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Ballack in doubt for World Cup qualifiers (AFP)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:41:54 +1900

Germany captain Michael Ballack is doubtful for next month's 2010 World Cup qualifiers against Liechtenstein and Finland because of a niggling foot injury, the German Football Federation (DFB) said on Saturday.

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Paraguay name squad for World Cup qualifier in Argentina (Reuters)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:17:42 +1900

Coach Gerardo Martino vowed Paraguay would attack Argentina the same way they did to beat Brazil when he named his squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers.

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Finland name squad for Germany World Cup qualifier (Reuters)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:43:49 +1900

Finland coach Stuart Baxter named the following 21-man squad on Friday for the opening World Cup qualifying match in Germany on Sept. 10.

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FIFA cancels Ethiopia World Cup qualifier (Reuters)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:35:06 +1900

Ethiopia's hopes of taking part in the 2010 World Cup were dealt a further blow on Friday when FIFA confirmed that it was cancelling a qualifying match against Morocco scheduled for Sept. 7.

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Azerbaijan name squad for World Cup qualifiers (Reuters)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:17:07 +1900

Azerbaijan coach Berti Vogts named the following 24-man squad for 2010 World Cup, European Group Four qualifiers away to Wales on Sept. 6 and at home to Liechtenstein four days later:

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Fabregas back for Spain, but Bojan left out

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:01:37 +1900

Fit-again midfielder Cesc Fabregas has returned to the Spain squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers, but Barcelona striker Bojan Krkic has missed out.

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Ballack, Frings back for Germany in World Cup qualifiers (Reuters)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:58:54 +1900

Captain Michael Ballack and his regular midfield partner Torsten Frings will return for Germany in next month's World Cup qualifiers against Liechtenstein and Finland.

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Del Bosque names Spain squad for World Cup qualifiers (Reuters)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:29:51 +1900

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque named a 20-man squad on Friday for their opening 2010 World Cup qualifiers at home to Bosnia on Sept 6. and Armenia four days later.

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World-Dutch coach adds three to his squad (Reuters)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:23:36 +1900

Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk named Ryan Babel, Khalid Boulahrouz and Orlando Engelaar on Friday in his squad for a friendly international against Australia on Sept. 6 and the World Cup 2010 qualifying match in Macedonia four days later.

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Marwijk names Dutch squad for first qualifier

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:09:34 +1900

Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk announced the following 20-man squad on Friday for the friendly international match against Australia on September 6 and the World Cup 2010 qualifying match in Macedonia four days later. > >

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Markov names Bulgaria squad for World Cup qualifier (Reuters)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:02:44 +1900

Bulgaria coach Plamen Markov included only six home-based players in his 20-man squad for their opening 2010 World Cup qualifier against Montenegro in Podgorica on Sept. 6.

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Marwijk names Dutch squad for Australia and Macedonia (Reuters)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:39:14 +1900

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Newcastle duo called up to Argentina squad

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:00:52 +1900

Newcastle duo Jonas Gutierrez and Fabricio Coloccini have been called up to the Argentina squad by coach Alfio Basile ahead of the World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay and Peru. > >

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Chivas USA M Kljestan named to U.S. national team (PA SportsTicker)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:16:44 +1900

Chivas USA All-Star midfielder Sacha Kljestan on Thursday was named to the United States national team for its upcoming World Cup qualifying matches against Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago.

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U.S. roster adds four for upcoming WC qualifiers

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:31:57 +1900

The U.S. made four key roster additions for upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago.

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Wynne leads U.S. national team call-ups

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:00:00 +1900

Fresh off an Olympic campaign, Marvell Wynne could earn his second senior United States national team cap as the speedy Toronto FC defender was named to Bob Bradley's 20-man roster for upcoming World Cup qualifiers at Cuba and at home for Trinidad and Tobago.

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4 added to US roster for upcoming WC qualifiers (AP)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:51:51 +1900

Defenders Danny Califf, Michael Orozco and Marvell Wynne were added to the U.S. roster for next month's World Cup qualifiers against Cuba, and Trinidad and Tobago. Midfielder Ricardo Clark also was among 20 players selected Thursday by U.S. coach Bob Bradley. Injured midfielder Pablo Mastroeni was dropped along with defender Jay DeMerit.

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Scharner left out of provisional Austria squad (Reuters)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:49:24 +1900

Austria coach Karel Brueckner left Wigan defender Paul Scharner out of his provisional 19-man squad for September's World Cup qualifiers against France and Lithuania.

