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Honduras 0, Mexico 0 (Honduras wins
shootout 5-4)
April
30, 2000
HERSHEY,
Pennsylvania, APR 29 (AP) - Honduras stunned heavily favored Mexico
5-4 in a shootout to qualify for the Sydney Olympics soccer field.
day night in the second
round of 2002 World Cup qualifying play in Latin America.
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Brazil 3, Ecuador 2
April
28, 2000
SAO
PAULO, APR 27 (AP) - Rivaldo scored twice as Brazil held on
for an unimpressive 3-2 victory over Ecuador Wednesday night in the second
round of 2002 World Cup qualifying play in Latin America.
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French,
Italy win; Germans, Dutch tie at home
April
28, 2000
LONDON,
APR 27 (AP) - The European Championship is less than seven
weeks away and the leading contenders appear nowhere near ready.
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Paraguay
edges Uruguay 1-0 in World Cup qualifier
April
28, 2000
ASUNCION,
Paraguay, APR 27 (AP) - Celso Ayala scored a first-half
goal to give Paraguay a 1-0
win over Uruguay and its first victory
in 2002 World Cup qualifying play.
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Bangladesh
national team Dhaka tonight for Maldives
April
28, 2000
Dhaka,
Apr 27 (UNB)- Bangladesh national team earned a massive 6-0 goals victory
over Bangladesh Navy in a preparatory match at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla
National Stadium today (Thursday).
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Bangladesh
national 6, Navy 0.
April
28, 2000
Dhaka,
Apr 27 (UNB)- New look Bangladesh national football team leaves here
tonight (Thursday night) for Maldives with the hope to retain their
regional pride.
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Chinese, Japanese, South Koreans to fly
in balloons for World Cup
April
27, 2000
SEOUL,
APR 26 (AP) - Ten Chinese, Japanese and South Koreans will
fly in balloons across the Sea of Japan next week to promote the 2002
World Cup, organizers said Wednesday.
"The goal is clear. We want
to promote the 2002 World Cup," said
Yang Dong-hoon, a spokesman for (Korea) Sky Sports Association.
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Bayern
hang on in Bundesliga title race by edging Dortmund Ecuador
April
27, 2000
SAO
PAULO, APR 26 (AP) - Coach Wanderley Luxemburgo removed forward
Ronaldinho Gaucho from the team's starting line up against Ecuador saying
that the soccer star has gained too much weight, according to reports.
The
late Tuesday announcement came as a surprise and stirred up rumors
that Gaucho might leave the team. Earlier this week, Gaucho had been
assigned to join Edilson in Brazil's front line against Ecuador in
Wednesday's 2002 World Cup qualifying match.
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Three reported dead in African Cup
qualifier
April
25, 2000
ALEXANDRIA,
Egypt, APR 24 (AP) - Thousands of fans forced their way into an
overcrowded soccer stadium in Liberia, leaving at least three people
reported dead and others injured.
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Bayern
hang on in Bundesliga title race by edging Dortmund
April
25, 2000
BERLIN,
APR 24 (AP) - Bayern Munich faced a must-win situation Sunday to keep
its Bundesliga title hopes alive and responded by beating Borussia
Dortmund 1-0.
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Cameroon
defeats Somalia 3-0 in World Cup qualifier
April
25, 2000
YAOUNDE,
Cameroon, APR 24 (AP) - Cameroon defeated a young and inexperienced
Somalian side 3-0 after missing a penalty in the second half of a World
Cup qualifying match.
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Pre-game
confrontation between rival fans leave two injured in Brazil
April
25, 2000
RIO
DE JANEIRO, APR 24 (AP) -- Soccer fans assaulted each other with rocks,
sticks and bullets during a pre-game clash Sunday that left two people
injured, media reported.
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Senegal
defeats Benin 1-0
April
25, 2000
DAKAR,
APR 24 (AP) - Senegal defeated visitors Benin 1-0 on Sunday
in a closely fought World Cup qualifying round match marked by numerous
yellow cards for the visitors.
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Antigua
ousts Bermuda from World Cup qualifier series
April
25, 2000
HAMILTON,
Bermuda, APR 24 (AP) - Antigua ousted Bermuda from the World Cup
qualifying series as a late equalizer from Derrick Edwards resulted in a
1-1 draw Sunday.
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Honduras
2, Canada 0
April
25, 2000
HERSHEY,
Pennsylvania, APR 24 (AP) - Hesler Phillips and Luis Ramirez each
scored as Honduras posted a 2-0 victory over Canada in an Olympic soccer
qualifying game Sunday.
