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• France to play Uruguay, Brazil in friendly games

  France will travel to South America in June to play friendly games against Uruguay and Brazil. The French Football Federation said Friday that coach ... 

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  Balotelli wants 'to win as a protagonist' at Milan

  Mario Balotelli declared his lifelong love for AC Milan during a packed presentation with his new club Friday. There wasn't much love for England, ... 

• Anouma presents appeals case to CAS

  FIFA executive committee member Jacques Anouma presented his case on Friday at sports' highest court to be accepted as a Confederation of African ... 

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  For Beckham in Paris, flashbulbs burn differently

  In London, the paparazzi hunt in packs, as David Beckham and other celebrities know well. When Beckham moved to Los Angeles, high-speed road chases ... 

• Blatter: FIFA reforms must apply worldwide

  Cleaning up world football depends on all 209 member countries and six continental confederations following FIFA's example, Sepp Blatter said Friday. 

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  APNewsBreak: Emirates agrees to 5-year PSG deal

  Emirates airlines has agreed to a new five-year shirt sponsorship deal in principle with Paris Saint-Germain, the big-spending French team which just ... 

• Ferguson denies FA misconduct charge over bias

  Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has denied a charge by the English Football Association that he implied a referee's assistant was motivated ... 

• Bayer Leverkusen signs Uwe Seeler's grandson

  Bayer Leverkusen signed the highly rated 16-year-old grandson of former West Germany international Uwe Seeler from Bundesliga rival Hamburger SV on ... 

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  Madrid's Callejon: Racist chants 'uncontrollable'

  For Real Madrid forward Jose Callejon, the racists chants Barcelona defender Dani Alves had to endure during Wednesday's game at Santiago Bernabeu ... 

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  Mancini offers some parting advice for Balotelli

  Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has parting advice for Mario Balotelli: Take full advantage of this chance at AC Milan. Mancini tells Italian ... 

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  French media and sport enthuse about Beckham

  David Beckham's sudden arrival at Paris Saint-Germain has been warmly received by French media and sport alike. Beckham joined the cash-rich club on ... 

• Maradona's lawyers warned over claims of tax win

  Italy's tax collection agency has threatened to sue lawyers for Diego Maradona who claimed he won his 20-year battle over tax debts. Maradona lawyer ... 

• Stuttgart signs Sercan Sararer for next season

  Stuttgart has signed Turkey midfielder Sercan Sararer from Bundesliga rival Greuther Fuerth for next season. The 23-year-old Sararer has agreed to a ... 

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  Mancini says it was difficult to replace Balotelli

  Roberto Mancini will be hoping the decision to offload Mario Balotelli doesn't backfire with Manchester City's striking options now curtailed. 

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  Fernando Torres left off Spain squad for friendly

  Fernando Torres was left off the Spain squad Friday for the team's upcoming friendly with Uruguay. Last year, Spain coach Vicente del Bosque dropped ... 

• Gladbach's Nordtveit, Xhaka out of Nuremberg match

  Borussia Moenchengladbach midfielders Havard Nordtveit and Granit Xhaka will miss Sunday's Bundesliga game at Nuremberg. The club says Nordtveit has ... 

• Portugal seeks return to form against Ecuador

  Portugal coach Paulo Bento says he wants next week's friendly against Ecuador to spark a return to form for the Euro 2012 semifinalist after a string ... 

• 8 Dortmund fans banned for flying neo-Nazi banners

  Eight Borussia Dortmund fans who displayed neo-Nazi banners during a game have been banned from attending Sunday's Bundesliga match at Bayer ... 

• De Guzman, Blind get 1st Netherlands call-ups

  Swansea midfielder Jonathan de Guzman and Ajax defender Daley Blind received their first full international call-ups on Friday for Netherlands' ... 

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  Messi, Ronaldo reload on road in Spanish league

  Days after failing to score in a head-to-head matchup, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will look to rediscover their attacking form when Barcelona ... 

• Liverpool's Sterling charged with assaulting woman

  Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling has been charged with assaulting a woman. Police say the 27-year-old woman, who is known to the footballer, was ... 

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  Gomez back in Germany squad for France friendly

  Mario Gomez is back in Germany's squad for Wednesday's friendly against France in Paris. Germany coach Joachim Loew announced the squad on Friday, ... 

• Spanish transfer market closes with little fanfare

  The January transfer window came to a close without any major moves in the Spanish league on Thursday, as Barcelona and Real Madrid stood by their ... 

• Barcelona loans winger Cuenca to Ajax

  Barcelona says that young winger Isaac Cuenca has joined Dutch club Ajax on loan until the end of the season. Barcelona announced the deal just before ... 

• Atletico beats Sevilla 2-1 in 1st Copa semifinal

  Diego Costa scored two penalties to give 10-man Atletico Madrid a 2-1 home win over nine-man Sevilla on Thursday in an incident-packed first leg of ...