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“The
omnipotent twenty-four”
July
7, 2000
UNDATED
(AP)- The following are the
24 members of the FIFA executive committee who
voted to decide which country hosts the 2006 World Cup finals.
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South
Africa: Strong contender for 2006
July
6, 2000
ZURICH
(AP) - Unlike his famous namesake, Abedi Pele never
played in a World Cup.
But
the now retired Ghanaian soccer star hopes to play a role in a
historic one.
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South
Africa wants 2010, Brazil wants 2006
July
5, 2000
ZURICH
(AP) - The German delegation bidding to host the 2006 World Cup remained
upbeat Tuesday, despite an apparent deal between Brazil and South Africa
to tie up the next two competitions.
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World
Cup veteran record holder Zoff resigns
July
5, 2000
ROME
(AP) - Dino Zoff, fresh from guiding Italy to the finals of the Euro 2000
soccer championships, resigned Tuesday in response to harsh criticisms
from government opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi.
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Lingering
golden dreams of ‘golden goal’
July 4, 2000
ROTTERDAM
(AP) - Two years later and France is celebrating again. In 1998, the
French were on top of the world and now they are masters of Europe.
French
players said at the start of Euro 2000 that winning the European
Championship would be tougher than winning the World Cup. So it proved,
with the side scraping through match after match on the way to the final.
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Army
beat Air Force in Inter-service meet
July
4, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB)
– Bangladesh Army beat the Air Force by 3-1 goals in the Inter-service
Football Championship at the Osmani Stadium at Jessore cantonment
yesterday (Monday).
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World champion is also Euro champion
July
3, 2000
World
champion France added another feather to their hat when they shocked
Italy by a 103rd minute golden goal in the Euro 2000 soccer final played
last night in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, according to a live telecast of
ETV.
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France
faces Italy in clash of styles
July
2, 2000
ROTTERDAM
(AP) - A team hungry to win meets a side desperate
not to lose in the Euro 2000 final.
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Van Gaal
to be new Dutch coach
July
2, 2000
ROTTERDAM
(AP) - Two days after the shock resignation
of Frank Rijkaard as coach of the Dutch national team, everything points
in the direction of former Ajax and Barcelona coach Louis van Gaal in
taking over the position.
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Portuguese
candidate withdraws from Executive Committee election
July
2, 2000
LUXEMBOURG
(AP) - Three days after Portuguese players condemned UEFA
after losing their Euro 2000 semifinal on a disputed penalty, Portugal's
candidate for a UEFA executive committee position withdrew from the race
on Saturday.
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Euro
2000 goal scorers
July
1, 2000
ROTTERDAM,
Netherlands (AP) - Goal scorers at the European Championship after
Thursday's second semifinal between Netherlands and Italy:
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2002
World Cup qualifiers: Brazil 1,
Uruguay 1
June
30, 2000
UNDATED
(AP) - Rivaldo scored on a penalty kick in the 85th minute to give Brazil
a 1-1 tie with visiting Uruguay on Wednesday night in a qualifying game
for the 2002 World Cup.
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Euro
2000 enters the semi-final stage
June
29, 2000
AMSTERDAM
(AP) - The Italians have already exceeded expectations
ahead of Thursday's semifinal. The Dutch still have mountain to climb
since only the Euro 2000 title will do.
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‘Mayor
Gold Cup’ missing
June
28, 2000
Chittagong
(UNB) – The Mayor Gold Cup, weighing 25 tolas, has been missing from the
Chittagong City Corsporation building, mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury said
here on Tuesday.
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Euro
2000- Portugal desires to be on top
June
28, 2000
BRUSSELS
(AP) - It's the chance for Portugal's golden generation
to shine. Humberto Coelho's men have thrilled fans at Euro 2000 with four straight
wins but still haven't faced a team of true class in the run up to
Wednesday's semifinal against France.
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Maldini
injured: uncertain in Italian side
June
27, 2000
GEEL,
Belgium (AP) - Injured Italian captain Paolo Maldini will not
be able to resume training until Wednesday, making his inclusion in the
semifinal match against the Netherlands one day later
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EURO 2000 : Spain loses to France
June
26, 2000
BRUGES,
Belgium, JUNE 26 (AP) Spain's Raul Gonzalez, reputedly the world's
best-paid player, couldn't have given himself a worse 23rd birthday
present: Missing an 89th minute penalty for Spain to hand France
a 2-1 victory and put the Spaniards on the next flight home from
the Euro 2000.
