November 15, 2004
Rijkaard upbeat despite defeat
Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard is confident his players will be unaffected by their first league defeat of the season.
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November 15, 2004
Pires apologises for gaffe
Arsenal midfielder Robert Pires has apologised to France team sponsor Adidas for wearing a logo of a rival sports brand company but refused to apologise for criticising national coach Raymond Domenech.
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November 15, 2004
Owen grateful to Eriksson
Michael Owen has thanked England coach Sven Goran Eriksson for helping him to overcome a difficult start to his career at Real Madrid.
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November 15, 2004
Lippi calls up six new faces
Italy coach Marcello Lippi has called up six new faces for his side's friendly against Finland next week.
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November 15, 2004
Real urge England to go easy on Beckham
Real Madrid have urged England not to play David Beckham for full 90 minutes against Spain in Wednesday's friendly at the Bernabeu Stadium. "There would be problems (if he plays a full game for England).…
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November 12, 2004
Robert gets short shrift from Newcastle
Newcastle have ordered Laurent Robert to honour his contract after he suggested he wanted to return to former club Paris St Germain.
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November 12, 2004
Mutu given worldwide ban
FIFA has extended the seven-month ban on ex-Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu for drug abuse worldwide.
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November 12, 2004
Zanetti linked with Madrid
Javier Zanetti could be on his way to Real Madrid after it emerged that his agent Jorge Oliva met officials at the Bernabeu on Thursday.
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November 12, 2004
Leeds forced to sell ground
Leeds United have confirmed that they are close to selling their Elland Road stadium after ending takeover talks with a British-American consortium.
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November 12, 2004
Wales appoint Toshack
Wales appointed John Toshack as their new national coach. Former Real Madrid coach, Toshack, 55, replaces Mark Hughes who resigned in September to take charge of Premier League club Blackburn Rovers. The FAW say Toshack…
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November 12, 2004
Fulham lose case against Tigana
Fulham have failed in their attempt to win damages from former manager Jean Tigana.
