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Posted: 05 Sep 2012 02:41 AM PDT
 NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger's soccer federation have appointed Gernot Rohr as the new national team coach and the German will take the reins for the first time on Sunday when they meet Guinea away in an African Nations Cup qualifier. Rohr, who replaces Frenchman Rolland Courbis, coached co-hosts Gabon at the Nations Cup finals earlier this year but when they were eliminated in the quarter-finals his contract was not renewed. The 59-year-old Rohr played at Bayern Munich and Girondins Bordeaux, and then coached Bordeaux when they lost to Bayern in the 1996 UEFA Cup final. ...
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Posted: 05 Sep 2012 02:38 AM PDT
NIAMEY, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Niger's soccer federation haveappointed Gernot Rohr as the new national team coach and theGerman will take the reins for the first time on Sunday whenthey meet Guinea away in an African Nations Cup qualifier. Rohr, who replaces Frenchman Rolland Courbis, coachedco-hosts Gabon at the Nations Cup finals earlier this year butwhen they were eliminated in the quarter-finals his contract wasnot renewed. The 59-year-old Rohr played at Bayern Munich and GirondinsBordeaux, and then coached Bordeaux when they lost to Bayern inthe 1996 UEFA Cup final. ...
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Posted: 05 Sep 2012 02:16 AM PDT
LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - West Ham's on-loan striker AndyCarroll has been ruled out for up to six weeks with a hamstringinjury, delivering a setback to the Premier League new boys aswell as the England team. Carroll, who cost Liverpool a club-record 35 million pounds($55.60 million) last year but was frozen by new Reds bossBrendan Rodgers, joined the Hammers on a season-long loan lastweek. He fell awkwardly midway through the second half of hisdebut match as West Ham beat Fulham, and was ruled out ofEngland's World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine thismonth. ...
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Posted: 05 Sep 2012 02:10 AM PDT
ZURICH, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Brazil stayed outside the top tenof FIFA's highly questioned ranking system on Wednesday, withEngland, Denmark and Greece all ahead of the five-times worldchampions. The South Americans, who hit an all-time low of 13th lastmonth, climbed one place to 12th thanks to a 3-0 friendly win inSweden. But their placing, one below Greece, is still surprisinglylow as they have won 10 of their 13 full internationals playedin the last year, with their only defeats against Argentina andMexico during a tour of the United States in June. ...
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Posted: 05 Sep 2012 01:49 AM PDT
ZURICH, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Soccer's governing body FIFA isalarmed at the number of players taking food supplements and haswarned of the risks of failing dope tests by taking non-approvedproducts. Chief medical officer Jiri Dvorak told FIFA's website(www.fifa.com) that around 35 percent of players at World Cuplevel were regularly taking food supplements, with that figurerising to almost 50 percent at under-17 and under-20 level. Dvorak said that many players did not seek medical adviceand risked failing doping tests as a result. ...
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Posted: 05 Sep 2012 01:31 AM PDT
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) are continuing their investigation into sidelined president Mohamed Bin Hammam despite his provisional suspension ending on Tuesday. The AFC are investigating claims of financial wrongdoing by Bin Hammam during his tenure. The regional governing body, which Bin Hammam headed for nearly a decade, provisionally suspended the Qatari for 30 days on July 16 and then invoked a one-time clause which allowed them to extend that ban by 20 days last month. ...
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Posted: 05 Sep 2012 01:14 AM PDT
SINGAPORE, Sept 5 (Reuters) - The Asian FootballConfederation (AFC) are continuing their investigation intosidelined president Mohamed Bin Hammam despite his provisionalsuspension ending on Tuesday. The AFC are investigating claims of financial wrongdoing byBin Hammam during his tenure. The regional governing body, which Bin Hammam headed fornearly a decade, provisionally suspended the Qatari for 30 dayson July 16 and then invoked a one-time clause which allowed themto extend that ban by 20 days last month. ...
