October 29, 2004
Zola to be awarded OBE
Former Chelsea player, Gianfranco Zola, will be made an honorary member of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to British football, the British embassy has revealed.
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October 29, 2004
Rush in line for Wales post
Former Liverpool striker Ian Rush is in line to succeed Mark Hughes as manager of Wales after his Chester City club gave the FA of Wales permission to talk to him about the job.
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October 29, 2004
Mallorca keen on Cuper
Primera Liga strugglers Real Mallorca are hoping to persuade former coach Hector Cuper to rejoin the club as a replacement for Benito Floro, who was sacked earlier this week.
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October 29, 2004
Wenger approached by two national teams
Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein has confirmed that two national teams tried to persuade Arsene Wenger to leave Highbury last summer.
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October 29, 2004
Fadiga to see specialist
Bolton's Khalilou Fadiga will consult a heart specialist as a result of his collapse before Wednesday's Carling Cup defeat by Spurs.
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October 29, 2004
Garcia out for six months
Villarreal midfielder Roger Garcia has been ruled out for six months through injury.
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October 29, 2004
Juventus restore lead at the top
Juventus continued their impressive start to the season with a comfortable 2-0 win over struggling Roma.
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October 29, 2004
Chelsea sack Mutu
Chelsea have sacked Adrian Mutu after he failed a drugs test. The Romanian striker tested positive for a banned substance - which he later denied was cocaine - in October. A statement from Chelsea explaining…
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October 28, 2004
Zidane considered quitting, claims Perez
Zinedine Zidane considered quitting football during the early days of his Santiago Bernabeu career, according to Real Madrid president Florentino Perez.
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October 28, 2004
Germany to contest World Cup opener
Germany will play the opening match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, FIFA has confirmed.
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October 28, 2004
Gil Vicente coach quits
Gil Vicente coach Luis Campos has resigned following last night's Portuguese Cup defeat by Odivelas.
