BERLIN, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Brief news ahead of this weekend's Bundesliga soccer matches: * Schalke 04's Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Jermaine Jones could miss their Bundesliga match at home to leaders Bayern Munich on Saturday with the former suffering from a cold and the U.S. international still nursing an ankle injury. Huntelaar, last season's top Bundesliga scorer who also grabbed the winner in their 2-1 Champions League victory at Olympiakos on Tuesday, missed training along with Jones on Thursday. "It will be tight getting them ready to Saturday," coach Huub Stevens told reporters. ...
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Posted: 21 Sep 2012 03:03 AM PDT
MOSCOW, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The host cities for the 2018 FIFA World Cup will be announced live on Russian television on Sept 29, local organisers of the tournament said on Friday. Channel One will broadcast the presentation on its "Tonight" show at 21:20 local time (17:20 GMT), they said. "FIFA President Sepp Blatter and Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko will open the ceremony," the Local Organising Committee (LOC) said in a statement. Thirteen Russian cities - Moscow, St. ...
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Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:01 AM PDT
Sept 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the Serie A matches on Friday Saturday, September 22 (GMT) Parma v Fiorentina (1600) Juventus v Chievo Verona (1845) Sunday, September 23 (GMT) Sampdoria v Torino (1030) Atalanta Bergamo v Palermo (1300) Bologna v Pescara (1300) Cagliari v AS Roma (1300) Catania v Napoli (1300) Inter Milan v Siena (1300) Udinese v AC Milan (1300) Lazio v Genoa (1845)
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Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:01 AM PDT
Sept 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the Bundesliga matches on Friday Friday, September 21 (GMT) Nuremberg v Eintracht Frankfurt (1830) Saturday, September 22 (GMT) Fortuna Duesseldorf v Freiburg (1330) Mainz v FC Augsburg (1330) Hamburg SV v Borussia Dortmund (1330) Schalke 04 v Bayern Munich (1330) VfL Wolfsburg v Greuther Fuerth (1330) Sunday, September 23 (GMT) Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Moenchengladbach (1330) Hoffenheim v Hanover 96 (1530) Werder Bremen v VfB Stuttgart (1530)
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Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:01 AM PDT
Sept 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the Greek championship matches on Friday Saturday, September 22 (GMT) Asteras Tripolis v Platanias (1415) Levadiakos v Panionios (1415) Xanthi v PAOK Salonika (1630) Sunday, September 23 (GMT) Veria v PAS Giannena (1300) Aris Salonika v Kerkyra (1515) OFI Crete v AEK Athens (1515) Olympiakos Piraeus v Panthrakikos (1730) Monday, September 24 (GMT) Panathinaikos v Atromitos Athinon (1730)
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Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:01 AM PDT
Sept 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the Belgian championship matches on Friday Friday, September 21 (GMT) Standard Liege v Ghent (1830) Saturday, September 22 (GMT) Zulte Waregem v Anderlecht (1600) Beerschot v Kortrijk (1800) Mechelen v Mons-Bergen (1800) Lokeren v OH Leuven (1800) Waasland-Beveren v Lierse (1800) Sunday, September 23 (GMT) Club Bruges v Cercle Bruges (1230) Charleroi v Racing Genk (1830)
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Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:00 AM PDT
Sept 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the La Liga matches on Friday Saturday, September 22 (GMT) Real Zaragoza v Osasuna (1400) Celta Vigo v Getafe (1600) Real Betis v Espanyol (1800) Barcelona v Granada CF (2000) Sunday, September 23 (GMT) Real Mallorca v Valencia (1000) Levante v Real Sociedad (1400) Atletico Madrid v Real Valladolid (1600) Athletic Bilbao v Malaga (1750) Rayo Vallecano v Real Madrid (1930) Monday, September 24 (GMT) Deportivo Coruna v Sevilla (1930)
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Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:00 AM PDT
Sept 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the Turkish championship matches on Friday Friday, September 21 (GMT) Karabukspor v Antalyaspor (1700) Saturday, September 22 (GMT) Buyuksehir Bld. Spor v Orduspor (1400) Kayserispor v Eskisehirspor (1400) Gaziantepspor v Besiktas (1700) Mersin Idmanyurdu v Genclerbirligi (1700) Sunday, September 23 (GMT) Elazigspor v Bursaspor (1400) Sivasspor v Kasimpasa (1400) Galatasaray v Akhisar Belediyespor (1700) Monday, September 24 (GMT) Fenerbahce v Trabzonspor (1700)
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Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:00 AM PDT
Sept 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the Dutch championship matches on Friday Friday, September 21 (GMT) Roda JC Kerkrade v Utrecht (1800) Saturday, September 22 (GMT) PEC Zwolle v Groningen (1645) RKC Waalwijk v VVV-Venlo (1745) Vitesse Arnhem v Heracles Almelo (1745) NEC Nijmegen v Willem II Tilburg (1845) Sunday, September 23 (GMT) ADO Den Haag v Ajax Amsterdam (1030) Twente Enschede v Heerenveen (1230) NAC Breda v AZ Alkmaar (1230) PSV Eindhoven v Feyenoord (1430)
