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Culina goes Dutch to keep fit
Socceroos midfielder Jason Culina will train with his former club PSV Eindhoven as preparation for the FIFA World Cup in June.
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Ten-man Atletico beats Osasuna
A depleted Atletico Madrid side beat Osasuna 1-0 at home on Tuesday (AEDT) thanks to a late goal by Spanish midfielder Jose Manuel Jurado which helps keep its dreams of securing a place in the Champions League alive.
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Torres shoots Liverpool to easy win
Fernando Torres turned on the style to inspire Liverpool to a 4-1 victory over struggling Portsmouth at Anfield on Tuesday (AEDT) which keeps alive its hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League.
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Socceroos to face US in Cup tune-up
Australia and the United States will meet on June 5 in a World Cup 2010 tune-up match in suburban Johannesburg on the weekend before each team plays its opener in the global football showdown.
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'Aussie' Guus won't share Turkey time
Former Socceroos manager Guus Hiddink has vowed to focus fully on his new role as Turkey coach, ruling out a similar job share to the one he experienced with Russia and Chelsea last year.
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Beckham 'no chance' of Cup comeback
The surgeon who operated on David Beckham's ruptured Achilles tendon in Finland on Monday (AEDT) has ruled out any possibility of the England star recovering in time for the World Cup.
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Hull axes manager Brown
English Premier League struggler Hull has announced it has relieved manager Phil Brown of his duties with immediate effect and placed him on gardening leave.
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Beckham set for surgery in Finland
Former England captain David Beckham will undergo surgery at a Finnish hospital on Monday afternoon (local time) on a ruptured Achilles tendon that looks set to rule him out of the World Cup.
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Van Dijk stays a Red
Adelaide United has secured the services of Sergio van Dijk, the Reds striker having agreed to a three-year deal with the club.
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Aloisi out of grand final
Sydney FC has been dealt a major blow ahead of Saturday's A-League grand final with key striker John Aloisi ruled out with a torn hamstring.
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Messi, Higuain bag La Liga hat-tricks
Gonzalo Higuain's clinical hat-trick fired Real Madrid back to the top of La Liga on Monday (AEDT) after three sublime goals from his Argentina team-mate Lionel Messi had briefly lifted Barcelona back above its arch-rivals.
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Achilles injury hurts Beckham's Cup dream
David Beckham's World Cup hopes hung in the balance after the England midfielder went off with a suspected ruptured Achilles tendon late in AC Milan's 1-0 Serie A win over Chievo on Monday (AEDT).
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Seedorf strikes late as Milan cuts gap
Substitute Clarence Seedorf fired in a thunderous strike in stoppage time to give AC Milan a 1-0 win over Chievo and slash the gap with Serie A leaders Inter Milan to a point.
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Rooney rules Old Trafford
Wayne Rooney scored his 31st and 32nd goals of the season to lead Manchester United to a 3-0 home win over Fulham on Monday morning (AEDT) that nosed the champions back ahead in a fluctuating English Premier League title race.
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Roar lure Theoklitos back home
Brisbane Roar have already started to rebuild after a disappointing campaign with the signing of former back-to-back A-League goalkeeper of the year Michael Theoklitos to a three-year contract.
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Gilardino headers give Fiorentina win
Alberto Gilardino has boosted Fiorentina's outside chance of a Europa League qualifying spot by scoring with two headers in a 3-1 comeback win at faltering Napoli in Italy's Serie A.
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Sevilla checked by home draw
Sevilla has been held to a 1-1 home draw with Deportivo Coruna in Spain's La Liga as it failed to trim the gap to third-placed Valencia to one point.
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'Hand of Payne' infuriates Herbert
Wellington Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert could not hide his disgust after a handball controversy involving Sydney FC striker Chris Payne in Saturday's A-League preliminary final at the Sydney Football Stadium.
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McDonald nails first goal at Boro
Scott McDonald made his goalscoring debut for English Championship club Middlesbrough in its 2-2 draw with Newcastle United on Sunday morning (AEDT).
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Bendtner keeps Gunners on Chelsea trail
Didier Drogba sent Chelsea back to the top of the English Premier League overnight but Arsenal stayed right on their heels thanks to a stoppage-time victory over 10-man Hull.
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