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EURO 2000 :
Holland
steps to the semi finals
June
26, 2000
6-1
victory over Yugoslavia in Rotterdam propelled Frank Rijkaard's men into an
Amsterdam semi-final date against Group B leaders Italy.
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Bangladesh
draws with Pakistan
June
25, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB)– Bangladesh played to a 2-2 draw with Pakistan in a Group-4 match
of the 9th Asian Youth Under-16 Football Championship in the
Indian city of Jamshedpur yesterday (Saturday).
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Euro
2000 enters quarterfinal stage
June
25, 2000
AMSTERDAM
(AP) - One week after Euro 2000 was turned into
a stage for hooligans, it was fun and games as fans from Turkey and
Portugal mingled in a colorful blend ahead of their quarterfinal clash
Saturday.
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Terrorism
at Euro 2000
June
25, 2000
EDEGEM,
Netherlands (AP) - Antiterrorist police arrested a group of five armed,
masked men close to the hotel housing the Yugoslav Euro 2000 players, team
officials said on Saturday.
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Spain
need to stop Zidane!
June
24, 2000
TEGELEN,
Netherlands (AP) - Stop Zidane! , Neutralizing
France's midfield master Zinedine Zidane is the key to
defeating the reigning world champions on Sunday and shipping Spain
to the semifinals of the European Championship, Spanish players
said Friday.
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Turks
describe Portugal as best team, but still feel confident
June
24, 2000
AMSTERDAM,
Netherlands (AP) - Now that Turkey has reached the quarterfinals
of a major soccer tournament for the first time in its history, the team
is beginning to feel the pressure of high expectations back home.
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Lemerre
hopes French first team will come back refreshed
June
24, 2000
IJMUIDEN,
Netherlands (AP) - France believes that at the end of a grueling
season, France's fresh limbs can overcome Spain's high spirits at Euro
2000.
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Euros
leading scorer ready for more goals against Netherlands
June
24, 2000
EDEGEM,
Belgium (AP) - Yugoslav striker Savo Milosevic, Euro 2000's
leading scorer, said Friday his goals and his team's unpredictability
happen to be a winning formula for the quarterfinal match against the
favored Netherlands.
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Davids
affected by Cruyff's criticism
June
24, 2000
HOENDERLOO, Netherlands (AP) - Dutch superstar Edgar Davids on Friday
countered Dutch soccer legend Johan Cruyff's scorching criticism of both
the team and him personally.
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20-player’s
selected for 32nd Asian Youth Football Championship
June
22, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB)– Bangladesh Football Federation yesterday (Friday) announced a
20-member national youth team for the 32nd Asian Youth Under-19
Football Championship.
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Bangladesh
wins at Asian Youth Football
June
22, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB) - Bangladesh made a good start in the group-4 qualifying round of
the Ninth Asian Youth Under-16 Football Championship beating Sri Lanka by
a solitary goal in the Indian city of Jamshedpur yesterday (Wednesday).
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Lazio’s
hattrick helps Portugal dump Germany
June
22, 2000
ROTTERDAM
(AP) - After overpowering England and Romania, many pundits reckoned
Portugal had the most creative team in Euro 2000. Following the demolition
of Germany, some are saying the two most exciting teams in tournament are
both Portuguese.
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Belgian
goalkeeper’s ill luck
June
22, 2000
ROTTERDAM
(AP) - The misery for Belgian goalkeeper Filip De Wilde just doesn't end.
Already blamed for Belgium's early elimination out of Euro 2000, UEFA
slapped him with a two-game suspension for his red card in the game
against Turkey.
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“To
be or not to be?”: entertainment or violence? That is the question
June
21, 2000
ROTTERDAM
(AP) - Battered Belgium was wondering which English soccer fans were going
to show up at Euro 2000 on Tuesday. The noisy, entertaining ones or the
racist, violent thugs.
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Spain
need a win more than Yugoslavia
June
21, 2000
BRUGES,
Belgium (AP) - On a spring night two years ago, Raul Gonzalez and Fernando
Hierro hugged and embraced Predrag Mijatovic with delight as the Yugoslav
scored Real Madrid's goal against Juventus to take the Spanish club's
seventh European cup.
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The
two losers fight: could the Czechs check the Danes?