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Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:00 AM PDT
Sept 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the Portuguese championship matches on Friday Friday, September 21 (GMT) Moreirense v Vitoria Guimaraes (1915) Saturday, September 22 (GMT) Porto v Beira Mar (1930) Sunday, September 23 (GMT) Nacional Madeira v FC Pacos de Ferreira (1500) Vitoria Setubal v SC Olhanense (1500) Braga v Rio Ave (1700) Academica v Benfica (1915) Monday, September 24 (GMT) Estoril v Maritimo (1800) Sporting v Gil Vicente (1915)
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Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:00 AM PDT
Sept 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the Ligue 1 matches on Friday Friday, September 21 (GMT) Montpellier HSC v St Etienne (1845) Saturday, September 22 (GMT) Bastia v Paris St Germain (1500) FC Lorient v Nice (1800) Sochaux v ES Troyes AC (1800) Stade Brest v Valenciennes (1800) Stade de Reims v AS Nancy (1800) Toulouse v Stade Rennes (1800) Sunday, September 23 (GMT) Girondins Bordeaux v Ajaccio (1200) Olympique Marseille v Evian Thonon Gaillard FC (1500) Lille v Olympique Lyon (1900)
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Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:00 AM PDT
Sept 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the English premier league matches on Friday Saturday, September 22 (GMT) Swansea City v Everton (1145) Chelsea v Stoke City (1400) Southampton v Aston Villa (1400) West Bromwich Albion v Reading (1400) West Ham United v Sunderland (1400) Wigan Athletic v Fulham (1400) Sunday, September 23 (GMT) Liverpool v Manchester United (1230) Newcastle United v Norwich City (1400) Manchester City v Arsenal (1500) Tottenham Hotspur v Queens Park Rangers (1500)
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Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:00 AM PDT
Sept 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the Scottish Premier League matches on Friday Saturday, September 22 (GMT) Celtic v Dundee (1400) Dundee United v Hearts (1400) Hibernian v Inverness Caledonian Thistle (1400) Kilmarnock v St. Mirren (1400) Ross County v St. Johnstone (1400) Sunday, September 23 (GMT) Aberdeen v Motherwell (1145)
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 11:52 PM PDT
 BERNE (Reuters) - Liverpool twice squandered the lead, trailed 3-2 and then scored three times in the last 25 minutes to win 5-3 at Young Boys in an enthralling but blunder-prone Europa League tie on Thursday. Chile forward Eduardo Vargas scored a hat-trick to propel Napoli to a 4-0 win over AIK Stockholm and titleholders Atletico Madrid won 3-0 at Hapoel Tel Aviv as the monstrous group phase got under way. ...
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 11:44 PM PDT
 MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho are taking legal action against a journalist and a former Barcelona vice-president who made separate attacks on the Portuguese coach this week. Mourinho acted through lawyers against sports daily Marca's editor-in-chief Roberto Palomar following an article he wrote that was published on Monday. "Palomar ... referred to our client as 'the type of person who would flee after knocking someone down'," said an extract of a letter from Mourinho's lawyers published in Thursday's Marca. "In our eyes this phrase is ... ...
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 07:30 PM PDT
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico will bid to host the 2026 World Cup, the country's soccer chief Justino Compean said on Thursday. Mexico hosted the 1970 and 1986 World Cups and a successful bid for the 2026 finals would make the country the first to host the global showpiece event three times. "Mexico was a great host in '70 and '86, so we are indeed going to fight (for the right), we want to have a World Cup (again), there will be a strong competition with the United States," Mexican Football Federation president Compean told reporters. ...
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 04:58 PM PDT
SYDNEY, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Factbox of major signings in Australia's A-League after former England international Emile Heskey signed for Newcastle Jets on Friday: - - DWIGHT YORKE (Sydney FC, 2005-6) The former Manchester United striker was the first major marquee signing for the A-League when Sydney FC brought him to Australia for the competition's first season. Paid $1 million for his contribution, Yorke made an immediate mark by scoring the first goal for the club in the A-League and helped them to become the inaugural champions. ...
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 03:45 PM PDT
* Inter need injury-time equaliser to draw with Rubin Kazan * Easy win for titleholders Atletico * Limassol goalkeeper extends penalty run BERNE, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Yuto Nagatomo scored a stoppage time equaliser to spare Inter Milan a humiliating home defeat against Russia's Rubin Kazan as the Europa League's 48-team group stage got under way on Thursday. Titleholders Atletico Madrid won 3-0 at Hapoel Tel Aviv but Athletic Bilbao, the side they beat in last season's final, struggled to a 1-1 draw at home to Hapoel Kiryat Shmona, another Israeli side. ...
