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• United drawn with Celtic, Torres in Atletico return

  - 2008-08-28

  MONACO AFP — Holders Manchester United were drawn with Scottish champions Celtic, Spain's Villarreal and Denmark's Aalborg in Thursday's draw in Monaco for this season's Champions League group phase. United, who also won the English Premiership title, were drawn in Group E while Chelsea will meet AS Roma, Bordeaux...

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• Spanish Olympic basketball coach quits

  - 2008-08-26

  MADRID AFP — Spanish men's basketball coach, Aito Garcia Reneses, has resigned from his position after leading the team to the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics, the Spanish basketball federation said Tuesday. "I am grateful for the opportunity the Federation president gave me to direct the team at...

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• Van der Vaart seals Real move

  - 2008-08-04

  BERLIN AFP — Dutch international midfielder Rafael van der Vaart confirmed Monday he has sealed a move to Spanish giants Real Madrid. "Last night everything came together, and I am now moving to Real Madrid," the 25-year-old Hamburg captain announced on his website. According to reports the playmaker...

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• Cameroon's Meyong to Braga

  - 2008-07-31

  LISBON AFP — Top flight Portuguese outfit Sporting Braga on Thursday said they had signed Cameroon international striker Albert Meyong Ze from Spain's Levante on a two-year contract. "Meyong has signed a contract to the end of the 2009/2010 season," Braga announced on their website. Meyong, 27, caused...

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• Torres praises Benitez and 'great leader' Gerrard

  - 2008-07-05

  LIVERPOOL, England AFP — Fernando Torres on Saturday said that Liverpool coach Rafael Benitez was the inspiration behind his goal-scoring exploits which helped Spain to Euro 2008 glory. Torres netted 33 times in a blistering first season for Liverpool - breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy's record for goals scored by...

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• Fenerbahce confirm Aragones as Zico's successor

  - 2008-07-03

  ISTANBUL AFP — Spanish coach Luis Aragones has signed a pre-contract with Turkey's Fenerbahce and was expected in Istanbul late on Thursday, the club said. Aragones, who led champions Spain in Euro 2008, was to join the team on Sunday when it is due to fly to Austria for...

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• Spanish truckers group calls for lorries to converge on Madrid

  - 2008-06-15

  MADRID AFP — A Spanish truck drivers' association on Sunday called for its members to converge on Madrid overnight in protest at the government's apparent lack of action over high fuel prices. The "Platform for the Defence of the Transport Sector", which says it represents 40,000 to 50,000 truckers...

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• Ibrahimovic should be fit for Russian match, says Lagerback

  - 2008-06-15

  LUGANO, Switzerland AFP — Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic should be fit to play against Russia in Wednesday's crucial Euro 2008 Group D match Sweden coach Lars Lagerback said on Sunday. The 26-year-old Inter Milan marksman was replaced at half-time of Saturday's 2-1 defeat by Spain - in which he...

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• Google wins Spain's Asturias award for communications

  - 2008-06-11

  MADRID AFP — Internet search giant Google was Wednesday awarded Spain's prestigious Prince of Asturias Prize for Communications and Humanities. "Considered to be the best Internet search engine of all time, Google allows millions of users all over the world to access a universe of knowledge and information in...

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• Scandal-hit Mosley to attend Monaco Grand Prix

  - 2008-04-25

  BARCELONA, Spain AFP — Beleaguered motor racing boss Max Mosley said on Friday that he will attend next month's Monaco Grand Prix. The president of motor racing's ruling body, the Federation International de l'Automobile FIA, has been at the centre of a controversial sex scandal since the News of...

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