europe's top competition. Brazilian substitute Maicosuel tried to emulate Andrea Pirlo's effort for Italy against England at Euro 2012 by nonchalantly chipping the ball into the middle of the goal but mis-hit his shot and allowed Braga's goalkeeper Beto to save. ... |
| Fulham accept Dembele offer from Tottenham, says Jol Posted: 28 Aug 2012 11:13 PM PDT (Reuters) - Fulham accepted Tottenham Hotspur's bid for Belgium playmaker Moussa Dembele on Tuesday as Andre Villas Boas's side look for a replacement for Luka Modric. Fulham's official website (www.fulhamfc.com) said manager and former Tottenham boss Martin Jol had confirmed a deal after his side lost 1-0 to Sheffield Wednesday in the League Cup. "The player is currently undergoing a medical," it said. Dembele, 25, is regarded as a near like-for-like replacement for Modric, who completed his transfer from north London to Real Madrid on Monday. ... |
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| Masked Puyol could feature in Super Cup showdown Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:39 PM PDT
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| Soccer-Fulham accept Dembele offer from Tottenham, says Jol Posted: 28 Aug 2012 03:41 PM PDT Aug 28 (Reuters) - Fulham accepted Tottenham Hotspur's bidfor Belgium playmaker Moussa Dembele on Tuesday as Andre VillasBoas's side look for a replacement for Luka Modric. Fulham's official website (www.fulhamfc.com) said managerand former Tottenham boss Martin Jol had confirmed a deal afterhis side lost 1-0 to Sheffield Wednesday in the League Cup. "The player is currently undergoing a medical," it said. Dembele, 25, is regarded as a near like-for-like replacementfor Modric, who completed his transfer from north London to RealMadrid on Monday. ... |
| UPDATE 2-Soccer-Udinese miss out after penalty blunder Posted: 28 Aug 2012 03:29 PM PDT * Udinese fail again after Braga win on penalties * Malaga qualify for first time * Anderlecht, BATE and Zagreb also through (Adds late match) BERNE, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Udinese missed out on theChampions League for the second season running on Tuesday,losing on penalties to Braga in the playoffs after an comicalshootout miss to leave Italy with only two clubs in Europe's topcompetition. ... |
| Saints sign Mayuka from Young Boys Posted: 28 Aug 2012 03:27 PM PDT
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| FIFA official in Brazil to visit two World Cup venues Posted: 28 Aug 2012 03:26 PM PDT
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| Fulham accept Tottenham bid for Dembele Posted: 28 Aug 2012 03:24 PM PDT
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| QPR boss Hughes confirms Cesar deal is close Posted: 28 Aug 2012 03:18 PM PDT
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