UEFA Champions League: Trezeguet scores century as Juventus coast past Bruges

Second half goals from Pavel Nedved and David Trezeguet - his hundredth for the
club - handed Juventus a 2-1 win over FC Bruges in their UEFA Champions League
group A encounter...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17999
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UEFA Champions League: Man U earn 0-0 draw as Rooney sees red

Manchester United earned a 0-0 draw at UEFA Champions League newcomers
Villarreal in their opening match in Group D, despite having Wayne Rooney sent
off 26 minutes from time...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17998
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UEFA Champions League: Late goal salvages Ajax a point against Sparta

A last-gasp goal from Wesley Sneijder salvaged Ajax a 1-1 draw with Sparta
Prague in their UEFA Champions League Group B match...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17997
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UEFA Champions League: Juventus victory overshadowed by Vieira red card

Italian champions Juventus opened their UEFA Champions League campaign with a
scrappy 2-1 victory in Bruges, ending the match with 10 men after Patrick Vieira
was sent off in the last minute...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17996
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UEFA Champions League: Iaquinta hat-trick gives Udinese winning debut

Vincenzo Iaquinta struck a hat-trick to give UEFA Champions League debutants
Udinese a 3-0 victory over Panathinaikos in Group C...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17995
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UEFA Champions League: Bergkamp spares 10-man Arsenal's blushes

Dennis Bergkamp spared 10-man Arsenal's blushes with a stoppage-time winner as
they beat Swiss outsiders Thun 2-1 in their opening UEFA Champions League game
in Group B...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17994
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UEFA Champions League: Benfica beat Lille thanks to injury-time winner

An injury-time goal by striker Fabrizio Miccoli gave Benfica a 1-0 win over
Lille in UEFA Champions League Group D, to give the Lisbon team a big boost
after their worst domestic start ever...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17993
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UEFA Champions League: Bayern edge through as Rapid miss late penalty

Bayern Munich survived a late penalty scare to edge past a feisty Rapid Vienna
side 1-0 in their opening UEFA Champions League Group A match...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17992
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UEFA Champions League: Barcelona beat wasteful Werder Bremen 2-0

A deflected Deco shot and a Ronaldinho penalty earned Barcelona a 2-0 win over
wasteful Werder Bremen in their UEFA Champions League Group C opener...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17991
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Copa Sudamericana: DC United held to draw by Chile's Catolica

A golden opportunity for DC United ended in frustration for the Black and Red,
who squandered home ground advantage in the first leg of this round-of-16 tie by
allowing Chilean side Universidad Catolica to leave with a vital away goal after
a 1-1 draw...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17990
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UEFA Cup: Deschamps feeling the heat at Monaco

Under-performing domestically and without the financial cushion of a UEFA
Champions League place, Monaco begin their UEFA Cup campaign with coach Didier
Deschamps feeling the strain at the principality club...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17989
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UEFA Cup Preview: Hibernian FC v Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

Scottish side Hibs open their first European campaign for four years with a
tough tie against largely unknown Ukrainian side Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17988
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Asian Champions League: Holders Al Ittihad draw opener

Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad earned a 1-1 draw away to China's Shandong Luneng in
the first leg of their Asian Champions League quarter-final...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17987
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Asian Champions League: Pusan 3 - Al Sadd 0

Two goals in the last three minutes of the first leg of the quarter-final put
Pusan within touching distance of a last four place in the Asian Champions
League and leaves Al-Sadd's hopes of continental glory hanging by a thread...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17986
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US women return to action in October

Head coach Greg Ryan and his US women's national team will be back in action
this October with a match on each coast...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17985
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Brazil: Corinthians' Tevez accuses refs, women accuse Tevez

Corinthians' Argentine forward Carlos Tevez has been accused of sexism in the
latest round of mud-slinging between himself and Brazilian referees...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17984
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Copa Sudamericana: Márcio to field mixed Corinthians team against River

