Saturday 04 July 2009 |
09:10 - Sheriff in the firing line - UEFA.COM
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| With FC Sheriff targeting a tenth successive
title, the big question for many Moldovan fans is
which side will provide the perennial winners with
their biggest challenge as the new season gets
under way on Sunday.
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Friday 03 July 2009 |
21:06 - United seal surprise Owen switch - UEFA.COM
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| Michael Owen has completed his move to Manchester
United FC with Red Devils' manager Sir Alex
Ferguson saying the 29-year-old "is a world class
forward with a proven goalscoring record".
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18:13 - Allofs builds for Bremen's future - UEFA.COM
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| Werder Bremen general manager Klaus Allofs told
uefa.com his side were "very proud to be
participating in the first Europa League" as he
looked ahead with confidence after last term's
German Cup win.
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18:01 - Franco and Keita join Galatasaray - UEFA.COM
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| Galatasaray A? have completed the double signing
of goalkeeper Leo Franco from Club Atlético de
Madrid and Olympique Lyonnais winger Kader Keita,
with both agreeing three-year contracts.
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18:00 - Chelsea snare young striker Sturridge - UEFA.COM
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| UEFA Champions League group-stage contenders
Chelsea FC have increased their attacking options
by signing Manchester City FC's 19-year-old
frontman Daniel Sturridge on a four-year contract.
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17:51 - Europe lures Marcano to Villarreal - UEFA.COM
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| New Villarreal CF defender Iván Marcano said the
prospect of playing European football was one of
the crucial factors in his decision to make a
reported ?6m switch from Real Racing Club.
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17:50 - United's Possebon loaned to Braga - UEFA.COM
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| Twenty-year-old Brazilian-born midfielder Rodrigo
Possebon has joined SC Braga on loan from
Manchester United FC, with a view to developing
his game in the UEFA Europa League this season.
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17:48 - Cruyff turn helps Valletta prevail - UEFA.COM
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| Former FC Barcelona star Jordi Cruyff showed his
class as Malta's Valletta FC won 3-0 against
Iceland's Keflavík on Thursday with captain
Gilbert Agius saying his side are "halfway to
qualification".
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17:29 - Llanelli rejoice in Motherwell success - UEFA.COM
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| Wales's Llanelli AFC pulled off the first shock
result of the UEFA Europa League era with
player-manager Andy Legg calling their 1-0 win at
Motherwell FC "the best result that Llanelli have
ever had".
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16:50 - Wichniarek gives Hertha another try - UEFA.COM
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| Polish striker Artur Wichniarek has returned for a
second spell at Hertha BSC Berlin after leaving
relegated DSC Arminia Bielefeld, signing a
two-year contract with the UEFA Europa League
contenders.
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16:38 - Weakend IFK await Swedish restart - UEFA.COM
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| Having taken a break for the UEFA European
Under-21 Championship, the Swedish season resumes
this weekend, with IFK Göteborg looking to
maintain their position at the top of the table.
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16:30 - Season review: Serbia - UEFA.COM
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| A second successive domestic double ? their 21st
league title and an eleventh cup ? represented a
great season for FK Partizan, with arch-rivals FK
Crvena Zvezda finishing third.
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15:38 - Weakend IFK await Swedish restart - UEFA.COM
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| Having taken a break for the UEFA European
Under-21 Championship, the Swedish season resumes
this weekend, with IFK Göteborg looking to
maintain their position at the top of the table.
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12:13 - Allofs builds for Bremen's future - UEFA.COM
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| Werder Bremen general manager Klaus Allofs told
uefa.com his side were "very proud to be
participating in the first Europa League" as he
looked ahead with confidence after last term's
German Cup win.
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10:48 - Cruyff turn helps Valletta prevail - UEFA.COM
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| Former FC Barcelona star Jordi Cruyff showed his
class as Maltese side Valletta FC won 3-0 against
Iceland's Keflavík on Wednesday with captain
Gilbert Agius saying his side are "halfway to
qualification".
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10:29 - Llanelli rejoice in Motherwell success - UEFA.COM
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| Wales's Llanelli AFC pulled off the first shock
result of the UEFA Europa League era with
player-manager Andy Legg calling their 1-0 win at
Motherwell FC "the best result that Llanelli have
ever had".
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00:39 - Referees empowered to act against racism - UEFA.COM
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| UEFA's Executive Committee has approved guidelines
for match officials to deal with racist incidents
in stadiums, which give referees the power to
abandon matches in serious cases.
