Italy coach Marcello Lippi on Monday called up midfielder Antonio Nocerino in place of injured Gennaro Gattuso for the 2010 World Cup qualifier against Georgia midweek. -- read full article
French first division side Nantes have been ordered to pay 879,462 euros (1.2 million dollars) compensation to former coach Georges Eo for unfair dismissal. -- read full article
Rangers midfielder Lee McCulloch has retired from international football, the Scottish Football Association (SFA) confirmed on Monday. -- read full article
Newcastle assistant manager Terry McDermott and reserve team coach Adam Sadler have both left the Premier League club following the departure last week of manager Kevin Keegan. -- read full article
Carlos Tevez and his former
Manchester United team mate Gabriel Heinze were both in the
doghouse on Sunday after a comedy of errors in the first half of
Argentina's 1-1 draw at home to Paraguay.
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Mohamed Aboutrika scored the
winner as African champions Egypt beat the Democratic Republic
of Congo 1-0 away in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday.
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England's senior players, including David Beckham and John Terry, are attempting to quash any talk of revenge as they prepare for a World Cup qualifier against Croatia in Zagreb on Wednesday that could begin to define the new Fabio Capello era. -- read full article
Striker Razak Omotoyossi scored
twice on Sunday in a 3-2 win over Angola in Cotonou to hand
Benin a place in the last round of the African qualifiers for
the 2010 World Cup finals.
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Italian defenders Fabio Grosso and Alessandro Gamberini, who got injured in their 2-1 opening World Cup qualifying win in Cyprus, will not be replaced, Italian coach Marcello Lippi said on Sunday. -- read full article
The pressure is building on France coach Raymond Domenech after a humiliating 3-1 loss to Austria gave Les Bleus a dismal start in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup. Domenech kept his job despite a group-stage exit from the European Championships. But anything less than a victory against Serbia at Stade de France on Wednesday could end his increasingly tenuous reign. -- read full article
AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso
has pulled out of Italy's squad for Wednesday's World Cup
qualifier against Georgia after injuring his wrist in training
on Sunday.
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