8/31/2008 goal.com It was Iran 1 Villarreal 1 on the opening weekend of the Spanish season as the Iranian duo of Javad Nekounam and Masoud Shojaei combined to help club side Osasuna come back to earn a point.
Advantage South Korea
8/31/2008 By Kaveh Mahjoob, lastkick.com In swimming, the finger nails determine the champions. In Football home field advantage and fan’s passion provide weaker teams hope for shaving points off of mightier units. In Group two of Asian World Cup qualifying, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Iran are Asia power houses. The other two nations in
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Profile: Robbie Keane
goal.com Goal.com looks at the career of Ireland captain Robbie Keane, the Tottenham Hotspur striker being linked with a possible move to Premier League rivals Liverpool… Particulars Name: Robert David “Robbie†Keane Date of Birth: 8th July 1980 (Age 28) Place of Birth: Dublin, Republic of Ireland Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Position:
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Zenit beat United to lift European Super Cup
By Mike Collett MONACO, Aug 29 (Reuters) – UEFA Cup holders Zenit St Petersburg became the first Russian team to lift the European Super Cup after beating Champions League winners Manchester United 2-1 on Friday. Goals from Pavel Pogrebnyak and record signing Danny, on his debut, gave Zenit’s Dutch coach Dick Advocaat victory over his
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Iran beats Azerbaijan in soccer friendly
8/27/2008 presstv.ir Iran’s national soccer team defeats Azerbaijan 1-0 in a friendly ahead of a FIFA World Cup qualification match against Saudi Arabia. Mohammad Nouri, who replaced Mojtaba Jabbari in the second half, scored the winner for Iran 8 minutes from time at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, which saw an attendance of about 10,000.
Profile: Alexandre Song
goal.com The often-maligned Cameroonian began his Arsenal career with fans questioning the calibre of the player, and even Wenger’s vision. Was he going to join the likes of Cygan and Stepanovs in the lightly weighted pool of Arsene’s misfits? Or subtly grow into a solid prospect, a capable performer, and once again prove that the
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Iran Recall Kia And Hashemian
8/24/2008 goal.com Iran have recalled Mehdi Mahdavikia and Vahid Hashemian to their preliminary 38-man squad for September’s 2010 World Cup qualification match against Saudi Arabia. New boss Ali Daei has included the experienced German-based pair for the first time since he took over the job in March. Daei has also summoned Iman Mobali and Mehrzad
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Karimi left out of Iran soccer squad
8/24/2008 presstv.ir Ali Karimi has not been invited to Iran’s national soccer team for next month’s World Cup qualification match against Saudi Arabia. Iran’s coach Ali Daei called up 38 players for the September 6 match against Saudi Arabia, including Frankfurt’s Mehdi Mahdavikia and Bochum’s Vahid Hashemian who were both absent in the first round
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