Tom Sermanni new Australian women's team coach

Internationally acclaimed coach Tom Sermanni will return to Australia to again
coach the national women's football team and run the Australian Institute of
Sport women's football program, it was announced today...

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Sydney FC confirm Rudan signing

Sydney FC has continued the trend of luring established Australian footballers
back home, with the confirmation that Malaysian-based defender Mark Rudan has
agreed to join the club for the launch of the Hyundai A-League in August 2005...

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Australian football boss seeks greater Asian links

Speaking from Kuala Lumpur, where he is attending the Asian Football
Confederation's gala awards, ASA chief executive John O'Neill made it clear the
lure of mass TV markets, mega-dollar sponsorships and a fanatical fan base were
potential rocket fuel to Australia's new A-League - and there might even be the
spin-off of World Cup salvation for the national team...

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WA bids for share of football action

Australian football's governing body will meet EventsCorp today to assess
Western Australia's commitment to hosting an international match between a
full-strength Australian side and Iraq at Subiaco Oval in March...

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Matassa hits back at Perth Glory

Goalkeeper Vince Matassa has fired a scathing parting shot at Perth Glory, after
rejecting an offer to stay with the club for the inaugural Hyundai A-League
season and retiring from the game...

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UEFA Champions League: Gerrard rocket sends Liverpool through

Steven Gerrard's stunning late goal capped a remarkable Liverpool comeback as
they beat Olympiakos Pireaus 3-1 on Wednesday to qualify for the knockout stages
of the UEFA Champions League...

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Copa Sudamericana: Bolivar edge Boca 1-0 in first leg of final at altitude

Argentine forward Horacio Chiorazzo struck late in the game to give Bolivian
club Bolivar a slender 1-0 lead to take to Buenos Aires after the first leg of
the Copa Sudamericana final against Boca Juniors on Wednesday...

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UEFA Champions League: Monaco power past Deportivo into the last 16

Last season's losing finalists Monaco powered their way into the knockout stages
of the UEFA Champions League with a crushing 5-0 win over Deportivo La Coruna in
Group A on Wednesday...

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UEFA Champions League: Fenerbahce avenged by Tuncay hat-trick

Tuncay Sanli scored a classy second-half hat-trick to earn Fenerbahce a 3-0 win
over a depleted Manchester United team in their final UEFA Champions League
Group D match on Wednesday...

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UEFA Champions League: Leverkusen see off Dynamo Kiev to win Group B

Bayer Leverkusen scored three times in the second half to beat Dynamo Kiev 3-0
on Wednesday and reach the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League as Group
B winners, ahead of Real Madrid...

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UEFA Champions League: Lyon crush Sparta 5-0 to top Group D

A rejuvenated Olympique Lyon, spearheaded by young Brazilian striker Nilmar,
outclassed Sparta Prague 5-0 to finish top of UEFA Champions League Group D on
Wednesday...

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Paraguay: Olimpia try to adapt to life without ODD

Two years ago, Olimpia were South American champions and had just played Real
Madrid in the Intercontinental Club Cup in Japan...

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UEFA to probe Valencia-Werder Bremen incidents

UEFA will be launching disciplinary proceedings against Valencia and Werder
Bremen following the incidents that marred their UEFA Champions League match at
the Mestalla on Tuesday...

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UEFA Champions League: Figo double steers Real Madrid into knockout stage

Luis Figo scored twice as Real Madrid eased their way into the knockout stage of
the UEFA Champions League with a comfortable 3-0 win over AS Roma in their final
Group B match on Wednesday...

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UEFA Champions League: Ajax seal UEFA Cup spot with Bayern draw

Ajax Amsterdam qualified for the UEFA Cup after finishing third in UEFA
Champions League Group C with a 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich on Wednesday...

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UEFA Champions League: Maccabi exit Europe despite brave 1-1 draw with Juventus

Maccabi Tel Aviv battled valiantly with Juventus for a 1-1 draw on Wednesday,
but the result was not good enough to keep their European season alive and they
finished bottom of UEFA Champions League Group C...

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UEFA Champions League: Lyon midfielder in double shirt celebration controversy

Olympique Lyon midfielder Bryan Bergougnoux challenged one of football's most
controversial rules when he lifted his shirt to celebrate scoring against Sparta
Prague in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday...

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England: Gascoigne misses ice-skating show after accident

Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne has been forced to pull out of a
celebrity ice-skating show after injuring himself while practising with his best
friend Jimmy "Five Bellies" Gardner...

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Israeli officials found guilty of match-fixing

Two Israeli football officials were convicted by a court on Wednesday of taking
bribes to fix the results of matches...

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