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Eriksson leaves Franco out of Mexico squad (Reuters)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:41:14 +1900

Coach Sven-Goran Eriksson dropped Argentine-born striker Guillermo Franco of Villarreal when he named a 23-man squad for Mexico's CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers against Jamaica and Canada next month.

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Trapattoni names Ireland squad for World Cup qualifiers (Reuters)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:26:58 +1900

Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni named the following 22-man squad on Thursday for their opening 2010 World Cup qualifiers next month.

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Slovakia's squad for World Cup qualifiers (Reuters)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:37:46 +1900

Slovakia's coach Vladimir Weiss named the following squad for his team's first 2010 World Cup qualifiers against Northern Ireland and Slovenia.

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Bayern bid farewell to Jansen, welcome Oddo (AFP)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:31:57 +1900

Germany defender Marcell Jansen has joined Hamburg for a reported fee of eight million euros (11.8 million US dollars) and been replaced at Bayern Munich by Italian World Cup winner Massimo Oddo.

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Hitzfeld leaves unfit Senderos out of Swiss squad (Reuters)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:07:36 +1900

New Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld has left AC Milan defender Philippe Senderos out of his squad for next month's World Cup qualifying matches against Israel and Luxembourg.

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Hitzfeld names Swiss squad for World Cup qualifiers (Reuters)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:01:47 +1900

Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld named the following 22-man squad for their opening 2010 World Cup qualifying matches next month.

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Domenech names France squad for World Cup qualifiers (Reuters)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:45:41 +1900

France coach Raymond Domenech named the following 22-man squad on Thursday for their opening 2010 World Cup qualifying matches next month.

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Czechs to face Northern Ireland without Rosicky

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:29:58 +1900

Tomas Rosicky will not recover from his knee injury in time for the Czech Republic's first World Cup qualifier next month.

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Mainz to host Georgia's qualifier with Ireland

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:08:28 +1900

Georgia will play their home World Cup qualifier against Ireland on September 6 in the German city of Mainz, FIFA announced on Thursday. > >

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Georgia's World Cup qualifier moved to Mainz (AP)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:00:29 +1900

Georgia's World Cup qualifier against Ireland on Sept. 6 was shifted Thursday to Mainz, Germany, by soccer's governing body. FIFA cited "the current unrest in Georgia" following the five-day war between Russia and Georgia earlier this month. The match, on the opening day of play in Europe's Group Eight, originally was scheduled to be played in Tblisi.

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Georgia, FIFA find German city for World Cup match (AP)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:17:17 +1900

Georgia's World Cup qualifier against Ireland will be played in the German city of Mainz. It is the third scheduled venue FIFA has chosen for the Sept. 6 match, which had to be moved from Tbilisi because the Georgian capital was judged unsafe during the country's territorial dispute with Russia. The match against Ireland will be the first for both nations in Group 8 of European qualifying for the...

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Cuper names Georgia squad for World Cup qualifiers (Reuters)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:13:07 +1900

Georgia coach Hector Cuper has named the following 26-man squad for the 2010 World Cup, European Group Eight qualifiers at home to Ireland on Sept. 6 and away to Italy four days later:

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Czech Republic name squad for World Cup qualifier (Reuters)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:49:09 +1900

Czech Republic coach Petr Rada named the following squad for his team's first 2010 World Cup qualifier in Northern Ireland on Sept. 10.

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Groin operation rules Gerrard out for England

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:52:58 +1900

Steven Gerrard will miss both of England's forthcoming World Cup qualifiers after having an operation on Thursday on his troublesome groin problem. > >

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Gerrard out of England's World Cup qualifiers

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:48:28 +1900

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will miss England's first World Cup qualifiers after a groin operation.

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Manchester City Target Brazilians Ronaldo and Thiago Neves

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:09:29 +1900

Superstar Ronaldo is in line for a move to Manchester City. San Siro vice-president Adriano Galliani said the three-time FIFA World Player of the Year and double World Cup winner was on his way to the Barclays Premier League. City are eager to sign a globally recognised star and have turned to the former Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Inter Milan phenomenon after failing to land Ronaldinho earlier this summer. The 31-year-old will have to prove his fitness after suffering a serious knee injury in February, but does not need to conclude a deal before Monday's transfer deadline—as a free agent he is not bound by transfer window restrictions. Brazil midfielder and Libertadores sensation Thiago Neves is another player City have their eye on, after City boss Mark Hughes was impressed with the 23-year-old's displays at the Olympics. Thiago's Rio de Janeiro club, Fluminense, have not yet officially commented on the possible transfer. In an interview, ...

