February 23, 2004
Arsenalget the green light for new ground
Arsenal have secured the required £357m of funding to construct their new stadium at Ashburton Grove.
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February 23, 2004
Italy mourns ‘Gentle Giant’ John Charles
Juventus players and supporters paid tribute to their former striker John Charles before yesterday's Italian league match against Bologna at the Stadio Dall'Ara.
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February 23, 2004
Houllier under growing pressure following Cup exit
Gerard Houllier admitted FA Cup defeat at Portsmouth has left him struggling to salvage his side's season as well as his own reputation.
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February 23, 2004
RobertoCarlos to snub Chelea approach
Roberto Carlos has confirmed his desire to stay with Real Madrid, insisting that he would not be tempted by a move to Chelsea.
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February 23, 2004
Floro resigns at Villarreal
Benito Floro has resigned as coach of Villarreal, a day after the 4-1 defeat at Real Zaragoza saw the club drop out of the European qualification places.
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February 23, 2004
Zaccheroni still upbeat despite speculaton
Inter coach Alberto Zaccheroni says he is confident of keeping his job despite reports he will be shown the door and replaced by current Lazio coach Roberto Mancini.
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February 23, 2004
Thai PM keen to buy Liverpool
Thailand's billionaire Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is interested in buying Liverpool, the Thai national team coach has confirmed.
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February 23, 2004
Silvestre blow for United
Manchester United, whose defence has looked threadbare since Rio Ferdnand's suspension, have suffered another setback with the news Mikael Silvestre will miss the next three weeks with ankle ligament damage.
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February 23, 2004
Neuchatel sack coach
Neuchatel Xamax have sacked coach Claude Ryf after the club dropped to the bottom of the Swiss first division.
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February 23, 2004
Barcelona still interested in Henry
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has revealed that he has not given up hope of signing Arsenal striker Thierry Henry, despite being told that the French international was not for sale.
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February 23, 2004
Champions League fixtures
First knockout round, first leg fixtures February 24 Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) v Milan (Italy) (1945) Bayern Munich (Germany) v Real Madrid (Spain) (1945)