Corinthians midfielder-turned-coach Márcio Bittencourt will rest five of his
usual first-choice players in tonight's Copa Sudamericana first leg game against
the Argentinean 'Millonarios' at Pacaembu Stadium...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17983
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Last-gasp Arsenal ruin Thun's UEFA Champions League debut

An injury-time goal by substitute Dennis Bergkamp gave 10-man Arsenal a 2-1
victory over Thun to deny the Swiss outsiders a memorable UEFA Champions League
debut...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17982
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UEFA Champions League: Udinese start beyond Cosmi's dreams

Udinese coach Serse Cosmi said his team's 3-0 win over Panathinaikos had
exceeded all his expectations for their UEFA Champions League debut...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17981
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UEFA Champions League: Schalke to hold talks after 'half-hearted' display

Schalke 04 have invested millions of euros in a bid to reach the UEFA Champions
League, but the manner of the 1-0 defeat to PSV Eindhoven in the Group E opener
suggested there was still a long way to go...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17980
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UEFA Champions League: Barcelona's character leaves coach delighted

Barcelona proved they can take punishment as well as dish it out in beating
Werder Bremen 2-0, coach Frank Rijkaard said...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17979
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UEFA Cup Round 1 Preview: Sevilla v Mainz

Juande Ramos will be looking to shed injury miseries with a convincing victory
over the struggling Bundesliga outfit...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17978
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Japan: J-League- Ruy Ramos takes Kashiwa reins

This was quite a big announcement in the Japanese football world: Ruy Ramos
hired as coach for the struggling Kashiwa Reysol...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17977
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England (Div 1): Sheffield United continue winning

Sheffield United continued their outstanding start in the Championship by
securing a 1-0 win at Brighton...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17976
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Everyone wants to beat Sydney

Sydney FC coach Pierre Littbarski has challenged his 'glamour' team to realise
they are the team everyone wants to beat, thus plan for matches accordingly...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17975
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Asian Champions League: Al Ain v Pas

The 2003 champions host the first leg against a team enjoying their first ever
continental competition...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17974
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Australia move to 50th

Australia have jumped seven places in the latest world rankings announced by
football's world governing body FIFA...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17973
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Norway: Rosenborg hope Olympiakos win will boost domestic form

Rosenborg Trondheim's upset 3-1 victory over Olympiakos, the Norwegians' first
away win in the UEFA Champions League since 1999, should help inspire a fight
against relegation at home, the coach said...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17972
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Portuguese football talent increasingly finding a home abroad

Portugal is known for its exports of cork, wine, and shoes - and increasingly of
top football talent as well...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17971
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Copa Sudamericana: Fluminense coach wants Banfield under pressure

Fluminense coach Abel Braga has urged his team to make full use of tonight's
home game (São Januário, 21:45 Brazil) in order to ensure that the Tricolor
Carioca are virtually classified for the quarter-finals before even stepping
foot in Argentina for the second leg...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17970
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US Open Cup Preview: FC Dallas v Chicago

Ed Johnson and FC Dallas hope a US Open tie with the Chicago Fire is the cure to
their winless blues...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17969
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US: MetroStars add Argentine midfielder

After weeks of speculation, the MetroStars have added 24-year-old Argentine
holding midfielder Daniel Garipe, known as "The Ripper..."

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17968
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US: LA Galaxy sign Sao Paulo's Saragosa

Brazilian midfielder Marcelo Saragosa has rejoined the Los Angeles Galaxy, this
time for good...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17967
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Argentina: Colon coach resigns

Gerardo Martino has resigned as coach of Colon, the club from the province of
Santa Fe...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17966
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Australian international Vidmar hamstrung by injury

Australian international and NAC Breda defender Tony Vidmar will be out of
action for several weeks after picking up an injury in his side's 4-1 win over
ADO Den Haag at the weekend...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17965
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Portugal: Porto striker Sokota faces long absence with knee injury

Porto striker Tomislav Sokota tore a right knee ligament during his team's UEFA
Champions League loss to Rangers and faces a long absence, the Portuguese club
said...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17964
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England: Man U's Keane faces injury layoff

