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Soccer News for October 9, 2008


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World Soccer Headlines

PREVIEW-Soccer-Week of reckoning for Basile and Dunga (Reuters)
Argentina coach Alfio Basile and his Brazilian counterpart Dunga both face a week of reckoning as the South American qualifiers pass the halfway mark over the next few days.

UEFA could ban clubs with debts
Uefa general secretary David Taylor has warned clubs with large debts they could be excluded from European competitions. The warning comes in the wake of Football Association chairman Lord Triesman's admission on Tuesday that English clubs currently owe an estimated £3billion.

PREVIEW-Soccer-Spain's Riera wants chance to impress Del Bosque (Reuters)
Spain winger Albert Riera wants to make up for missing out on Euro 2008 by convincing coach Vicente del Bosque to give him a regular place in the squad for the 2010 World Cup campaign.

Van Persie to miss World Cup qualifier
The Netherlands' injury crisis deepened Wednesday with Arsenal striker Robin van Persie ruled out of the World Cup qualifier against Iceland because of a hamstring injury.

Fabregas drops Barcelona hint

Keane dismisses Vieira link

Poland resolves differences with FIFA


MLS Soccer Headlines

United's Emilio Named Newcomer Of Year, All-Star
Luciano Emilio of D.C. United adds another award to his trophy case after being named MLS newcomer of the year and selected to the Best XI all-star team.

Arena Tapped To Coach Galaxy
Former U.S. and D.C. United coach Bruce Arena is hired as coach of David Beckham's L.A. Galaxy, which hasn't won a game in more than two months.

In MLS, No Price On Team Continuity
Houston and New England eschew big-dollar acquisitions for a more fiscally responsible philosophy, an approach that pays off with a trip to Sunday's MLC Cup match at RFK Stadium.

U.S. Players Allocated To Women's Pro League
ESPN: U.S. national team players received phone calls Monday night informing them of which club each would join in the new Women's Professional Soccer league.

Blanco Is Banned From Open Cup In 2009 and 2010
Cuauhtémoc Blanco , a Chicago Fire standout who was named MVP of last week's MLS All-Star Game, will not be allowed to play in the U.S. Open Cup for at least two years because of his actions during a match against D.C. United this month, the U.S. Soccer Federation ruled yesterday.

Dynamo F Ching named MLS Player of Week (PA SportsTicker)
Houston Dynamo forward Brian Ching on Monday was named Major League Soccer's Player of the Week.


Miscellaneous Soccer Commentary

Dumb footballers: Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand

More Carry On At Sid James' Park
Apologies to the comic genius who first christened Newcastle United's St. James' Park "Sid James' Park" because of the Carry On up there (maybe that's a reference only our British...

Kornheiser on the laws of the game

Arshavin Giving Up On Spurs Move
Another of the summer's long and dragged out transfer sagas looks to be coming to a conclusion after Tottenham Hotspur and Zenit St. Petersburg were unable to agree terms for...

The Eyes of Borat


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