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• Arab sheik investigated after Roma bid fails

  Rome prosecutors are investigating an Arab sheik after his bid to buy part of the Roma football club fell through. Following a preliminary deal with ... 

• FIFA medical chief against summer 2020 World Cup

  FIFA's medical chief says he is against organizing the 2020 World Cup in the summer heat of the desert nation Qatar. Michel D'Hooghe's opinion on ... 

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  Saints fined after accepting misconduct charge

  Southampton has been fined 20,000 pounds ($30,000) after accepting a charge of misconduct by the English Football Association for failing to control ... 

• Leonardo asks girlfriend to marry him live on air

  Paris Saint-Germain sports director Leonardo asked his longtime girlfriend to marry him live on air after the Champions League quarterfinal draw. 

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  Schalke blames 2012 deficit on players' contracts

  Schalke made a €4.55 million ($5.9 million) loss last year according to financial figures released by the German football club on Friday. 

• Papadopoulos back in Greece squad for qualifier

  Defender Avraam Papadopoulos returned to the Greece squad on Friday for the World Cup qualifier against Bosnia next week after a nine-month injury ... 

• FA investigates suspicious betting in 6th tier

  The English Football Association is investigating suspicious betting patterns in relation to league games in the country's sixth tier. The FA says it ... 

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  Szczesny counting cost of error-filled season

  It was barely a year ago that Wojciech Szczesny was being touted as the man to solve Arsenal's long-standing goalkeeper problem. Tall, agile, ... 

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  Sneijder back in Netherlands squad after 6 months

  Playmaker Wesley Sneijder returned to the Netherlands squad Friday after a six-month absence for the World Cup qualifiers against Estonia and Romania. 

• Swiss club Xamax owed $25.5M to 364 creditors

  Swiss football club Neuchatel Xamax, which collapsed into bankruptcy last year, owed 24 million Swiss francs ($25.5 million) to 364 creditors. 

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  United may block Ferdinand's England call-up

  Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson says the club may block Rio Ferdinand's call-up to the England squad because of fears about the defender's ... 

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  Barcelona, PSG to meet in Champions League

  Paris Saint-Germain's new-found status among the European elite will face its first real test after the French club was drawn Friday against Barcelona ... 

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  Bayern rotates squad for Leverkusen in Bundesliga

  Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes is rotating his squad for Saturday's Bundesliga game at Bayer Leverkusen following the midweek loss to Arsenal in ... 

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  3 English teams kept apart in Europa League draw

  European champion Chelsea was paired with Rubin Kazan in the draw for the Europa League quarterfinals on Friday as the three English qualifiers were ... 

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  Spain drops Torres for France, Finland WCup games

  Spain coach Vicente del Bosque left out Fernando Torres on Friday from his squad for two World Cup qualifiers, including the critical match against ... 

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  Benzema fined ?18,000 for reckless driving

  Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has been fined €18,000 ($23,400) and had his drivers license revoked for eight months for reckless driving. 

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  Arsenal on shaky ground in Premier League

  Assured of being without silverware for an eighth straight year, Arsenal may not even have its usual top-four finish in the Premier League to fall ... 

• Coach Penev calls up 3 newcomers to Bulgaria squad

  Bulgaria coach Lyuboslav Penev has called up teenage Litex Lovech midfielder Simeon Slavchev and two other uncapped players to his 25-man squad for ... 

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  Basel team flight makes 2nd emergency landing

  Basel's passage to the Europa League quarterfinals was much smoother than its flights to and from last-16 opponent Zenit St. Petersburg. The Swiss ... 

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  Chelsea through, Inter out in Europa League

  Chelsea staged a thrilling comeback to beat Steaua Bucharest 3-1 and reach the Europa League quarterfinals, but Inter Milan failed to advance despite ... 

• FIFA warns Guatemala over match-fixing ruling

  FIFA has threatened the Guatemala Football Association with suspension after a sports court there ordered lifetime bans overturned for three players ... 

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  When all goals aren't equal in football

  At the heart of football's appeal is its simplicity: the team with the most goals wins. Except that is when it comes to two-legged cup matches, when ... 

• United defender Ferdinand back in England squad

  Rio Ferdinand was recalled to the England squad on Thursday after two years blighted by injuries and the fallout from a racism case that appeared to ... 

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  Deschamps calls up Paul Pogba to France squad

  France coach Didier Deschamps has rewarded teenage Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba for his fine recent form by calling him up for World Cup qualifiers ... 

• Bulgarian referee banned until end of season

  The Bulgarian football union has banned a referee until the end of the season for erroneously disallowing a goal in the Bulgarian Cup quarterfinals.