A senior official from the World Anti-Doping Agency said it had invited Sepp Blatter, the head of world soccer's governing body FIFA, for talks following a public dispute over doping test rules. WADA director general David Howman said Wednesday that agency president John Fahey had written Blatter to discuss the dispute privately. -- read full article
Wed, 13 May 2009 11:33:39 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
What American players will be moving around this summer? Goal.com’s Allen Ramsey gives a list of some American stars who might be switching teams and some possible destinations. -- read full article
Wed, 13 May 2009 11:35:29 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Atlante advanced to the FIFA Club World Cup after a scoreless draw Tuesday against fellow Mexican club Cruz Azul in the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions League final. The Club World Cup is set for December in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. Atlante won the first leg of the home-and-away final 2-0. -- read full article
Tue, 12 May 2009 21:39:54 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Two goals from the first leg would be all Atlante needed to win the CCL title over Cruz Azul as the two squads played out a 0-0 draw on Tuesday night. -- read full article
Tue, 12 May 2009 22:35:44 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard
was named England's Footballer of the Year on Wednesday by the
Football Writers' Association (FWA).
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Tue, 12 May 2009 23:00:02 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
The first purposely-built
stadium for next year's soccer World Cup will open next month
with a rugby match at the 48,000-seater venue in Port
Elizabeth.
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Tue, 12 May 2009 23:25:33 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Steve Coppell has resigned as
manager of Reading after their failure to secure an immediate
return to the Premier League, the club confirmed.
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Wed, 13 May 2009 01:10:18 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
CSKA Sofia midfielder Shaloze
Udoji has been handed a six-match ban by the Bulgarian Football
Union (BFU) for punching an opponent, the authority said on
Wednesday.
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Wed, 13 May 2009 01:21:09 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Two matches are left in the English Premier League season and with the heat on, one team looks set to be pulling off one of the biggest escapes in league history. Goal.com’s Shane Evans explain who, and it may not be who you think. -- read full article
Tue, 12 May 2009 11:03:30 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News