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 02:02 PM PDT
Sept 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the UEFA Europa League Group J matches on Thursday Thursday, September 20 Maribor (Slovenia) 3 Panathinaikos (Greece) 0 Tottenham Hotspur (England) 0 Lazio (Italy) 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Maribor 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 2 Lazio 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 ------------------------- 4 Panathinaikos 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1-3: Next round
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 02:01 PM PDT
Sept 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the UEFA Europa League Group I matches on Thursday Thursday, September 20 Athletic Bilbao (Spain) 1 Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona (Israel) 1 Olympique Lyon (France) 2 Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Olympique Lyon 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 2 Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 ------------------------- 3 Athletic Bilbao 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 Sparta Prague 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1-2: Next round
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 01:59 PM PDT
Sept 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the UEFA Europa League Group G matches on Thursday Thursday, September 20 Racing Genk (Belgium) 3 Fehervar (Hungary) 0 Sporting (Portugal) 0 Basel (Switzerland) 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Racing Genk 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 2 Basel 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Sporting 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 ------------------------- 4 Fehervar 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1-3: Next round
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 01:58 PM PDT
Sept 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the UEFA Europa League Group K matches on Thursday Thursday, September 20 Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) 0 Metalist Kharkiv (Ukraine) 0 Rapid Vienna (Austria) 1 Rosenborg Trondheim (Norway) 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Rosenborg Trondheim 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 2 Bayer Leverkusen 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Metalist Kharkiv 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 ------------------------- 4 Rapid Vienna 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1-3: Next round
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 01:58 PM PDT
Sept 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the UEFA Europa League Group H matches on Thursday Thursday, September 20 Inter Milan (Italy) 2 Rubin Kazan (Russia) 2 Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) 0 Neftchi Baku (Azerbaijan) 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Rubin Kazan 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 Inter Milan 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 ------------------------- 3 Neftchi Baku 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 Partizan Belgrade 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1-2: Next round
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 01:57 PM PDT
Sept 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the UEFA Europa League Group L matches on Thursday Thursday, September 20 Twente Enschede (Netherlands) 2 Hanover 96 (Germany) 2 Levante (Spain) 1 Helsingborg (Sweden) 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Levante 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 Hanover 96 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 ------------------------- 3 Twente Enschede 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4 Helsingborg 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1-2: Next round
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 11:59 AM PDT
Sept 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the UEFA Europa League Group C matches on Thursday Thursday, September 20 AEL Limassol (Cyprus) 0 Borussia Moenchengladbach (Germany) 0 Fenerbahce (Turkey) 2 Olympique Marseille (France) 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Olympique Marseille 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 Fenerbahce 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 ------------------------- 3 AEL Limassol 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 Borussia Moenchengladbach 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1-2: Next round
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 11:56 AM PDT
Sept 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the UEFA Europa League Group D matches on Thursday Thursday, September 20 Maritimo (Portugal) 0 Newcastle United (England) 0 Girondins Bordeaux (France) 4 Club Bruges (Belgium) 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Girondins Bordeaux 1 1 0 0 4 0 3 2 Maritimo 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Newcastle United 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 ------------------------- 4 Club Bruges 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 1-3: Next round
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 11:54 AM PDT
Sept 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the UEFA Europa League Group F matches on Thursday Thursday, September 20 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine) 2 PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) 0 Napoli (Italy) 4 AIK Stockholm (Sweden) 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Napoli 1 1 0 0 4 0 3 2 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 ------------------------- 3 PSV Eindhoven 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 AIK Stockholm 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 1-2: Next round
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 11:54 AM PDT
Sept 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the UEFA Europa League Group E matches on Thursday Thursday, September 20 FC Copenhagen (Denmark) 2 Molde (Norway) 1 VfB Stuttgart (Germany) 2 Steaua Bucharest (Romania) 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 FC Copenhagen 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 2 Steaua Bucharest 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 ------------------------- 3 VfB Stuttgart 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4 Molde 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1-2: Next round
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 11:52 AM PDT
Sept 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the UEFA Europa League Group A matches on Thursday Thursday, September 20 Young Boys (Switzerland) 3 Liverpool (England) 5 Udinese (Italy) 1 Anzhi Makhachkala (Russia) 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Liverpool 1 1 0 0 5 3 3 2 Anzhi Makhachkala 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 ------------------------- 3 Udinese 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 Young Boys 1 0 0 1 3 5 0 1-2: Next round
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 11:52 AM PDT
Sept 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the UEFA Europa League Group B matches on Thursday Thursday, September 20 Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel) 0 Atletico Madrid (Spain) 3 Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic) 3 Academica (Portugal) 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Atletico Madrid 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 2 Viktoria Plzen 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 ------------------------- 3 Academica 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 4 Hapoel Tel Aviv 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1-2: Next round
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 11:14 AM PDT
NICOSIA, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The battle against match-fixing is being undermined by a lack of sufficient evidence which often leads to the abandonment of investigations, a European sports forum was told on Thursday. In a declaration adopted in Cyprus, EU sports ministers and representatives of European sport called for "effective and sustained action" to nip match-fixing in the bud. But proving a link between fraud and the deliberate under-performance of players is not always easy despite mechanisms brought it to try to combat the problem. ...