June
21, 2000
LIEGE,
Belgium (AP)- Despite their failure reach the quarterfinals of Euro 2000,
the Czech Republic and Denmark are determined to go for victory in their
farewell match Wednesday, if only to reward their fans.
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The
already quarterfinalists French and Dutch fight it out
June
21, 2000
AMSTERDAM
(AP) - The Netherlands vs. France might still be the standout clash of the
first round but could resemble a match between Netherlands A and France B.
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Yugoslavia
broadens chances beating Norway
June
20, 2000
LIEGE,
Belgium (AP) - Savo Milosevic's third goal in the tournament gave
Yugoslavia a 1-0 victory over Norway Sunday, backheeling the Balkan nation
back into contention for a Euro 2000 Quarterfinal
spot and throwing Group C wide open before the final round of matches.
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Pioneer
Football in progress
June
20, 2000
Dhaka,(UNB)-
Madartek Sangsad earned a comfortable 5-1 victory over Dilkusha SC in the
Mahin Apparel Pioneer Football League at the Basaboo Tarun Sangha Club
ground on Monday.
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Quarterfinalist
France relaxes against the Dutch
June
19, 2000
WAVRE,
Belgium (AP) - With a place in the quarterfinals of Euro 2000
assured, world champion France might rest key players for its last
Group D match against the Netherlands, a game many fans see as an
early final.
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Czechs
determined to check Denmark
June
19, 2000
KNOKKE-HEIST,
Belgium (AP) - The Czech Republic's match against Denmark
is a formality for both teams after they were eliminated from
the tournament, so both will attack Wednesday's game as a first preparation
test for the 2002 World Cup.
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The
sourest nights are those which have the sweetest goals
June
18, 2000
CHARLEROI,
Belgium, (AP) - Even the sweetest goals could not prevent Euro 2000 from
turning sour.
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National
youth team leaves for India
June
18, 2000
Dhaka,
June 17 (UNB) – A 25-member national youth football team leaves here for
Calcutta Sunday to participate in the 9th Asian Youth Under-16
Football tournament.
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At
last Noakhali achieved National Football title June
17, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB)– A golden goal by former national midfielder Arman enabled hosts
Noakhali to clinch the 21st Sher-e-Bangla Cup National Football
title beating Bangladesh Army by 2-1 goals at Noakhali yesterday (Friday).
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Ziege
vs. Beckham: it could get hot
June
17, 2000
VAALS,
Netherlands (AP) - Christian Ziege will be the German responsible Saturday
for trying to prevent David Beckham from sending his dangerous crosses to
the English forwards. Ziege had the job twice before this season and
doesn't have exactly glowing memories.
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All
doping tests are negative at Euro 2000 June
17, 2000
ROTTERDAM,
Netherlands (AP) - Pre-competition controls and doping tests during the
first round of eight games at the Euro 2000 championships were all negative,
UEFA announced on Friday.
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Germans
confident of mental edge over England
June
17, 2000
VAALS,
Netherlands (AP) - Germany has not lost a competitive match
to England for 34 years.
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German
captain out of tournament
June
17, 2000
VAALS,
Netherlands (AP) - Striker Oliver Bierhoff's calf muscle injury
is more serious than previously thought and the German captain is lost for
the tournament, team officials said Friday.
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Paraguay's
Australian tour: Aussies win series
June
16, 2000
MELBOURNE
(AP) - After two scoreless encounters, Australia finally clinched a
three-match soccer series against Paraguay
on a 2-1 win at Melbourne's Olympic Park.
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Infamous
English fans plan to attack Turkish ones
June
16, 2000
EINDHOVEN,
Netherlands (AP) - The Dutch intelligence service
warned
Thursday that English soccer hooligans were plotting to
avenge
the fatal stabbing of two Leeds supporters in Turkey earlier
this
year.
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Dutch
penalty triggers Euro skepticism
June
15, 2000
PRAGUE,
Czech Republic, JUNE 14 (AP) - The controversial call by Italian referee
Pierluigi Collina, who awarded the Dutch team a last minute dodgy penalty
against the Czechs last weekend, has triggered a wave of Euroskepticism
across this country.
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Army
reaches final
June
14, 2000
Dhaka, (UNB) – Bangladesh Army advanced to the final of the 21st
Sher-e-Bangla Cup National Football Championship dethroning holders Dhaka
University by 3-1 goals in tie breaker at Noakhali yesterday (Tuesday).
