Football

Former Australia captain Mark Viduka has turned down the chance to join the Socceroos in their remaining three World Cup qualifiers. Australia coach Pim Verbeek told Viduka he could join the squad if he was willing to make a full commitment to the side. But the striker, out of contract after his English club...
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Chelsea have won England’s FA Cup with a 2-1 victory over Everton at Wembley. Midfielder Frank Lampard capped a dominant display with a stunning second half goal to win Chelsea’s first piece of silverware since 2007. Lampard’s goal on 72 minutes put his side ahead after Didier Drogba had equalised in the first half...
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Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has warned the Spanish Football Federation not to risk midfielder Andres Iniesta’s health at next month’s Confederations Cup. Iniesta returned from a right thigh injury to star in Barcelona’s 2-0 Champions League final win over Manchester United on Wednesday. Guardiola is worried the Spain international may be rushed back too...
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Barcelona’s “killer” first goal and their ability to control a game once in front were decisive in their 2-0 Champions League final victory Wednesday, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said. “I think the first goal was a killer for us,” Ferguson told ITV. “We started brightly too. We got a bit nervous after that.”...
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Patience, flair and a brilliant game of keep-away prevailed over force Wednesday night when Barcelona dominated Manchester United, 2-0, to win the European Champions League title, Europe’s most prestigious club soccer tournament. Barcelona controlled the ball for long stretches with its unhurried and clever passing, attacked incessantly, held tight with a patchwork defense and...
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Protestant supporters of a Scottish football team beat to death a Catholic man in an outbreak of sectarian bloodshed in Northern Ireland. Witnesses said more than 20 Protestant supporters of Rangers, many of them wearing team coloured jerseys and scarves, drove into a Catholic district of the town of Coleraine after Rangers clinched the...
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FC Barcelona and Manchester United FC are ready to put on a spectacle worthy of a place in history when they meet in the UEFA Champions League final in Rome, the Eternal City. Stirring finale Two of European football’s most evocative names, the newly crowned champions of England and Spain, cross paths at the...
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