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Teams for Wednesday's Champions League last 16 second-leg match between Manchester United (3) and AC Milan (2) at Old Trafford (first leg scores in brackets):
Teams for Wednesday's Champions League last 16 second leg match between Real Madrid (0) and Olympique Lyon (1) at the Bernabeu stadium (first leg scores in brackets):
David Beckham is starting on the bench for AC Milan against Manchester United in his return to Old Trafford. Milan coach Leonardo dropped Beckham, who started the first leg, as the team tries to overturn a 3-2 deficit in their Champions League match to reach the quarterfinals. The 34-year-old Beckham left United for Real Madrid in 2003 and has never played as an opponent at Old Trafford.
The indebted Premier League club Portsmouth fired 85 staff members Wednesday in an attempt to avoid closing. None of the cuts includes players, although club administrator Andrew Andronikou said one or two players offered to take pay cuts. He added that some staff members agreed to work fewer hours and he'll attempt to defer salary for others.
Egypt football player Hossam Ghaly reportedly tested positive for doping and could be suspended for two years. Ghaly, who plays for Saudi team Al Nasser, reportedly tested positive for a banned substance last month after his club's cup match against Al Hilal. Al Riyadh daily reported Wednesday that the Saudi Football Association's disciplinary committee has told Al Nasser to temporarily...
A South African politician is striking out at criticism of the nation's readiness to host the World Cup. With three months to go until kickoff, chairman of the parliament committee on sport and recreation Butana Komphela said Wednesday that the preparations have come under unfair scrutiny. Komphela said at a media briefing in Cape Town that a rail station in Germany was still being completed...
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| 1973 | Chris Sutton is born in Nottingham, England. |
| 1981 | African Football Legend Samuel Eto'o is born in Nikon, Cameroon. |
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TORRES
Fernando José Torres Sanz
born April 20, 1984 in Madrid, Spain
Liverpool-ENG | F LC
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DI VAIO
Marco Di Vaio
born July 15, 1976 in Roma, Italy
Bologna-ITA | F LC
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NEGREDO
Álvaro Negredo Sánchez
born August 20, 1985 in Vallecas, Madrid, Spain
Almería-ESP | S C
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MANCILLA
Héctor Raúl Mancilla Garcés
born November 12, 1980 in Purranque, Chile
Toluca-MEX | S C
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| Greek team debut at an Olympic Football Tournamentin was in Antwerp in 1920 and resulted in a devastating 9-0 first-round defeat to Sweden. |
| Costa Rica's first win in an Olympic football match was at Los Angeles 1984 when they defeated Italy 1-0. |
| Tom?? Rosick? became the youngest winner of the Czech Footballer of the Year crown in 2001, an award he retained in 2002. |
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HERNÁNDEZ
DOB: June 1st, 1988
Birthplace: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Nationality: Mexican
EU passport: No
Height: 179cm
Weight: 71kg
Club: Guadalajara
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RONALDO
DOB: February 5th, 1985
Birthplace: Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Nationality: Portuguese
EU passport: Yes
Height: 184cm
Weight: 78kg
Club: Real Madrid
Hits this month: 491 |
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KAKÁ
DOB: April 22nd, 1982
Birthplace: Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Nationality: Brazilian
EU passport: Yes
Height: 183cm
Weight: 73kg
Club: Real Madrid
Hits this month: 384 |
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RONALDO
DOB: September 22nd, 1976
Birthplace: Bento Ribeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality: Brazilian
EU passport: Yes
Height: 183cm
Weight: 82kg
Club: Corinthians
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