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Silver-medal coach hired for St. Louis soccer team (AP)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:25:36 +1900

The coach who led Brazil's women's national team to a silver medal in the Olympics was hired to lead the St. Louis team in the new Women's Professional Soccer league. Coach Jorge Barcellos was hired by the WPS on Wednesday. At the Beijing Olympics, the U.S. beat Brazil 1-0 in overtime for the gold. Barcellos also led Brazil to second place at the Women's World Cup in 2007.

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Albania coach Haan recalls Bogdani to World Cup squad (Reuters)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:32:57 +1900

Albania coach Arie Haan recalled striker Erjon Bogdani on Wednesday for their World Cup Group One qualifiers against Sweden and Malta after his team failed to impress him in a friendly against Liechtenstein.

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Georgia asks to move World Cup match to Germany (AP)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:47:38 +1900

The Georgian Football Federation asked FIFA on Wednesday for permission to play its World Cup qualifier against Ireland in Karlsruhe, Germany. The Sept. 6 match had to be moved from its scheduled venue of Tbilisi because of security concerns in the Georgian capital after the country's territorial dispute with Russia.

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Croatia's Bilic announces squad for World Cup ties (Reuters)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:02:15 +1900

Croatia's coach Slaven Bilic announced a 22-man squad on Wednesday for their opening World Cup Group 6 qualifiers next month.

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Northern Ireland name squad for World Cup qualifiers (Reuters)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:15:23 +1900

Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington announced a 22-man squad on Wednesday for their 2010 World Cup qualifying matches against Slovakia and Czech Republic next month.

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Poland goalkeeper Boruc suspended for 2 matches (AP)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:09:00 +1900

Poland goalkeeper Artur Boruc and two other players were banned from two World Cup qualifiers for their behavior after losing to Ukraine last week. Celtic's Boruc, along with Dariusz Dudka and Radoslaw Majewski, will miss matches against Slovenia on Sept. 6 and at San Marino four days later, Poland federation spokeswoman Marta Alf said Wednesday.

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Scotland boss Burley names squad for World Cup qualifiers (Reuters)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:54:28 +1900

Scotland manager George Burley announced his 25-man squad on Wednesday for their 2010 World Cup qualifying matches against Macedonia and Iceland next month.

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Maloney back for Scotland (AFP)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:40:30 +1900

Shaun Maloney has been recalled to the Scotland squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Macedonia and Iceland.

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Australia recalls Kewell for World Cup qualifier (AFP)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:14:13 +1900

Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek named Turkish-based Harry Kewell in a 27-man provisional squad for his team's important World Cup qualifier against Uzbekistan on September 10.

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Kewell recalled for Australian qualifiers

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:02:48 +1900

Former Liverpool winger Harry Kewell has been recalled to the Australian squad for next month's World Cup qualifier against Uzbekistan. > >

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Kewell returns for Australia World Cup qualifier (Reuters)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:20:39 +1900

Former Liverpool winger Harry Kewell has been recalled to the Australian squad for next month's World Cup qualifier against Uzbekistan.

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Official: Brazil more than year behind on WC

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:18:06 +1900

A top official says Brazil is more than a year behind schedule in its construction projects for the 2014 soccer World Cup.

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Domenech denies World Cup qualifying points ultimatum (AFP)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:22:08 +1900

Under-pressure French coach Raymond Domenech on Tuesday scotched rumours that he has been given a points ultimatum for next month's 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

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Lagerback names Sweden squad against Albania and Hungary (Reuters)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:03:23 +1900

Coach Lars Lagerback on Tuesday named a 22-man squad for Sweden's World Cup Group One qualifiers against Albania and Hungary in September.

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MLS Fantasy Tips: Week 23

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:17:00 +1900

The Olympics are over, and World Cup qualifiers are over until September, so now is the time to get all the best players onto your team, and then worry about matchups with your goalkeeper and coach.

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Olsen names 15 players for Denmark's World Cup qualifiers (Reuters)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:15:22 +1900

Coach Morten Olsen on Tuesday named 15 players for Denmark's World Cup qualifiers against Hungary and Portugal next month.

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