Iran's coach Ali Daei launched a furious tirade against his football federation on Tuesday, threatening to quit and revealing he is still waiting for a contract to sign.

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Knowledge: Thoughts on the Chelsea vs. Manchester United aftermath

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Albacete B’s Belgian youthinternational Ritchie Kitoko has made a report to the policeover racist abuse received from a Daimiel player during a matchin the Spanish Tercera division (fourth tier) last weekend.

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Sunday’s Milan derby will belike a Champions League final because of its importance to bothteams, Inter president Massimo Moratti said on Monday.

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Blowing a late, two-goal lead against the team it almost always beats could have crushed the U.S. women’s national team’s confidence. Carli Lloyd wouldn’t let it happen. Lloyd’s goal in the 91st minute gave the United States a 3-2 victory over Australia on Sunday night in a character-building exhibition that the Americans hope marked their latest step toward another gold-medal Olympic performance.

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The Champions League duelbetween Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi resumes on Tuesdaywhen Manchester United host Barcelona in the second leg of theirsemi-final at Old Trafford.

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Malaysia is standing by its decision to allow the Israeli coach and player from English Premier League side Chelsea into the country, a report said Monday, despite planned protests by Muslims.

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Muslim groups have urgedthe Malaysian government to stop Chelsea’s two Israelis fromentering the country when the English team visits in July,warning the tour could face protests if they are allowed in.

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African ConfederationCup third round, first leg results on Sunday:

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27 April 2008

FIORENTINA 2 (Vieri 78, Mutu 84 Pen)
SAMPDORIA 2 (Maggio 63, Gastaldello 94)

Samp took a shock lead on the break, Maggio ran clear down the right, cut inside the box and waited for Frey to move to his near post before rolling the ball between his legs into the opposite corner.
Vieri headed in the equaliser from a teasing Mutu cross and the Romanian hit man put Fiorentina in front from the penalty spot. In the fourth minute of injury time Bonazzoli met a hit and hope cross into the box and was completely off target however the ball fell kindly for Gastaldello to head in the equaliser.

Attendance : 36,627
Assists : Cassano, Mutu, Mutu (won pen), Bonazzoli

GENOA 0
EMPOLI 1 (Abate 15)

Attendance : 24,000
Red Card : Di Vaio 88 (Genoa)
Assist : Giovinco

INTER 2 (Cruz 22, Materazzi 83)
CAGLIARI 1 (Burdisso 93 og)

Inter’s march to the scudetto continuing with another boring victory. Cruz pushed himself off Bianco to head in a Vieira cross and Materazzi got his first goal of the season from a Chivu set piece. Biondini scored a late consolation goal via a deflection off Burdisso.

Attendance : 60,000
Assists : Vieira, Chivu (fk), n/a

JUVENTUS 5 (Chiellini 15, Camoranesi 21, Del Piero 32, Trezeguet 34, Chiellini 88)
LAZIO 2 (Bianchi 55, Siviglia 61)

A humiliating first half for the visitors began with Chiellini heading in a Camoranesi free kick. Trezeguet should have made it 2-0 six minutes later but managed to slice Del Piero’s pass BACKWARDS and Zanetti centred for Camoranesi to tap-in. Juve’s next two goals were the result of long balls over the top of the wretched Lazio defence. Del Piero ran onto a Zanetti pass before stepping inside the painfully slow Cribari and curling a low left foot shot inside Ballotta’s post. Trezeguet got on the end of a Camoranesi pass to score the fourth.

Mauri headed down a cross to Bianchi who embarrassed Buffon, forced off his line by his crap defence, with an exquisite close range lob. Siviglia scored the pick of the goals with a spectacular diving header. Chiellini scrambled in the fifth from a corner.

Attendance : 20,588
Red Card : Siviglia 75 (Lazio)
Assists : Camoranesi (fk), Zanetti, Zanetti, Camoranesi, Mauri, Vignarolli, n/a

LIVORNO 1 (Knezevic 73)
MILAN 4 (Inzaghi 23, Inzaghi 52, Inzaghi 59, Seedorf 71)

Inzaghi finished off quick interplay between Pirlo, Seedorf and Kaka’ and made it 0-2 with a brilliant flick header from a Bonera cross. The veteran striker completed his hat-trick to score his eighth goal in four games from Pirlo’s corner. Pippo laid on the fourth for Seedorf. Knezevic headed in Livorno’s consolation goal.

Attendance : 14,000
Assists : Kaka’, Bonera, Pirlo (ck), Inzaghi, Diamanti (ck)

NAPOLI 0
SIENA 0

Attendance : 43,000
Assists : n/a

PALERMO 0
ATALANTA 0

Attendance : 23,288
Assists : n/a

REGGINA 2 (Cozza 56, Cozza 65)
PARMA 1 (Cigarini 25 Pen)

Cigarini gave Parma the lead from the penalty spot in this relegation six pointer. Cirillo almost floored Bucci with a 25 yard drive, Amoruso’s follow-up was cleared off the line but Cozza supplied the finish then 10 minutes later beat Bucci for a second time via a deflection off Coly.

Attendance : 20,000
Red Card : Paci 54 (Parma)
Assists : Reginaldo (won pen), n/a, n/a

ROMA 4 (Pizarro 18 Pen, Vucinic 20, Mancini 26, Mancini 32)
TORINO 1 (Ventola 50)

Pizarro was promoted to vice penalty taker after De Rossi’s embarrassing miss against United and just about beat Jimmy from the spot. Vucinic double Roma’s lead on the break, beating a poorly positioned Fontana with low shot through his legs. Mancini headed in Roma’s third from an outstanding Cicinho cross and finished off a rapid counter attack to score the fourth. Ventola headed in Torino’s consolation goal.

Attendance : 33,000
Red Card : Juan 75 (Roma)
Assists : Perrotta (won pen), Perrotta, Cicinho, Vucinic, Lazetic

UDINESE 2 (Di Natale 6, Quagliarella 38)
CATANIA 1 (Vargas 34)

Quagliarella seized on a mistake in midfield to send Di Natale away to open the scoring. Vargas equalised with a fantastic left foot volley which beat Handanovic at his near post. Four minutes later Handanovic launched a goalkick upfield, Quagliarella held off Silvestre and from the edge of the D hammered a right foot shot high in off the underside of the crossbar.

Attendance : 11,000
Assists : Quagliarella, Izco, Handanovic (gk)

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