February 5, 2003
Pires to be recalled to France side
France coach Jacques Santini has confirmed he will recall Arsenal midfielder Robert Pires for next week's international friendly against the Czech Republic in Paris.
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February 5, 2003
France coach Jacques Santini has confirmed he will recall Arsenal midfielder Robert Pires for next week's international friendly against the Czech Republic in Paris.
February 5, 2003
Arsenal are the latest club to be linked with a move for Brazilian World Cup player Ronaldinho.
February 5, 2003
Switzerland manager, Koebi Khun, has named his 19-man squad for the friendly against Slovenia on the 12th of February.
February 3, 2003
Radomir Antic, who succeeded Louis van Gaal as Barcelona coach on Friday, is confident he can lift the teamout of its current malaise, despite losing his first match in charge.
February 3, 2003
Officials from Middlesbrough have confirmed that their Croatia forward Alen Boksic had probably played his last game forclub.
February 3, 2003
South Korea's new coach Humberto Coelho admits he respects the legacy of Guus Hiddink, but is confident he can that he can emulate the success of his predecessor.
February 3, 2003
Juventus Serie A hopes have been hit by the news that leading scorer Alessandro Del Piero could be out of action foreight weeks after suffering muscle damage during yesterday's match against Atalanta.
February 3, 2003
Alessandro Del Piero will today find out how long he is expected to be out for when receives the results of a test on his thigh.
February 3, 2003
Several of Europe's leading clubs are looking into ways of creating a two-division Super League, the Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport reported on Tuesday.
February 3, 2003
Republic of Ireland boss, Brian Kerr, is reportedly trying to lure Roy Keane out of international retirement.
February 3, 2003
The G-14 group, comprising some of Europe's biggest clubs, has issued a threat to FIFA, saying the sport's governing body must act swiftly to resolve the ongoing "club versus country" row, or risk a potentially…
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