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:15 PM PDT
WELLINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Redemption will be drivingNew Zealand as they open their third round campaign of Oceania'squalifying tournament for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazilagainst New Caledonia in Noumea on Friday. Ricki Herbert's side were humbled 2-0 by New Caledonia inthe semi-finals of the Oceania Nations Cup in June, which costthem the opportunity of a million-dollar payday and attendanceat next year's Confederations Cup in Brazil. ...
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:46 PM PDT
SINGAPORE, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Four Singaporean referees werehanded one-month bans after being caught officiating in anothersoccer tournament without permission from the country's footballassociation (FAS). The unnamed referees were found guilty of taking part in apromotional street football event in Thailand by a four-personFAS disciplinary committee (DC) last week. The bans for taking part in the non-FAS sanctioned eventstarted on Saturday. ...
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 08:10 PM PDT
Sept 5 (Reuters) - The Malaysian government has launched aprobe into alleged soccer match-fixing after a top goalkeeperfumbled the ball into his own net in a crunch Malaysia Cupmatch. Terengganu's English manager Peter Butler hauled SharbineeAllawee off the pitch after he had clumsily palmed the ball intothe net to allow Kedah to equalise on Saturday, then vowed theinternational's days at the club were over. "We don't need such players," he blasted. "We only wantthose who put in an honest effort. "I can safely say that he won't feature in the teamanymore. ...
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 03:52 PM PDT
MIAMI, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The United States and Mexico facethe toughest tests yet of their World Cup credentials withhome-and-away qualifiers against Jamaica and Costa Ricarespectively starting on Friday. Juergen Klinsmann's U.S. team share the lead in CONCACAFqualifying group A with Jamaica and head to Kingston afterpicking up four points from their opening two games. After being surprisingly held to a 1-1 draw in Guatemala,the U.S. gained a much-needed 3-1 victory at home to Antigua andBarbuda in June. ...
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 02:00 PM PDT
VILNIUS (Reuters) - The head of Lithuania's soccer federation denied any wrongdoing on Tuesday after a court ordered his suspension during an investigation by prosecutors and a newspaper reported allegations of embezzlement. Julius Kvedaras said he was cooperating fully with investigators and that he had not actually been suspended from his position, as a court has ordered, but had instead decided to take a holiday. Neither the prosecutor's office, the court or federation have detailed the allegations against Kvedaras. ...
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:20 PM PDT
BERNE, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Servette Geneva's Joao Alves onTuesday became the second managerial change in two days in the10-team Swiss Super League. "Joao Alves has done a fantastic job with the club and it'snot without regrets that we are relieving him of his duties,"the club's Canadian owner Hugh Quennec said in a statement onServette's website (www.servettefc.ch). The 17-times Swiss champions are bottom of the table withtwo points from eight games and last week failed to qualify forthe Europa League group stage. Alves had been in charge since April during his second stintat the club. ...
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:16 PM PDT
 MADRID (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo said on Tuesday his sadness had nothing to do with money as the Real Madrid forward looked to head off media speculation he simply wanted for a more lucrative deal. The world's most expensive player hit the headlines after Sunday's 3-0 La Liga win over Granada when he failed to celebrate his two goals and told reporters he was "sad" for "professional" reasons and that the club knew why. "That I am feeling sad and have expressed this sadness has created a huge stir," the 27-year-old Portugal forward said via his Twitter account. ...
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:12 PM PDT
* Ronaldo denies his sadness is related to money * Arbeloa backs his Real team mate (Recasts with Ronaldo Twitter comment) MADRID, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo said on Tuesdayhis sadness had nothing to do with money as the Real Madridforward looked to head off media speculation he simply wantedfor a more lucrative deal. The world's most expensive player hit the headlines afterSunday's 3-0 La Liga win over Granada when he failed tocelebrate his two goals and told reporters he was "sad" for"professional" reasons and that the club knew why. ...
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:05 PM PDT
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Adriano's latest comeback attempt suffered a setback on Tuesday when he received a warning from Flamengo after missing training. A statement on the club website (www.flamengo.com.br) said the 30-year-old forward, beset by drinking, depression and weight problems in recent years, would be warned for his absence "in line with the clause established in his contract". His spokesperson responded with a statement saying Adriano was simply having a day off and would train later on Tuesday. ...
