Conte to face sporting trial for match-fixing

Juventus coach Antonio Conte will face a sporting trial for match-fixing after an attempt to reach a plea bargain broke down on Thursday when the football federation's prosecutor demanded he be banned for 15 months. Conte, who led Juventus to the Serie A title last season, is accused of failing to...

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Bonucci could face three-and-a-half year ban

(releads with Bonucci, adds details) ROME, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Juventus and Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci could face a three-and-a-half year ban and team mate Simone Pepe one year following a request by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) prosecutor in the country's match-fixing scandal. On the third day of a hearing into the Calcioscommesse scandal, FIGC prosecutor Stefano Palazzi also requested a two-point deduction for Bologna and demotion to the...

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Lengthy bans requested for Bonucci and Pepe

Italy's football federation (FIGC) prosecutor has asked for a three-and-a-half year ban to be imposed on Juventus and Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci and one year for winger Simone Pepe over match-fixing, the federation said Friday. Both played key roles in helping Juventus win Serie A last season. Bonucci,...

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Masiello handed 26-month ban for match-fixing

Former Bari defender Andrea Masiello, now with Atalanta, was banned for 26 months on Friday for his part in the latest match-fixing to hit Italian football. Promoted Sampdoria were docked one point for the forthcoming Serie A campaign and fined 30,000 euros and Bari, who play in Serie B, were docked...

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Chinese to acquire stake in Inter Milan

China Railway Construction Corp is in talks with Inter Milan to build a new stadium in Italy's financial capital in a move that would allow the Italian club to have its own home and make money out of it. But the two sides gave conflicting versions on Thursday as to whether an agreement had been signed...

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Villarreal agree to sell Valero to Fiorentina

Fiorentina have agreed to sign Villarreal's midfielder Borja Valero, the two clubs said on Wednesday. Valero, 27, would shortly travel to Italy for a medical and to tie up the details of the move, Villarreal, who were relegated from La Liga last season, said on their website. A club spokesman...

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Egypt knocked out of Nations Cup qualifiers

Record winners Egypt were knocked out of Africa Cup of Nations qualifying on Saturday, drawing 1-1 with the rank outsiders from Central African Republic to lose 4-3 on aggregate. The Egyptians will miss the finals for the second time in a row, representing a major setback for American coach Bob...

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South Africa name host cities for Nations Cu

Soccer City in Johannesburg will hold the opening game and final of next year's Africa Cup of Nations finals, the South African sports minister Fikile Mbalula said on Friday as all the host cities were announced. The rest of the 16-team tournament will be played in Durban, Nelspruit, Port Elizabeth...

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Levski beat leaders CSKA, 15 fans arrested over violence

 SOFIA, April 29 (Reuters) - Levski Sofia beat bitter city rivals CSKA 1-0 at home to end the leaders' nine-match winning streak in the Bulgarian league as police arrested 15 fans following violence at Sunday's derby. Unmarked Portuguese midfielder Cristovao Ramos scored the winner five minutes after the break when he gave CSKA's Algeria keeper Rais M'Bolhi no chance with a precise shot from close range. "Levski didn't outplay us in any department,"...

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Team attacked in dressing room before Nigerian match

 PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, April 29 (Reuters) - The assistant coach and a defender of visiting soccer club Ocean Boys were taken to hospital in serious condition after being attacked in the dressing room ahead of a league game with local side Sharks, officials said. Two other team members were bruised and bloodied in the attack, they said. “"We were in the dressing room preparing to warm-up when their fans entered and attacked us," Ocean Boys...

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Olympiakos win Greek Cup to seal domestic double

 ATHENS, April 28 (Reuters) - Olympiakos Piraeus overcame Atromitos 2-1 to win the Greek Cup thanks to a goal from substitute David Fuster a minute from the end of extra time on Saturday as they completed a domestic double. Algeria striker Rafik Djebbour had opened the scoring in the 29th minute for the Greek champions at the Olympic Stadium but Argentine midfielder Walter Iglesias equalised with a deflected shot 15 minutes from time. Both sets...

