France goalkeeper Sebastien Frey
has quit the national set-up after being overlooked for Raymond
Domenech's latest squad, the Fiorentina player said on Thursday.
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:26:35 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger
came out in support of Fabio Capello on Thursday after his
England side were held to a 2-2 draw by Czech Republic at
Wembley the previous night.
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:37:25 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
The move of France striker Djibril Cisse to Sunderland on a season-long loan from Marseille was officially signed and sealed on Thursday. -- read full article
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:14:57 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Sevilla's Ivory Coast striker
Arouna Kone is expected to miss most of the forthcoming season
after sustaining a serious knee injury while on international
duty.
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:15:26 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Alvaro Saborio converted a penalty kick in the first minute of the second half to give Costa Rica a 1-0 victory against El Salvador on Wednesday night in the semifinal round of World Cup qualifying. Costa Rica, which was awarded the penalty kick after Alfredo Pachecho fouled Alonso Solis, leads Group Three of the North and Central American and Caribbean region. -- read full article
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:36:43 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Mexico won Sven-Goran Eriksson's debut as coach, rallying to beat Honduras 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier Wednesday night as Pavel Pardo scored twice in the second half. "The team suffered but they played with a lot of will in front of an amazing public," Eriksson said. A former manager of England's national team and Manchester City, Eriksson was hired in June to replace Hugo Sanchez after Mexico's... -- read full article
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:39:51 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
FIFA have moved next month's
World Cup qualifier between the two Koreas to Shanghai because
the North had refused to play the anthem or fly the flag of its
Cold War rival, South Korean soccer officials said on Thursday.
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:45:50 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Eddie Lewis left with a gash above his eye that needed five stitches. Tim Howard was livid after Carlos Ruiz kicked him in the head. Each team had an ejection. Players yelled at each other after the final whistle ended a match with 40 fouls. Yet, what mattered most was the United States began the semifinal round of World Cup qualifying with a victory on the road. -- read full article
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:46:41 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
The United States opened their semi-final round of 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa qualifying with a 1-0 win over host Guatemala on Wednesday. -- read full article
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:04:52 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Preparations and stadium
construction for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa are on
schedule, FIFA and local organisers said on Thursday.
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:20:18 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
The U.S. men's soccer team picked the right team to claim its first victory against the Guatemalans on their own soil in more than 20 years. -- read full article
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:27:35 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
