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• Brown accuses defender of trying to break his leg

  - 2007-11-07

  GLASGOW AFP — Celtic and Scotland midfielder Scott Brown has accused Benfica defender Agustin Binya of trying to break his leg in their Champions league clash here late Tuesday and called on UEFA to take action. The Cameroon-born player was sent off for the ugly challenge with five minutes...

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• Becks won't turn US on to football: Fergie

  - 2007-09-05

  GLASGOW AFP — Sir Alex Ferguson has warned David Beckham that his bid to turn the United States on to football is doomed to failure. Beckham has vowed to take Major League Soccer "to the next level" after agreeing to see out his career with the Los Angeles Galaxy....

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• Donati joins Celtic from AC Milan

  - 2007-06-23

  GLASGOW AFP — Scottish champions Celtic have clinched the transfer of Massimo Donati from AC Milan on a four-year deal worth around three million pounds (4.5 million dollars), the club website announced on Saturday. The 26-year-old midfielder will undergo a medical in Glasgow next week, having flown into the...

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• UEFA investigate sectarian claims against Rangers

  - 2007-03-19

  GLASGOW AFP — Rangers face an anxious wait to see if they will be charged by UEFA over alleged sectarian chanting by sections of their support during a UEFA Cup tie against Spaniards Osasuna. UEFA have confirmed they are aware of allegations about the chanting and have started gathering...

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• Hearts chief launches bizarre tirade

  - 2007-02-22

  GLASGOW AFP — Hearts majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov, who ordered bananas to be handed out to football reporters last weekend, on Thursday launched another bizarre tirade. Delivering his message through the Hearts website, Romanov's carefully-worded outburst is almost impossible to decipher. Addressing the media, who Romanov has taken...

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• London spared storms that spoil New Year's parties in other cities

  - 2007-01-01

  LONDON AFP — Fireworks showered Big Ben in a kaleidoscope of colors as London staged a New Year's bash that other key cities scrapped because of dangerous winds. An estimated 150,000 lining the River Thames gaped or cheered at the dazzling and deafening 15-minute display over Parliament's famous clock tower...

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• High winds spoil New Year parties in Britain

  - 2006-12-31

  LONDON AFP — New Year's Eve fireworks displays, concerts and other outdoor parties were scrapped in key British cities because of dangerous winds, disappointing well over 100,000 anticipated revelers. Celebrations in the Northern Irish capital of Belfast, the Scottish hubs of Edinburgh and Glasgow as well as the northern English...

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• All bets off on Le Guen as next Rangers boss

  - 2006-02-09

  GLASGOW AFP — British bookmakers are refusing to take any bets on Frenchman Paul Le Guen becoming the next manager of Rangers. David Murry, the Rangers chairman, has said he knows the identity of the man who will take over from Alex McLeish at the end of the season...

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• Strachan hails Nakamura

  - 2005-10-27

  GLASGOW AFP — Celtic manager Gordon Strachan hailed Shunsuke Nakamura after his sensational free-kick in a 5-0 win against Motherwell and compared him with David Beckham. The Japanese playmaker demonstrated his dead-ball skills in the Scottish Premier League match with a stunning left-foot strike from 30-yards which flew into...

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• Du gets rave review for Bhoys bow

  - 2005-09-14

  GLASGOW AFP — China defender Du Wei has come through his first Celtic test with flying colours. The centre back played for the reserves for over an hour in a 1-1 draw with Aberdeen's second string on Tuesday night, earning rave reviews from the Scottish media. Described as...

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