June 5, 2009
Shakhtar’s UEFA Cup triumph cannot disguise Ukraine’s problems, writes Oleg Zadernovsky
Shakhtar’s UEFA Cup triumph cannot disguise the difficulties facing the country’s Euro 2012 organisers
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June 5, 2009
Ribery latest on Real shopping list
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has confirmed he is interested in signing Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery.
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June 5, 2009
Valencia chief resigns
Valencia president Vicente Soriano has resigned amid the uncertainty surrounding the club's crippling debts.
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June 5, 2009
Real must pay £26m if Ronaldo bid fails
Real Madrid will have to pay Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo a fee of around £26m if they fail to sign him during the summer, according to the Spanish club's vice-president Fernando Tapias.
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June 5, 2009
Iniesta to miss Confederations Cup
Andres Iniesta has pulled out of Spain’s squad for the Confederations Cup after tests confirmed the Barcelona midfielder’s thigh muscle injury as serious.
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June 5, 2009
Perez confirms Wenger snub
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has revealed that the Spanish outfit had approached Arsene Wenger about the possibility of becoming head coach, but were unable to tempt him into leaving Arsenal.
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June 5, 2009
Galatasaray appoint Rijkaard
Galatasaray have confirmed the appointment of Frank Rijkaard as their new boss following the departure of Bulent Korkmaz.
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June 5, 2009
Kaka deal done – Zidane
Milan playmaker Kaka has 'already signed for Real Madrid', according to Zinedine Zidane.
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June 5, 2009
Inter play down talk of Ibrahimovic-Eto’o swap
Inter president Massimo Moratti has played down talk of a swap deal involving Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o.
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June 5, 2009
Liverpool owners suffer heavy loss
The parent company of Liverpool FC, owned by Tom Hicks and George Gillett, lost £42.6m in the year to August 2008. The loss was mainly caused by the £36m of interest payments that Kop Football…
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June 4, 2009
Latest transfer speculation
The 2008-9 season ended with a bang, with the wonderful display of attacking football from Barcelona in the Champions League final in Rome.
