Elano joins Garrido and Corluka in Eriksson's City revolution (AFP)
Sven Goran Eriksson's Manchester City revolution gathered pace as he made Brazil winger Elano his third signing in a matter of hours on Thursday.
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Roundup-Chelsea target Alves says wants to leave Seville (Reuters)
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Garrido and Corluka join Eriksson's Man City revolution (AFP)
Sven Goran Eriksson's Manchester City revolution gathered pace on Thursday as he swooped for Real Sociedad's Javier Garrido and Dinamo Zagreb's Vedran Corluka.
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Training travails spark Ronaldinho woe (AFP)
Barcelona striker Ronaldinho says the club's pre-season training programme is too intense and has complained to Dutch coach Frank Rijkaard, Spanish media said Thursday.
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Why the English Premiership team Aston Villa have a point to prove
Knowledge: Why the English Premiership team Aston Villa have a point to prove
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Partizan await UEFA verdict after 11-1 rout of Zrinjski (Reuters)
Partizan Belgrade crushedZrinjski Mostar 11-1 on aggregate in a UEFA Cup firstqualifying round tie, but the Serbian club’s progress dependson whether UEFA lifts a one-year ban against them.
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Barca strike trio unlikely to team up in Beijing (Reuters)
Barcelona are unlikely to startRonaldinho, Samuel Eto’o and new signing Thierry Henry togetherin Sunday’s friendly match against Beijing Guoan.
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Community Shield fixture (Reuters)
Community Shield fixture on Sunday (GMT) Chelsea v Manchester United (1400)
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Ligue 1 fixtures (Reuters)
Ligue 1 opening weekend fixtures (alltimes GMT)
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Brazil's Juninho signs with Sydney FC (AFP)
Brazilian midfielder Juninho Paulista was Friday named as Australian A-League side Sydney FC's marquee player for the upcoming season, in a deal reportedly worth one million dollars (859,000 US).
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