Inter Milan striker Adriano could miss the start of the season after suffering a right calf strain in training, the Serie A champions said on Wednesday. -- read full article
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:29:55 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Stadium construction costs for the 2010 World Cup are expected to exceed budgets by $253 million. Deputy finance minister Jabu Moloketi said Wednesday that increases in the price of oil and steel as well as fluctuations in exchange rates had increased expenses. Moloketi said $1.2 billion had been allocated for stadium construction and renovation. -- read full article
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:33:05 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Manchester City striker Darius Vassell will be out of action for two and a half months after injuring his knee, manager Mark Hughes said on Wednesday. -- read full article
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:42:21 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Alex Ferguson is confident that not even a World Cup winner will take his Premier League title away. Luiz Felipe Scolari, the coach who guided Brazil to its fifth World Cup triumph six years ago, is now in charge of Chelsea and will be out to stop Ferguson's Red Devils from winning their third straight league title. -- read full article
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:43:32 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
South Africa's 2010 World Cup preparations have been hit by overruns in stadium construction costs, but all venues are on track to be completed on time, a government official said Wednesday. -- read full article
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:50:26 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Liverpool's new strike force of
Fernando Torres and Robbie Keane can be the match of any in
Europe, manager Rafael Benitez said on Tuesday.
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Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:20:38 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Champions League third qualification
round, first leg result on Tuesday
Fiorentina (Italy) 2 Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) 0
(halftime: 1-0)
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Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:42:37 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Striker Alberto
Gilardino scored on his competitive debut to help Fiorentina to
a comfortable 2-0 first leg win over Slavia Prague in their
Champions League third qualifying round tie on Tuesday.
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Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:45:33 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Strikers Adrian Mutu and Alberto Gilardino scored as Fiorentina took a big step towards the group stage of the Champions League here on Tuesday with a 2-0 win over Slavia Prague. -- read full article
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:48:55 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Last November, former
European Footballer of the Year Ruud Gullit said he was ready
for "a huge challenge" after being appointed head coach of Major
League Soccer (MLS) glamour club Los Angeles Galaxy.
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Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:12:33 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Fiorentina opened European Champions League qualifying with a win, beating Slavia Prague 2-0 Tuesday night on goals by Adrian Mutu and Alberto Gilardino. Mutu scored on a free kick in the third minute. Gilardino, playing his first competitive match for Fiorentina following his transfer from AC Milan, doubled the lead in the 57th minute. -- read full article
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:48:51 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Aston Villa's Martin Laursen warns they can lose in Iceland and Manchester City, embroiled in controversy surrounding club owner Thaksin Shinawatra, have Denmark's top team as opponents in Thursday UEFA Cup action. -- read full article
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:54:44 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
France coach Raymond Domenech on Tuesday opted for youth over experience with veteran goalkeeper Gregory Coupet overlooked in the 20-man squad for a friendly against Sweden in Gothenburg on August 20. -- read full article
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:28:22 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
The more offensive style which Barcelona's new coach Pep Guardiola has introduced since taking charge in July will be put to the test Wednesday when the Spanish side hosts Poland's Wisla Krakow in a Champions League qualifier. -- read full article
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:33:34 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
The UEFA Cup tie between WIT
Georgia and Austria Vienna will be a one-off match on Aug. 28
because the Georgian club cannot field a team for the first leg
on Thursday due to the conflict in its country, UEFA said.
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Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:58:33 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