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 11:12 AM PDT
BERNE (Reuters) - Jamaica have been warned by FIFA over the pitch invasion which followed their shock 2-1 win over the United States in a World Cup qualifier this month. Dozens of joyous fans scaled fences and ran on to the field at the final whistle to swarm the home players after their first-ever win over the North Americans. "We can confirm that a warning has been issued against the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) following the events that occurred after the match between Jamaica and United States," FIFA said in a statement on Thursday. ...
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 10:14 AM PDT
LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Stoke City defender Andy Wilkinson has been banned for three matches after accepting a charge of violent conduct during a Premier League game against Manchester City, the FA said its website on Thursday. Wilkinson was involved in an incident with City striker Mario Balotelli during Saturday's match which was missed by the referee. The Football Association took retrospective action against Wilkinson after reviewing video evidence. (Reporting by Ed Osmond; editing by Toby Davis)
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 09:54 AM PDT
* Mourinho takes legal action against journalist * Real start proceedings against former Barca vice-president (adds Real action against former Barca director) MADRID, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho are taking legal action against a journalist and a former Barcelona vice-president who made separate attacks on the Portuguese coach this week. Mourinho acted through lawyers against sports daily Marca's editor-in-chief Roberto Palomar following an article he wrote that was published on Monday. "Palomar ... ...
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 08:28 AM PDT
 LONDON (Reuters) - Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere returned to full training on Thursday after 14 months out with a persistent ankle problem. The 20-year-old had become a regular for the London club and forced his way into the England side before being struck down. "We are so pleased Jack is back in full training. It's been 14 months and that's a long time for someone at his age. It's an eternity, but it's great news," manager Arsene Wenger told the club website (www.arsenal.com). "We have to give him a few training sessions to see how he copes and responds to it. ...
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 08:13 AM PDT
SOFIA, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Botev Vratsa, who are bottom of the Bulgarian first division and without a point from five games, have reinstated coach Antoni Zdravkov eight weeks after he left following a disagreement with the old management board. The club appointed Italian Giuliano Sonzogni as former Levski Sofia and Lokomotiv Sofia defender Zdravkov's replacement just before the start of the season. The management board took charge of Botev in July but have been forced to quit after protests from the supporters over the team's woeful form. ...
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 07:22 AM PDT
Paris St Germain forward Ezequiel Lavezzi has been ruled out of action for 10 days because of a strained muscle, the Argentine said on Thursday. "Unfortunately I pulled a muscle and had a MRI yesterday. Nothing serious but unfortunately I can't play for ten days," Lavezzi wrote on his official website (www.elpocholavezzi.com). He will miss Saturday's Ligue 1 trip to Bastia but should be fit for PSG's Champions League visit to Porto on Oct. 3. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Mark Meadows; mark.meadows@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging:; mark.meadows.reuters.com@reuters. ...
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 06:29 AM PDT
DUBLIN, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Former Ireland winger Damien Duff will be allowed to keep his 100 caps by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) despite controversy over the status of one of his last games for his country, the FAI said on Thursday. FIFA has so far refused to recognise Ireland's 0-0 draw with Hungary in a June friendly as an official international result because one of the match officials was not on its approved list. "Mr David Vang Andersen was not on the current FIFA list of referees and this is the reason why they are not recognising the match," the FAI said in the statement. ...
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 05:47 AM PDT
MADRID, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has taken legal action against a journalist at the sports daily Marca following an article published on Monday. "(Roberto) Palomar ... referred to our client as 'the type of person who would flee after knocking someone down'," said an extract of a letter from the Portuguese's lawyers published in Thursday's Marca. "In our eyes this phrase is ... degrading and was used in a manner which was completely unnecessary in the critique. ...
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Posted: 20 Sep 2012 04:52 AM PDT
 MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid will find out whether they have turned the corner when they travel across the capital to face neighbors Rayo Vallecano in their intimate stadium on Sunday. The Spanish soccer champions have yet to win on the road this term and suffered surprise defeats at Getafe last month and at Sevilla last weekend. Real lost only twice in securing the league title last season. Jose Mourinho's men have managed just four points from 12 in the defense of their crown and have slipped eight points adrift of their arch-rivals and leaders Barcelona. ...
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