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Posted: 14 Sep 2012 03:29 AM PDT
ROME, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Brief news from Serie A ahead ofthis weekend's matches (all times GMT). * Italian champions Juventus could rest up to four playersfor their trip to Genoa on Sunday (1300) as they plot their waythrough an upcoming set of tricky fixtures, which includes atrip to European champions Chelsea next week. Media reports said fit-again centre back Giorgio Chiellinimay not be risked and midfielders Arturo Vidal and KwadwoAsamoah will probably be rested, while up front Alessandro Matriis set to play alongside Mirko Vucinic in place of SebastianGiovinco. ...
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Posted: 14 Sep 2012 02:28 AM PDT
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Football Association could be forced to disband following allegations of corruption, a government spokesperson investigating the association said on Friday. The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) is under investigation by a house corruption committee for tax-evasion and for setting up the Thai Premier League as a profit-making arm of the group, said Supachai Chaisamut, a spokesperson for a house anti-corruption committee investigating the group. ...
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Posted: 14 Sep 2012 01:45 AM PDT
BANGKOK, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Thailand's Football Associationcould be forced to disband following allegations of corruption,a government spokesperson investigating the association said onFriday. The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) is underinvestigation by a house corruption committee for tax-evasionand for setting up the Thai Premier League as a profit-makingarm of the group, said Supachai Chaisamut, a spokesperson for ahouse anti-corruption committee investigating the group. ...
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Posted: 14 Sep 2012 01:28 AM PDT
Sept 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the La Liga matches on Friday Saturday, September 15 (GMT)Malaga v Levante (1400) Valencia v Celta Vigo (1600) Getafe v Barcelona (1800) Sevilla v Real Madrid (2000) Sunday, September 16 (GMT)Espanyol v Athletic Bilbao (1000) Granada CF v Deportivo Coruna (1400) Osasuna v Real Mallorca (1600) Real Sociedad v Real Zaragoza (1750) Atletico Madrid v Rayo Vallecano (1930) Monday, September 17 (GMT)Real Valladolid v Real Betis (1930)
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Posted: 14 Sep 2012 01:01 AM PDT
Sept 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixture from the Portuguese championship match on Friday Sunday, September 16 (GMT)Maritimo v Sporting (1915)
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Posted: 14 Sep 2012 01:01 AM PDT
Sept 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the Serie A matches on Friday Saturday, September 15 (GMT)Palermo v Cagliari (1600) AC Milan v Atalanta Bergamo (1845) Sunday, September 16 (GMT)Chievo Verona v Lazio (1030) AS Roma v Bologna (1300) Fiorentina v Catania (1300) Genoa v Juventus (1300) Napoli v Parma (1300) Pescara v Sampdoria (1300) Siena v Udinese (1300) Torino v Inter Milan (1845)
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Posted: 14 Sep 2012 01:01 AM PDT
Sept 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the Dutch championship matches on Friday Saturday, September 15 (GMT)Ajax Amsterdam v RKC Waalwijk (1645) Heerenveen v ADO Den Haag (1745) VVV-Venlo v NEC Nijmegen (1745) Willem II Tilburg v Twente Enschede (1745) Feyenoord v PEC Zwolle (1845) Sunday, September 16 (GMT)Heracles Almelo v NAC Breda (1030) AZ Alkmaar v Roda JC Kerkrade (1230) Utrecht v PSV Eindhoven (1230) Groningen v Vitesse Arnhem (1430)
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Posted: 14 Sep 2012 01:01 AM PDT
Sept 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the Bundesliga matches on Friday Friday, September 14 (GMT)FC Augsburg v VfL Wolfsburg (1830) Saturday, September 15 (GMT)Bayern Munich v Mainz (1330) Borussia Dortmund v Bayer Leverkusen (1330) Borussia Moenchengladbach v Nuremberg (1330) Hanover 96 v Werder Bremen (1330) VfB Stuttgart v Fortuna Duesseldorf (1330) Greuther Fuerth v Schalke 04 (1630) Sunday, September 16 (GMT)Freiburg v Hoffenheim (1330) Eintracht Frankfurt v Hamburg SV (1530)
