July 26, 2004
Clubs’ Olympic appeal fails
Manchester United and Chelsea have failed in their attempt to persuade Portugal not to take Cristiano Ronaldo and Tiago to next month's Olympic Games.
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July 26, 2004
Overmars retires from football
Marc Overmars has announced his retirement from football because of persistent injury problems
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July 26, 2004
Eriksson plays down quit rumours
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has dismissed media calls for him to resign after the Football Association admitted he had an affair with an FA secretary.
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July 26, 2004
Wenger confident Vieira will stay
Arsene Wenger is confident that Arsenal can resist any advances from REal Madrid for club captain Patrick Vieira.
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July 26, 2004
Brazil win Copa on penalties
Brazil beat Argentina 4-2 on penalties to win an absorbing Copa America final in Lima on Sunday. The current world champions triumph looked unlikely after Cesar Delgado put the Argentines 2-1 ahead on 87 minutes.…
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July 23, 2004
Asian Cup round-up
Ten-man Jordan scored a remarkable 2-0 victory against Kuwait, with both goals in injury time, meanwhile South Korea overcame UAE and Uzbekistan won their group with a single goal victory against Saudi Arabia.
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July 23, 2004
Scolari claims Everton approach
Felipe Scolari, who claims he was approached by Premier League club Everton overthe summer, has officially extended his contract to coach Portugal until 2006.
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July 23, 2004
Marseille set for triple swoop
Reports from France say Olympique Marseille are on the verge of three new signings.
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July 23, 2004
Ferguson warning for Heinze
Alex Ferguson has warned Argentina defender Gabriel Heinze that he risks jeopardising his career at Old Trafford, if he represents his country at next month's Athens Olympics.
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July 23, 2004
Rebrov released
Sergei Rebrov is finally free after four years at Tottenham. The North London club have confirmed the Ukrainian who cost them £11m in 2000 can now move clubs without a fee.
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July 23, 2004
Beasley joins PSV
US international DaMarcus Beasley has completed his move to PSV from Chicago Fire.