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00:36 - Five-official trials to continue - UEFA.COM
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| The innovative experiment involving five match
officials will continue in the UEFA Europa League
group stage in September, UEFA's Executive
Committee heard at its meeting in Vilnius,
Lithuania.
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Thursday 02 July 2009 |
19:42 - Big guns make fast Europa League start - UEFA.COM
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| Anorthosis Famagusta FC and Rosenborg BK both made
impressive starts as the opening 23 fixtures in
the inaugural UEFA Europa League were played
across Europe in the first qualifying round.
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19:33 - Roma striker Montella retires - UEFA.COM
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| AS Roma striker and former Italian international
Vincenzo Montella has announced his retirement
after terminating his contract with the
Giallorossi which still had a year left to run.
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19:10 - Futsal Cup teams learn draw fate - UEFA.COM
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| The 2004/05 UEFA Futsal Cup winners and Belgian
champions Action 21 Charleroi were among the teams
in the hat as the Preliminary and Main round draws
were made in Nyon on Thursday.
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19:00 - Marseille sign Cissé and Diawara - UEFA.COM
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| Olympique de Marseille have made a double signing
with Edouard Cissé arriving from Be?ikta? JK and
FC Girondins de Bordeaux's Souleymane Diawara also
heading to the Stade Vélodrome.
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18:47 - UEFA Europa League era begins - UEFA.COM
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| Just 43 days after FC Shakhtar Donetsk claimed the
38th and final edition of the UEFA Cup, this
evening heralds the dawn of a new era as the
inaugural UEFA Europa League gets under way.
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18:10 - Futsal Cup hopefuls prepare for draw - UEFA.COM
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| The 2009/10 UEFA Futsal Cup Preliminary and Main
round draws take place at 13.30CET with several
newcomers alongside star names like Action 21
Charleroi, CIP Deva and FK Era-Pack Chrudim.
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18:00 - No respite for Swedish starlets - UEFA.COM
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| Three members of Sweden's Under-21 squad could
return to action this evening after less than a
week off as Helsingborgs IF kick off their UEFA
Europa League bid against Armenian hopefuls FC
MIKA.
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15:00 - No respite for Swedish starlets - UEFA.COM
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| Three members of Sweden's Under-21 squad could
return to action this evening after less than a
week off as Helsingborgs IF kick off their UEFA
Europa League bid against Armenian hopefuls FC
MIKA.
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14:55 - New-look Anorthosis await fresh dawn - UEFA.COM
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| Last season will linger long in the memory for
fans of Anorthosis Famagusta FC, but new boss
Ernst Middendorp has called on his players to
embrace "a new beginning" in the UEFA Europa
League.
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14:25 - New-look Anorthosis await new dawn - UEFA.COM
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| Last season will linger long in the memory for
fans of Anorthosis Famagusta FC, but new boss
Ernst Middendorp has called on his players to
embrace "a new beginning" in the UEFA Europa
League.
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13:50 - Lean year leaves Banants hungry - UEFA.COM
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| Having snatched a UEFA Europa League place from a
poor campaign last year, Armenia's FC Banants want
to make amends, with Arthur Voskanyan aiming "to
improve our standing and cheer up the fans".
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12:54 - Okzhetpes eager to earn their fortune - UEFA.COM
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| FC Okzhetpes Kokshetau are preparing for UEFA
Europa League action tonight despite finishing
ninth in Kazakhstan, with president Marat Ospanov
saying Europe is "a real jackpot for our club".
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01:20 - Benzema takes Madrid past ?200m - UEFA.COM
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| A day after ?68m signing Kaká was presented at the
Santiago Bernabéu, Real Madrid CF have continued
their spending with the capture of Karim Benzema
from Olympique Lyonnais for ?35m more.
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Wednesday 01 July 2009 |
22:41 - Sporting give Fernández a chance - UEFA.COM
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| Sporting Clube de Portugal have signed Matías
Fernández, 23, in a ?3.6m transfer from Villarreal
CF, the Chilean international forward committing
to the Portuguese Liga outing until summer 2013.
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22:21 - Andreini hero and villain for Tre Fiori - UEFA.COM
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| SP Tre Fiori 1-1 UE Sant Juliŕ
Matteo
Andreini made amends after conceding a first-half
penalty by earning the home side a draw against
their ten-man visitors.
