Soccer: Canny Scot's side up for the fight

New Zealand Herald - It was almost four years ago that Sir Alex Ferguson coined the phrase "squeaky bum time", but since then there has not been much of a peep in the Premiership. Arsene Wenger's Invincibles, with that unbeaten 38-game league campaign, were followed for
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Korean soccer battles through turbulent year
Korea Herald - As the New Year started, Dick Advocaat took his players away from frigid Korea and onto warmer climates on a six-week tour to prepare for the big event in June. Many K-League coaches were not too happy about losing their best players for the majority
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Telsim loses the name game
Turkish Daily News - What's in a name? Apparently a lot, when it comes to the elite Turkish soccer league. While corporations like RCA are trying to boost their exposure in the United States by lending their names to sports complexes (the Hoosier Dome is now the RCA Dome
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Abramovich to Reduce Transfer Spending for Chealsea Soccer Club
MosNews - Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich who owns Chelsea soccer club said the days of extravagant spending in the transfer market are over but denied he would lose interest in his Premier League club any time soon, the Associated Press reports. Since
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Tanzania: Arusha Selects Teams for Champions League
AllAfrica.com - The regional soccer league has completed its rounds culminating in the selection of six teams which will participate in the finals before contesting at the national level. Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) regional secretary, Gossage Idd Masoud said
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