June 27, 2002
Maradonato attend final
Argentinian legend Diego Maradona plans to attend the World Cup final on Sunday, according to reports.
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June 27, 2002
Portugalappoint trio of coaches to replace Oliveira
Portugal have named three coaches as interim replacements for Antonio Oliveira, who was sacked after Portugal crashed out of the World Cup.
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June 27, 2002
Collina’delighted’ at appointment
Perluigi Collina has expressed his delight at being chosen to referee the World Cup final in Yokohama on Sunday, describing it as one of the proudest moment of career.
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June 27, 2002
Ridsdaledenies Ferdinand rumours and
Leeds chairman Peter Ridsdale has denied that David O'Leary was sacked because of his refusal to sell Rio Ferdinand and dismissed reports linking Martin O'Neill with the Elland Road vacancy.
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June 27, 2002
SouthKorean hopes dashed by DJ
Therewas pandemonium in South Korea today as a Radio DJ mistakenly announced live on air that Germany had been expelled from the World Cup and that co-hosts South Korea would take their place in the…
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June 26, 2002
Ahnsnubs Perugia
The Jung Hwan Ahn saga took another twist yesterday when it was revealed that the South Korean has no intention of staying at his Italian club Perugia.
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June 26, 2002
Searchfor Bielsa successor underway
Argentina have begun the search for a new national team coach following their disappointing performances in the World Cup.
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June 26, 2002
Batistutato stay at Roma
Argentinian legend Gabriel Batistuta has dismissed speculation linking him with a move to England and says he has no intention of leaving his Italian club Roma during the summer.
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June 26, 2002
Surpriseresults good for World Cup says Blatter
Sepp Blatter says he has been pleased by the number of surprise results in the World Cup, insisting it is good for the the long-term health of the game.
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June 26, 2002
Chinaaccused of match fixing
The Chinese World Cup squad has been accused of match fixing.
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June 26, 2002
UEFAcall for two referees
UEFA have responded to widespread criticism of the standard of refereeing at the World Cup finals by suggesting that the game should begin experimenting with two referees.