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Posted: 14 Sep 2012 01:01 AM PDT
Sept 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the Greek championship matches on Friday Saturday, September 15 (GMT)Levadiakos v Veria (1415) Panthrakikos v Panathinaikos (1415) PAS Giannena v Olympiakos Piraeus (1630) Sunday, September 16 (GMT)Kerkyra v Xanthi (1300) PAOK Salonika v Asteras Tripolis (1515) Platanias v Atromitos Athinon (1515) AEK Athens v Aris Salonika (1730) Monday, September 17 (GMT)Panionios v OFI Crete (1730)
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Posted: 14 Sep 2012 01:01 AM PDT
Sept 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the Belgian championship matches on Friday Friday, September 14 (GMT)Kortrijk v Club Bruges (1830) Saturday, September 15 (GMT)Lierse v Anderlecht (1600) Ghent v Mechelen (1800) Cercle Bruges v Lokeren (1800) Mons-Bergen v Charleroi (1800) OH Leuven v Zulte Waregem (1800) Racing Genk v Waasland-Beveren (1800) Sunday, September 16 (GMT)Beerschot v Standard Liege (1600)
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Posted: 14 Sep 2012 01:01 AM PDT
Sept 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the Scottish Premier League matches on Friday Friday, September 14 (GMT)Dundee United v Ross County (1845) Saturday, September 15 (GMT)St. Johnstone v Celtic (1130) Dundee v Motherwell (1400) Hibernian v Kilmarnock (1400) Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Aberdeen (1400) St. Mirren v Hearts (1400)
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Posted: 14 Sep 2012 01:01 AM PDT
Sept 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the Turkish championship matches on Friday Saturday, September 15 (GMT)Kasimpasa v Gaziantepspor (1500) Antalyaspor v Galatasaray (1730) Bursaspor v Karabukspor (1730) Sunday, September 16 (GMT)Eskisehirspor v Genclerbirligi (1500) Trabzonspor v Sivasspor (1500) Akhisar Belediyespor v Buyuksehir Bld. Spor (1730) Fenerbahce v Mersin Idmanyurdu (1730) Monday, September 17 (GMT)Besiktas v Elazigspor (1700) Orduspor v Kayserispor (1700)
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Posted: 14 Sep 2012 01:01 AM PDT
Sept 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the Ligue 1 matches on Friday Friday, September 14 (GMT)Paris St Germain v Toulouse (1845) Stade de Reims v Montpellier HSC (1845) Saturday, September 15 (GMT)ES Troyes AC v Lille (1500) Evian Thonon Gaillard FC v Bastia (1800) Nice v Stade Brest (1800) St Etienne v Sochaux (1800) Valenciennes v Girondins Bordeaux (1800) Sunday, September 16 (GMT)Stade Rennes v FC Lorient (1200) Olympique Lyon v Ajaccio (1500) AS Nancy v Olympique Marseille (1900)
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Posted: 14 Sep 2012 01:01 AM PDT
Sept 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the English premier league matches on Friday Saturday, September 15 (GMT)Norwich City v West Ham United (1145) Arsenal v Southampton (1400) Aston Villa v Swansea City (1400) Fulham v West Bromwich Albion (1400) Manchester United v Wigan Athletic (1400) Queens Park Rangers v Chelsea (1400) Stoke City v Manchester City (1400) Sunderland v Liverpool (1630) Sunday, September 16 (GMT)Reading v Tottenham Hotspur (1500) Monday, September 17 (GMT)Everton v Newcastle United (1900)
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Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:42 PM PDT
 YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cameroon have suspended French coach Denis Lavagne, less than a year after he took the helm of the national soccer team, following an embarrassing defeat to lowly-ranked Cape Verde, Cameroon's state television said on Thursday. Cameroon, four-times winners of the African Nations Cup, are in danger of missing out on a place at the next finals in South Africa after losing 2-0 to the tiny Atlantic archipelago nation in Praia on Saturday, in the first leg of the final round of qualifiers. ...