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:52 AM PDT
 Sir Bobby Charlton believes England have no chance of winning the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:19 AM PDT
 Defending World Cup holders should qualify automatically for the next competition, Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso, part of the Spain squad that won the 2010 tournament, said Tuesday.
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:47 AM PDT
LONDON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Former Manchester United strikerMichal Owen has joined Stoke City on a one-year contract, thePremier League club said on Tuesday. Owen was a free agent after being released by United at theend of last season, and British media reported the 32-year-oldhad signed a pay-as-you-play deal at the Potters. The former England international played only four times forUnited last season as he suffered from ongoing injury problems.In total, he scored 17 times in 52 games for the Old Traffordclub after joining them in 2009. His last appearance in the Premier League was on Sept. ...
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:37 AM PDT
(Reuters) - Manchester United Plc is poised for strong near-term revenue growth from media and sponsorship deals, according to brokerages who backed the English soccer club's flotation in New York last month. The club had a flat market debut on August 10 after a listing which valued the 19-times English premier league champions at $2.3 billion and has drifted lower since. The stock was marginally down at $13.25 in New York on Tuesday. Critics of the deal highlighted a dual-share structure that left the American Glazer family firmly in control of the club despite the sale of stock. ...
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:24 AM PDT
BUENOS AIRES, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi's Argentinaput the love of their fans to a new test in a World Cupqualifier against Paraguay on Friday after the thrill of theircaptain's nine goals in five games. Messi scored hat-tricks in victories against Brazil andSwitzerland and one apiece in wins over Colombia, Ecuador andGermany following the jeers from their 1-1 draw with Bolivialast November. "We knew we had to change things after Bolivia," Messi tolda news conference at Argentina's Ezeiza headquarters on Tuesday. "We knew we had to infect the fans with our results and ourgame. ...
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:17 AM PDT
 Former England striker Michael Owen has joined Stoke City on a free transfer, subject to Premier League Board approval, the club announced Tuesday.
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:08 AM PDT
BUENOS AIRES, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Coaches Facundo Sava andFrank Kudelka have lost their jobs at the bottom two teams inthe Argentine first division. Former Fulham striker Sava's San Martin and Union, who werecoached by Kudelka, have no points after losing their openingfive matches of the season. "The (club) directors asked me to step aside," Sava, whocelebrated his goals at Fulham donning a black Lone Ranger stylemask, told reporters. Nery Pumpido, Argentina's 1986 World Cup winning goalkeeper,has agreed to return to Union for a second spell as coach. ...
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:07 AM PDT
SOFIA, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Strikers Tsvetan Genkov andDimitar Rangelov have been called up to the Bulgaria squad fortheir opening 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Italy andArmenia, the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) said on Tuesday. Wisla Krakow's Genkov and Luzern's Rangelov were added tofill the gap left by Fulham striker Dimitar Berbatov, who wasexpected to end his self-imposed international exile. Bulgaria coach Luboslav Penev called up Berbatov for theclash with Italy on Sept. ...
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:05 AM PDT
The United States beat Nigeria 2-0 on Tuesday and will play defending champion Germany for the women's under-20 World Cup title.
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 08:49 AM PDT
 Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has admitted the club "can't compete" in the transfer market with rival Premier League teams.
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 08:36 AM PDT
BUCHAREST, Sept 4 (Reuters) - CFR Cluj have agreed to takemidfielder Jorge Martinez on loan from Juventus for the rest ofthe season, the Romanian champions said on Tuesday. The 29-year-old Uruguayan, capped 18 times by his country,has struggled to make an impact after joining the Italianchampions from Catania on a four-year contract in 2010 and wasalso loaned to Cesena last season. Last week, CFR Cluj, who won the Romanian league title threetimes since 2008, were drawn in the Champions League's Group Halong with Manchester United, Braga and Galatasaray. ...
