2/29/2008 DPA Tehran – Javier Clemente will definitely not become coach of Iran after the Spaniard on Thursday cancelled a proposed meeting,ISNA news agency reported Friday. “We do not even think of Clemente any more,” Iranian Football Federation (FFI) Ali Kafshian told ISNA. Clemente was supposed to meet with officials at the Iranian embassy in
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2/28/2008 MADRID (Reuters) – Spaniard Javier Clemente says he does not need to live full-time in Iran in order to be the country’s coach. Iranian state television said on Wednesday the 57-year-old had agreed by telephone to the football federation’s demand that he live there, although he had already rejected the post earlier this month
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2/27/2008 sportinglife.com BARCELONA, February 27 (Copa del Rey) – Xavi struck deep into stoppage time to earn Barcelona a draw in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final. David Villa gave Ronald Koeman’s side the lead in a rare Valencia attack after 69 minutes and it seemed that goal would see Los Che
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2/27/2008 TEHRAN (Reuters) – Spaniard Javier Clemente moved a step closer to becoming Iran coach after agreeing to the football federation’s condition that he should live there. Efforts to appoint the 57-year-old former Spain and Serbia coach broke down this month over his refusal to stay in Iran. ‘By telephone, Clemente accepted Iran’s condition of
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2/26/2008 Afshin Afshar Hey fans, Don’t miss the big game today, Wednesday, March 27. Barcelona and Valencia meet in the first leg of the Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) semi-finals. Barcelona can make it 15 in a row. They are firing on all cylinders, and looking good! In North America you can catch the game
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2/25/2007 Afshin Afshar, lastkick.com An appeals court ruling has provided Iranian club Sepahan with a much needed boost by cutting their points deduction from five to three – a decision that puts them on top of the league. After a firecracker throwing incident during a Sepahan and Perspolis match had caused severe facial injuries to
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2/26/2008 ROME (AFP) – Italian coach Giuseppe Materazzi said on Tuesday he had been approached by the Iranian Football Federation about taking the national coaching post and added he would be keen to do so. The 62-year-old, the father of World Cup-winning defender Marco, has been without a job since being sacked by Italian second
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