October 19, 2009
World Cup play-off draw
France, runners up in 2006, have been drawn to face the Republic of Ireland in the World Cup play-offs for a place in next summer's tournament.
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October 19, 2009
Ferguson charged over ref remarks
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association following the remarks he made about referee Alan Wiley's fitness.
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October 19, 2009
Torres blow for Liverpool
Fernando Torres has failed to recover from his injury in time for Tuesday's Champions League encounter against Lyon.
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October 19, 2009
Shortlist an indictment of Italian game – Abete
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October 19, 2009
Kompany signs new Man City deal
Manchester City midfielder Vincent Kompany has signed a new five-year contract with the club.
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October 19, 2009
Ballon d’Or nominees unveiled
Reigning World and European and World player of the year, Cristiano Ronaldo, heads a list of 30 nominees for this year's Ballon d'Or.
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October 19, 2009
Sweden confirm Eriksson interest
The chief of the Swedish FA has confirmed their interest in Sven Goran Eriksson returning to his homeland to coach the national side.
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October 19, 2009
Big four no more – Hughes
Mark Hughes expects the battle for the Premier League to be more competitive this season, with the traditional 'big four' of Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal coming under pressure from teams below.
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October 19, 2009
Why I turned down Real – Wenger
Arsene Wenger has revealed that he was tempted by an offer to coach Real Madrid, but in the end he could not leave Arsenal. One factor in his decision to stay is that he made…
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October 16, 2009
Bolivian football must reform itself before it can flourish, writes Rex Gowar
Milton Melgar struggled to push through changes in Bolivian football as the government’s Sports vice-minister. Now he is trying as executive secretary of the players’ union Fabol.
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October 16, 2009
Slovenia’s Kopor have set their sights high, writes Peterjon Cresswell