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Mexico's
Pachuca beats Guadalajara, 2-0
April
25, 2000
MEXICO
CITY, APR 24 (AP) - The central Mexico Pachuca squad rode goals by its
Argentine forwards to a 2-0 victory over the Chivas of the western city of
Guadalajara Sunday, while the Rayados of Monterrey blew out current Summer
League champions, the Diablos of Toluca, 6-2.
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Guatemala
2, Panama 1
April
23, 2000
HERSHEY,
Pennsylvania, APR 22 (AP) - Carlos Ruiz scored twice to lead Guatemala
over Panama 2-1 Friday in the opening game of the final round of Olympic
soccer qualifying from North and Central America and the Caribbean.
Ruiz
scored in the 27th minute off a centering pass from Freddy Garcia,
but Antonio Ortega tied it with a 7-yard (6-meter) header off Manuel
Torres' free kick in the 29th.
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Leverkusen
pressures Bayern Munich with another rout
April
22, 2000
BERLIN,
APR 21 (AP) - Bayer Leverkusen blasted Werder Bremen 3-1 Thursday to
pressure Bayern Munich into a must-win situation on Saturday in the
Bundesliga title race.
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UEFA
Cup: Turks reach first final after 2-2 tie
April
22, 2000
LEEDS,
England, APR 21 (AP) - Gheorghe Hagi and Hakan Sukur fired Galatasaray
into the UEFA Cup final with first half strikes in a 2-2 tie at Leeds
United as their team became the first Turkish club to reach a European
soccer final.
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President
vows to return Indonesia to soccer glory
April
21, 2000
JAKARTA,
APR 20 (AP) - President Abdurrahman Wahid has vowed to turn his country into
an Asian soccer powerhouse, media reports said Thursday.
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Spain
savors berth in Champions League final
April
20, 2000
MADRID, APR 19 (AP)
- Spanish fans on Wednesday relished an exciting Champions League comeback
by FC Barcelona, one of two solid performances which guarantee Spain a
presence in the final of Europe's top soccer tournament.
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Kreis,
Balboa, West replace Moore, Pope and Stewart
April
20, 2000
CHICAGO,
APR 19 (AP) - Dallas forward Jason Kreis, who has three goals in five
games this season, was selected along with Colorado defender Marcelo
Balboa to join the U.S. roster for the April 26 exhibition game at Russia.
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U.S.
women to play in Pacific Cup
April
20, 2000
CANBERRA,
APR 19 (AP) - The world champion U.S. women's soccer team will travel to
Australia three months before the Sydney Olympics to play in the Pacific
Cup.
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Turkish
players leave for high-tension match in Leeds
April
20, 2000
ISTANBUL,
APR 19 (AP) - Traveling with a highly trained bodyguard
guard per player, Galatasaray flew to England Wednesday for
their high-tension UEFA cup semifinal match against Leeds United.
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Chelsea
could be facing more fines over player misconduct
April
19, 2000
LONDON.
APR 18 (AP) - Chelsea is facing in inquiry from the English Football
Association after four of its players cornered the referee after last
Saturday's crucial 1-0 loss against Sheffield Wednesday.
Referee
Paul Durkin awarded a penalty to Sheffield Wednesday early
in the second half, which produced Wim Jonk's winning goal.
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Women's
soccer team back on the field
April
19, 2000
CHULA
VISTA, APR 18 (AP) - Although their uniforms had no numbers
on them, Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain and some of their teammates were
identified easily.
Hamm
and Chastain, who starred on the 1999 Women's World Cup championship
team, were among 15 returning players who took part in Monday's opening
practice of the Olympic residency camp for the U.S. women's national team.
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Turkish
players want to get back to their job - soccer
April
19, 2000
ISTANBUL,
APR 18 (AP) - It's been just about everything but soccer for Galatasaray's
players since the fatal stabbing of two British fans before the first leg
of their UEFA cup semifinal against Leeds United.
And
it's only soccer they want.
"We
are soccer players and we want to play," said the team's Romanian
defender Gheorghe Popescu.
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Trinidad,
Haiti, Cuba and Barbados advance
April
18, 2000
UNDATED,
APR 17 (AP) - Trinidad and Tobago advanced Sunday to the third round of
Caribbean qualifying for the 2002 World Cup along with Haiti, Cuba and
Barbados.
Nigel
Pierre scored in the 72nd minute as Trinidad and Tobago won 1-0 at the
Dominican Republic to advance on 4-0 aggregate in the home-and-home,
total-goals series.
