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English National Team
McClaren demands time to revive England (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Steve McClaren has pleaded for patience as he tries to turn England into a team of world-beaters.
English Premier League
Jolly: Adebayor shows Gunners reserve (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Richard Jolly sees Adebayor end rumblings about missing Thierry Henry.
FA lobbies FIFA over videos for divers (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
The FA is hoping to persuade world soccer's governing body FIFA to allow it to use video evidence to punish players retrospectively for diving.
Magnusson reassurance over Hammers finance (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
West Ham chairman Eggert Magnusson maintains the financing of the Icelandic takeover of the Premiership club is 'sound and secure'.
Keane nixes talk of move for Solskjaer (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Sunderland boss Roy Keane has played down suggestions he could try to land former Manchester United team-mate Ole Gunnar Solskjaer during the January transfer window.
Jol would swap UEFA Cup for top 4 place (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Martin Jol would prefer the glory of winning the UEFA Cup this season to qualifying for the Champions League and then struggling in Europe's top competition.
FA eager to retrospectively punish divers (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Video replays could soon be used to identify and punish players guilty of diving if the Football Association succeed in convincing FIFA it is in the best interests of the game.
Rochemback linked with return to Lisbon (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Middlesbrough midfielder Fabio Rochemback could be on his way back to Sporting Lisbon.
Bramble in hospital with calf problem (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Newcastle manager Glenn Roeder has revealed defender Titus Bramble has spent eight days in hospital after an alarming flare-up in his injured calf.
Sticking together (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Jon Carter looks at the latest FA Premier League 07 sticker collection from Merlin, which has every player.
Reo-Coker fears for his future at West Ham (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
West Ham skipper Nigel Reo-Coker fears for his Upton Park future following the sacking of manager Alan Pardew.
Rooney slams lack of protection from referees (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney believes he does not get enough protection from referees.
Hargreaves still eager for Premiership move (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Bayern Munich midfielder Owen Hargreaves has again expressed his desire to move to England. The 25-year-old's comments will no doubt alert Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
Curbishley confirmed as new West Ham manager (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
West Ham have appointed former player Alan Curbishley as their new manager.
Jewell defends record against big boys (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Wigan manager Paul Jewell has defended his side's abysmal record against the Premiership's 'big five' clubs.
Roeder shifts pressure onto Chelsea (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Newcastle manager Glenn Roeder heads for champions Chelsea tonight defending an eight-game unbeaten and insisting the hosts are under more pressure than his battle-weary troops.
Wenger hails 'physically stronger' Gunners (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is convinced his side have toughened up since dropping vital points on the road last season - and proved it at the weekend by drawing at champions Chelsea.
German Bundesliga
Time running out for Doll to save Hamburg (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
A clock built into Hamburg SV's AOL Arena counts up second by second the time from the afternoon of Aug. 24, 1963 and stands as testament to a unique record in German football.
Germany
Klinsmann not ruling out coaching German team (Dec 13, 2006 17:00 GMT)
Juergen Klinsmann is not ruling out a return to Germany as coach of the national team, but it won't be any time soon.
Spanish Primera División
Real launch legal action against French paper (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Real Madrid have begun legal action against French newspaper Le Monde following an article published last week alleging the club had links to Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes.
Europe
Atletico hold nerve to go through in Copa (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero scored the decisive penalty in a shootout against Levante as they reached the last 16 of the King's Cup on Wednesday.
UEFA Cup: Feyenoord, Ajax, PSG through (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Twice winners Feyenoord shrugged off the threat of elimination to reach the last 32 of the UEFA Cup on Wednesday, joining Dutch rivals Ajax Amsterdam and AZ Alkmaar in Friday's draw.
Abramovich to invest $40m in Russian team (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich will invest at least another $40 million in the Russian national team in the hope of reviving it as he has done with London club Chelsea.
Feyenoord fined after Pedersen hit by beer (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Feyenoord have been hit with their second fine from UEFA in the space of a week, this time for an incident in which a fan threw beer at a Blackburn Rovers player.
Global
La Volpe quits after play-off defeat (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Boca Juniors coach Ricardo la Volpe said he would resign after they lost 2-1 to Estudiantes in a playoff for the Argentine championship on Wednesday.
Estudiantes take title (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Estudiantes came from behind to beat defending champions Boca Juniors 2-1 in a playoff on Wednesday to win the Argentine championship for the first time in 23 years.
South Africa dismisses World Cup concerns (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
South Africa on Wednesday dismissed concerns it had fallen behind in 2010 World Cup preparations, saying it had made headway in modernising stadiums and making the streets safe for visitors.
Brazil officially submit bid to host 2014 World Cup (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Brazil formally submitted a bid to FIFA to host the 2014 World Cup on Wednesday, hoping to bring the tournament to the country for the first time since 1950. The voting takes place next November.
Australia dismiss Asian Cup security concerns (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Australia have dismissed reports they were concerned about security at next year's Asian Cup and said they were happy to be based in any of the four hosting countries.
Injury scuppers McManaman's plans for return (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Former Liverpool and Real Madrid midfielder Steve McManaman's dream of making a return to action with Hong Kong Rangers has been scuppered by a knee injury.
