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• Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:27:00 GMT
Marseille 1-0 Paris Saint-Germain: Heinze header
Marseille 1-0 Paris Saint-Germain: Heinze header

• Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:10:11 GMT
FIFA suspend Iraq from international football
Asian champions Iraq have been suspended from international football because of political interference in the country's FA, FIFA said on Friday.

• Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:52:34 GMT
Drogba to face Essien in African Nations Cup
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba will go head to head with team-mate Michael Essien at the African Nations Cup in Angola after Ivory Coast and Ghana were drawn together in Group B.

• Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:04:10 GMT
Plymouth makes strong case for 2018 bid
ESPN Soccernet has been told Plymouth is the shock contender to host World Cup ties should England's 2018 bid prove successful.

• Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:01:09 GMT
Police allege Champions League fix attempt
A match-fixing ring with more than 200 suspected members fixed or attempted to fix dozens of matches across Europe, including three in the Champions League, German police said on Friday.

• Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:23:45 GMT
Cudicini discharged but will not play this season
Carlo Cudicini has been discharged from hospital but the Tottenham goalkeeper is unlikely to feature for the remainder of the season as he continues his recovery following a motorbike crash.

• Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:18 GMT
Henry: Replay the "fairest solution" for Ireland
France captain Thierry Henry has admitted replaying the World Cup qualification play-off against the Republic of Ireland would be "the fairest solution".

• Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:49:52 GMT
Wenger "not a fan" of Van Persie's placenta cure
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is not a fan of alternative medicine - but accepts whatever makes a player comfortable can only help the healing process.

• Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:38:11 GMT
Ireland result sees France rise in FIFA rankings
France have risen two places in the FIFA world rankings following their controversial World Cup play-off win over the Republic of Ireland.

• Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:23:14 GMT
Calf injury rules Juve's Trezeguet out for a month
Juventus forward David Trezeguet will be out of action for about a month because of a calf injury sustained in training, the Serie A club said on Friday.

• Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:29:55 GMT
Barcelona defender Abidal struck by swine flu
Barcelona have confirmed defender Eric Abidal has contracted swine flu and midfielder Yaya Toure has shown symptoms of the virus.

• Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:21:04 GMT
FA may explore possible Wembley sponsorship
The Football Association are giving serious consideration to the highly contentious issue of naming rights for the iconic Wembley Stadium.

• Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:03:08 GMT
Ferguson plays down Ferdinand injury fears
Manchester United are confident that Rio Ferdinand's fitness struggles will be solved in the next few weeks, despite suggestions that the defender could be sidelined for a prolonged period of time.

• Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:45:25 GMT
Smith out of the running to become Scotland boss
Rangers manager Walter Smith has ruled himself out of the running to become boss of Scotland for a second time.

• Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:21:45 GMT
FIFA rejects replay request to end Irish hopes
FIFA has ruled that the World Cup play-off between the Republic of Ireland and France cannot be replayed.

• Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:08:55 GMT
Keane tells FAI: "What goes around comes around"
Roy Keane has criticised the Football Association of Ireland and chief executive John Delaney, stating in his own inimitable style that "what goes around comes around" in wake of the country's failure to qualify for the World Cup finals.

• Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:10:01 GMT
Pearson praises Brown for poise under pressure
Phil Brown has earned the praise of Hull City chairman Adam Pearson for the way he has responded to recent adversity and remained calm under intense pressure.

• Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:03:20 GMT
Domenech bemused by Henry handball outcry
France coach Raymond Domenech has defended Thierry Henry against accusations of cheating and claimed he cannot understand why the striker and his team-mates have been so vilified in the wake of their controversial World Cup qualification.

• Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:24:06 GMT
Villa defender Bouma suffers injury setback
Wilfred Bouma's return from injury has been delayed again following news that the Dutch defender has suffered a toe injury.

• Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:45:17 GMT
Insua insists Liverpool revivial must start now
Emiliano Insua has urged his Liverpool team-mates to make the international break a line in the sand as they seek to turn around their disastrous campaign in a week of season-defining matches.

• Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:39:06 GMT
German police reveal European match-fixing probe
Police in Germany and abroad have made several arrests and conducted searches on suspicion of an international illegal betting ring allegedly fixing matches in top European leagues, Bochum prosecutors announced on Thursday.

• Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:36:39 GMT
Bundesliga: Bayern face "game of the season"
Bayern Munich are preparing for the "game of the season" this weekend, according to their general manager Uli Hoeness.

• Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:13:42 GMT
Irish request replay
The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) have lodged a formal complaint with FIFA over the controversial World Cup play-off defeat to France and have urged world football's governing body to replay the match.

• Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:38:26 GMT
Phil Neville: I would never join Manchester City
Everton captain Phil Neville has ruled out ever playing for, or going on to manage, Manchester City, revealing he hated the Eastlands club when he was growing up.

• Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:20:06 GMT
FIFA to investigate Egypt over Algeria bus attack
FIFA today opened disciplinary proceedings against the Egyptian Football Association after the Algerian team bus was pelted with stones in the lead-up to the World Cup qualifier between the two teams last Saturday.