New Zealand football news:
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New Zealand Football Championship: Canterbury host league leaders for first time

League leaders Auckland City travel to Christchurch for the first time on Sunday
and Danny Halligan, the Canterbury United coach, is expecting a keenly contested
encounter...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=14110
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New Zealand Football Championship: Manuwatu squad face tough test ahead

Youngheart Manuwatu head coach Colin Tuaa knows his side is in for a real test
of character on the weekend...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=14109
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New Zealand Football Championship: Waitakere United in mid-season slump

On the surface of it, two draws in their last two matches may not seem too
concerning...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=14108
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New Zealand Football Championship: Team Wellington search for home victory

Team Wellington coach Mick Waitt is keen for his team to capitalise on their
best patch of form in the NZFC...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=14107
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New Zealand Football Championship: Otago could go top, set to lose Pfannenstiel

Otago's win at Waikato last week came at the expense of influential midfielder
Michael Eisenhut, who sustained a serious ankle injury that is expected to keep
him sidelined for several weeks...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=14106
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New Zealand Football Championship: Auckland City return to Kiwitea Street

After being on the road for the past three weeks, Auckland City return to
Kiwitea Street relishing the visit of Waitakere United...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=14105
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New Zealand Football Championship: Waikato wounded

Injury concerns have forced Waikato FC to delay the naming of their team lineup
to play Team Wellington on Sunday...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=14104
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New Zealand Football Championship: Napier City out for revenge

Bluewater Napier City will be looking to exact revenge on Canterbury United in
round 10 of the NZFC...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=14103
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World Football news:
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England: Redknapp takes over at Southampton

Harry Redknapp was named manager of Southampton on Wednesday, just two weeks
after leaving south coast rivals Portsmouth, saying at the time that he needed a
break from the game...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=14120
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Korea: Pohang held by Suwon in first leg of K-League final

Pohang Steelers were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Suwon Bluewings in the first
leg of South Korea's K-League final on Wednesday...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=14119
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Spain: Barcelona defeat highlights need for winter reinforcements

Barcelona's 2-0 UEFA Champions League defeat at Shakhtar Donetsk highlighted the
club's shortage of manpower after serious injuries to a string of leading
players...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=14118
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UEFA Champions League: Victory leaves sour taste for Panathinaikos

A 4-1 win in Europe is usually a signal to pop the champagne corks, but not for
Greek champions Panathinaikos...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=14117
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African Champions League: Enyimba players promised land to retain trophy

Players from African and Nigerian champions Enyimba FC have been promised plots
of land if they overturn a first-leg deficit and retain the African Champions
League title on Sunday...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=14116
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Scotland: Inverness see an end to wandering

Inverness Caledonian Thistle, based in Britain's northern Highlands, will be
allowed to return to their own ground after half a season's wandering, following
a change of heart by the Scottish Premier League...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=14115
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Iran's Karimi crowned Asian player of the year

Iran forward Ali Karimi was crowned Asian player of the year on Wednesday,
edging out fellow nominees A'ala Hubail of Bahrain and Japan's Shunsuke
Nakamura...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=14114
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Israel: Feigenbaum named as Hapoel Tel Aviv coach

Yehoshua Feigenbaum was appointed coach of Hapoel Tel Aviv on Wednesday,
replacing Shmuel Hanin who resigned earlier in the week...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=14113
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England: Three more arrested over Blackburn racism allegations

Three more arrests have been made after last month's allegations of racist abuse
suffered by Birmingham City striker Dwight Yorke at Blackburn Rovers, Lancashire
police said on Wednesday...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=14112
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Piturca returns as Romania team coach

Former Romania coach Victor Piturca has been re-appointed four years after being
fired, a Romanian Football Federation (FRF) official said on Wednesday...

-> http://www.soccerhut.net/home/read.php?id=14111

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