Archived News:
Month: January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
Year: 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006
English National Team
McClaren demands time to revive England (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Steve McClaren has pleaded for patience as he tries to turn England into a team of world-beaters.
English Premier League
Jolly: Adebayor shows Gunners reserve (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Richard Jolly sees Adebayor end rumblings about missing Thierry Henry.
FA lobbies FIFA over videos for divers (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
The FA is hoping to persuade world soccer's governing body FIFA to allow it to use video evidence to punish players retrospectively for diving.
Magnusson reassurance over Hammers finance (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
West Ham chairman Eggert Magnusson maintains the financing of the Icelandic takeover of the Premiership club is 'sound and secure'.
Keane nixes talk of move for Solskjaer (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Sunderland boss Roy Keane has played down suggestions he could try to land former Manchester United team-mate Ole Gunnar Solskjaer during the January transfer window.
Jol would swap UEFA Cup for top 4 place (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Martin Jol would prefer the glory of winning the UEFA Cup this season to qualifying for the Champions League and then struggling in Europe's top competition.
FA eager to retrospectively punish divers (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Video replays could soon be used to identify and punish players guilty of diving if the Football Association succeed in convincing FIFA it is in the best interests of the game.
Rochemback linked with return to Lisbon (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Middlesbrough midfielder Fabio Rochemback could be on his way back to Sporting Lisbon.
Bramble in hospital with calf problem (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Newcastle manager Glenn Roeder has revealed defender Titus Bramble has spent eight days in hospital after an alarming flare-up in his injured calf.
Sticking together (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Jon Carter looks at the latest FA Premier League 07 sticker collection from Merlin, which has every player.
Reo-Coker fears for his future at West Ham (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
West Ham skipper Nigel Reo-Coker fears for his Upton Park future following the sacking of manager Alan Pardew.
Rooney slams lack of protection from referees (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney believes he does not get enough protection from referees.
Hargreaves still eager for Premiership move (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Bayern Munich midfielder Owen Hargreaves has again expressed his desire to move to England. The 25-year-old's comments will no doubt alert Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
Curbishley confirmed as new West Ham manager (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
West Ham have appointed former player Alan Curbishley as their new manager.
Jewell defends record against big boys (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Wigan manager Paul Jewell has defended his side's abysmal record against the Premiership's 'big five' clubs.
Roeder shifts pressure onto Chelsea (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Newcastle manager Glenn Roeder heads for champions Chelsea tonight defending an eight-game unbeaten and insisting the hosts are under more pressure than his battle-weary troops.
Wenger hails 'physically stronger' Gunners (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is convinced his side have toughened up since dropping vital points on the road last season - and proved it at the weekend by drawing at champions Chelsea.
German Bundesliga
Time running out for Doll to save Hamburg (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
A clock built into Hamburg SV's AOL Arena counts up second by second the time from the afternoon of Aug. 24, 1963 and stands as testament to a unique record in German football.
Germany
Klinsmann not ruling out coaching German team (Dec 13, 2006 17:00 GMT)
Juergen Klinsmann is not ruling out a return to Germany as coach of the national team, but it won't be any time soon.
Spanish Primera División
Real launch legal action against French paper (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Real Madrid have begun legal action against French newspaper Le Monde following an article published last week alleging the club had links to Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes.
Europe
Atletico hold nerve to go through in Copa (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero scored the decisive penalty in a shootout against Levante as they reached the last 16 of the King's Cup on Wednesday.
UEFA Cup: Feyenoord, Ajax, PSG through (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Twice winners Feyenoord shrugged off the threat of elimination to reach the last 32 of the UEFA Cup on Wednesday, joining Dutch rivals Ajax Amsterdam and AZ Alkmaar in Friday's draw.
Abramovich to invest $40m in Russian team (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich will invest at least another $40 million in the Russian national team in the hope of reviving it as he has done with London club Chelsea.
Feyenoord fined after Pedersen hit by beer (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Feyenoord have been hit with their second fine from UEFA in the space of a week, this time for an incident in which a fan threw beer at a Blackburn Rovers player.
Global
La Volpe quits after play-off defeat (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Boca Juniors coach Ricardo la Volpe said he would resign after they lost 2-1 to Estudiantes in a playoff for the Argentine championship on Wednesday.
Estudiantes take title (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Estudiantes came from behind to beat defending champions Boca Juniors 2-1 in a playoff on Wednesday to win the Argentine championship for the first time in 23 years.
South Africa dismisses World Cup concerns (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
South Africa on Wednesday dismissed concerns it had fallen behind in 2010 World Cup preparations, saying it had made headway in modernising stadiums and making the streets safe for visitors.
Brazil officially submit bid to host 2014 World Cup (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Brazil formally submitted a bid to FIFA to host the 2014 World Cup on Wednesday, hoping to bring the tournament to the country for the first time since 1950. The voting takes place next November.
Australia dismiss Asian Cup security concerns (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Australia have dismissed reports they were concerned about security at next year's Asian Cup and said they were happy to be based in any of the four hosting countries.
Injury scuppers McManaman's plans for return (Dec 13, 2006 12:00 GMT)
Former Liverpool and Real Madrid midfielder Steve McManaman's dream of making a return to action with Hong Kong Rangers has been scuppered by a knee injury.
