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Posh and Uzbeks: minnows think big (Busselton-Dunsborough Mail)
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Two months ago, when Barcelona superstar Samuel Eto'o was rumoured to be joining an obscure Asian club few people outside Tashkent had ever heard of, the football world laughed.
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Spanish Debate: Pick Your Spain Team (Goal.com)
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Normally there is no Spanish Debate on a Friday, but with Spain playing at the weekend there is time for a special edition. Here you can select your line-up for La Furia Roja's first competitive test under Vicente del Bosque.
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Spain gear up for World Cup campaign opener against Bosnia (People's Daily)
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European Champions Spain have geared up for their 2010 World Cup campaign opener at home against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Saturday, although new coach Vicente Del Bosque still has some doubts hanging over his team. Del Bosque made few changes to the team, which won the European Championships last June, in his successful debut as Spain coach in a friendly against Denmark on Aug. 20 in Copenhagen. ...
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Barça Seal Multi-Million Euro Uzbek Deal (Goal.com)
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The incredible figure was put forward and the Blaugrana are likely to play Rivaldo's new team, Kuruvchi, in a game that will promote football in the Asian country.
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A wiser Spain seeks strong start against Bosnia (Reuters via Yahoo!7 Sports)
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MADRID, Sept 4 (Reuters) - A wiser more experienced Spain, under new coach Vicente del Bosque, will be keen to show it has learned from past mistakes when they host Bosnia for their opening 2010 World Cup qualifier in Murcia on Saturday.
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us an injection of young blood that is important." On the continued absence of Real Madrid striker Raul, Del Bosque said: "He is in the same position as many players in Spain. We didn’t think it right to call him up this time but the door is not closed".
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Puyol: Real are title favourites (Footy Mad)
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Barcelona captain Carles Puyol claims Real Madrid should be considered overwhelming favourites to win La Liga this season. The back-to-back Spanish champions have been relatively quiet in the summer transfer market unlike big-spending Barca.
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New-look Barca desperate to prevent Real title hat-trick (Gulf Times)
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MADRID: Barcelona and Real Madrid stars united to help Spain win the European championships this summer but club allegiances now come first as Xavi, Sergio Ramos, Andres Iniesta, Carles Puyol and Iker Casillas gear up for this season’s title duel.
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One-on-One with Nelson Akwari (The Post and Courier)
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What's it going to be like to play against D.C. United in the U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday? "It's going to be awesome. There are a lot of guys playing in the MLS that don't get this chance, so I'm really looking forward to it. It would so huge for this club to win a Cup championship. The ownership group, the coaching staff, the fans all deserve it. It would be a great accomplishment. It would be ...
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Recall for Fabregas (The Star)
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MADRID: Spain’s coach Vicente del Bosque on Friday recalled Arsenal’s Cesc Fabregas to the squad for the first matches of their World Cup qualifying group against Bosnia and Armenia.
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