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Posted: 13 Sep 2012 06:58 PM PDT
Sept 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Brazilian championship matches on Thursday Thursday, September 13Botafogo 1 Internacional 1 Gremio 2 Nautico 0 Wednesday, September 12Atletico Mineiro 1 Sao Paulo 0 Corinthians 1 Ponte Preta 1 Figueirense 2 Cruzeiro 0 Goianense 1 Coritiba 2 Portuguesa 0 Fluminense 2 Santos 2 Flamengo 0 Sport 1 Esporte Clube Bahia 1 Vasco da Gama 3 Palmeiras 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Fluminense 24 15 8 1 40 15 53 2 Atletico Mineiro 23 15 6 2 39 16 51 3 Gremio 24 15 2 7 36 20 47 4 Vasco da Gama 24 12 6 6 31 25 42 -------------------------5 Botafogo ...
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Posted: 13 Sep 2012 06:55 PM PDT
SYDNEY, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Italy and Juventus greatAlessandro Del Piero will arrive in Australia earlier thanexpected on Sunday to begin his two years with Sydney FC in theA-League, the club said on Friday. The 37-year-old striker signed the most lucrative deal inAustralian sports last week, worth around A$2 million ($2.09million) a year, to play for the twice A-League champions. ...
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Posted: 13 Sep 2012 02:43 PM PDT
(Adds details and background) YAOUNDE, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Cameroon have suspended Frenchcoach Denis Lavagne, less than a year after he took the helm ofthe national soccer team, following an embarrassing defeat tolowly-ranked Cape Verde, Cameroon's state television said onThursday. Cameroon, four-times winners of the African Nations Cup, arein danger of missing out on a place at the next finals in SouthAfrica after losing 2-0 to the tiny Atlantic archipelago nationin Praia on Saturday, in the first leg of the final round ofqualifiers. ...
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Posted: 13 Sep 2012 02:28 PM PDT
SAO PAULO, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Former Brazil, Portugal andChelsea soccer coach Luiz Felipe Scolari parted company withPalmeiras on Thursday after a series of defeats left the teammired in the Brazilian championship relegation zone. The fiery Scolari's departure came two months after his sidewon the Copa Brasil knockout tournament. "In a meeting which took place this afternoon between thepresident, director of football and coaching staff, it wasdecided by mutual agreement to end the contract between LuizFelipe Scolari and the club," said Palmeiras in a statement. ...
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Posted: 13 Sep 2012 01:38 PM PDT
 LONDON (Reuters) - British police accused of serious failings and a cover-up over the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster could face investigation after their force said on Thursday it was preparing to refer the case to the police watchdog. South Yorkshire Police, the force in northern England at the centre of the scandal, said it was ready to refer the matter to the national watchdog that has powers to recommend prosecutions. ...
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Posted: 13 Sep 2012 01:18 PM PDT
VIENNA, Sept 13 (Reuters) - The upheaval at Austrianchampions Salzburg continued on Thursday when the club banishedfive foreign players from the first team squad. Brazilian trio Douglas, Cristiano and Leonardo, Swede RasmusLindgren and the Uruguayan Joaquin Boghossian were told theywould be training with reserve team FC Liefering, who play inthe third tier, until they found new clubs. "They won't have any more part to play for us," sportingdirector Ralf Rangnick told reporters. "It doesn't make anysense to have a 30-man squad. ...
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Posted: 13 Sep 2012 01:10 PM PDT
YAOUNDE, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Cameroon's sports minister hassuspended French coach Denis Lavagne less than a year after hetook the helm of the national team following an embarrassingdefeat to lowly-ranked Cape Verde, Cameroon's state televisionsaid on Thursday. Cameroon, four-times winners of the African Nations Cup, arein danger of missing out on a place at the next finals in SouthAfrica after losing 2-0 to the tiny Atlantic archipelago nationin Praia on Saturday, in the first leg of the final round ofqualifiers. ...
