September 5, 2002
Boycott fear as Diof goes AWOL
Senegal officials are afraid El Hadji Diouf may have carried out his threat to boycott the surprise team of the World Cup.
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September 5, 2002
Trapattoni gets vote of confidence
Franco Carraro, the Chairman of the Italian Football Federation, has given a public vote of confidence to Giovanni Trapattoni, the under-fire coach of the Italian national team.
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September 5, 2002
Italian clubs agree TV deal
Italian clubs have agreed a new three-year deal for the transmission of a weekly highlights package with state broadcaster RAI, even though the deal falls well short of their original demands.
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September 5, 2002
Ellite coaches demand changes
Coaches attending UEFA's elite coaching forum in Nyon have called for a number of changes to the way the game is run, both on and off the pitch.
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September 4, 2002
Arsenal stand by Vieira over misconduct charge
Arsenal have offered their full support to club captain Patrick Vieira after the Frenchman was charged with misconduct by the Football Association.
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September 4, 2002
Beckham out, Scholes mmystery
Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that David Beckham has withdrawn from the England squad to play Portugal on Saturday, however the Manchester United boss refused to explain why Paul Scholes, who was meant to be…
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September 4, 2002
Chivu named Dutch Player of the Year
Ajax's Romanian international defender Cristian Chivu has been named Dutch Player of the Year.
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September 4, 2002
Cuper slams Ronaldo
Internazionale coach Hector Cuper has spoken for the first time about Ronaldo's decision to leave the club, describing the move as a surprise and denying that the Brazilian moved because he did not get on…
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September 4, 2002
Keane charged by FA
Under-fire Manchester United captain Roy Keane has been charged with two counts of bringing the game into disrepute by the English Football Association.
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September 4, 2002
Gerets appoint new coach at Kaiserslautern
Belgian Eric Gerets has been appointed coach of Kaiserslautern, in place of former Germany defender Andreas Brehme, who was sacked last week.
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September 4, 2002
Houllier slams friendly fixtures
Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier has complained about the number of international friendly matches being played, arguing that players no longer enjoy them.
