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Dublin, Ireland (Sportsbooks) - Just three days before the start of the
2007 Irish Premier League season, Sligo Rovers boss Rob McDonald resigned his
post.
The former Newcastle United, PSV and Sporting Lisbon striker replaced Sean
Connor at the end of last season.
Leo Tierne... |
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Dublin, Ireland (Sportsbooks) - Republic of Ireland defender Kenny
Cunningham decided to retire from international football on Thursday.
The country's captain made the decision after the Republic of Ireland failed
to qualify for the World Cup finals next summer in Germany.
T... |
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Genoa, Italy (Sportsbooks) - Alessandro Del Piero scored two times as
Juventus closed out its season with an entertaining 3-3 draw at Sampdoria on
Saturday.
Del Piero's double puts him at the top of Serie A's goalscoring list, one
ahead of Juve teammate David Trezeguet. He l... |
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Milan, Italy (Sportsbooks) - Inter Milan will attempt to retain the
scudetto for the third consecutive week on Sunday with a win at Parma, which
would give the Nerazzuri a third straight Serie A crown.
Inter could have wrapped things up two weeks ago with a win over rivals A... |
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Turin, Italy (Sportsbooks) - Veteran midfielder Pavel Nedved has pledged
his future to Juventus by signing a new one-year contract with the Turin club.
The 35-year-old former Czech Republic international had been linked with a
move away from Juve, but Nedved has decided to stay p... |
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Milan, Italy (Sportsbooks) - Veteran Inter Milan midfielder Luis Figo has
revealed that he hopes to play on for another season.
Figo, 35, backtracked on a decision to retire last summer and has made 20
appearances in all competitions for the Serie A champions-elect this season
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Lisbon, Portugal (Sportsbooks) - Portuguese champions FC Porto have come to
terms with Belenenses on a deal that will land Porto highly-touted young
defender Rolando.
The 22-year-old Rolando was a standout defender for the Portuguese Under-21
team, and according to Porto preside... |
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Lisbon, Portugal (Sportsbooks) - FC Porto secured its third consecutive
league title with a 6-0 pounding of Amadora on Saturday.
The win moves Porto 18 points clear of second-place Guimaraes with five games
remaining, while Benfica is one point back of Guimaraes in the battle fo... |
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Moscow, Russia (Sportsbooks) - Both CSKA Moscow and the Russian National
Team took a hit on Sunday as keeper Igor Akinfeyev tore knee ligaments while
playing in a Russian Premier League match against Rostov.
The 21-year-old netminder fell awkwardly midway through the second half of h... |
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Moscow, Russia (Sportsbooks) - Vagner Love posted a hat trick as
CSKA Moscow hoisted the Russian title on Saturday with a 4-0 victory over Luch
Energiya.
CSKA opened the scoring in the 15th minute courtesy of a goal by Daniel
Carvalho.
The Brazilian striker then ... |
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Kiev, Ukraine (Sportsbooks) - The mid-season injury bug has latched onto
Dynamo Kiev, as the Ukrainian club will be forced to sit out six impact
players during Wednesday's Champions League match with Group E power Lyon, who
stand atop with nine points to Dynamo's zero.
Brazilia... |
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Motherwell, Scotland (Sportsbooks) - Chris Porter's goal in the 50th minute
helped Motherwell earn a 1-1 draw with Rangers at Fir Park Stadium on
Saturday, severely damaging the title hopes of Walter Smith's men.
The result leaves Rangers three points behind Celtic with a game i... |
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Motherwell, Scotland (Sportsbooks) - After failing to claim its first
European title in 36 years with a 2-0 loss to Zenit St. Petersburg in the UEFA
Cup final on Wednesday, Rangers will now set its sights on domestic domination
when they return to league play on Saturday at Motherwell.... |
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Glasgow, Scotland (Sportsbooks) - Celtic legend Tommy Burns, 51, died on
Thursday morning after losing his long battle with cancer.
The former Scotland international, who played more than 400 games for Celtic
between 1975 and 1989, had been diagnosed with skin cancer in 2006.
He ... |
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Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbooks) - Barcelona have told Portugal international
midfielder Deco that he can leave the club at the end of the season.
The 30-year-old is under contract at the Camp Nou until the summer of 2010,
but will be allowed to leave Barca four years after joining from ... |
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Getafe, Spain (Sportsbooks) - Getafe coach Michael Laudrup has confirmed
he will walk away from the club in the summer after just one season.
The Dane has been linked with several higher-profile jobs at La Liga clubs and
will end his brief reign at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez following ... |
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Madrid, Spain (Sportsbooks) - With Real Madrid having already clinched a
second consecutive La Liga title, Villarreal being locked into second place,
and Barcelona occupying a Champions League spot along with Atletico Madrid,
all of the drama on the final day in Spain will come... |
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Stockholm, Sweden (Sportsbooks) - Niclas Alexandersson will captain
Sweden in Wednesday's European Championship 2008 qualifier against Iceland in
the absence of normal captain Freddie Ljungberg.
Ljungberg, 29, injured his calf in Sweden's 2-0 win over Spain in the
quali... |
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Stockholm, Sweden (Sportsbooks) - Sweden will have star striker Zlatan
Ibrahimovic and Henrik Larsson available for two upcoming World Cup
qualifiers.
Lars Lagerback's team, which is currently second in UEFA's Group 8, hosts
Bulgaria Saturday and then plays in Hunga... |
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Stockholm, Sweden (Sportsbooks) - Swedish coach Lars Lagerback will have
Juventus striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic back in the lineup for Saturday's World
Cup qualifier against Bulgaria.
Ibrahimovic was placed back on the squad after missing a friendly versus
France back in Februar... |
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