January 28, 2004
Italy backs stringent new drug tests
Players who refuse to take blood tests for drugs should not be selected for the national team, the president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has stated.
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January 28, 2004
Van der Sar at centre of dispute
English Premiership side Fulham look set to lock horns with FIFA once again - this time over Edwin Van der Sar's transfer from Juventus.
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January 28, 2004
Alpay moves to K-League
Turkish defender Olazan Alpay has signed for South Korean side Incheon United.
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January 28, 2004
Celtic target Okan
Scottish Premier League leaders Celtic are reportedly in the hunt for Turkish midfielder Okan Buruk.
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January 28, 2004
France requests extra European place
The French Football Federation asked UEFA to give France an extra berth in European club competitions should Monaco qualify for either the UEFA Cup or Champions League.
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January 28, 2004
Ferguson agrees new deal
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has signed a new 12-month rolling contract with the Premiership champions.
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January 28, 2004
Sevilla fans angry after sale of Reyes
Angry Sevilla fans have hit out at the club's decision to sell star man Jose Antonio Reyes to English Premiership leaders Arsenal.
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January 28, 2004
Freund delivers parting shot
German midfielder Steffen Freund has taken a parting shot at Kaiserslautern after the Bundesliga strugglers released him last week.
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January 28, 2004
Benfica chief considers stepping down
Benfica chairman Luis Filipe Vieira has suggested that he might give up his position at the Portuguese giants following the on-pitch death of Miklos Feher.
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January 28, 2004
Reyes deal will not threaten stadium cash
Arsenal decision to break their own transfer record when signing Sevilla's Jose Antonio Reyes will not affect funding for the club's new Ashburton Grove stadium, says chairman Peter Hill-Wood.
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January 28, 2004
Antic tipped to take over at Celta
Celta Vigo look set to confirm Radomir Antic as their new manager after revealing that the Serb is the only man to have held talks with the club.
