Greek striker Giorgos Samaras
netted twice for Celtic who brushed aside first division leaders
Livingston 4-0 in their Scottish League Cup third round tie on
Tuesday.
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Arsene Wenger enjoyed a night to savour as another generation of young stars stepped off the Arsenal production line to inflict a 6-0 drubbing on an experienced Sheffield United side on Tuesday. -- read full article
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson branded Emanuel Pogatetz's challenge on Rodrigo Possebon "horrendous" after the young Brazilian was left with a suspected broken leg on his debut for the English and European champions. -- read full article
European soccer clubs
that are not bankrolled by wealthy owners are feeling the pinch
from the economic downturn and could suffer further, at least in
the medium term, as sponsorship and ticket sales fall.
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Switzerland are paying a price
for losing too many young players to foreign leagues, national
coach Ottmar Hitzfeld said on Tuesday.
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Serbia's new coach Radomir Antic
said on Tuesday he wanted to rebuild the country's football
landscape by helping to clean up corruption and fan violence.
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Newcastle captain Michael Owen has said he and his team-mates were "saddened" to see manager Kevin Keegan quit but warned the Magpies they had to "snap out of the doom". -- read full article
Lyon have slapped a 100 million euro price tag on France international starlet Karim Benzema, according to club president Jean-Michel Aulas on Tuesday. -- read full article
Former Germany captain Oliver Kahn on Tuesday defended Bayern Munich's under-fire goalkeeper Michael Rensing who made several errors in their shock 5-2 home defeat against Werder Bremen last weekend. -- read full article
The Iraqi national football team was seen training in Baghdad on Tuesday for the first time since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein five years ago. -- read full article
The English Premier League has dismissed suggestions that Portsmouth are effectively controlled by Arkadi Gaydamak, father of the club's owner Alexandre. -- read full article
A cuddly leopard with a green afro and named Zakumi will be the mascot of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The leopard leaped through a beaded curtain Monday to mark its introduction. A costumed performer kicked a soccer ball with Mark Fish, who helped lead South Africa to the African Cup of Nations title in 1996. -- read full article
Managerless Newcastle United are bringing in a London-based investment bank to handle owner Mike Ashley's proposed sale of the the ailing Premier League club said Monday. -- read full article
