Ethiosport: World and African Cup Qualification Matches Underway

Ethiopia's national soccer team started the competition by losing 3-0 to Morocco in Kazablanka last week. And the national team will be facing Rwanda in addis Ababa this sunday. Good luck to our national team. Read the full report here

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The former partner of Sevilla soccer player Antonio Puerta gave birth to his son on Sunday, two months after the player died of heart failure. Spanish media said Aitor Antonio and his mother Mar Roldan were both in good health and that Sevilla president Jose Maria del Nido was among the well-wishers who visited the Sagrado Corazon hospital in Seville.
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Knut Toerum was released from his contract as Rosenborg Trondheim's coach on Thursday, the day after the Norwegian club's 2-0 win over Valencia in the Champions League.
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Germany legend Franz Beckenbauer has warned Jens Lehmann not to "make a mistake and start a confrontation" with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger following the goalkeeper's outburst this week.
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Fifa president Sepp Blatter has virtually assured prime minister Gordon Brown that England will host the 2018 World Cup
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Ex-Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is being lined up to become the new AC Milan boss.
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Manchester United are looking at Athletic Bilbao teenagers Javi Martinez and Markel Susaeta
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Liverpool's Ryan Babel was omitted from Holland's team for Saturday's Euro 2008 qualifier with Romania because of oversleeping, according to Oranje coach Marco van Basten.
Van Basten picked Real Madrid's Arjen Robben in place of Babel as a punishment after the Anfield player twice missed team meetings.
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AC Milan star Kaka believes Cristiano Ronaldo should forget any aspirations for the Fifa's World Player of the Year award as he's a shoe-in for the title.
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Jose Mourinho believes Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez will be a failure if he doesn't win Premier League this season
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Valencia are set to take Arsenal midfielder Gilberto Silva to Spain in a £7m deal.
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Manchester United want to keep Rio Ferdinand at Old Trafford for life - but the England star will demand wage parity with top earners Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney
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Liverpool have not given up on their pursuit of former Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze. The Reds are keen to bring the Real Madrid defender back to England
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Nicolas Anelka could make a dramatic return to Manchester City as manager Sven-Goran Eriksson looks to strengthen his strike force.
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A possible doping case against AS Roma striker Francesco Totti has been dropped, the Italian Football Federation said on Friday. A statement on FIGC's Web site said that its Federal Court of Justice had agreed to archive the case after a request from the Italian Olympic Committee's anti-doping unit
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Frank Lampard, the Chelsea midfielder, is up for sale, according to reports in Spain. The AS sports newspaper said that Lampard would cost around €18 million (£12.5 million), quoting unnamed sources at the London club and close to the England player.
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Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs said he was close to swapping football for rugby league. "If I hadn't been spotted I would have gone the other way."
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Uefa president Michel Platini says European law will halt any plans to limit the number of foreign players in club competitions by 2010.
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Liverpool's Fernando Torres tore a muscle in his right leg training with Spain and could be out for 10 days, which could rule him out of the Merseyside derby against Everton
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Chelsea manager Avram Grant is keen to strengthen his coaching staff by recruiting Rennes goalkeeping coach Christophe Lollichon.
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Manchester United boss sir Alex Ferguson could be on a collision course with the Football Association after branding England's friendly against France in March 2008 "stupid".
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Arsenal could face a fight for midfielder Cesc Fabregas if Barcelona are interested in the Spain international, according to his agent.
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Manchester United are close to signing Partizan Belgrade star Stevan Jovetic for £7m. The 17-year-old Montenegro international has scored six goals for his club side this season.

6/8/08

World and African Cup Qualification Matches Underway

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