Veteran striker Andy Cole on Monday completed his move to Championship side Nottingham Forest following his release by Sunderland. -- read full article
Luiz Felipe Scolari has arrived in English soccer with a mountain of work and little time to do it. He better be a quick learner. The coach who guided Brazil to a fifth World Cup title six years ago but failed to win anything with Portugal has a little more than a month to decide on his plans for Chelsea. -- read full article
Atletico Madrid have signed
Brazilian midfielder Paulo Assuncao as a free agent and are
negotiating the sale of Portugal midfielder Maniche, the Primera
Liga club said on Sunday.
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FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta survived a confidence vote held Sunday that was brought against him by a supporter who was angered by the Spanish club's second straight season without any major title, according to an exit poll. -- read full article
Barcelona president Joan Laporta
lost a confidence vote in his administration by club members on
Sunday, but just avoided being forced to call a presidential
election.
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Atletico Madrid have agreed to
sign France goalkeeper Gregory Coupet from Olympique Lyon for
the next two seasons, the Primera Liga club said on Sunday.
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Australia will play South Africa and the Netherlands in warm-up games in August and September ahead of their Asian World Cup qualifying campaign, Football Federation Australia said Monday. -- read full article
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has vented his frustration over the transfer system, saying it encouraged footballers to become financial "mercenaries". -- read full article
Chelsea have put a big-money offer on the table for Brazilian playmaker Kaka, AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani said Sunday, without giving further details of the proposed deal. -- read full article
Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo will likely stay at Manchester United next season because the English champions are not willing to let him go, Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon said Sunday. -- read full article
Real Madrid president Ramon
Calderon said on Sunday he does not think Manchester United
winger Cristiano Ronaldo will be playing at the Bernabeu next
season.
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Atletico Madrid announced Sunday the signing of Brazilian midfielder Paulo Assuncao from Portuguese first division side Porto for an undisclosed fee. -- read full article
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