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Posted: 13 Sep 2012 11:52 AM PDT
Sept 13 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Israeli championship Preliminary round matches on Thursday Thursday, September 13Ashdod 2 Beitar Jerusalem 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Ashdod 3 3 0 0 7 2 9 2 Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona 2 2 0 0 6 3 6 3 Hapoel Tel Aviv 2 2 0 0 3 0 6 4 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2 2 0 0 3 1 6 5 Bnei Yehuda 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 6 Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 -------------------------7 Hapoel Beer Sheva 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 8 Maccabi Netanya 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 -------------------------9 Beitar Jerusalem 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 10 Hapoel Akko 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 11 Bnei Sakhnin 2 0 1 1 1 ...
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Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:53 AM PDT
MADRID, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchezhas joined team mate Andres Iniesta on the injury list afterreturning from international duty with Chile with a minor legmuscle tear, the La Liga club said on Thursday. Sanchez will miss Barca's league match at Getafe onSaturday, when they will seek a fourth win in four games thisseason, the club said in a statement on their website(www.fcbarcelona.es). The speed of his recovery will determine whether he will beavailable for Wednesday's Champions League Group G match at hometo Spartak Moscow, the statement added. ...
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Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:23 AM PDT
Sept 13 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Finnish championship matches on Thursday Thursday, September 13KuPS 1 TPS Turku 3 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Inter Turku 24 15 2 7 49 30 47 -------------------------2 TPS Turku 25 13 4 8 48 26 43 3 HJK Helsinki 24 13 4 7 40 24 43 -------------------------4 IFK Mariehamn 24 11 7 6 35 29 40 -------------------------5 MyPa Myllykoski 24 11 6 7 30 19 39 6 VPS 24 10 6 8 27 22 36 7 Lahti 25 11 1 13 31 39 34 8 JJK 24 10 3 11 41 45 33 9 FC Honka 24 9 5 10 27 31 32 10 KuPS 25 7 4 14 26 41 25 11 Haka Valkeakoski 25 7 1 17 25 50 22 ...
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Posted: 13 Sep 2012 09:18 AM PDT
PARIS, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Thiago Silva will make his debutfor Paris St Germain when the French club host Dynamo Kiev intheir opening Champions League group game on Tuesday, coachCarlo Ancelotti has said. PSG signed the centre back from AC Milan for an estimated 47million euros ($60.66 million) including add-ons in July, butthe Brazilian had to recover from a thigh injury he suffered atthe Olympic Games. "Thiago is ready," Ancelotti told a news conference onThursday on the eve of the Ligue 1 game against Toulouse, whichSilva will miss. "He is currently training apart. ...
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Posted: 13 Sep 2012 08:45 AM PDT
LISBON (Reuters) - Sporting are disappointed UEFA announced they had not complied with new financial fair play rules, the Portuguese team blaming miscommunication over a "minor" payment delay to other clubs. Club president Godinho Lopes told reporters he was surprised by Tuesday's statement from European soccer's ruling body which said Sporting were among 23 clubs to have prize money withheld because of overdue payments to other teams, their own employees or social and tax authorities. "I can't say I am pleased with the ruckus around this issue," said Lopes. ...
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Posted: 13 Sep 2012 08:40 AM PDT
LONDON (Reuters) - Football Association chairman David Bernstein has issued an unreserved apology to the families of the 96 Liverpool fans killed in the Hillsborough disaster following the publication of an independent report into British football's darkest day. The report by the Hillsborough Independent Panel, published on Wednesday, revealed a litany of police cover-ups in the wake of the horrific crush caused by overcrowding at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. ...
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Posted: 13 Sep 2012 06:56 AM PDT
 The English Football Association apologized Thursday to the city of Liverpool and the families of 96 fans who died in the Hillsborough stadium tragedy in 1989, Britain's worst sports disaster.
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Posted: 13 Sep 2012 06:53 AM PDT
* FA chairman offers condolences to victims' families * Independent report revealed police cover-ups * Calls for new inquest and possible charges (Recasts with FA apology) LONDON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Football Association chairmanDavid Bernstein has issued an unreserved apology to the familiesof the 96 Liverpool fans killed in the Hillsborough disasterfollowing the publication of an independent report into Britishfootball's darkest day. ...