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Argentine championship inicial results and standings

Aug 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Argentine championship Inicial matches on Friday Friday, August 3 Arsenal 1 Union (Santa Fe) 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Arsenal 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Quilmes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Boys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Godoy Cruz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tigre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 San Martin (San Juan) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Atletico...

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cs-Japan beat Brazil in women's soccer quarter-finals - results

WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - COVENTRY, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Japan beat Brazil 2-0 in the Olympic women's soccer quarter-finals on Friday. Results Table Japan beat Brazil 2-0 (1-0) U.S. beat New Zealand 2-0 (1-0) France beat Sweden 2-1 (2...

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River begin with Belgrano revenge meeting

River Plate return to the top flight of Argentine football at the weekend after the indignity playing in the second division and will immediately face the team who sent them down a little more than one year ago. In a quirk football seems to have a habit of producing, the fixture list has paired...

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Sao Paulo keeper Rogerio regains scoring knack

Sao Paulo goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni scored with a majestic free-kick in a 2-0 win over Bahia on Wednesday signalling he has regained his scoring knack after a long injury layoff. The 39-year-old goalkeeper, who played his first game of the year last Sunday following a shoulder injury, curled the...

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Schiavi sorry for "food for rats" outburst

Boca Juniors captain Rolando Schiavi has apologised for a Twitter outburst in which he complained that the team had been served "food fit for rats" in a Venezuelan hotel. His apology came as Argentina's most popular club arrived home two days late and at the wrong airport following a pre-season...

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Sao Paulo score four on Rogerio's return

Sao Paulo celebrated the return of talismanic goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni with a 4-1 thrashing of Flamengo in the Brazilian championship on Sunday. The 39-year-old keeper, who has scored more than 100 goals in his career from penalties and free-kicks, had been out of action since last November with...

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Malaga train amid reports of unpaid wages

Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini oversaw training on Thursday amid reports the La Liga club is unable to pay his or the players' wages while their Qatari owner looks to offload his stake. The Andalusian side's preparations for the 2012/13 season, which begins in less than three weeks, were also disrupted...

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Arbeloa extends Real Madrid contract to 2016

Real Madrid's Spanish defender Alvaro Arbeloa has agreed to extend his contract by two years to the end of the 2015/16 season, the La Liga club said on Wednesday. "I am delighted that the club still has faith in me and I hope to be able to continue enjoying my playing career," Arbeloa said on Real's...

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Puyol: Barca will not rush Villa back

Barcelona striker David Villa has been given the all-clear by medical staff after recovering from a broken leg sustained in December, the La Liga club said on Tuesday. Villa, Spain's all-time leading scorer who joined Barca from Valencia two years ago, fractured his left leg at the Club World Cup...

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Mancini junior joins Valladolid after City exit

Having a famous and successful father is not always easy in football but Andrea Mancini is not about to let it get in the way of his ambition to play for Real Madrid or Barcelona one day. The 19-year-old son of Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini, forward Andrea is about to begin his debut...

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Banega's Ferrari burnt to a crisp

Ever Banega's run of bad luck on the road took a bizarre new twist on Monday when the Valencia playmaker's Ferrari caught fire and burned out near the La Liga club's training ground. The Argentina international, who has only just returned from a broken ankle sustained in February when he failed...

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Zidane to help Madrid youth while coaching

Zinedine Zidane will shortly begin training as a football coach while at the same time helping out at Real Madrid's youth academy, the La Liga club said on Monday. The 40-year-old former France international, who played for Real between 2001 and his retirement in 2006 and was World Player of the...

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Puyol given all-clear after knee surgery

Barcelona defender Carles Puyol has been given the all-clear following an operation on his right knee in May, the La Liga club said on Monday. The 34-year-old Spain international had arthroscopic surgery and was ruled out for the final weeks of last season, meaning he missed his nation's triumphant...

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Pellegrini: Sale reports affecting Malaga players

Reports Malaga's Qatari owner has put the club up for sale are affecting the players but they remain focused on preparing for the La Liga season starting in three weeks, coach Manuel Pellegrini said. Marca, As and other Spanish media reported on Saturday, without naming the source of their information,...

