Cassano signs permanent deal with Sampdoria

Antonio Cassano will be making a definite move to Italian side Sampdoria. This means an end to the player's cooperation with Real Madrid.

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Mexican Rodríguez joins PSV Eindhoven

PSV Eindhoven and Mexican Francisco Rodríguez have come to an agreement, and the player signed a contract for three seasons.

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Bosnia players boy-cot international friendly

No less than nineteen players of the Bosnia-Herzegovina national team refuse to take part in the team's friendly match with Azerbaijan on Sunday.

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Cagni replaces Cúper at Parma

FC Parma, who failed to maintain their spot in the Serie A this season, have attracted Luigi Cagni as new head coach.

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I´m not the ´special one´ after all: Mourinho

Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho, widely tipped to take over at Italian giants Inter Milan, on Friday revealed his sensitive side by talking down his difficult and temperamental reputation.

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Real´s Cassano on way to Sampdoria

Sampdoria have agreed terms with Real Madrid to secure the signature of on-loan striker Antonio Cassano, according to the club´s website on Friday.

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Brazilian Edmundo retires after missing vital penalty

Brazil´s former international forward Edmundo revealed Friday that he has decided to retire a year earlier than expected after missing a vital penalty for club side Vasco de Gama.

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Kerzhakov, Bulykin ready to replace Pogrebnyak for Russia

Dynamo Moscow striker Alexander Kerzhakov said Friday he was ready to replace injured forward Pavel Pogrebnyak in the Russian national side if necessary.

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Brazilian Amauri makes dream move to Juventus

Juventus have signed Brazilian striker Amauri, widely seen as one of Serie A´s best midfielders, from Palermo in a deal worth nearly 23 millions euros.

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Iranian-American coach quits after triumph

Iranian-American football manager Afshin Qotbi quit as coach of Iranian side Persepolis, just a week after guiding the club to the league title in his first year back in Iran, officials said Friday.

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Adriano è contento che Mancini se ne è andato

La notizia dell'esonero di Roberto Mancini ha fatto felice Adriano.

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Croatia´s Da Silva set to return after horrific injury

Arsenal´s Croatian striker Eduardo Da Silva, who suffered a horrific leg break earlier this year, said doctors had given him the all-clear to return to action in August, Croatian sports daily Sportske Novosti reported on Friday.

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Scots defeated 3-1 by Czechs in a football friendly

The Czech Republic ran out comfortable 3-1 winners over Scotland here on Friday, but big question marks still remain over the home side´s midfield ahead of next week´s Euro 2008 finals.

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