Iraq's Nashat Akram is refusing
to give up hope of a dream move to the English Premier League,
despite being denied a work permit by the British government.
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Tue, 27 May 2008 00:51:48 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has
urged the Iraqi government to stop interfering in sport to
avoid being banned from international soccer and this year's
Beijing Olympics.
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Tue, 27 May 2008 01:15:40 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
FIFA president Sepp Blatter will forge
ahead with plans to curb the number of foreign players at
soccer clubs, saying on Tuesday that the organization should
coral the world of sport into helping make it happen.
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Tue, 27 May 2008 01:51:50 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Villarreal have reached an
agreement to sign striker Joseba Llorente from Valladolid on a
four-year contract, the Primera Liga club said on Monday.
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Mon, 26 May 2008 09:24:58 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
David Bentley already knew that taking David Beckham's place on the England team was hard enough, even before the Los Angeles Galaxy star began scoring goals from 70 meters. Beckham scored the Galaxy's goal into an empty net in a 3-1 victory over Kansas City on Saturday after the Wizards goalkeeper was at the other end of the field trying to score an equalizer. -- read full article
Mon, 26 May 2008 09:37:46 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Soccer fans at next
month's Euro 2008 tournament will be confronted with shocking
images of human trafficking in between more traditional adverts
for beer, food and consumer goods.
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Mon, 26 May 2008 09:50:07 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Cristiano Ronaldo says he will announce within two weeks where he will be playing soccer next season. That may mean he has already decided to move to Real Madrid. More likely he will be staying at Manchester United for more money. After 42 goals for the Red Devils including one in last week's Champions League final triumph over Chelsea in Moscow, Ronaldo is the hottest player in the world right now. -- read full article
Mon, 26 May 2008 10:49:06 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
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
Sun, 25 May 2008 20:13:05 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