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Rangers granted Scottish FA membership

Crisis club Rangers have been granted conditional membership of the Scottish FA that allows the former champions to play their League Cup first round tie at Brechin City on Sunday. Rangers have been told to relaunch in the fourth tier after collapsing under their debt pile, breaking the stranglehold...

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Belgian championship results and standings

Aug 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Belgian championship matches on Friday Friday, August 3 Lierse 0 Standard Liege 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Mons-Bergen 1 1 0 0 5 2 3 2 Mechelen 1 1 0 0 4 2 3 2 Lokeren 1 1 0 0 4 2 3 4 Club Bruges 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 5 Ghent 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6 Zulte Waregem 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 ------------------------- 7 Racing Genk 1 0 1 0 3 3...

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Romanian championship results and standings

Aug 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Romanian championship matches on Friday Friday, August 3 Gloria Bistrita 1 Gaz Metan Medias 1 Pandurii Targu-Jiu 3 Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Pandurii Targu-Jiu 3 3 0 0 11 3 9 ------------------------- 2 Dinamo Bucharest 2 2 0 0 7 3 6 3 Steaua Bucharest 2 2 0 0 5 3 6 ------------------------- 4...

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Czech championship results and standings

Aug 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Czech championship matches on Friday Friday, August 3 Hradec Kralove 2 Jablonec 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Jablonec 2 1 1 0 4 2 4 ------------------------- 2 Slovan Liberec 1 1 0 0 4 0 3 3 Viktoria Plzen 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 ------------------------- 4 Ceske Budejovice 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 4 Brno 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 4 Teplice 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 ------------------------- 7...

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Croatian championship results and standings

Aug 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Croatian championship matches on Friday Friday, August 3 Lokomotiva Zagreb 0 Osijek 0 NK Zagreb 0 Rijeka 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Lokomotiva Zagreb 3 2 1 0 3 0 7 ------------------------- 2 Slaven Belupo Koprivnica 2 2 0 0 6 1 6 3 Osijek 3 1 2 0 1 0 5 ------------------------- 4 Dinamo Zagreb 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 ------------------------- 5...

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Ukrainian championship results and standings

Aug 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Ukrainian championship matches on Friday Friday, August 3 Zakarpattya Uzhgorod 0 Zarja Lugansk 1 Kryvbas Kriviy Rih 0 Dynamo Kiev 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Dynamo Kiev 4 4 0 0 6 1 12 ------------------------- 2 Shakhtar Donetsk 3 3 0 0 10 1 9 ------------------------- 3 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3 3 0 0 9 1 9 4 Zarja Lugansk 4...

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Hungarian championship results and standings

Aug 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Hungarian championship matches on Friday Friday, August 3 Egri FC 1 Siofok 1 Papa 0 Paks 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Debrecen 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 ------------------------- 2 Szombathelyi Haladas 1 1 0 0 4 2 3 3 MTK Hungaria 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 ------------------------- 4 Pecs 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 ------------------------- 5 Diosgyor ...

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Norwegian championship results and standings

Aug 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Norwegian championship matches on Friday Friday, August 3 FK Haugesund 4 Valerenga Oslo 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Stromsgodset IF 17 12 2 3 38 20 38 ------------------------- 2 Molde 17 10 2 5 30 19 32 3 Rosenborg Trondheim 17 7 9 1 27 15 30 ------------------------- 4 FK Haugesund 18 7 7 4 29 20 28 ------------------------- 5 Honefoss...

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Terry requests hearing over racism charge

Chelsea captain John Terry has denied a Football Association charge of racially abusing Queens Park Rangers' Anton Ferdinand following their verbal exchange during a Premier League match last October. The former England captain, who was last month found not guilty of racially abusing Ferdinand...

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France, U.S. and Japan into semi-finals

LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - The United States, chasing a third successive Olympic gold, will meet neighbours Canada in the semi-finals of the women's soccer tournament while France meet world champions Japan after all four convincingly won their quarter-finals on Friday. Hosts Britain, whose performances have captivated huge home crowds in their first Olympics, bowed out after losing 2-0 to Canada in Coventry where Jonelle Filigno and skipper Christine Sinclair...

