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December 19, 2002
Como chairman Enrico Preziosi claims that incompetent refereeing provoked supporters to throw objects on the pitch during yesterday's match against Udinese, which ultimately led to the game being abandoned.
December 19, 2002
England midfielder Owen Hargreaves, who has been the subject of much transfer speculation, has committed his future to Bayern Munich until 2006.
December 19, 2002
Pawel Janas has been named the new coach of Poland following the resignation of Zbigniew Boniekearlier this month.
December 19, 2002
Auxerre have had three points docked and ordered to replay Sedan, following a complaint that poor refereeing influenced the result of the league match between the two sides.
December 19, 2002
Leeds goalkeeper Paul Robinson has vowed to stay with struggling Leeds United, despite being linked with a move to Barcelona.
December 19, 2002
The Slovak Football Association are to appeal against the fine imposed on them by UEFA for the racist abuse directed at England's black players during October's Euro 2004 qualifier.
December 19, 2002
Newcastle United will be without Hugo Viana until March after the Portuguese midfielder returned home to undergo shoulder surgery.
December 19, 2002
Aston Villa have apologised for the ticket fiasco which forced their Worthington Cup tie with Liverpool to be delayed by 80 minutes, after thoudands of fans were still outside the ground waiting for tickets to…
December 18, 2002
FIFA has completed its' review of the allocation of places for the 2006 World Cup with Europe and South America each losing a slot, while Oceania gains an automatic place in the finals for the…
December 18, 2002
Lazio midfielder Diego Simeone has requested club president Sergio Cragnotti start paying the players, or risk unrest within the club.
December 18, 2002
Ronaldo completed a clean sweep of football's major individual awards when he was named FIFA World Player of the Year in Madrid last night.
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