Most of the teams contesting Euro
2008 were in Austria and Switzerland on Tuesday preparing for
the big kickoff while one of the game's household names
stoically faced three weeks viewing from the sidelines.
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Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:27:03 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Billionaire financier George Soros
is no longer interested in buying Italian soccer club AS Roma, a
statement sent by his spokesman to Italy's stock market
regulator on Tuesday said.
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Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:33:45 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
It took time, but with less than a week to go before the start of Euro 2008 and with sunny weather bringing people out in droves, Vienna is starting to show some football fever. -- read full article
Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:55:51 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Cristiano Ronaldo, who has just
won a Champions League and Premier League double with Manchester
United, could complete a remarkable treble of winners' medals by
leading Portugal to victory in Euro 2008 this month.
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Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:00:02 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
With Michael Ballack back fit and
in the form of his life, Germany look stronger favourites than
ever to win Group B at Euro 2008, with Croatia, Poland and
co-hosts Austria likely to be scrapping for second place.
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Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:05:01 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Houston Dynamo defender Eddie Robinson was suspended for one game and fined $500 Monday for retaliatory actions against FC Dallas midfielder Andre Rocha in a Major League Soccer game last week. The MLS disciplinary committee found that Robinson's actions in an altercation with Rocha in the 80th minute of the match merited additional action. -- read full article
Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:27:35 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Girding their lederhosen and
firing up cheese fondues, Austria and Switzerland are gearing up
to stage Euro 2008, the year's biggest soccer event -- quietly.
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Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:00:06 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Cristiano Ronaldo looks healthy. The Manchester United star and front-runner for FIFA player of the year honors practiced normally with his teammates and appeared injury-free Monday despite having ice wrapped around his ankle after an earlier training session. Ronaldo kicked the ball with both feet and participated in all drills in Portugal's second practice, just hours after trainers taped the... -- read full article
Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:28:24 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Uzbekistan smashed seven goals past Singapore and Bahrain won in Thailand as they remained the only teams with 100 percent records after three rounds of Asian World Cup qualifying. -- read full article
Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:31:49 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Alain Perrin's days as Lyon coach look numbered after club president Jean-Michel Aulas admitted on Monday that the trend was not to keep him as coach for next season. -- read full article
Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:34:50 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
