timesonline.co.uk - 11/19/2008
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When Nicolas Sarkozy, the President of France, addressed the European Parliament on July 10, before assuming control of the presidency of the Council of the European Union, he set out the priorities of his term: dealing with multispeed European membership, the energy-climate package, workers' ...
thesportscorner.ca - 11/24/2008
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Australian rugby convert Mark Gasnier has refuted suggestions
by his Stade Francais coach, Ewen McKenzie, that he...
was a selection possibility for France at the 2011 World Cup. Gasnier who would be eligible to play for France if he accrued three seasons in French provincial rugby has declared ...
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Gasnier declares he will never play for France
rumorsandrants.com - 11/19/2008
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rumorsandrants.com —
What in the name of Mike Singletary? Not
since Steve Lyons has pants-dropping become such a hot...
topic in sports. Seems like an Italian soccer team wanted to get in on the fad. Players for Serie A outfit Catania pulled their pants down in unison. Why?
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I See London, I See France, I See Players’ Underpants
thesportscorner.ca - 11/23/2008
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The Wallabies kept their European tour unbeaten streak
alive with a hard fought 18-13 win over France...
in Paris. The win was the Wallabies first against the French at home since 2000. But despite the prevailing scoreline the Wallabies were incredibly fortunate to come away with the win.
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Wallabies prevail in close French encounter
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... Moving onto the new proposals being mooted in UEFA surrounding new restrictions on transfers and limits on budgets and payroll, Martin Samuel lays out his warning for the FA. “That the FA is run by Lord PleasedMan, a Platini lickspittle who has not missed an opportunity to knock the domestic game of late in the vain hope that it wins England the right to stage the 2018 World Cup, does not help. Ministers beware, though. If English football is sold down the river on the off chance of securing a month-long festival a decade from now, those responsible will ...
Martin Samuel responds: Should Liverpool and Everton share a ground?
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... MS: The other point is that if Michel Platini, president of UEFA, and his French allies get their way, clubs could be penalised for operating with debt. See the column in The Times today for more details ...
Hitting The Notes Just A Little Off Sounds Right News
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... Martin Samuel of The Times writes about a proposal in the European Union to have government oversite on all football business. They have this in France, and the new EU President is Nicolas Sarkozy, who plans to push for this in all of Europe. Look out. ...
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