June 23, 2005

Mexican duo sent home

Indiscipline and not doping, was the reason two Mexican players were expelled from the Confederations Cup, Franz Beckenbauer has confirmed.

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June 23, 2005

Kahn sweating on Lehmann

German manager Jurgen Klinsmann will start Jens Lehmann in goal for the Confederations Cup semi-final clash with Brazil, although Oliver Kahn is pencilled to play the final, provided Germany overcome the World champions.

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June 23, 2005

Emre set for England

Inter's Turkey midfielder Belozoglu Emre has confirmed he will be playing football in England next season, although his final destination remains unresolved.

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June 23, 2005

Milan reject record bid for Shevchenko

Chelsea are reported to have offered Milan a world record £57m for Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko - but were told it wasn't enough. The Premier League champions offered Milan £48.9m plus Argentinian striker Hernan Crespo…

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June 23, 2005

Confederations Cup highlights potential problems

Horst R Schmidt, senior vice-president of the 2006 World Cup organising committee has admitted that the Confederations Cup has been a success, although the competition has highlighted security issues and ticketing problems.

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June 23, 2005

Premier League fixtures announced

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June 23, 2005

Row means Hamburg may lose World Cup matches

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June 23, 2005

Parreira remains confident

Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira, who has experimented with his starting line-up in the Confederations Cup, will revert to his strongest eleven for the semi-final clash with Germany.

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June 23, 2005

Tottenham set Arnesen deadline

Tottenham have given Chelsea until 1200 BST on Friday to resolve the row surrounding the Premier League champions' approach to sporting director Frank Arnesen. Photographs in Thursday's papers show Arnesen on board Chelsea owner Roman…

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