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21:29 - Motta trades Genoa for Inter - UEFA.COM
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| Two days after Diego Milito joined FC
Internazionale Milano from Genoa CFC Thiago Motta
has followed suit, with three promising Inter
youngsters moving in the other direction as a
makeweight.
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20:42 - Panathinaikos plump up midfield options - UEFA.COM
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| Greek side Panathinaikos FC have boosted their
ranks after signing Liverpool FC winger Sebastián
Leto and Greek international Kostas Katsouranis on
long-term deals for a combined fee of around ?7m.
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20:10 - Bernabéu bow for ambitious Kaká - UEFA.COM
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| An emotional Kaká said he wants to etch his name
into the Real Madrid CF history books as the
Brazilian was presented at the Santiago Bernabéu
for the first time since his move from AC Milan.
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19:58 - Advocaat sets Zenit departure date - UEFA.COM
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| The Belgian Football Association has announced
that Dutchman Dick Advocaat will step down at FC
Zenit St. Petersburg at the end of the year to
take up the position as their national team coach.
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19:45 - Denmark ready to take on mantle - UEFA.COM
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| Christian Bordinggaard, tournament director of the
next UEFA European U21 Championship, tells
uefa.com interest in Denmark is "already huge" as
he looks back on 2009 and forward to 2011.
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18:06 - Cléo crosses Belgrade's great divide - UEFA.COM
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| FK Partizan have made a clutch of signings as they
prepare for UEFA Champions League action, with
Brazilian forward Cléo joining the club in a shock
move from arch-rivals FK Crvena Zvezda.
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17:27 - Bernabéu bow for ambitious Kaká - UEFA.COM
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| An emotional Kaká said he wants to etch his name
into the Real Madrid CF history books as the
Brazilian was presented at the Santiago Bernabéu
for the first time since his move from AC Milan.
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17:20 - Van Gaal era dawns at Bayern - UEFA.COM
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| Louis van Gaal has taken his first training
session as FC Bayern München coach, with the
Dutchman insisting: "I always want to make history
and have done this with every club I have coached
so far."
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16:34 - Mestalla calls for Moyá and Saltor - UEFA.COM
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| Valencia CF have bolstered their back line with
the double signing of goalkeeper Miguel Ángel Moyá
from RCD Mallorca and full-back Bruno Saltor, who
arrives from UD Almería.
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15:30 - Danilova back in Russia mix - UEFA.COM
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| WFC Rossiyanka striker Elena Danilova has finally
returned to the Russian squad for the upcoming
friendlies against China after recovering from a
cruciate ligament injury.
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15:25 - McStay goes it alone at Újpest - UEFA.COM
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| Former Celtic FC defender Willie McStay has been
named as the new coach of Hungarian side Újpest
FC, who will take on FC Steaua Bucure?ti in the
UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
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15:20 - Astafjevs invigorated by Ventspils move - UEFA.COM
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| Latvia captain Vit?lijs Astafjevs is "happy to be
back in the most popular club tournament in
Europe" after joining FK Ventspils following a
spell with more modest Virsliga rivals JFK Olimps.
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14:59 - Racism guidelines for match officials on EXCO agenda - UEFA.COM
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| Racist behaviour in football stadiums and related
guidelines for match officials is a key item on
the agenda at the next meeting of the UEFA
Executive Committee in the Lithuanian capital
Vilnius on Wednesday and Thursday.
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01:37 - Valencia fits the bill for United - UEFA.COM
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| Ecuadorian international Antonio Valencia is
savouring a "dream come true" after joining
Manchester United FC from Wigan Athletic FC for an
undisclosed sum reported to be in the region
of ?18m.
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01:00 - A two-week triumph for Sweden - UEFA.COM
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| UEFA European Under-21 Championship tournament
director Karl-Erik Nilsson admitted Sweden's
wildest hopes and expectations were exceeded by a
memorable fortnight of football in the country.
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00:50 - New stars emerge on Under-21 stage - UEFA.COM
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| Players from all eight nations produced
eye-catching performances during the 2009 UEFA
European U21 Championship finals ? and uefa.com
picks out ten of the stars who made a lasting
impression.
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00:45 - Germany reign supreme - UEFA.COM
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| Germany won the UEFA European Under-21
Championship for the first time to complete a
clean sweep of the age-group continental
competitions. Click here to watch final highlights
and reaction.
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