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 08:31 AM PDT
SOFIA, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Fulham striker Dimitar Berbatovhas been heavily criticised in his homeland after he snubbed theBulgarian national team for a second time in 28 months. Bulgaria supporters have branded the country's leadingscorer as "greedy", "unworthy" and as "a man who can't keep hisword" on internet forums after he refused to play for thenational team in the World Cup qualifiers against Italy andArmenia. ...
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 08:07 AM PDT
 Jermain Defoe has told England coach Roy Hodgson that he is capable of leading the attack in the absence of Wayne Rooney and Andy Carroll.
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 07:21 AM PDT
 Croatia striker Ivan Klasnic, who underwent a successful kidney transplant in 2007, on Tuesday signed for German league side Mainz 05 until the end of the season.
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 07:17 AM PDT
 Zenit St Petersburg stunned football by signing Brazilian star Hulk hours before the Champions League eligibility deadline, in a sign the Russian champions' ambitions go well beyond the domestic game.
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 07:17 AM PDT
 ATHENS (Reuters) - Olympiakos Piraeus have strengthened their squad before the start of the Champions League with the addition of Mali midfielder Drissa Diakite. The 27-year-old midfielder has joined the Greek champions from French side Nice for an undisclosed fee, signing a one-year contract with the option to extend for a further season, the club said. Olympiakos were able to make the signing even though the European transfer window officially closed on August 31 as the deadline for Greek clubs is September 15. ...
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 07:13 AM PDT
ATHENS, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Olympiakos Piraeus havestrengthened their squad before the start of the ChampionsLeague with the addition of Mali midfielder Drissa Diakite. The 27-year-old midfielder has joined the Greek championsfrom French side Nice for an undisclosed fee, signing a one-yearcontract with the option to extend for a further season, theclub said. Olympiakos were able to make the signing even though theEuropean transfer window officially closed on Aug. 31 as thedeadline for Greek clubs is Sept. 15. ...
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 07:10 AM PDT
 A Greek reporter probing match-fixing in the country's violence-ridden football league was hospitalised with facial injuries after a beating by unknown assailants, journalist unions said on Tuesday.
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 07:01 AM PDT
 Germany coach Joachim Loew has branded the bullying of Cologne's Kevin Pezzoni by fans as "unacceptable" after the defender was forced to quit the second division club after being threatened.
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 06:51 AM PDT
 Lukas Podolski is ready to fill the gap in the Arsenal attack left by the summer departure of Robin van Persie to Manchester United.
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 06:13 AM PDT
MADRID, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo's sadness hascome as a surprise to his Real Madrid team mates, defenderAlvaro Arbeloa said as he joined up with the Spain squad onTuesday Portugal forward Ronaldo hit the sports headlines afterSunday's win over Granada, when he failed to celebrate the twogoals he scored and later told reporters he was "sad" for"professional" reasons, and that the club knew why. "I don't know what's up with Cristiano. It was a surprisefor us as much as for you, we found out after the game," Realfull back Arbeloa told reporters. ...
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 05:17 AM PDT
BERLIN, Sept 4 (Reuters) - VfL Wolfsburg coach Felix Magathhas criticised his team's Brazilian players for passing to eachother rather than better-placed team mates. "Our Brazilians prefer to pass to another Brazilian,"Magath, whose side were thumped 4-0 at home by Hanover 96 in theBundesliga on Sunday, told reporters. "They certainly do not do it in bad faith and it'sunderstandable from a human aspect but we need to get out of thehabit." "It wasn't so clear during the game but our video analysisshowed that it is often the case. ...
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Posted: 04 Sep 2012 04:40 AM PDT
BERNE, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Swiss soccer club Sion namedMichael Decastel as their fifth coach in less than two years onTuesday to replace Sebastien Fournier who quit after fourmonths. Fournier resigned on Monday after he was reprimanded by theclub for publicly accusing three players of spending a night onthe town before a league match. A furious Fournier hadidentified the players immediately after Saturday's 3-0 homedefeat by St Gallen. ...
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