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Ex-Juventus chiefs cleared of transfer irregularities

Former Juventus bosses Luciano Moggi (pictured in 2006), Antonio Giraudo and Roberto Bettega have been acquitted of any wrongdoing related to transfer dealings at the club.
AFP - 1 hour 59 minutes ago

ROME (AFP) - - Former Juventus bosses Luciano Moggi, Antonio Giraudo and Roberto Bettega were on Tuesday acquitted of any wrongdoing related to transfer dealings at the club. More »

  • Liverpool's Ryan Babel (left) vies with Lyon's Sidney Govou during their UEFA Champions League match at the Gerland stadium in Lyon on November 4. Dutch winger Babel has reportedly threatened to walk out on Liverpool unless he gets more first-team football, adding to the sense of crisis gathering around Anfield in what has been a frustrating season to date.

    Unhappy Babel hints at Reds exit

    AFP - 2 hours 4 minutes ago

    LONDON (AFP) - - Dutch winger Ryan Babel has reportedly threatened to walk out on Liverpool unless he gets more first-team football, adding to the sense of crisis gathering around Anfield in what has been a frustrating season to date.

  • Fiorentina players practice during a training session at Artemio Franchi stadium in Florence on November 23. A depleted Fiorentina will be trying to secure their place in the Champions League knock-out rounds when they host Lyon in Group E.

    Depleted Fiorentina looking to qualify

    AFP - Wednesday, November 25

    ROME (AFP) - - A depleted Fiorentina will be trying to secure their place in the Champions League knock-out rounds when they host Lyon in Group E on Tuesday.

  • Barcelona's Lionel Messi takes part in a training session at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on the eve of their Champions League match against Inter Milan.

    Barca wary of exit as Eto'o comes home

    AFP - Wednesday, November 25

    MADRID (AFP) - - Barcelona's dream of retaining the Champions League trophy for the first time is on the line on Tuesday when they face a must-win Group F match against unbeaten Inter Milan and defeat could see the holders crash out of the competition.

  • Liverpool's English midfielder Steven Gerrard in action during their English Premier League match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in London in October. Liverpool set out for a must-win Champions League clash with Debrecen without injured striker Fernando Torres but with Gerrard insisting they can still turn their season around.

    Liverpool ready for must-win clash with Debrecen

    AFP - Wednesday, November 25

    LIVERPOOL, England (AFP) - - Liverpool set out for a must-win Champions League clash with Debrecen without injured striker Fernando Torres but with captain Steven Gerrard insisting they can still turn their season around.

  • Salary caps will affect developing game - Scudamore

    Reuters - Wednesday, November 25

    By Patrick Johnston

  • Samuel Eto'o of Inter Milan (centre) takes part in a training session at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on November 23 on the eve of their Champions League match against Barcelona. It would normally be unthinkable -- but it is just possible that holders Barcelona will become the first winners since the 1993 introduction of the Champions League format not to survive the group stages.

    Injury crisis gnaws at Barca as Liverpool face exit

    AFP - Wednesday, November 25

    PARIS (AFP) - - It would normally be unthinkable -- but it is just possible that holders Barcelona will become the first winners since the 1993 introduction of the Champions League format not to survive the group stages.

  • Asian football signs billion-dollar rights deal

    Reuters - Wednesday, November 25

    By Ossian Shine

  • England bid back on track, economic benefits huge - Gill

    Reuters - Wednesday, November 25

    By Patrick Johnston

  • Asian soccer signs billion-dollar rights deal

    Reuters - Wednesday, November 25

    * Asian soccer gets billion dollar injection

  • Wigan players to refund fans after Spurs thrashing

    Reuters - Tuesday, November 24

    LONDON (Reuters) - Wigan Athletic's players have agreed to refund the club's travelling fans after Sunday's humiliating 9-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.

  • Portsmouth keeper James hopeful over injury

    Reuters - Tuesday, November 24

    LONDON (Reuters) - Portsmouth's England goalkeeper David James has played down the latest injury he suffered in the warm-up for Sunday's Premier League game at Stoke City.

  • U.S. clubs announce rebel North American Soccer League

    Reuters - Tuesday, November 24

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rebel clubs from the second tier soccer championship in the United States and Canada will compete in a new North American Soccer League (NASL) from April next year, officials said on Monday.

  • Beckham suffers from asthma, says spokesman

    Reuters - Tuesday, November 24

    LONDON (Reuters) - David Beckham has suffered from a mild form of asthma since childhood, the England midfielder's spokesman was quoted as saying in British newspapers on Tuesday.

  • Inter Milan's forward Mario Balotelli celebrates after scoring against Bologna during their Serie A football match on November 21, at Dall'Ara Stadium in Bologna. Just two weeks away from the eagerly-anticipated top-of-the-table 'derby of Italy' between Inter Milan and Juventus a new racism row is brewing.

    Balotelli chants raise temperature ahead of Juve-Inter

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    ROME (AFP) - - Just two weeks away from the eagerly-anticipated top-of-the-table 'derby of Italy' between Inter Milan and Juventus a new racism row is brewing.

  • FIFA to hold extraordinary meeting

    Reuters - Tuesday, November 24

    By Brian Homewood

  • France coach Raymond Domenech, seen here on November 17, on Monday dismissed claims that he had received a bonus of 862,000 euros for successfully guiding the side to next year's World Cup finals.

    Domenech ridicules bonus claims

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    PARIS (AFP) - - France coach Raymond Domenech on Monday dismissed claims that he had received a bonus of 862,000 euros for successfully guiding the side to next year's World Cup finals.

  • Atletico Madrid President Enrique Cerezo, seen here in 2007, on Monday urged fans to be

    Atletico Madrid president appeals for patience

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    MADRID (AFP) - - Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo on Monday urged fans to be "patient" after the club's disastrous start to the season which has left it in the relegation zone after just 11 matches.

  • Czech champions Slavia Prague's captain Marek Suchy, seen here in October 2009, is heading to Russia's nine-time champions Spartak Moscow on a one-year loan, his team said on Monday.K

    Slavia Prague loan captain Suchy to Spartak Moscow

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    PRAGUE (AFP) - - Czech champions Slavia Prague's captain Marek Suchy is heading to Russia's nine-time champions Spartak Moscow on a one-year loan, his team said on Monday.

  • Tunisia have sacked coach Umberto Coelho, seen here in 2008, after their failure to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) announced on Monday.

    Tunisia sack coach Coelho

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    TUNIS (AFP) - - Tunisia have sacked coach Umberto Coelho after their failure to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) announced on Monday.

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