Soccer's ruling body could make a decision Tuesday on whether Australia's World Cup qualifier against Iraq in Brisbane on Sunday will go ahead. FIFA has threatened to ban Iraq after the Iraqi government dismantled its local soccer association last week. While FIFA chief Sepp Blatter said he remains confident Iraq will be able to fulfill its commitments, he did not rule out the possibility it would... -- read full article
Sun, 25 May 2008 17:24:18 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Estudiantes lost the
outright leadership of the Argentine championship when they
conceded a late goal and were held 1-1 by Independiente on
Sunday.
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Sun, 25 May 2008 18:48:49 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Russia goalkeeper Igor Akinfeyev
has a personal score to settle at Euro 2008 after the bitter
memory of missing out four years ago on becoming the youngest
player in the tournament.
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Sun, 25 May 2008 20:00:02 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
FIFA is to decide on Tuesday whether to suspend Iraq from international competition ahead of this weekend's World Cup qualifier against Australia, its president Sepp Blatter said. -- read full article
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FIFA officials were meeting on
Monday to decide whether to suspend Iraq from international
competition as the sport's governing body kicked off a busy
week of high-level decision making.
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Sun, 25 May 2008 23:26:01 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Relegated Real Zaragoza have
exercised an option to buy on-loan Brazilian striker Ricardo
Oliveira from AC Milan, the Spanish second division club said
on their Web site (www.realzaragoza.com).
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Mon, 26 May 2008 00:47:14 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Former Chelsea manager Jose
Mourinho has described Chelsea's season as "really bad" and said
their campaign could be described as great only by someone with
"the philosophy of a loser".
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Sun, 25 May 2008 05:24:46 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Netherlands coach
Marco van Basten has trimmed goalkeeper Sander Boschker and
midfielder Denny Landzaat from his squad for Euro 2008, the
Dutch football association (KNVB) said in a statement on Sunday.
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Sun, 25 May 2008 06:29:53 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Asian Champions Iraq continued
their miserable run of form when they were beaten 2-1 by
Thailand on Sunday in a warm-up match for next month's 2010
World Cup qualifiers.
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Sun, 25 May 2008 06:49:38 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Temperamental striker
Antonio Cassano should not be treated like he is from another
planet, Italy coach Roberto Donadoni said on Sunday.
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Sun, 25 May 2008 06:52:04 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Doncaster Rovers will be playing
in the second tier of English soccer for the first time in 50
years next season after beating Leeds United 1-0 in the League
One (third division) playoff final at Wembley on Sunday.
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