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Posted: 13 Sep 2012 06:31 AM PDT
YEREVAN, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Armenia have filed a FIFAprotest about "poor officiating" during this week's 1-0 WorldCup qualifying defeat in Bulgaria. The Armenians complained to world soccer's governing bodyabout some decisions made by the referee and the treatment theyhad received from the home team, the football association saidon its website (www.ffa.am) without giving precise details. The visitors finished Tuesday's Group B match in Sofia withnine men after Swiss referee Stephan Studer sent off MarcosPinheiro in the 73rd minute and Gevorg Gazaryan four minuteslater. ...
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Posted: 13 Sep 2012 06:17 AM PDT
LISBON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Sporting are disappointed UEFA announced theyhad not complied with new financial fair play rules, the Portuguese team blamingmiscommunication over a "minor" payment delay to other clubs. Club president Godinho Lopes told reporters he was surprised by Tuesday'sstatement from European soccer's ruling body which said Sporting were among 23clubs to have prize money withheld because of overdue payments to other teams,their own employees or social and tax authorities. "I can't say I am pleased with the ruckus around this issue," said Lopes. ...
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Posted: 13 Sep 2012 05:07 AM PDT
Sept 13 (Reuters) - Armenia midfielder Gevorg Gazaryan hasapologised for his altercation with a ballboy during this week's1-0 defeat by Bulgaria in a World Cup Group B qualifier. The 24-year-old Metalurg Donetsk player, who has scoredeight goals in 28 internationals, was sent off in the 77thminute for angrily hurling the ball at the youth in Sofia onTuesday. "I want to apologise to FIFA for having violated the rulesof fair play," Gazaryan wrote on his Facebook page. ...
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Posted: 13 Sep 2012 04:55 AM PDT
Sept 13 (Reuters) - Zdenek Zeman's return to Serie A hasquickly produced the expected sparks with the outspoken AS Romacoach going on the attack in more ways than one. On the field Roma have already delighted the neutrals withtheir positive football, playing with Zeman's trademark 4-3-3formation. Roma, who host Bologna on Sunday (1300 GMT) in Serie A, gavethe outstanding performance of the championship so far inwinning 3-1 at Inter Milan last time out. They were helped by a masterclass from Francesco Totti, whothrived as his team pressed the opposition high up the pitch. ...
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Posted: 13 Sep 2012 04:33 AM PDT
MADRID (Reuters) - Sevilla president Jose Maria Del Nido has been the most vocal critic of the stranglehold the big clubs exert over TV rights income and his side can also make a point on the pitch when they host Real Madrid on Saturday. The lack of a collective bargaining system in La Liga means Real and Barcelona account for about half the TV pot of 600 million euros. That helps make them the world's richest clubs by income, with annual earnings close to 500 million euros, and means they can afford to buy the best players and pay the highest wages. ...
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Posted: 13 Sep 2012 04:30 AM PDT
BELGRADE, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Serbian league leadersVojvodina Novi Sad have sacked their coach Zlatomir Zagorcicbecause the team eked out three successive 1-0 wins with drabperformances, club officials said on Thursday. Vojvodina - who won two league titles in the formerYugoslavia - have 10 points from four games, one more thanchampions Partizan who are chasing a record sixth successiveleague title. They appointed former striker Nebojsa Vignjevic in place ofZagorcic. ...
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Posted: 13 Sep 2012 04:25 AM PDT
MADRID, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Sevilla president Jose Maria DelNido has been the most vocal critic of the stranglehold the bigclubs exert over TV rights income and his side can also make apoint on the pitch when they host Real Madrid on Saturday. The lack of a collective bargaining system in La Liga meansReal and Barcelona account for about half the TV pot of 600million euros ($773.31 million). That helps make them the world's richest clubs by income,with annual earnings close to 500 million euros, and means theycan afford to buy the best players and pay the highest wages. ...
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