Three Bulgarian referees have been
taken off next season's list of officials by the Bulgarian
Football Union (BFU) for lack of fitness and poor performances.
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Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:40:43 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Liverpool midfielder Sebastian Leto on Tuesday completed a two-year loan deal with Greek champions Olympiakos after being denied a work permit to play in England next season. -- read full article
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:32:55 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Team captains in English football
will have a key role in improving players' behaviour towards
referees next season under a new Football Association scheme.
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Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:48:23 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Senegal coach Lamine Ndiaye has
been given a brief contract extension for two more World Cup
qualifiers, the Senegal sports ministry said on Tuesday.
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Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:54:04 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Scottish football bosses averted a potential strike by the country's Referees Association after agreeing a new pay structure for officials on Tuesday. -- read full article
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:01:24 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Champions League second qualifying round,
second leg results on Tuesday
Ventspils (Latvia) 2 Brann Bergen (Norway) 1
(2-2 on aggregate, Brann Bergen won on away goals)
Kaunas (Lithuania) 2 Rangers (Scotland) 1
(Kaunas won 2-1 on aggregate)
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Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:51:10 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
With just days to go before the start of the Olympic soccer competition, some of the world's best players are caught in the middle of a court fight between their national teams and their club teams. It's another typically farcical situation that seems to hit soccer just when the world's most popular sport is trying to improve its battered image. -- read full article
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:09:53 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Real Madrid striker Ruud van
Nistelrooy has retired from international football, the Dutch
Football Association (KNVB) said in a statement on Monday.
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Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:48:00 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Factbox on Netherlands and Real Madrid
striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, who retired from international
soccer on Monday:
* Age 32, born July 1, 1976, in Oss, Netherlands.
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Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:49:31 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Any fears that Arsenal's close-season exodus would leave the Gunners stuck among the Premier League also-rans were dispelled in one bewildering interchange between Robin van Persie and Emmanuel Adebayor. -- read full article
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:02:43 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Celtic head into the new Scottish Premier League campaign as firm favourites to retain the title despite a close-season scarred by discontent over the club's lack of transfer activity. -- read full article
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:21:01 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