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Portuguese
soccer scores
April
18, 2000
LISBON,
APR 17 (AP) - Results from the 30th round of the Portuguese Premier League
(home teams listed first):
Sunday,
April 22
Rio Ave vs. Sporting
Guimaraes vs.
Maritimo
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Portuguese
Standings Portuguese soccer
standings
April
18, 2000
LISBON,
APR 17 (AP) - Standings in the Portuguese Premier League after Sunday's
games:
Team
GP W D L GF GA Pts
Sporting
30 20 8
2 49 20 68
FC
Porto
30 20 6
4 56 18 66
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Argentine
soccer scores
April
18, 2000
BUENOS
AIRES, APR 17 (AP) - Results from 10th round of the Argentine
first-division soccer league (home teams listed first):
Monday's
games:
River Plate vs Gimnasia Jujuy
Ferro Carril Oeste vs Colon
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Fans
clash with police as Anderlecht blow another title chance
April
18, 2000
BRUSSELS,
APR 17 (AP) - Hundreds of frustrated Anderlecht fans clashed with police
Sunday after their team wasted another chance to clinch the Belgian
championship.
At
least nine people were injured and several cars damaged as fans ran riot
for an hour outside the stadium following Anderlecht's 2-1 defeat by AA
Ghent, RTBF radio reported. Police used a water cannon to control the
crowd.
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Argentine
Soccer Standings
April
18, 2000
BUENOS
AIRES, APR 17 (UNB/AP) - Standings in Argentina's first-division soccer
league after Sunday's games:
Team
GP W D L
GF GA Pts
San
Lorenzo
10 6 2 2
11 4 20
Boca
Juniors
9 5 4 0
17 5 19
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Honduras
knocks Nicaragua out of World Cup 2002 qualifying round
April
18, 2000
DIRIAMBA,
Nicaragua, APR 17 (AP) - Honduras knocked Nicaragua out of the World Cup
2002 qualifying round Sunday with a 1-0 victory.
Luis
Ramirez scored for Honduras in the 70th minute of the game played about 30
miles (50 kilometers) south of the Nicaraguan capital of Managua.
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St.
Vincent beats St. Kitts 1-0 in World Cup qualifier
April
18, 2000
KINGSTOWN,
APR 17 (AP) - St. Vincent and the Grenadines beat St. Kitts and Nevis 1-0
Sunday to give the Vincentians the lead in their two-game World Cup
qualifier competition.
Marlon
James scored the single goal in the 82nd minute against St. Kitts
goalkeeper Akil Byron, whose heroic effort at the net kept the Vincentians
at bay for most of the game.
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Turkish
prosecutor seeks maximum sentence for stabbing suspects
April
15, 2000
ANKARA, APR 14 (AP) - Four Turks were formally
charged Friday with the stabbing deaths of two Leeds United
fans and a prosecutor said he would seek the maximum 30-year
prison terms for the suspects.
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Turks
blast UEFA for ban on Galatasaray fans
April
15, 2000
ANKARA, APR 14 (AP) - A Turkish government minister accused
Leeds United on Friday of trying to use the murders
of two of its fans in Istanbul as a means of advancing to the UEFA Cup
final and said England was incapable of hosting the 2006 World Cup.
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Arsenal
manager Arsene Wenger confirms Suker will be released
April
15, 2000
LONDON, APR 14 (AP) - Arsenal manager Arsene
Wenger said Fridayhe will release Croatian striker Davor Suker at the
end of the season.
Suker joined Arsenal last summer from Real Madrid and, although he has scored 11 goals, has been used mostly as a
reserve behind French striker Thierry Henry.
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Swedish
star rules himself out of Euros
April
15, 2000
GLASGOW, Scotland, APR 14 (AP) - Swedish striker
Henrik Larsson has ruled himself out of this summer's European
Championships after a setback to his recovery from a broken leg.
The 28-year-old Celtic striker appeared to be on course for Euro2000 after returning to training four months after
breaking his leg against Lyon in a UEFA Cup game
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George
Best leaves hospital to recover at home
April
15, 2000
LONDON, APR 14 (AP) - Soccer great George Best
has been released from hospital and is resting at home after
more than a month of treatment for a chronic liver condition caused by
his heavy drinking.
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Minute's
silence, delayed kickoffs to mark anniversary of 1989 tragedy
April
15, 2000
LONDON, APR 14
(AP) - Fans at every league game in
England will observe a minute's silence and the kickoffs will
be put back to 3:06 on Saturday as a mark of respect to the 96
supporters
who died in the 1989 Hillsborough tragedy.
