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Dublin, Ireland (BettingExpress) - Just three days before the start of the
2007 Irish Premier League season, Sligo Rovers boss Rob McDonald resigned his
post.
The former Newcastle United, PSV and Sporting Lisbon striker replaced Sean
Connor at the end of last season.
Leo Tierne... |
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Dublin, Ireland (BettingExpress) - Republic of Ireland defender Kenny
Cunningham decided to retire from international football on Thursday.
The country's captain made the decision after the Republic of Ireland failed
to qualify for the World Cup finals next summer in Germany.
T... |
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Milan, Italy (BettingExpress) - AC Milan settled for a 1-1 draw against Napoli
on Sunday at the San Siro and wasted a chance to overtake Inter Milan atop the
Italian Serie A.
Inter tied Palermo 1-1 on Saturday, leaving AC Milan the chance to move to the
top of the league with a win over Nap... |
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Palermo, Italy (BettingExpress) - Inter Milan was only able to extend its lead
atop the Serie A table by one point on Saturday as Palermo earned a 1-1 draw
at the Renzo Barbera against the defending champions.
Diego Milito scored on a penalty kick 11 minutes into the match, but Palermo
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Turin, Italy (BettingExpress) - Juventus veteran Alessandro Del Piero has
admitted that he still harbors World Cup hopes despite not featuring for Italy
since Euro 2008.
The 35-year-old fired home two goals in his side's 3-3 Serie A draw against
Siena last Sunday and it is believ... |
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Lisbon, Portugal (BettingExpress) - Benfica winger Angel Di Maria has played
down rumors linking him with a certain exit from the Portuguese giants in the
summer.
The 22-year-old Argentina international is attracting interest from a number
of clubs, with the likes of Chelsea and Manche... |
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Lisbon, Portugal (BettingExpress) - Benfica star Angel Di Maria has cooled
reports of an imminent move to the Premier League following reports linking
him with both Manchester City and Chelsea.
The 21-year-old Argentina forward was reported to be at the center of a $70
million tug... |
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Madrid, Spain (BettingExpress) - Real Madrid has allowed Cristiano Ronaldo to
continue his recovery from an ankle injury with the Portugal national team and
he could play in their upcoming vital World Cup qualifiers.
The $132 million winger missed Sunday's La Liga loss to Sevilla with an a... |
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Moscow, Russia (BettingExpress) - Both CSKA Moscow and the Russian National
Team took a hit on Sunday as keeper Igor Akinfeyev tore knee ligaments while
playing in a Russian Premier League match against Rostov.
The 21-year-old netminder fell awkwardly midway through the second half of h... |
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Moscow, Russia (BettingExpress) - Vagner Love posted a hat trick as
CSKA Moscow hoisted the Russian title on Saturday with a 4-0 victory over Luch
Energiya.
CSKA opened the scoring in the 15th minute courtesy of a goal by Daniel
Carvalho.
The Brazilian striker then ... |
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Kiev, Ukraine (BettingExpress) - The mid-season injury bug has latched onto
Dynamo Kiev, as the Ukrainian club will be forced to sit out six impact
players during Wednesday's Champions League match with Group E power Lyon, who
stand atop with nine points to Dynamo's zero.
Brazilia... |
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Glasgow, Scotland (BettingExpress) - Celtic closed to within 10 points of
Scottish Premier League leaders Rangers on Saturday as the Hoops recorded a
comfortable 3-0 win over St Johnstone at Parkhead.
Josh Thompson scored his first goal for Celtic in the 16th minute before
Rob... |
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Aberdeen, Scotland (BettingExpress) - Time is running out on Aberdeen as they
try to get themselves into the top six, and they will need to get a positive
result on Saturday against Dundee United if they want to keep their hopes
alive.
The Dons enter the weekend in eighth place, s... |
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Dundee, Scotland (BettingExpress) - Dundee United striker Damian Casalinuovo
is set to be sidelined for a couple weeks after suffering a hamstring injury
in the 3-3 Scottish Cup draw at Rangers.
The Argentinian lasted just three minutes of the Ibrox clash and will
definitely m... |
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Zaragoza, Spain (BettingExpress) - Lionel Messi scored his second straight hat
trick in La Liga and drew a penalty to set up another goal, leading Barcelona
to a 4-2 win over Real Zaragoza on Sunday at Estadio La Romareda.
Messi, who leads La Liga with 25 goals, scored Barcelona's first th... |
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Madrid, Spain (BettingExpress) - Real Madrid extended its La Liga winning
streak to nine games on Saturday with a 3-1 comeback win over Sporting Gijon
at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Following a scoreless first half, David Barral stunningly put the visitors in
front in the 53rd minute, bu... |
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Barcelona, Spain (BettingExpress) - Barcelona will be without Xavi for two
weeks after the key midfielder injured his calf during training.
The Spain playmaker missed Wednesday's Champions League last-16 victory over
Stuttgart with the knock and will now be sidelined until the end of M... |
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Stockholm, Sweden (BettingExpress) - Niclas Alexandersson will captain
Sweden in Wednesday's European Championship 2008 qualifier against Iceland in
the absence of normal captain Freddie Ljungberg.
Ljungberg, 29, injured his calf in Sweden's 2-0 win over Spain in the
quali... |
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Stockholm, Sweden (BettingExpress) - Sweden will have star striker Zlatan
Ibrahimovic and Henrik Larsson available for two upcoming World Cup
qualifiers.
Lars Lagerback's team, which is currently second in UEFA's Group 8, hosts
Bulgaria Saturday and then plays in Hunga... |
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Stockholm, Sweden (BettingExpress) - Swedish coach Lars Lagerback will have
Juventus striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic back in the lineup for Saturday's World
Cup qualifier against Bulgaria.
Ibrahimovic was placed back on the squad after missing a friendly versus
France back in Februar... |
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