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International friendlies preview: Brazil set for Argentina test

June 6, 2012 admin International

South American enemies Brazil and Argentina will clash in a widely anticipated international friendly match on Saturday. The heated rivals will meet in the neutral surroundings of MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, where a 75,000-plus crowd is expected. The match will be the third and final of the Selecao’s North American tour that has included [...]

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International friendlies wrap: Mexico upset Brazil

June 4, 2012 admin International

Mexico ended Brazil’s run of eight straight friendly wins with a 2-0 triumph thanks to goals from Giovani Dos Santos and Javier Hernandez. Brazil had more of the ball in Sunday’s international friendly but could not make it count and were caught out by two first-half goals from Mexico. Mexico took the lead in the [...]

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Copa Libertadores wrap: Velez, Libertad progress

May 9, 2012 admin International

Velez Sarsfield and Libertad secured qualification to the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores on Tuesday. A 1-1 draw with Atletico Nacional was enough for Velez Sarsfield to ensure a 2-1 aggregate win at their home ground in Buenos Aires. The Argentine club extended their one-goal aggregate lead when Augusto Fernandez netted early in the second [...]

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Pearce to name captain on Wednesday

February 28, 2012 admin International

England caretaker manager Stuart Pearce will wait until Wednesday before naming his captain for the friendly against the Netherlands at Wembley. England have been without a skipper since John Terry was stripped of the armband by the Football Association earlier this month. The Chelsea defender is set to face trial in July, charged with racially [...]

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International friendly preview: Italy v USA

February 28, 2012 admin International

Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has been left out of Italy’s squad for Wednesday’s friendly against the USA in Genova. Italy manager Cesare Prandelli blamed Balotelli’s lapses in concentration for not picking the 21-year-old. “I don’t want players who commit reaction fouls and get sent off,” Prandelli said ahead of Italy’s first international of 2012. [...]

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International friendly preview: Germany v France

February 27, 2012 admin International

One of Europe’s great rivalries resumes when Germany host old adversaries France in a friendly in Bremen on Wednesday. Even without the injured Bastian Schweinsteiger, Lukas Podolski, Per Mertesacker, Mario Goetze and captain Philipp Lahm, German boss Joachim Loew still has one of the most talented young squads in Europe at his disposal. Captain Lahm [...]

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International friendly preview: England v Netherlands

February 27, 2012 admin International

Stuart Pearce will stake his claim to stay in charge of England until Euro 2012 when his side play the Netherlands on Wednesday. Following Fabio Capello’s resignation in early February, Harry Redknapp has been lurking in the shadows for the England role, but his reluctance to take on the full-time gig while in charge of [...]

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Capello walks out on England

February 8, 2012 admin International

England’s Euro 2012 campaign is in disarray after manager Fabio Capello resigned with immediate effect on Wednesday. Capello stepped down after meeting with Football Association chairman David Bernstein and general secretary Alex Horne to discuss the decision to remove John Terry as England captain, after the Chelsea defender was accused of racially abusing QPR’s Anton [...]

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Capello in hot water with FA

February 7, 2012 admin International

Former FA chief executive David Davies thinks England manager Fabio Capello may have breached his contract over John Terry. The Chelsea centre-back has been stripped of the England captaincy and is awaiting trial for allegedly racially abusing Anton Ferdinand in Chelsea’s clash with QPR in October. Capello criticised the FA’s decision to remove Terry of [...]

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Copa Libertadores wrap: Flamengo, Inter through to group stage

February 2, 2012 admin International

Ronaldinho helped Flamengo reach the second round of the Copa Libertadores with an inspired performance in their 2-0 win over Real Potosi. The former World Player of the Year scored one goal and set up another as Flamengo overturned a first-leg deficit to score a 3-2 aggregate victory. After wasting several good chances in the [...]

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Brazil ´have no team´, says Torres

January 24, 2012 admin International

Legendary Brazil captain Carlos Alberto Torres says he is pessimistic about his country’s chances of glory in the 2014 World Cup finals. Brazil have struggled in recent times under the stewardship of Mano Menezes, including a string of below-par performances in last year’s Copa America, as well as numerous defeats against rival nations. With the [...]

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Eto´o doesn´t regret strike

December 23, 2011 admin International

Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o says he has no regrets over the strike action that led to his 15-match suspension. Eto’o was banned for instigating a player strike after officials delayed the payment of match bonuses from the LG Cup held in Morocco. The action subsequently forced a scheduled international friendly against Algeria on November 15 to [...]

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Brilliant Barcelona on top of the world

December 19, 2011 admin International

Barcelona have added the Club World Cup to their bulging trophy cabinet after brushing aside Santos 4-0 in Yokohama on Sunday. In a match Barcelona had wrapped up by half-time, Brazilian side Santos could do little to stop the onslaught with the Catalan giants in irrepressible form. Lionel Messi bagged a brace with two crafty [...]

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Tevez eyes only for Boca

December 15, 2011 admin International

Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez said that he does not want to return to England and only wants to join boyhood club Boca Juniors. The 27-year-old has been out of favour with manager Roberto Mancini this season, and has not featured for the team since allegedly refusing to come on as a substitute against Bayern [...]

