February 26, 2004
Mourinho taunts Ferguson
Porto coach Jose Mourinho taunted Sir Alex Ferguson after the Manchester United boss snubbed his counterpart following United's Champions League defeat in Portugal.
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February 26, 2004
Russian company set to buy Roma
Roma are set to become the first leading Italian side in to be owned by a foreign company, according to reports emananting from Italy.
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February 26, 2004
Del Piero upbeat despite defeat
Alessandro Del Piero admits that Juventus face a difficult task overcoming a 1-0 deficit against Deportivo La Coruna, but the Italian international is confident of a better performance in the second leg.
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February 26, 2004
Magath bemoans lack of talent in Germany
Stuttgart coach Felix Magath believes that German sides are struggling in Europe this season because of a scarcity of homegrown talent.
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February 26, 2004
Leeds consortium pulls out
One of the two groups hoping to take over ailing Leeds United, has decided not to make a bid for the cash-strapped club.
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February 26, 2004
UEFA chief backs World Club Cup
UEFA's new chief executive has given his qualified backingto FIFA plans to revive the Club World Championship.
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February 26, 2004
Former UEFA chief dies
Former UEFA and French football federation president Jacques Georges has died aged 87, the French federation has revealed.
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February 26, 2004
FIFA issues internet ticket warning
FIFA has issued a warning about touts illegally tring to sell tickets online for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
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February 26, 2004
Roma deny Russian sale
Roma have dismissed reports they had received a firm offer from Russian oil company Nafta Moskva to buy the cash-strapped club.
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February 26, 2004
Shearer slams Robson for omission
Newcastle striker Alan Shearer has criticised manager Sir Bobby Robson for leaving him out of the UEFA Cup third round first leg tie against Norwegian side Valerenga.
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February 26, 2004
Italian clubs facing financial probe
Government officials in Italy have raided the offices of the Italian Football Federation, Italian League and all Serie A and B clubs as they look into allegations of financial irregularity within the game.
