Adelaide United took a giant stride towards their first AFC Champions League final on Wednesday but there was stalemate in Japan where Gamba Osaka and Urawa Reds played out a 1-1 draw. -- read full article
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:49:55 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
The head of the Asian Football
Confederation (AFC) said on Wednesday his organisation welcomed
visits from Premier League clubs as long as they left a legacy
for the region.
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Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:59:18 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
The United States climbed seven spots to 21st in the October FIFA rankings ahead of this weekend's World Cup qualifier against Cuba. The ranking announced Wednesday is the highest since June for the Americans, who had dropped to 31st in August, matching their low since 1997. Cuba, which lost a qualifier to the United States 1-0 in Havana last month, fell six places to 98th. -- read full article
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:28:37 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Ireland manager Giovanni
Trapattoni named on Tuesday the following 21-man squad for the
2010 World Cup group eight qualifier at home to Cyprus on Oct.
15.
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Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:34:37 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz
named on Tuesday the following 24-man squad for the 2010 World
Cup Group One qualifiers in Sweden on Saturday and at home to
Albania four days later.
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Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:43:59 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
England's Premier League is revising plans to play an extra round of matches abroad. Chief executive Richard Scudamore told the Leaders in Football conference Tuesday that the EPL can't patronize its huge global fan base by just playing exhibition games outside of England. FIFA and the English Football Association opposed the EPL's original plan, announced in February, to add a 39th game to the... -- read full article
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:15:23 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Darren Fletcher will lead Scotland into battle with Norway on Saturday after the Manchester United midfielder was handed the captain's armband for the World Cup qualifier. -- read full article
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:49:38 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
FA chairman Lord Triesman on Tuesday said English football had total debts of more than three billion pounds (3.9 billion euros) and warned of its danger to the well-being of the sport. -- read full article
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:01:47 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Real Madrid's Dutch striker Arjen Robben is doubtful for the derby against Atletico Madrid due to a thigh injury, Spanish sports daily As reported Tuesday. -- read full article
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:27:20 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Injuries have forced
established midfielders Mark Bresciano, Vince Grella and Harry
Kewell out of Australia's squad for their World Cup qualifying
clash with Qatar in Brisbane on Oct. 15.
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Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:44:21 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Former goalkeeper Miguel
Angel Santoro is to take over as coach of Independiente for the
second time this year after being named as the replacement for
Claudio Borghi, who quit Sunday.
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Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:52:41 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Uzbeki giants Kuruvchi are banking on their considerable Brazilian influence to weave some samba magic in the AFC Champion's League semi-finals on Wednesday. -- read full article
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:54:56 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
