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Nine-man San Lorenzo hit back to knock out River

Thu, 08 May 2008 20:52:30 GMT

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 9 (Reuters) - San Lorenzo, trailing 2-0 and down to nine men with half an hour left, produced an extraordinary fightback to draw 2-2 with River Plate and reach the Libertadores Cup quarter-finals on Thursday.

Brazilian championship starts in mid-season

Thu, 08 May 2008 14:59:24 GMT

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 9 (Reuters) - The Brazilian championship kicks off at the weekend -- with one third of the season already having been completed.

Shades of 1950 as Santana's farewell turns sour

Thu, 08 May 2008 13:51:28 GMT

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 8 (Reuters) - Joel Santana's final game with Flamengo before his move to South Africa started as a party and finished as one of the biggest upsets at the Maracana since the final game of the 1950 World Cup.

LeRoy to quit Ghana coaching job

Thu, 08 May 2008 14:08:57 GMT

ACCRA, May 8 (Reuters) - Claude LeRoy is to leave his post as Ghana coach at the end of this month after turning down an extension to his contract, the Ghana Football Association said on Thursday.

Liverpool coach Miller to join Japan's Chiba

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:53:16 GMT

TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) - Liverpool first-team coach Alex Miller is to become the new manager of JEF United Chiba in Japan, the Premier League club confirmed on Thursday.

Funding crisis clouds South Africa World Cup television plans

Thu, 08 May 2008 05:05:40 GMT

CAPE TOWN, May 8 (Reuters) - A funding crunch could delay South Africa's plans to have digital broadcasting in place for the 2010 soccer World Cup, the chief executive of state-run telecommunications firm Sentech said on Thursday.

AFC chief calls for end to political meddling, corruption

Thu, 08 May 2008 02:55:42 GMT

BANGKOK, May 8 (Reuters) - Asia's soccer chief on Thursday vowed to fight corruption and called for political interference to be "completely eliminated" from the game.

Santana endures nightmare send-off as Flamengo go out

Wed, 07 May 2008 20:24:17 GMT

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 7 (Reuters) - South Africa's new coach Joel Santana had a nightmare farewell to Flamengo when his side blew a two-goal first-leg lead at home to America and were knocked out of the Libertadores Cup on Wednesday.

Frenchman Renard named as new coach of Zambia

Wed, 07 May 2008 08:27:58 GMT

LUSAKA, May 7 (Reuters) - Frenchman Herve Renard was named on Wednesday as the new national coach of Zambia and will take charge of the country's 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign.

Argentina stay top of FIFA world rankings

Wed, 07 May 2008 12:29:26 GMT

May 7 (Reuters) - Argentina remain top of FIFA's world soccer rankings in an unchanged top 10 following the publication of the latest standings on Wednesday.

Forex changes could force Zimbabwe club out of Cup

Wed, 07 May 2008 01:36:37 GMT

HARARE, May 7 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's Dynamos could pull out of their African Champions League tie against holders Etoile Sahel in Tunisia on Saturday because changes to currency-buying regulations mean they cannot afford to travel, the state-run Herald newspaper said.