Footie Thoughts

Zaccheroni joins Japan’s 2022 bid team (Reuters)

mail — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:09:46 +0000

Japan have wasted little timeputting new coach Alberto Zaccheroni to work by making him anambassador for the country’s 2022 World Cup bid.

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Midfielder Hasebe limps out of Japan friendlies (Reuters)

mail — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:09:20 +0000

Japan midfielder Makoto Hasebewill miss Saturday’s friendly against Paraguay because of acalf strain.

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Neymar inspires Santos to fourth straight win in Brazil (Reuters)

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Brazil prodigy Neymarvolleyed a fine goal from the edge of the box after 52 secondsto inspire Santos to a 2-1 win over Avai that put them third inthe Brazilian championship on Thursday.

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Bulgarian champions Litex appoint Penev as coach (Reuters)

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* Penev to start with match against former club

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Road to 2014 World Cup starts as Euro qualifying begins (PA SportsTicker)

mail — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:09:46 +0000

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Friday MLS Forecast: Week 23 (Goal.com)

mail — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:09:39 +0000

The Forecast discusses a rugby star’s stint in Colorado before evaluating the Week 23 fixtures.

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Litex Lovech appoints Penev as coach (AP)

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Bulgarian champions Litex Lovech have appointed Luboslav Penev as head coach. The team officially introduced the 44-year-old Penev, a former striker on Bulgaria’s national team and Spanish club Valencia, during a ceremony in Lovech. Penev coached CSKA Sofia until being dismissed in January. Penev replaces former youth team coach Petko Petkov, who had assumed the interim head coach role for the…

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Israel beats Malta 3-1 in qualifying for Euro 2012 (AP)

mail — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:09:06 +0000

Yossi Benayoun scored a hat trick Thursday as Israel started its qualifying campaign for the 2012 European Championship with a 3-1 victory over Malta. The Israel captain found the net in the seventh, 64th and 75th minutes in Israel coach Luis Fernandez’s first competitive game since starting the job in May.

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Police search for Cabanas shooter in Colombia (Reuters)

mail — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:09:28 +0000

Colombian police are searchingfor a Mexican fugitive wanted for the shooting in January ofParaguay soccer player Salvador Cabanas, a senior officer saidon Thursday.

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Arena: U.S. Soccer didn’t support Bradley enough (Yahoo! Sports)

mail — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:09:22 +0000

Bruce Arena thinks Bob Bradley wouldn’t get so much public criticism if his bosses actually backed him.

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