Newcastle´s Barton escapes jail over training ground attack

English Premier League side Newcastle United´s troubled midfielder Joey Barton was spared jail Tuesday after he admitted assaulting a former team-mate in a training ground row.

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No cases of doping detected during Euro 2008

No banned substances were detected among the 300 doping controls carried out during Euro 2008, the director of the Vienna/Seibersdorf laboratory Gunter Gmeiner confirmed on Tuesday.

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Terim stays in charge of Turkey until 2012

The Turkish Football Federation said Tuesday they have struck a deal with Fatih Terim to stay on as coach of Euro 2008 semi-finalists Turkey until 2012.

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Brazil defender Alves to join Barcelona

Sevilla´s Brazil international defender Daniel Alves will join Barcelona for next season, the two clubs said on their websites Tuesday.

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Ben Arfa finally joins Marseille

Lyon´s France international midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa has finally joined Marseille after the clubs reached an agreement on his transfer, the French football league (LFP) said after a meeting on Tuesday.

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Lampard future first challenge for Scolari at Chelsea

Luiz Felipe Scolari began life as Chelsea´s new manager on Tuesday with the unresolved future of Frank Lampard sitting at the top of an overflowing in-tray.

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Hanging on to Lampard Scolari´s top task

Frank Lampard´s continued presence at Chelsea this season will be one of the top tasks of Luiz Felipe Scolari when the new Stamford Bridge boss officially starts work at the club on Tuesday.

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Ujfalusi joins Atletico Madrid

Czech Republic captain Tomas Ujfalusi will be spending the next season at Spanish Primera Division side Atletico Madrid.

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"Spain can win the World Cup:" Aragones

In an interview with Spanish sports paper Marca, Luis Aragones spoke about the mental change his selection underwent during their successful Euro 2008 tournament.

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´Spiderman´ Gutierrez caught in Newcastle web

Argentina winger Jonas Gutierrez has joined Newcastle United, the English Premiership side announced Wednesday.

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Bayern chairman denies Podolski set for Cologne return

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge poured cold water on Wednesday´s reports here that their hot-shot Germany forward Lukas Podolski was set to be sold to Cologne for 15 million euros (23.5 million US dollars).

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