Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka,the last two winners of the World Player of the Year award, have been includedin a FIFA shortlist for this year's accolade.The 23-man shortlistwas drawn up by FIFA's Football Committee and will be voted on by the captainsand head coaches of the world's national teams with the winner to be announcedon December 21.FIFA shortlist: Michael Ballack (Germany), GianluigiBuffon (Italy),...
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Madrid, Nov 16: Spain will do its best to encourage Turkey's entry into the European Union during its EU-presidency in the first half of 2010, government sources said Monday.King Juan Carlos discussed Turkey's relations with the EU with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, who was visiting Madrid Monday.On Sunday, Davutoglu met his Spanish counterpart Miguel Angel Moratinos, who told him Spain...
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RateCristiano 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),...
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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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LOGRONO (Spain): Rafael Nadal will lead defending champion Spain in December’s Davis Cup final against the Czech Republic.The second-ranked Spaniard returns to captain Albert Costa’s list for the first time since a first round win over Serbia. Nadal missed last year’s final win at Argentina due to a knee injury.Nadal is joined by likely singles partner David Ferrer, while Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano...
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David Villa was delighted to re-live old memories as Spain enjoyed a successful return to the scene of their Euro 2008 triumph with a 5-1 mauling of Austria.Spain ended a 44-year wait for a major trophy when they beat Germany 1-0 in the final of the European Championships 18 months ago at the Ernst-Happel Stadion, and it was to prove to be another happy night for 'La Furia Roja' at the same venue this...
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Murcia, Spain - Spanish rescuers on Thursday rescued two would-be immigrants whose two companions had died while trying to cross from Africa to Spain, officials said.A French oil tanker initially spotted the vessel carrying two survivors and two bodies at about 120 kilometres south-east of Cartagena on Spain's south-eastern coast.A Spanish vessel and helicopter rescued the survivors who were hospitalized...
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Lanzarote (Spain), Nov 16 : The prominent Western Saharan human rights activist Aminatou Haidar has launched a hunger strike at a Spanish airport, accusing Morocco and Spain of preventing her from entering Western Sahara, local Saharan representatives said Monday.Dubbed the "Saharan Gandhi," Haidar defends the self-determination of the territory annexed by Morocco after 1975. A winner of several human...
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have returned to the Spain side for next month's Davis Cup final against Czech Republic, captain Albert Costa said on Monday.David Ferrer and Feliciano Lopez complete the four-man team for the Dec. 4-6 tie in Barcelona where Spain will seek a fourth title in 10 years.World number two Nadal has not played for his country since the first-round tie against Serbia in March and missed both the quarter-final...
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