Soccer: German court upholds referee's fraud conviction

Herald Tribune - LEIPZIG: The referee at the center of German soccer's biggest match- fixing scandal in 30 years will have to serve a prison sentence after an appeals court upheld his conviction on Friday. The decision, by the Federal Court of Justice, confirmed the
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Prep Soccer
Lompoc Record - Reserve Riku Tuomi took a pass from Ehi Robinson and scored in the 73rd minute to give the Righetti High boys soccer team a 2-1 non-league victory at Cabrillo on Monday afternoon. Tuomi came on in the second half for injured teammate Rosario Bras
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LSU freshman soccer players receive honors
Baton Rouge Advocate - A day after being named to the Soccer Buzz All-Central Region Team, LSU freshmen Chelsea Potts and Michelle Makasini have been named to the organization s Freshman All-America Team. Potts was named a second-team Freshman All-American after
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Soccer: Ronaldinho expects hostile welcome
New Zealand Herald - YOKOHAMA - Barcelona's Brazilian striker Ronaldinho is expecting a rough ride from Brazilian fans when his side face Internacional in Sunday's Club World Cup final. Ronaldinho, who began his career at Inter's Porto Alegre rivals Gremio, is hoping to
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German linguists gets a kick out of the World Cup
Guardian Unlimited - BERLIN, Dec 15 (Reuters) - What do you call disciples of German soccer coach Juergen Klinsmann? "Klinsmenn", perhaps. In the aftermath of this year's World Cup soccer tournament in Germany, Juergen's men have become known in German as "Klinsmaenner
Source: football.guardian.co.uk

Ex-soccer chief signs on with Singleton for STW
Age - ONE of sport's best-known identities, John O'Neill, has thrown his lot in with one of the business world's most colourful characters, John Singleton. The former soccer and rugby chief is to become an executive director of the listed marketing
Source: www.theage.com.au

Qatar beat Iraq 1-0 to win final soccer gold
Khaleej Times - DOHA - Host nation Qatar won the 428th and final gold medal of the 15th Asian Games when they beat Iraq 1-0 in the men s soccer final on Friday. Defender Bilal Rajab headed home after 63 minutes to win his country a ninth title at the Dec. 1-15
Source: www.khaleejtimes.com

Barcelona Meets Liverpool in Champions League Soccer (Update1)
Bloomberg - Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Defending champion Barcelona will meet five-time winner Liverpool in the last 16 of Europe's elite Champions League, while Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho will face Porto, which he led to the title in 2004. ``Liverpool was one of
Source: www.bloomberg.com


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