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CSKA Sofia coach Penev resigns over suspension row

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:31:58 GMT

SOFIA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - CSKA Sofia coach Luboslav Penev resigned on Friday, saying he was frustrated by the club owners' decision to reinstate nine players who were suspended after late-night drinking sessions.

Torres not fit to play for Spain, says Benitez

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:22:23 GMT

LIVERPOOL, England, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Liverpool striker Fernando Torres is not fit to play in Spain's friendly against Argentina next weekend even though he could feature for his club on Monday, manager Rafa Benitez has said.

Austria's Ivanschitz overlooked again for Spain friendly

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:20:19 GMT

VIENNA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Former captain Andreas Ivanschitz was again overlooked by Austrian coach Didi Constantini for their friendly against European champions Spain despite his impressive form in the Bundesliga.

Dutch consider central striking role for Van Persie

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:22:48 GMT

ZEIST, Netherlands, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Robin van Persie could be deployed as a central striker for the Netherlands in friendlies against Italy and Paraguay later this month, coach Bert van Marwijk said on Friday.

Sporting coach Paulo Bento resigns

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:57:48 GMT

LISBON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Sporting coach Paulo Bento resigned on Friday following his team's 1-1 home draw against Latvian side Ventspils in the Europa League and a poor run of results at home.

Koeman impressed but says Arsenal may lack experience

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:24:45 GMT

LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - AZ Alkmaar coach Ronald Koeman is well-placed to pass judgement on potential Champions League winners and the Dutchman was clearly impressed with Arsenal following his side's 4-1 hammering on Wednesday.

Weiss takes Slovakia out of the shadows

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:47:21 GMT

BRATISLAVA, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Slovakia's appearance at the 2010 World Cup finals will finally bring soccer out of the shadows of ice hockey in the small central European country, said coach Vladimir Weiss.

Rosenborg coach Hamren to take charge of Sweden

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:50:09 GMT

STOCKHOLM, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Erik Hamren, coach of Norwegian champions Rosenborg Trondheim, is to take charge of Sweden.

Bosnia face race against time to clear Medunjanin

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:46:16 GMT

SARAJEVO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Bosnia coach Miroslav Blazevic is hoping uncapped midfielder Haris Medunjanin will be granted approval by FIFA in time to make his debut in the two-legged World Cup playoff against Portugal later this month.

European trio to contest Thai tournament

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:12:04 GMT

BANGKOK, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Sweden, Poland and Denmark will play in next year's King's Cup tournament with hosts Thailand, a local newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Bulgarian clubs handed home bans after brawl

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:13:25 GMT

SOFIA, Nov 4 (Reuters) - The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) have slapped home bans on Botev Plovdiv and Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the wake of a mass brawl involving players, coaches and fans after Saturday's city derby.

Norway name Solbakken as coach with 2012 start

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:13:52 GMT

OSLO, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Norway have appointed FC Copenhagen coach Staale Solbakken to take over the national team from 2012 after his club contract runs out, the FA said on Tuesday.

Johan Cruyff appointed Catalonia coach

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:40:20 GMT

MADRID, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Former Netherlands international Johan Cruyff has been named coach of Catalonia, the autonomous Spanish community's soccer federation (FCF) said on Monday.

CSKA Sofia reinstate suspended quartet

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:41:25 GMT

SOFIA, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia have reinstated four of the nine players they had suspended for staying out too late, coach Luboslav Penev said on Tuesday.

Spalletti holds talks with Zenit, eyes Italy job

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:22:08 GMT

ROME, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Former AS Roma coach Luciano Spalletti has held talks about taking over at Russia's Zenit St Petersburg but also has his eye on the Italy job once Marcello Lippi leaves.

CSKA Sofia suspend nine players for late night

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:35:46 GMT

SOFIA, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia suspended nine players for an unspecified period for staying out too late, the club said on Monday.

Three more coaches resign in Bulgaria

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:21:59 GMT

SOFIA, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Three Bulgarian league coaches have resigned following the weekend's fixtures, bringing the total number of managerial casualties to 13 since the season started in August.

Russia recall Gabulov for Slovenia playoff

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:28:02 GMT

MOSCOW, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Russia coach Guus Hiddink recalled goalkeeper Vladimir Gabulov on Monday when he named his 24-man squad for this month's World Cup playoff against Slovenia.

Bulgaria's Plovdiv derby marred by mass brawl

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:07:01 GMT

SOFIA, Nov 1 (Reuters) - A mass brawl involving players and coaching staff marred Botev Plovdiv's 1-0 home win over city rivals Lokomotiv in the Bulgarian league.

CSKA Sofia suspend nine players at midnight meeting

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:12:40 GMT

SOFIA, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia suspended nine players for an unspecified period, the club's website www.cska.bg said on Monday.

Roundup-Barcelona's lead cut, Chelsea power on

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:12:40 GMT

LONDON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Barcelona's lead at the top of La Liga was cut to one point over Real Madrid after the champions were held to a 1-1 draw at Osasuna.

Dinamo Zagreb have Europa points docked

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:55:08 GMT

BERNE, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Croatia champions Dinamo Zagreb have had three Europa League points deducted following crowd trouble during their match away to Timisoara this month.

UEFA not planning to postpone Kiev tie over H1N1

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:22:39 GMT

BERNE, Oct 30 (Reuters) - UEFA have no immediate plans to postpone next week's Champions League match between Dynamo Kiev and Inter Milan due to swine flu restrictions in Ukraine.

AIK rally to beat Gothenburg and Swedish title

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:46:36 GMT

STOCKHOLM, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Stockholm club AIK came from behind to beat IFK Gothenburg 2-1 on Sunday and clinch their first Swedish title since 1998.

Varna coach Popov resigns

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:15:56 GMT

SOFIA, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Velizar Popov resigned as Cherno More Varna coach following his team's 1-0 loss at Pirin Blagoevgrad on Friday, bringing the total of coaching casualties to 11 since the Bulgarian season began in August.