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Buenos Aires, Argentina (MySportsbook) - New Argentina coach Diego Maradona
wants Liverpool's midfield hardman Javier Mascherano to be the captain of his
national team.
The 24-year-old has been backed by Maradona to take on the top job, although
the player himself is waiting to hold t... |
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Buenos Aires, Argentina (MySportsbook) - Diego Maradona has agreed to become
the new coach of Argentina's national team, it was confirmed Thursday.
Maradona, a legend on the field and troubled off it, will be appointed manager
on Tuesday, according to the Argentine Football Associatio... |
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Barcelona, Spain (MySportsbook) - Lionel Messi claims he would prefer to win
trophies with Barcelona and Argentina rather than be named recipient of this
year's Ballon D'Or.
Messi has emerged in recent weeks as a serious rival to Manchester United star
Cristiano Ronaldo in the race t... |
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Sofia, Bulgaria (MySportsbook) - Following a 1-0 UEFA EURO 2008
qualifying win over Luxembourg on Wednesday night, Bulgarian National Team
captain Stiliyan Petrov came out to say he will retire from international
football at the ripe age of 27.
The Aston Villa midf... |
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Sofia, Bulgaria (MySportsbook) - Just days before the start of the
Bulgarian Division I season, Lokomotiv Sofia learned that it will be without
defender Ivan Paskov for four months due to a knee injury.
The 33-year-old suffered the setback in last week's UEFA Cup qualifying ma... |
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Sofia, Bulgaria (MySportsbook) - Levski Sofia clinched the Bulgarian
Premier League title with a 2-1 win over Botev Plovdiv on Saturday.
With two matches remaining on the schedule, Levski has an eight point lead
over second place CSKA, who lost Saturday, 1-0 to Rodopa Smolyan.
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Copenhagen, Denmark (MySportsbook) - FC Copenhagen claimed its second
consecutive Danish title on Wednesday after defeating Brondby 1-0 to take a
13-point lead at the top of the standings with just four games to play.
After missing an opportunity to clinch the title on home s... |
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Copenhagen, Denmark (MySportsbook) - Defending Danish Superligaen title-
holders FC Copenhagen are on the verge of two league records as the Denmark
season closes in on its conclusion.
First, if the champions win at home versus Aalborg BK on Saturday, the Lions
will defend their ... |
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Copenhagen, Denmark (MySportsbook) - Denmark is in desperate need of two
wins when it plays against Turkey on Saturday and Georgia on Tuesday in World
Cup qualifiers.
Morten Olsen was forced to make one alteration to his original squad when
captain Per Nielsen fractured his c... |
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Amsterdam, Netherlands (MySportsbook) - Ajax continued its strong form in
the Eredivisie on Sunday with a comprehensive 5-2 win over Sparta at the
Amsterdam Arena.
Klaas Jan Huntelaar, Luis Suarez, Evander Sno, Kennedy Bakircioglu and
Leonardo each scored for Ajax, whi... |
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Nijmegen, Netherlands (MySportsbook) - NEC edged four-time defending champion
PSV Eindhoven 1-0 on Saturday, winning for the fourth time in six games to pull
level on points with the currently fourth place 21-time Eredivisie winners.
Peter Wisgerhof scored the lone goal in the 12th minute ... |
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Nijmegen, Netherlands (MySportsbook) - PSV Eindhoven returns to Eredivisie
play on Saturday when the club travels to NEC, but it comes on the heels of a
deflating 3-0 loss to Marseille in the Champions League that has left Huub
Stevens' men to play for third in Group D.
The result... |
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Saint Etienne, France (MySportsbook) - Mickael Pagis scored a pair of goals
to lead Rennes to a 3-0 win over St Etienne on Sunday at Stade Geoffrey
Guichard.
Pagis scored 13 minutes into the contest and again in the 53rd minute after
his teammate, Rod Fanni, scored his first... |
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Monaco, France (MySportsbook) - Fred scored in the 55th minute to help Lyon
edge Monaco 1-0 at Stade Louis II on Saturday in France's Ligue 1 and maintain
a four-point lead on Marseille, which beat Grenoble 3-0.
Lyon had struggled recently in league play following Champions League matc... |
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Monaco, France (MySportsbook) - Lyon coach Claude Puel described Monaco as "a
side under construction," but remains cautious before Saturday's clash at Stade
Louis II because of his club's woes after Champions League matches.
Lyon, the seven-time defending Ligue 1 champions, are atop the s... |
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Bremen, Germany (MySportsbook) - Werder Bremen striker Claudio Pizarro has
been fined and reprimanded by the German Football Federation after being
charged with unsporting conduct.
The on-loan Peru striker was cited following his criticism of referee Deniz
Aytekin in the afterm... |
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Munich, Germany (MySportsbook) - Germany international Philipp Lahm has
recovered from a foot injury and should be back in the Bayern Munich team for
this weekend's trip to Monchengladbach.
The 25-year-old full-back has been sidelined since sustaining the injury in
the Champions ... |
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Monchengladbach, Germany (MySportsbook) - Veteran striker Oliver Neuville
has been added to Monchengladbach's lengthy injury list.
The 35-year-old, who suffered a torn muscle in a reserve team game that will
keep him sidelined for several weeks, becomes the ninth player to ente... |
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