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October 9, 2002
Atalanta president Ivan Ruggeri has issued a vote of confidence in his beleagured coach Giovanni Vavassori, insisting that his job is safe despite the fact that the club are second-from-bottom of Serie A with just…
October 8, 2002
AEK Athens owner Chrisostomos Psomiadis, who last week was jailed for 12 years for forgery, has been issued a temporary release by prison authoirties.
October 8, 2002
England's plans for their forthcoming EURO 2004 qualifiers against Slovakia and Macedonia have been hit by the news that centre-back Sol Campbell is doubtful for both matches with a stomach bug.
October 8, 2002
Chievo coach Luigi Del Neri has won the 'Golden Bench' award, the annnual award voted by coaches for the the best Serie A and Serie B coach of the year.
October 8, 2002
The Greek league which has been shutdown in recent weeks after the clubs protested over lost television revenues, will end on October 27.
October 8, 2002
Holland coach Dick Advocaat has recalled George Boateng, Clarence Seedorf and Ronald de Boer for the Euro 2004 qualifier with Austria on October 16.
October 8, 2002
Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier believes that internationall matches should be played on on Fridays and Tuesdays rather than their traditional Saturdays and Wednesdays to enable clubs to have an extra day with their players returning…
October 8, 2002
Inter president Massimo Moratti says the club are likely totake up the option of signing Santago Solari from Real Madrid as part of the deal that took Ronaldo to Spain.
October 7, 2002
Belgium coach Aime Anthuenis has named three uncapped players in a 19-man squad for the forthcoming friendy matches against Andorra and Estonia.
October 7, 2002
Celta Vigo coach Miguel Angel Lotina admitted his side rode their luck in their 1-0 win over Valencia in a result which ended the champions' unbeaten start to the season.
October 7, 2002
Birmigham City midfielder Aliou Cisse has returned to Senegal after 11 members of his family were killed in a ferry disaster.
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