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Associated Press
David Beckham has been left out of Fabio Capello's first England squad. The Italian tactician, who took charge of the national team following England's failure to qualify for Euro 2008, omitted Becks and included two new players in a provisional group of 30 to play in next Wednesday's friendly against ...
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Soccer By Ives
Brad Guzan has been denied an English work permit, thus ending Aston Villa's pursuit of the Chivas USA goalkeeper. An English panel ruled on Thursday that the U.S. international did not meet the necessary requirements. Villa bid $4 million to bring the player to the Premier League from MLS. The ...
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Associated Press
The unrest at Liverpool continues. While the backroom has made peace, the club's fans are so desperate to replace owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett that they've started a fundraising scheme to oust the Americans. Described as a "longshot" member-share scheme by the Associated Press, the group, called Share Liverpool ...
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Associated Press
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 18th and 19th Premier League goals of the season last night, leading Manchester United to a 2-0 victory over Portsmouth. Ronaldo's second goal in particular -- a wicked looping free-kick hit with tremendous pace-left his manager Sir Alex Ferguson in awe. "That without doubt must be ...
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Reuters
Inter Milan battled through to the Coppa Italia semifinals with a 5-4 aggregate win after an enthralling 3-2 victory at Juventus Wednesday night. Trailing 2-1, the Nerazzurri had to rely on another dubious penalty decision to bring them back into the match before reserve forward Mario Balotelli slotted home a ...
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