Sevilla recovered third place in the Spanish league with an eventful 3-2 home win over lively Villarreal, with two goals from Brazilian hitman Luis Fabiano.Sevilla now have 22 points from 10 games, one point more than Valencia, who beat Zaragoza 3-1 earlier Sunday. Sevilla are three points behind second-place Real Madrid, 3-2 winners over luckless Atletico in Saturday's Madrid derby.Real are now just...
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Jose Maria del Nido has put a stop to speculations by insisting that star striker, Luis Fabiano is not for sale.The Brazilian marksman has been in scintillating form this season with many of Europe's top clubs keeping a firm eye on the hotshot.A move in the summer to AC Milan did not bear fruit but Fabiano has since been linked with a few other clubs."Our idea is for him to stay at our club for many...
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Alvaro Negredo is prepared to stay with Sevilla and fight for a place amongst a glorious list of strikers.Negredo joined the Seville club in the summer from Real Madrid but has had a stop-start season so far in the campaign with Frederic Kanoute and Luis Fabiano the preferred strike-force.Speaking to AS, Negredo explained his frustration at being substituted in recent games but is willing to wait for...
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Doha: Brazil rounded off a very good pre-World Cup year with a lacklustre 2-0 win over Oman in a friendly to take their tally to 14 victories in 17 matches.Striker Nilmar opened the scoring in the fourth minute and Oman midfielder Hassan Ghailani headed into his own goal just past the hour.Playing with the same team that beat England 1-0 in Doha on Saturday, the Copa America and Confederations Cup...
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Brazil rounded off a successful pre-World Cup year yesterday with a 2-0 win over Oman in a friendly to take their tally to 14 victories in 17 matches. Nilmar opened the scoring in the fourth minute and Oman midfielder Hassan Ghailani headed into his own goal just past the hour.Playing with the same team that beat England 1-0 in Doha on Saturday, Brazil dominated possession but were denied on several...
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Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, the last two winners of the World Player of the Year award, have been included in a FIFA shortlist for this year's accolade.The 23-man shortlist was drawn up by FIFA's Football Committee and will be voted on by the captains and head coaches of the world's national teams with the winner to be announced on December 21.Michael Ballack (Germany), Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Iker...
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Frederic Kanoute struck within four minutes of coming off the bench to snatch a 3-2 comeback victory for Sevilla at home to Villarreal on Sunday and maintain their hold on third place in La Liga.Sevilla were under pressure after Valencia beat promoted Real Zaragoza 3-1 earlier on Sunday to climb above the Andalusians but Mali striker Kanoute rose unmarked to nod in Adriano Correia’s cross for a 66th-minute...
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a 2-0 home win over Getafe on Saturday that eased the pressure on coach Manuel Pellegrini.Real have 22 points from nine games and are one point behind La Liga leaders Barcelona after the champions were held to a 1-1 draw at Osasuna, Gerard Pique [Sevilla are third with 19 points after seeing off struggling neighbours Xerez 2-0.Alvaro Negredo opened the scoring with a fine individual effort before the...
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Nilmar scored for the second time in four days to set Brazil on their way to victory over Gulf Cup champions Oman.The Villarreal striker, who netted in the 1-0 win over England on Saturday, gave the South Americans the lead after only four minutes before Oman defender Hassan Mudhafar put through his own net the 60th minute.Oman had the first chance of the game when striker Hassan Rabia's powerful shot...
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goal from Villarreal winger Nilmar was enough to secure a 1-0 win for Brazil over England in a friendly international played in Doha Saturday while Scotland crashed to defeat against Wales to pile the pressure on under-fire coach Craig Burley.An injury-weakened England suffered only their fourth defeat under Fabio Capello as Nilmar netted the only goal of the game, 78 seconds into the second half,...
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