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Kansas
football player receives probation in chalupa incident
April
14, 2000
LAWRENCE,
Kansas, APR 13 (UNB/AP) - Dion Rayford, the former Kansas football player
accused of damaging the drive-through window at a Taco Bell, has pleaded
guilty to criminal property damage.
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UEFA
puts off decision on Leeds-Galatasaray match to Friday
April
13, 2000
NYON,
Switzerland, APR 12 (UNB/AP) - UEFA put off until Friday a decision on
next week's potentially volatile UEFA Cup second-leg semifinal between
Leeds United and Galatasaray to allow the Turkish club to respond to
security reports from Britain.
European
soccer's governing body had been expected to rule Wednesday on
arrangements for the April 20 match in Leeds following the stabbing deaths
of two English fans in Istanbul last week.
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Selection
criteria for international meets do not violate EU law
April
12, 2000
LUXEMBOURG, APR 11 (UNB/AP) - The European Court of
justice said Tuesday that selection criteria for world championships and
Olympics do not violate European Union law and ruled against a judoka who
claimed non-selection for international competitions had unjustly damaged
her career.
"The national federations, which reflect the arrangements
adopted in most sporting disciplines, are therefore
entitled to lay down appropriate rules and to make selections,"
the EU's highest
court said in a statement.
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Nigeria
scoreless draw; S. Africa, Morocco post wins
April
11, 2000
UNDATED,
APR 10 (AP) - This was not quite how Olympic champion Nigeria wanted to
start Their campaign towards a berth in the 2002 World Cup.
With
the national soccer stadium in under repair, Eritrea and Nigeria
played to scoreless draw on a school field in Asmara, Eritrea.
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Nigeria
scoreless draw; S. Africa, Morocco post wins
April
11, 2000
UNDATED,
APR 10 (AP) - This was not quite how Olympic champion Nigeria wanted to
start Their campaign towards a berth in the 2002 World Cup.
With
the national soccer stadium in under repair, Eritrea and Nigeria
played to scoreless draw on a school field in Asmara, Eritrea.
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Asian
Cup Qualifying at A Glance
April
11, 2000
See
point table.
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Iran
routs Bahrain, Syria beats Maldives
April
11, 2000
TEHRAN,
APR 10 (AP) - Three-time Asian Cup champion Iran overcame Bahrain
3-0 Sunday with spectacular second-half goals in the second leg
of Asian Cup group 2 qualifiers.
In
another Group 2 match, Syria beat Maldives 2-1, a respectable result
for the weak Indian Ocean island team thanks to spectacular saves
from its goalkeeper, Omran Mohammad.
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Morocco
defeats Gambia 1-0
April
11, 2000
BANJUL,
Gambia, APR 10 (AP) - Bouchaib Lembarki scored the only goal of the
game to lead Morocco over host Gambia 1-0 in the first round of African
qualifying games for the 2002 World Cup.
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South
Korea qualifies for Asian Cup finals
April
10, 2000
SEOUL,
APR 9 (AP) - South Korea qualified for the Asian Cup soccer finals this
fall after beating Myanmar 4-0 in the last Group 6 qualifying match
Sunday.
Seol
Ki-hyeon and An Hyo-yeon each scored two goals at the game at Seoul's
Tongdaemun stadium, improving South Korea's overall record to three wins
and no defeat.
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2002
World Cup Qualifying
April
9, 2000
UNDATED, APR 8
(AP) - 32 Teams
Qualify Dates Subject To Change
.
Africa
Five Teams Qualify
First Round
Cup System
(Winners advance)
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Leeds
wants Galatasaray fans banned
April
9, 2000
LEEDS,
APR 8 (AP) - Leeds United on Saturday urged European soccer
officials to ban Galatasaray fans from the April 20 UEFA Cup match
at Leeds with Galatasaray saying it will request a neutral site
if its fans are barred from Leeds' Elland Road stadium.
UEFA,
the governing body of European soccer, was widely criticized
for playing Thursday's first-leg semifinal in Istanbul less
than 24 hours after two Leeds fans were stabbed to death in street
fighting with Turkish youths.
Galatasaray
won the match 2-0.
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Daei
claims Player of Year honors
April
8, 2000
BEIRUT,
APR 7 (UNB/AP) - Iranian striker Ali Daei, who scored four goals
for Hertha Berlin including notable tallies against Chelsea and
AC Milan in the European Champions League, was selected as the
Asian Player of the Year on
Thursday.
The
31-year-old Daei played for Taxirani and Pirouzi in his native
Iran, Qatar's Al-Sadd and German clubs Armenia Bielefeld and
Bayern Munich before
transferring to Hertha this season.
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