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December 18, 2003
Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso has criticised the decision to award this year's FIFA World Player of the Year to Real Madrid's Zinedine Zidane, claimimg there were more credible candidates in Italy who were overlooked.
December 18, 2003
Fernando Torres has agreed a new deal with Atletico Madrid which will keep him at the club until 2008.
December 18, 2003
Arsenal's dissatisfied forward Sylvain Wiltord could price himself out of a move to Paris St Germain.
December 18, 2003
Former Barcelona defender Frank De Boer is facing the axe at Galatasaray after struggling to settle in Turkey.
December 18, 2003
Bolton Wanderers' Reebok Stadium will in the public eye over the next few days, as it plays host to the inquiry into the Rio Ferdinand missed drug test.
December 18, 2003
After suggesting yesterday that Chelsea would be prepared to spend £60m on Manchester United's, Ruud van Nisteltooy, Chelsea's acting chief executive, Paul Smith, has now revealed that they will not be bidding for FIFA Player…
December 18, 2003
Alessandro Del Piero has admitted to becoming increasingly frustrated at being left out of the Juventus starting line-up in recent games.
December 17, 2003
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has accused Europe's richest clubs of behaving despicably and engaging in "social and economic rape" of the world's football talent.
December 17, 2003
FIFA president Sepp Blatter says that his organisation is considering imposing lifetime bans on any player caught taking performance-enhancing drugs.
December 17, 2003
Racing Santander have been docked a point by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) after fielding too many non-EU players during the goalless draw against Osasuna last weekend.
December 17, 2003
Chelsea have suggested that they would be prepared to pay £60m to bring Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy to Stamford Bridge.
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