2/28/2006 John Duerden, goal.com World Cup Groups D and A meet in Tehran on Wednesday as Iran face Costa Rica. It hasn’t been easy for Team Melli to find opposition to travel to the intimidating Azadi Stadium but the talented Central Americans should provide an interesting test for Branko Ivankovic’s men.
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A friendly in name only for Italy and Germany
2/28/2006 James Eve ROME, Feb 28 (Reuters) – “Friendly” is not, perhaps, the best word to describe Italy’s game against Germany on Wednesday (kickoff 2000 GMT). Inevitably, the match at Florence’s Franchi stadium will stir up memories of previous meetings between the heavyweights: their semifinal at the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, which the Azzurri
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WORLD CUP WATCH: Iran Controversy
By Mike Woitalla, Executive Editor Soccer America The USA drawing Iran as a first-round opponent at the 1998 World Cup provided much fodder for pre-tournament hype for those finals. ”World Cup War,” ”Group Hug? Doubtful” and ”Devil of a Draw” were headlines in the New York Daily News, New York Times and Sports Illustrated, respectively.
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Alfredo Cariello goal puts Ascoli past Messina
2/27/2006 Sporting Life Substitute Alfredo Cariello scored an impressive last-gasp winner to earn Ascoli all three points against Messina on Sunday. With the game having reached injury-time with nothing to separate the sides, Cariello broke through the Messina defence before leaving visiting goalkeeper Marco Storari with little chance to save with a clinical left-footed finish.
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Our Men in Bundesliga
2/27/2006 Afshin Afshar, lastkick.com Bayern trashed Frankfurt 5:2 over the weekend. Leading 4:2 Felix Magath decided on a more defensive posture so with sixteen minutes ago he sent in Ali Karimi. Karimi replaced Martin Demichelis who was having a very good game. Ali did what was expected of him and while he was on the
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Angola midfielder Figueiredo pulls out of KSA friendly
2/27/2006 BBC Midfielder Figueiredo has withdrawn from Angola’s squad for their World Cup warm-up game against South Korea on Wednesday. The player from Portuguese second division club Varzim was injured last week, said officials of the Angolan Football Federation.
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Rumormill
2/27/2006 Afshin Afshar, lastkick.com Where is Arie Haan? As many of you know Perspolis’s new Dutch coach Arie Haan has not yet started his job at the time of this writing. The rumor is that the club had agreed to pay Haan a certain sum of money at the time of the signing of his
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Sweden defender Andersson will join Hannover in July
2/27/2006 Reuters STOCKHOLM – Sweden defender Christoffer Andersson has agreed to join Hanover 96 from Norwegian first division Lillestrom in July, Swedish media reported on Sunday.
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