UPDATE 1-Van der Vaart stripped of Ajax captaincy
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Dutch international Rafael van der Vaart was stripped of the Ajax Amsterdam captaincy on Thursday after he refused to play out of position in the Champions League game against Bayern Munich.
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PSV Eindhoven defender AndrÃ© Ooijer is expected to miss upwards of a month due to an injury suffered during their weekend romp over Heerenveen.
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Harry Hedknapp has resigned as manager of Portsmouth, following the club bringing in a director of football. Club chairman Milan Mandaric brought in a man called Velimir Zajec as an executive director, who would have taken some of Redknapp&#39;s jobs.
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Czech Republic captain Pavel Nedved announced his retirement from international soccer Friday, citing a recurrent knee injury that doesn&#39;t allow him to play for both club and country.
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ROME - Another week, another European soccer coach gone. Roma&#39;s Rudi Voeller became the latest coaching casualty, handing in his resignation after the club&#39;s 1-3 away defeat by nine-man Bologna on Saturday.
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Arjan De Zeeuw played a captainÂ´s role to the full as the Portsmouth players superbly shrugged off a week of internal turmoil. The Dutch defender grabbed the winner in a 1-0 triumph against Bolton at the
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Vogts had been the target of severe criticism following a disastrous start to the World Cup qualifying campaign. The SFA confirmed late this afternoon that the German had decided to stand down.
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Ruud van Nistelrooy scored all four goals as Manchester United demolished Sparta Prague 4-1 in Wednesday&#39;s Champions League Group D match.
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Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich was suspended by his racing team Friday amid a doping scandal in Spain, forcing him out of cycling&#039;s premier race. Oscar Sevilla, Ullrich&#039;s teammate, also was suspended by the T-Mobile team.
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Ruud van Nistelrooy will miss Manchester United&#39;s last Champions League Group D game away to Fenerbahce on Wednesday because of a calf injury, the Premier League club said.
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Ruud van Nistelrooy has apologised to Arsenal&#39;s Ashley Cole for his Old Trafford horror tackle on Sunday, after confirming he will not contest a Football Association charge of serious foul play.
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AMSTERDAM, Oct 20 (SW) - Louis van Gaal has left his position as technical director at AFC Ajax, because he did not have enough freedom at the reigning Dutch champions.
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Belgium striker Wesley Sonck has left Ajax to join Borussia Moenchengladbach, the Dutch champions have confirmed.
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Man Utd striker Ruud van Nistelrooy faces up to six weeks out with an Achilles injury.
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AMSTERDAM, Sep 30 (SW) - After the 4-0 defeat by Bayern Munich on Tuesday, Ajax coach Ronald Koeman feels it is time to decide on his future at the Dutch champions.
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Rafael Benitez and Steven Gerrard have made up after the Spanish manager hauled off his captain during Saturday's Merseyside derby, which the Reds won 2-1 with a last minute Dirk Kuyt penalty.
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Il capitano dell'Amburgo, l'olandese Rafael van der Vaart, obiettivo dalla Juventus per la prossima ...