Liverpool can look forward to qualifying for the money-spinning group stages of the Champions League but it was a close-run thing after their exploits in Belgium. -- read full article
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:01:18 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Manchester United are expected to
have Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov in the side when they
open their bid for a third Premier League title in a row against
Newcastle United on Sunday.
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Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:03:02 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
English football clubs are spending hundreds of millions of pounds on new players ahead of the 2008/09 Premier League season but are also selling big stars to balance their books amid the credit crunch. -- read full article
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:52:23 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard ended speculation about his future by signing a new five-year contract with the Premier League club on Wednesday. -- read full article
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:09:53 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
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
