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Diego leaves Werder for Juve

AFP Global Edition 279 days ago

Brazil playmaker Diego has signed for Juventus from Werder Bremen, according to a report by Italian news agency Ansa on Thursday. The 24-year-old former Santos and Porto attacking midfielder has signed a four-year deal. The news was not confirmed by either buying ...

A Gold Medal for Siza? About time

guardian.co.uk 287 days ago

Álvaro Siza, Portugal's most revered modern architect, has been awarded the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture by the Royal Institute of British Architects. Even though it carries no prize money, and there is no gameshow-style TV programme to accompany its presentation, the ...

Toure wants Porto to suffer Arsenal backlash

AFP Global Edition 287 days ago

Arsenal defender Kolo Toure has told his team-mates to use the bitter memory of their embarrassing defeat by Hull to spark a backlash against Porto on Tuesday. Arsene Wenger admitted he felt sick after watching Saturday's shock 2-1 loss against the Premier ...

UEFA to set up special unit to stamp out corruption

AFP Global Edition 287 days ago

A special investigation unit to stamp out match-fixing and corruption in football has been rubber-stamped by UEFA, according to general secretary David Taylor on Friday. "We will be setting up a special investigations unit to look into situations reported to us in ...

Ronaldo's best 'can fire United to quintuple'

AFP Global Edition 289 days ago

Cristiano Ronaldo insists the best goal of his career will provide Manchester United with a springboard to complete their bid to win five trophies in one season. Ronaldo's stunning long-range strike clinched a 1-0 quarter-final second leg victory at Porto on Wednesday ...

Porto blow can be watershed moment: Ferguson

AFP Global Edition 290 days ago

Sir Alex Ferguson claims Manchester United will be galvanised by the 'watershed' moment of Porto's 89th-minute equaliser in Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final first-leg at Old Trafford. United, who travel to Sunderland on Saturday in the Premier League, remain in the hunt for ...

Porto chief cleared in bribery probe

AFP Global Edition 290 days ago

Porto president Jorge Pinto da Costa was on Friday cleared of wrongdoing following an investigation into bribery accusations concerning a game in the 2003-04 season, according to legal sources. Judge Catarina Ribeiro ruled that the accusations against him had not been proven. ...

Galicia's abandoned villages get new lives

AFP Global Edition 291 days ago

For hundreds of years, the inhabitants of Spain's rugged Galicia region have emigrated throughout the world in search of better lives, leaving their homes and villages to fall into decline. But some enterprising spirits are now breathing new life into those run-down ...

Mullins and Pele join Portsmouth

AFP Global Edition 292 days ago

Struggling Portsmouth have brought two new faces into their squad in the shape of West Ham midfielder Hayden Mullins and Porto youngster Pele. Mullins has signed up for a three-and-half-year-deal for an undisclosed fee while 21-year-old attacking midfielder Pele has agreed to ...

Deco tells Chelsea stars to take responsibility

AFP Global Edition 293 days ago

Chelsea midfielder Deco has told his team-mates to stand up and be counted in Tuesday's make or break Champions League showdown against CFR Cluj. Luiz Felipe Scolari's team will be eliminated from the competition if they fail to beat Romanian minnows Cluj ...

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