Carli Lloyd scored on a deflected shot in the 39th minute Saturday to give the United States a 1-0 victory over Sweden in a women's Olympic tuneup. Lloyd dribbled past three defenders inside the box, then fired a low left-footed shot that glanced off Sara Thunebro's leg and past goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl. -- read full article
Poland is prepared to provide six
of the eight venues needed for Euro 2012 if co-host Ukraine is
not ready in time, Polish sports officials told local media on
Saturday.
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Former French international footballer Eric Cantona on Saturday inaugurated a football stadium named after him in the French town of Tignes, local authorities said. -- read full article
Cristiano Ronaldo will likely miss the start of the season with Manchester United because of ankle surgery. The Portugal winger is set to be operated on next week after playing with pain over the final two months of the English season and through the European Championship. The Premier League season starts in mid-August. -- read full article
Gunmen kidnapped the younger brother of a Nigerian soccer star who plays for Everton in England's Premier League. The unidentified men seized Norum Yobo at gunpoint before dawn Saturday as he was returning from a party, Rivers State police spokeswoman Rita Inoma-Abbey said. No group claimed responsibility and no ransom demand had been made, she added. -- read full article
Barcelona warned Friday that it would not sell its Brazilian striker Ronaldinho, who has been deemed surplus by the Spanish side's new coach Pep Guardiola, at a discount. -- read full article
June Spain's Atletico Madrid on Friday signed French international goalkeeper Gregory Coupet from champions Lyon for 1.5 million euros, Lyon announced. -- read full article
Libertadores Cup
runners-up Fluminense failed to see the funny side on Friday
after their final defeat to LDU was publicly celebrated by local
rivals Flamengo.
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