Roy Keane faces up to six weeks on the sidelines after the Manchester United
captain suffered a hamstring injury in the match against Manchester City on the
weekend...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17963
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England: Newcastle striker Luque faces two-month absence

Newcastle United's Spain striker Albert Luque faces two months out after
rupturing his hamstring in the 1-1 draw at Fulham, the Premier League club
said...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17962
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Bolivia: Etcheverry attracts big names

Former Bolivia international Marco Etcheverry has organised a star-studded
farewell match to mark his retirement from football...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17961
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Colombia: More surgery for Montoya

Former Once Caldas coach Luis Fernando Montoya, who was shot last year, has
undergone a complicated surgery to help him breathe alone...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17960
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US: Salt Lake striker Kreis ruled out for the season

Real Salt Lake striker Jason Kreis, Major League Soccer's all-time leading
goalscorer, has been ruled out for the rest of the season...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17959
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Microchip experiment begins in FIFA Under-17 tournament

It looks just like any ordinary football, but the Adidas "smartball" that makes
its official debut in the FIFA Under-17 world championship in Peru on Friday
could change the face of football forever...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17958
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US: Colorado sign Kirovski, Serna

The Colorado Rapids have signed striker Jovan Kirovski from the Los Angeles
Galaxy and also acquired Colombian forward Diego Serna...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17957
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Italy: Lecce up for sale

Lecce are up for sale following owner Rico Semeraro's decision to bring to an
end his 11-year relationship with the Serie A club...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17956
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Brazil: Palmeiras close Adidas deal for 2006

Palmeiras will swap Italian Diadora - their current clothing supplier/sponsor -
for German global big boys Adidas from 2006... The three year contract was
revealed yesterday, and includes the possibility of an extra two years by mutual
consent...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17955
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Germany: Hausweiler out for Duisburg

Duisburg will have to do without midfielder Markus Hausweiler for the next six
weeks because of a knee injury...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17954
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Holland: Heerenveen chief to retire

Riemer van der Velde has announced he will retire as chairman of Heerenveen on
October 1, 2006...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17953
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UEFA Champions League: Makaay makes rapid recovery to bolster Bayern attack

Bayern Munich manager Felix Magath admitted the absence of Dutch stiker Roy
Makaay was pivotal behind his team's quarter-final exit to Chelsea in last
season's UEFA Champions League, so his return for start of the 2005/06 campaign
is a real shot in the arm...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17952
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UEFA Champions League: Unheralded Udinese ready for Europe's biggest stage

Udinese make their debut in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League at
home to Greek side Panathinaikos...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17951
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UEFA Champions League: Villarreal playmaker Riquelme to miss Man U game

Villarreal's Argentine playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme will miss his side's UEFA
Champions League Group D clash against Manchester United due to injury, the club
said...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17950
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Asian Champions League: Shandong v Al Ittihad

In another intriguing quarter-final, last season's runners-up in the Chinese
Super League take on reigning Asian champions Al-Ittihad...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17949
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UEFA Champions League agony spurs on Barcelona and Bremen

The UEFA Champions League provides moments players never want to forget, but it
can also leave painful memories and Barcelona and Werder Bremen begin their
rehabilitation in the Group C clash at the Weserstadion...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17948
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Romania: Italian Landi quits as National Bucharest coach

National Bucharest's Roberto Landi became the third coach to quit just five
rounds into the new season after his team's crushing home defeat at the
weekend...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17947
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UEFA Champions League Preview: Werder Bremen v Barcelona (Group C)

Werder Bremen are brimming with confidence ahead of their meeting with Barcelona
in the UEFA Champions League, and both sides promise to attack...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17946
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Belgium: Westerlo sign Algerian

Westerlo have signed Algeria international Samir Beloufa from Jupiler League
rivals Mouscron...

-> http://www.isfa.com/news/?id=17945


That's all the news for now. We'll be back with another update tomorrow...

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