March 7, 2003
FIFA ignores European appeal over World Club Championships
FIFA president Sepp Blatter insists World Club Championship will be held in 2005 despite warnings issued by by European clubs about the desirability of staging the competition.
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March 6, 2003
Boca Juniors cruising in Libertadores
Boca Juniors moved closer to qualifying for the second phase of the Libertadores Cup by beating Ecuadorean club Barcelona 2-1 to maintain their 100 per cent record in the competition.
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March 6, 2003
England state of play
With nine games left Arsenal are the favourites to win the Premiership, with Manchester United and Newcastle United chasing in2nd and 3rd place.
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March 6, 2003
FIFA postpone World YouthChampionships
FIFA have postponed the forthcoming World Youth championships due to concerns about the possibility of war breaking out in the region.
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March 6, 2003
Finnan a target for Liverpool
According to reports in several newspapers, Liverpool will atttempt to lure Fulham right-back Steve Finnan over the summer as Gerard Houllier's looks to rebuild his squad.
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March 6, 2003
Italy state of play
Juventus made significant strides towards retaining the Scudetto at the weekend by beating fellow title chasers Inter and opening up a 3-point gap between 1st and 2nd place.
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March 6, 2003
Bayern call for end to Kahn-baiting
Officials from Bayern Munich have pleaded with the German media to lay off goalkeeper Oliver Kahn.
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March 6, 2003
Marseille appeal for calmahead of PSG clash
Marseille have appealed to their fans to keepp callm ahead of Sunday's potentially volatile clash with Paris St Germain.
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March 6, 2003
Frustrated Montella readyto quit azzurri
Roma striker Vincenzo Montella has threatened to quit international football he is fed up waiting for a call-up.
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March 6, 2003
Mallorca and Recreativo reach final
Mallorca and Recreativo de Huelva reached the Kings Cup final after both secured draws in their respective semi-final second-leg matches.
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March 6, 2003
Spain state of play
Despite clinging on to the top spot for most of the season,surprise packages Real Sociedad, finally succumbed to weeks of Real Madrid pressure and dropped to 2nd place last weekend.