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cs-Canada beat Britain in women's soccer quarter-final-results

NEWCASTLE, England, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Canada beat Britain 2-0 in an Olympic women's soccer quarter-final match on Friday. Results Table Canada beat Britain 2-0 (2-0) Japan beat Brazil 2-0 (1-0) U.S. beat New Zealand 2-0 (1-0) France beat Sweden 2-1 (2...

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U.S. sink New Zealand to reach semis

NEWCASTLE, England, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Goals in each half from Abby Wambach and Sydney Leroux fired the United States into the semi-finals of the Olympic women's soccer tournament with a 2-0 win over New Zealand at St. James' Park on Friday. The U.S., three-times Olympic champions, will next face the winners of Friday's match between hosts Britain and Canada on Monday at Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium. Pia Sundhage's team will have to up their...

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Fiorentina sign Aquilani from Liverpool

Fiorentina signed Italian midfielder Alberto Aquilani from Liverpool on Friday with media reports putting the fee at seven million euros. "Fiorentina announces the aquisition of Borja Valero Iglesias and Gonzalo Javier Rodriguez from Villarreal Club and Alberto Aquilani from Liverpool Football...

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Petrov boosted by news of leukaemia remission

Stiliyan Petrov has been given good news in his battle with acute leukaemia after the Bulgarian international's club Aston Villa confirmed on Thursday that the disease was now in remission. "It is with great delight that the club can confirm on behalf of our long-standing captain, Stiliyan Petrov,...

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Hazard tipping Chelsea to clinch more trophies

Chelsea new boy Eden Hazard is aiming to build on the club's successes of last season and bring more trophies to Stamford Bridge. Roberto Di Matteo's side won the FA Cup and Champions League last term, thanks to victories over Liverpool and Bayern Munich respectively. Speaking exclusively to 5football, ...

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Aguero: Title-winning goal was for the fans

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has dedicated his Premier League title-winning goal to the club's supporters after capturing the crown in the final seconds on the final day of the season. The Blues bagged their first top flight title since 1968 by coming from behind to beat Queens Park Rangers...

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Britain stun Brazil in front of record crowd

Britain secured a remarkable 1-0 win over Olympic gold medal contenders Brazil at Wembley on Tuesday in front of the biggest crowd to watch a women's football match in the country. The victory, thanks to Steph Houghton's brilliantly-taken second minute goal, meant Britain finished top of the group having...

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Blatter calls for Morganella ban in racism fight

Swiss player Michel Morganella, expelled from the Olympics for tweeting an insulting message about South Korea, should be banned, FIFA President Sepp Blatter said on Tuesday. "I hope he has gone home," Blatter told reporters after helping to launch a new FIFA initiative with Britain's Kick It Out...

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Drogba arrives to warm welcome in Shanghai

It is not money but the big challenge in an unfamiliar land that lured Didier Drogba to China, the Ivory Coast striker said on Saturday. More than 300 fans gathered at the Shanghai airport to welcome Drogba on his much-anticipated arrival to join Chinese Super League strugglers Shanghai Shenhua. Drogba...

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Clubless Kewell won't turn back on Socceroos

Without a club just over six weeks before Australia play their next 2014 World Cup qualifier, Harry Kewell has promised he will be ready to answer his country's call. The former Liverpool and Leeds United forward has yet to receive a solid offer after quitting Melbourne Victory a year into his...

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Cahill eager to begin new Red Bulls challenge

Australian Tim Cahill, the latest international to join Major League Soccer, said on Thursday he is eager to help the New York Red Bulls win their first title now that his move from Premier League club Everton has been completed. The 32-year-old attacking midfielder joins the MLS's Eastern Conference-leading...

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Bin Hammam life ban overturned by CAS

Former FIFA presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam has won his appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a life ban from all football-related activity over bribery allegations. However, CAS said the decision did not amount to an "affirmative finding of innocence" for Bin Hammam,...

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