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    PREMIER LEAGUE: ERIKSSON, ASSISTANT TO QUIT MAN CITY AT THE END OF THE SEASON. April 30, 2008

    (SomaliNet) Manchester City assistant manager Tord Grip has said Sven-Goran Eriksson and himself will the club at the end of the season. Grip said owner Thaksin Shinawatra was dissatisfied with results but claimed Eriksson had not been given enough time. "We will be here for the two last matches

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    CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: CHELSEA MANAGER, DROGBA TELLS RAFA TO MIND HIS OWN BUISNESS April 30, 2008

    (SomaliNet) After Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez accused Chelsea striker Didier Drogba of going to ground too easily, Chelsea manager Avram Grant has warned Liverpool counterpart Rafa to mind his own business ahead of the second leg of their Champions League semi-final. The Reds boss revealed at

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    SOCCER: UNITED’S RONALDO VOTED ENGLAND'S FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR May 2, 2008

    (SomaliNet) Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored 38 goals this season, was voted England's Footballer of the Year on Friday. Ronald is the second player to win the award in successive seasons since its introduction 60 years ago. "To score 38 goals in a season—so far—is

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    TANZANIA BEATS UGANDA 2-0 IN CAF SOCCER QUALIFIER May 5, 2008

    (SomaliNet) In their first-leg qualifier for the Championship of African Nations soccer tournament, Tanzania's Taifa Stars have beaten Uganda's Cranes 2-0. Emmanuel Gabriel and Shaaban Nditi each scored a goal for the Tanzanian eleven who hosted the match in Mwanza of northwestern Tanzania on Sa

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    LA LIGA: HENRY INSISTS WILL STAY WITH BARCELONA May 6, 2008

    (SomaliNet)Despite a mixed first year in Spanish football, Thierry Henry, a former Arsenal striker has insisted he will stay for at least another season with Barcelona. Henry joined Barça last summer but has failed to fire them to any trophies, with Real Madrid easing to the Liga title and Manc

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    SOCCER: PROSTITUTES ADMIT TO POLICE THEY LIED ABOUT SEX AND DRUGS WITH RONALDO May 7, 2008

    (SomaliNet)The police said on Tuesday that Transvestite prostitutes lied when they accused AC Milan striker Ronaldo of using drugs and having sex with them during a motel encounter last week. Police inspector Carlos Augusto Nogueira said the prostitutes told police they lied because Ronaldo did

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    PREMIER LEAGUE: MANCHESTER UNITED ARE CHAMPIONS May 12, 2008

    (SomaliNet) A 2-0 win against Wigan Athletic gave Manchester United a 10th Premier League title in 16 years. The Red Devil’s Ryan Giggs scored the second goal late on to secure a nervous victory while Cristiano Ronaldo gave United a first-half lead with a disputed penalty - his 31st league goal

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    SPORTS: OLYMPIC TORCH RESUMES ITS JOURNEY THROUGH CHINA May 21, 2008

    (SomaliNet) After a three-day period of national mourning for victims of the earthquake that killed more than 40,000 and left millions more homeless, the Olympic torch resumes its journey through China on Thursday. Sources said the torch will pass through the seaport city of Ningbo, across the H

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    RUGBY: UGANDA BEATS KENYA IN FIRST LEG IN KAMPALA May 26, 2008

    (SomaliNet) The Kenyan national team and the seven-a-side team failed to click in their crucial international assignments in what was a repeat of last year’s first leg. Kenya succumbed 3-20 to bolshie Uganda at Kyadondo in Kampala, making the return leg in Kenyan capital Nairobi on August 16 a

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    SOCCER: MAN CITY BOSS SIGNS FOR MEXICO JOB-AGENT May 26, 2008

    (SomaliNet) According to agent Juan Carlos Padilla, Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson will accept an offer to coach Mexico. According to Padilla, the Swede has already agreed terms on a two-year deal to lead Mexico to the 2010 World Cup - and that the offer is the former England manager's

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