September 16, 2002
Fiorentinaattract 25,000 to opener
Fiorentina, playing in Italy's 4th division, attracted 25,000 for their opening home match of the season a 5-1 win over Castel di Sangro.
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September 16, 2002
Floroapppointed new Villarreall coach
Benito Floro has been appointed new coach of Villarreal following the sacking of Victor Munoz after last week's humiliating 2-1 loss to Hercules in the Kings Cup.
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September 16, 2002
Gonzalezdismisses Owen as joke
Valencia's Argentine international Kily Gonzalez has derided Michael Owen ahead of the Spanish Champions League clash with Liverpool on Tuesday, claimingit would be a 'joke' to describe the striker a world-class.
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September 16, 2002
Perezdenies Real dressing room rift
Real Madrid chairman Florentino Perez has denied talk of a dressing room rift at the Bernabeu amid claims that certain players at the club were unhappy with the treatment of Fernando Morientes in the recent…
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September 16, 2002
PremierLeague round-up
Rio Ferdinand endured an unhappy return to Elland Road, as his Manchester United side were beaten 1-0 by Leeds. It was United's second successive defeat, one that has ultimately confined them to their worst ever…
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September 16, 2002
Sensithreatens to withdraw Roma from Serie A
Roma president Franco Sensi has threatened to pull his team out of Serie A, if club continue to be victims of what he believes are outrageoous refereeing decisions.
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September 16, 2002
SerieA round-up
Champions Juventus began the new campaign where they left off the old, with a comfortable 3-0 win over Atalanta in Sunday's Serie A opener.
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September 16, 2002
LaLiga – round-up
After two games in Spain, Valencia are the early pacesetters, following their 3-0 victory over Recreativo Huelva.
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September 16, 2002
Titovblow for Spartak
Spartak Moscow's Champions League preparations have been hit by the news that talented playmaker Yegor Titov will be out for the rest of the year after suffering a recurrence of a knee injury.
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September 16, 2002
UEFAassess Scotland/Ireland 2008 bid
A delegation from UEFA has begun assessing the joint Scottish-Irish bid to hostthe 2008 European championship, beginning with an inspection of facilities in Ireland.
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September 16, 2002
Waseigestunned by Standard sacking
Standard Liege have fired former Belgium coach Robert Waseige after just five games in charge.
