Ferdinand backs out of Macedonia match
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Rio Ferdinand has been ruled out of England's Euro 2008 qualifier against Macedonia and is a doubt for Wednesday's match in Croatia.Comment
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Scottish club Rangers lost 2-0 against visiting Auxerre to exit European soccer&#39;s UEFA Cup, while Middlesbrough beat Partizan Belgrade 3-0 to top its group.
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Keane was not with the squad flying out to the Czech capital after contracting a virus and Ferdinand, who would almost certainly have skippered United in the Irishman`s absence, was due to attend his grandmother`s funeral.
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Pakistan's Shahid Afridi is to miss the start of the World Cup after receiving a four-match suspension for a row with a fan.
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David Beckham suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee and will be sidelined for six weeks, meaning he will miss England&#39;s two September Euro 2008 qualifying matches.
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Dynamo Kiev was given a 3-0 forfeit victory over AS Roma on Tuesday by European soccer&#39;s governing body, which also ordered the Italian team to play two homes games in an empty stadium because a referee was hurt by an object thrown from the stands during
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UEFA on Friday rejected Lille's protest about Manchester United's controversial winning goal in their Champions League clash.
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Injured Mark Philippoussis has withdrawn from Australia's Davis Cup team for the World Group playoff against Morocco later this month.
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Steve McClaren suffered his first setback as England coach as his under-performing team were held to a 0-0 draw by Macedonia in Manchester.
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THE Football Association today rebuffed Sir Alex Ferguson&#39;s call for action to be taken against Arsenal forward Robin van Persie over his alleged attempt to elbow Kieran Richardson during Manchester United&#39;s League Cup quarter-final victory at Old Trafford
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The decision by the Football Association not to throw the book at Rio Ferdinand when the Manchester United defender failed to turn up for a drugs test last year has come back to haunt them.
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England boss Steve McClaren expects Rio Ferdinand to return from injury and be available to face Macedonia.
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Sport: Knee injury forces midfielder out of England's upcoming Euro 2008 qualifiers.
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Denes Rosa scored the only goal in a 1-0 win for Ferencvaros against Hearts that ended the Edinburgh club's participation in this season's UEFA Cup.
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Steve McClaren has warned his players to expect a tough test from Macedonia in their upcoming Euro 2008 qualifier.
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England captain David Beckham revealed that he intentionally picked up a yellow card against Wales, which has ruled him out of this week&#39;s World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan.
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Rio Ferdinand has said he was ready to come off the field after Spanish fans hurled abuse at England&#39;s black players in Wednesday&#39;s match.