Pires dropped from France squad
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French manager Raymond Domenech has decided to do without Arsenal midfielder Robert Pires and Manchester City striker Nicolas Anelka for a friendly against Poland at the Stade de France next Wednesday.
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Arsenal&#39;s Brazilian midfielder Gilberto will be sidelined for at least a month with a back injury according to a club report. &quot;Gilberto is out.
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Sport: Tennis: British No 1 withdraws from Great Britain team for next week's tie in Argentina due to a knee injury
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Patrick Vieira looks set to recover from his ankle injury and face Manchester United on Sunday, but Robert Pires and Edu could miss out.
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Scotland flew out for their Euro 2008 qualifier against France without Gary Teale after the Derby midfielder went down with a stomach bug.
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Arsenal captain Thierry Henry will miss the rest of the season after suffering groin and stomach injuries during his side's Champions League exit against PSV Eindhoven.
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Macedonia defender Goce Sedloski will miss his team's away World Cup qualifier against Romania after his Japanese club Vegalta Sendai did not release him for the September 4 match.
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Anghel Iordanescu quit as coach of the Romanian national team Friday following an embarrassing 1-1 draw in Armenia in a Group 1 World Cup qualifier.
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PARIS, France -- Barcelona striker Ludovic Giuly has pulled out of France&#39;s upcoming World Cup qualifying matches against Ireland and Cyprus, the French soccer federation has announced.
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David Beckham was dropped from the England soccer team Friday by coach Steve McClaren.
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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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France international David Trezeguet is to undergo a shoulder operation and will not play again this year. The 26-year-old striker had to be substituted in the league clash against Udinese after dislocating
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Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen is dropped by Denmark's cycling team in a row over drug testing.
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Prop Sylvain Marconnet will miss the rest of the season as France make five changes to the squad to take on England.
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France defender Mickael Silvestre has become the latest player to launch a verbal assault on national coach Raymond Domenech after he was left out of the squad for the friendly with Poland on Wednesday.
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Arsenal star Robert Pires said Monday he is prepared to pay a fine for not wearing the official French team sponsor&#39;s kit in a television interview last month.
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Zinedine Zidane is expected to be out of action for three weeks after dislocating his right shoulder during Real Madrid&#39;s 3-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen, the Spanish team said Thursday.