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The
candid Czechs available for chat
June
14, 2000
KNOKKE-HEIST,
Belgium (AP) - You couldn't wish them to be
more friendly. The
entire Czech squad gathers in its improvised press center at the
local training ground, happy to speak not only to the media, but also to
everyone who stops by.
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Beckham’s
obscene gesture creates row
June
14, 2000
EINDHOVEN,
Netherlands (AP) - David Beckham
was back in the news for the wrong reasons Tuesday after being pictured
making an obscene gesture
to English fans taunting him after the 3-2 defeat against Portugal.
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Euro
2000 soccer :Is France unbeatable ?
June
13, 2000
ROTTERDAM,
Netherlands, JUNE 12 (AP) - France is now the team to beat in Euro
2000.
The
Dutch and Italians scraped to victories on contested penalties.
Monday, two more European-soccer aristocrats stake their claims, as
Germany faces Romania and England takes on Portugal.
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Yugoslav
ethnicity in sports also!
June
13, 2000
CHARLEROI,
Belgium, JUNE 12 (AP) - Perennial underachiever Yugoslavia meets
lowly rated but self-confident Slovenia in an emotional Euro 2000 match
Tuesday between the former compatriots turned foes.
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Cuba-Canada
match ends in scoreless draw
June
13, 2000
WINNIPEG,
JUNE 12 (AP) - Canada, on the strength of an earlier 1-0
win in Havana, advanced to the next round of World Cup qualifying
after a scoreless tie with Cuba.
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The
Dutch checks the Czechs
June
13, 2000
AMSTERDAM,
JUNE 12 (AP) - It was a fight not to lose. Not
to lose the opening match, lose face, lose the appreciation of
their fans or lose ground in a frighteningly tough Group of Death.
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McPhail's
"Olympico", Quinn's header give Irish
June
13, 2000
EAST
RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, JUNE 12 (AP) - Steven McPhail recorded a rare "Olympico"
- scoring directly off a corner kick in the 43rd minute - and Niall Quinn
added a header in the 69th to rally Ireland to a 2-1 victory over South
Africa on Sunday.
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National
Football reaches semi-final stage
June
12, 2000
Dhaka,
June 11 (UNB) - Holders Dhaka University,
Bangladesh Army and Chittagong DSA emerged group champions to reach
the semifinals of the 21st Sher-e-Bangla Cup National Football
Championship today.
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Aching
for goals, Italians looking to open it up against Turks
June
11, 2000
ARNHEM,
Netherlands, JUNE 10 (AP) -- Facing Turkey in its Euro 2000 opener Sunday,
Italy's first task is making the soccer world forget all about Christian
Vieri.
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Belgian,
Dutch royals in stands as King Soccer takes over
June
11, 2000
BRUSSELS,
JUNE 10 (UNB/AP) - Euro 2000 kicks off Saturday with the royal families of
co-hosts Belgium and the Netherlands in the stands. But once the opening
whistle goes, everybody will gladly yield to King Soccer for the next three
weeks.
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Belgium-Sweden
kicks off Euro 2000
June
10, 2000
BRUSSELS,
JUNE 9 (AP) - The Euro 2000 championship opens Saturday
with a battle of underdogs - co-host Belgium faces Sweden.
The
game will test Belgium's offensive prowess against Sweden's defensive
wall.
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Noakhali
reached at semifinal by beating Khulna
June
9, 2000
Dhaka,
June 8 (UNB)– Hosts Noakhali DSA emerged group champions to reach the
semifinal of the 21st Sher-e-Bangla Cup National Football
Championship beating Khulna DSA by a lone goal today (Thursday).
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Bhola
DSA win over Jessore DSA
June
8, 2000
Dhaka,
June 7 (UNB) – Bhola DSA made a good start in the 21st Sher-e-Bangla Cup
National Football Championship beating Jessore DSA by a solitary goal at
Noakhali today (Wednesday).
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Calendar
plans, World Cup 2006 dominate FIFA meeting
June
7, 2000
ZURICH,
JUNE 6 (AP) - FIFA's ruling executive committee met Tuesday
with plans for a harmonized international calendar and the forthcoming
choice of a host for the 2006 World Cup host dominating the agenda.
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Bangladesh
Army made flying start in National football
June
7, 2000
Dhaka,
June 6 (UNB) – Hosts Noakhali and Bangladesh Army made flying start in
the 21st Sher-e-Bangla Cup National Football Championship that
began at the Shaheed Bhulu Stadium in Noakhali today (Tuesday).
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