| Brilliant Deco sends Chelsea to Premier League summit (TODAYonline) |
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Chelsea's Anderson Deco (2nd left) celebrates a goal with Ricardo Carvalho during their English Premier league match against Wigan.
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| Real gives Chelsea green light (Independent Online) |
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Chelsea are poised to sign Robinho for about R370-million from Real Madrid.
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| Chelsea poised to sign Robinho for £26m after Real green light (Independent) |
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Chelsea hope to today complete the signing of Robinho for a fee of £25.5m, ending their summer-long pursuit of the Brazilian international who has been identified by manager Luiz Felipe Scolari as the final piece of the jigsaw for his reshaped squad this season.
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| Queiroz includes Maniche (FIFA) |
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Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz recalled in-form midfielder Maniche on Thursday as he named his 23-man squad for next month's qualifiers.
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| Chelsea hold off determined Wigan (BBC News) |
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A disappointing Chelsea hold off a determined Wigan to grind out a win courtesy of Deco's 25-yard free-kick.
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| Soccer-Queiroz names Portugal squad for World Cup qualifiers (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News) |
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Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz announced a 23-man squad on Thursday for their opening World Cup Group One qualifiers next month, his first competitive matches in his second spell in charge.
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| Deco free-kick seals Chelsea win (Guardian Unlimited) |
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Sport: Third-minute free-kick gives Chelsea a hard-fought victory over resilient Wigan
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| Wigan 0-1 Chelsea: Special Deco freekick (ESPN Soccernet.com) |
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Wigan 0-1 Chelsea: Special Deco freekick
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| Deco sends Chelsea to the summit (Times Online) |
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Deco continued his fine start to life in the Barclays Premier League, scoring his second goal in as many games to see Chelsea past Wigan Athletic at the JJB Stadium.
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| United and Celtic set up British clash (Guardian Unlimited) |
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Champions League: Man United and Celtic will meet in the group stages, while Liverpool play PSV
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