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Maradona fined, suspended after altercation

December 14, 2011 admin International

Diego Maradona has been fined and suspended for the next three UAE Pro League matches following an altercation with another coach. Maradona, who coaches UAE side Al Wasl, was involved in a after a heated argument with Al Ain boss Cosmin Olaroiu after the Argentine legend watched his side lose 2-0 in Friday. Along with [...]

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Motivation no problem for Barca, says Guardiola

December 12, 2011 admin International

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola is confident his players will have plenty of motivation to win the Club World Cup in Japan this week. The UEFA Champions League holders arrived in Tokyo on Sunday and are currently preparing for their semi-final match against Al Sadd on Thursday. “I told the players that a big chance like [...]

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International friendly preview: Costa Rica v Spain

November 14, 2011 admin International

After suffering a shock 1-0 loss to England, Spain fly to Costa Rica to take on the Central American side looking to bounce back in style. Vicente del Bosque’s side were frustrated by a defensive England side and while David Silva and Cesc Fabregas have expressed their frustration at facing teams which put 10 men [...]

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International friendlies preview: Brazil target Egypt scalp

November 14, 2011 admin International

An inexperienced Brazil are eyeing a fifth-straight win when they meet Bob Bradley’s Egypt in an international friendly on Monday. Mano Menezes has consistently tinkered with his squad and looks likely to again make a few changes to the team that beat Gabon 2-0 last week. Dani Alves will return from suspension, while Alex Sandro [...]

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International friendly preview: France v USA

November 10, 2011 admin International

Following a nervous end to qualification for Euro 2012, France take on the USA with boss Laurent Blanc again looking to rejig his squad. France needed a late Samir Nasri penalty in their final Group D qualifying match against Bosnia-Herzegovina as they qualified for Euro 2012 ahead of their opponents by a single point thanks [...]

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Pele tips Neymar for greatness

November 9, 2011 admin International

Brazil legend Pele thinks Santos forward Neymar is at the same level as Barcelona star Lionel Messi and Argentina legend Diego Maradona. The 19-year-old sensation is considered to be one most promising talents of his generation after enjoying an impressive season for club and country. Brazil and Argentina have always competed against each other for [...]

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FA: Capello fine to select Terry

November 8, 2011 admin International

The Football Association has backed Fabio Capello over his decision to select John Terry for England’s friendlies against Spain and Sweden. The England and Chelsea captain is currently being investigated after allegedly making racist remarks towards QPR defender Anton Ferdinand in an English Premier League match on October 23. Capello has indicated that the 30-year-old [...]

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Wenger backs Park for starting spot

October 26, 2011 admin International

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says Park Chu-Young is ready to challenge for a starting spot after scoring the winner against Bolton on Tuesday. Fabrice Muamba gave Bolton the lead after the restart before Andrey Arshavin equalised and then turned provider for Arsenal’s second, teeing up Park for a superb curling finish to ensure the north [...]

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International friendlies preview: Brazil face Mexico test

October 10, 2011 admin International

Mexico host Brazil and Ukraine travel to Estonia in the pick of this week’s international friendlies. A visit to Estadio Corona, home of Mexican club Santos Laguna, awaits Brazil on Tuesday and there will be no shortage of quality on the pitch when the teams meet in Torreon. Brazil coach Mano Menezes, keeping with his [...]

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Maradona rules out Tevez swoop

October 9, 2011 admin International

Diego Maradona has indicated Al Wasl will not be making a move for Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez. The Argentina international, who was coached and highly praised by Maradona at national team level, angered City boss Roberto Mancini after apparently refusing to come on as a substitute in the 2-0 Champions League defeat to Bayern [...]

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Loew revels in Turkish delight

October 8, 2011 admin International

Germany coach Joachim Loew praised his players for fighting out a 3-1 victory over Turkey in Euro 2012 qualifying on Friday. Goals from Mario Gomez, Thomas Mueller and Bastian Schweinsteiger were enough to maintain the Germans’ 100 percent record in Group A, with qualification for next year’s competition sealed beforehand. Loew’s men played on the [...]

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International friendlies wrap: Neymar saves Brazil, Australia cruise

October 8, 2011 admin International

Neymar netted his eighth goal in 14 appearances for Brazil when his second-half effort gave his team a 1-0 friendly win over 10-man Costa Rica in San Jose. With no qualifying campaign to take part in for the 2014 World Cup as the host nation, Brazil opted to begin their build-up to the finals against [...]

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International friendlies preview: Brazil hope to find form against Costa Rica

October 6, 2011 admin International

Costa Rica play host to five-time world champions Brazil in a friendly on Friday looking to increase the pressure on coach Mano Menezes. Menezes is trying to shore up the ailing support for his Brazilian squad with a good showing against their lower-ranked opponents at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa. After Brazil’s humiliating exit in the [...]

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UEFA call for reduced rest days

October 5, 2011 admin International

Breaks between international matches will be reduced should plans proposed by UEFA come to fruition. As it stands, players are permitted three rest days between international fixtures, but under new plans from European football’s governing body, that gap would be cut to two days. UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino said one reason for the proposal [...]

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Japan boosts Aussie strikeforce

October 5, 2011 admin International

Australian strikers Josh Kennedy and Alex Brosque has credited Japan’s J.League for some of the best form of their careers. The pair was speaking in Sydney ahead of Australia’s friendly with Malaysia in Canberra on Friday, and a World Cup qualifier with Oman in Sydney on Tuesday. Kennedy, 29, joined Nagoya Grampus in 2009 and [...]

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