February 4, 2005
Zidane to retire in 2007
Real Madrid playmaker Zinedine Zidane has announced he will retire in 2007 at the latest.
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February 4, 2005
Torres flattered by Barcelona interest
Fernando Torres has admitted that Barcelona are the only Spanish club he would consider joining were he to leave Atletico Madrid.
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February 4, 2005
Benitez tries to play down expectations
Liverpool coach Rafael Benitez admits that success at his previous club Valencia, has only added to expectations of him in England.
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February 4, 2005
Chelsea not interested in Beckham
Chelsea have refused to deny that they are pursuing Arsenal full-back Ashley Cole, although the club did reveal that David Beckham is not one of their transfer targets.
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February 4, 2005
Manchester United to extend Old Trafford
Manchester United have been given permission to increase the capacity of Old Trafford to 76,000.
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February 4, 2005
Arsenal pose legal threat to UEFA quotas
Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein believes Uefa's new ruling on homegrown players could be challenged in the courts. Uefa has told clubs they must have four homegrown players in their squad by 2006 to enter the…
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February 3, 2005
Top flight match inplicated in German scandal
Kaiserslautern's 3-0 victory over SC Freiburg in November last year is the top flight game under suspicion in Germany’smatch-fixing scandal, according to Germany's Football Association (DFB).
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February 3, 2005
Pires omitted from France squad
Arsenal forward Robert Pires, who fell out with France manager Raymond Domenech in October, was again omitted the squad for next week's friendly against Sweden.
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February 3, 2005
UEFA to impose quotas on homegrown players
Clubs taking part in the Champions League and UEFA Cup will have to include at least four homegrown players in their squads from the start of the 2006-7 season.
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February 3, 2005
Real keen on Adriano
Real Madrid boss Wanderley Luxemburgo has confirmed he would be interested in signing Internazionale's Adriano. Real president Florentino Perez revealed last month that he would like to bring the Brazilian to the club and Luxemburgo…
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February 3, 2005
Flamengo sack coach
Flamengo have sacked coach Julio Cesar Leal after only four matches in charge.
