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Germany striker Mario Gomez will be out for two to three weeks with a calf injury. Bayern Munich says that Gomez ruptured a muscle in his right calf during Tuesday's Champions League match at Fiorentina. Gomez was replaced by Miroslav Klose in the 30th minute. He may be back in time to face his former club Stuttgart in the Bundesliga on March 27.
Bayern Munich playmaker Franck Ribery's decision whether to leave the side or not was made a little more difficult after the Germans squeezed into the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday.
Switzerland will travel to face Austria in an Aug. 11 warm-up match before beginning their qualifying campaign for the 2012 European Championship. The Alpine neighbors said Wednesday they will play at Klagenfurt's Woerthersee Stadium -- one of the tournament venues when they co-hosted Euro 2008. Switzerland has been drawn with England, Bulgaria, Wales and Montenegro in group G for the Euro 2012...
Cesare Prandelli's future as Fiorentina coach looks increasingly uncertain following their Champions League exit on Tuesday, with Juventus and Italy regarded as his two most likely destinations.
Bulgarian referee Angel Angelov has been suspended for four matches, the official's third ban in as many years, after complaints over his performance in Levski Sofia's 3-1 win over nine-man Minyor Pernik on Sunday.
Two J-League players who elaborately combined to take a penalty at the weekend were deemed to have broken the rules, Japanese officials said on Wednesday.
Academy midfielder Francisco Navas Cobo joined Houston.
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| 1973 | Chris Sutton is born in Nottingham, England. |
| 1981 | African Football Legend Samuel Eto'o is born in Nikon, Cameroon. |
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TORRES
Fernando José Torres Sanz
born April 20, 1984 in Madrid, Spain
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DI VAIO
Marco Di Vaio
born July 15, 1976 in Roma, Italy
Bologna-ITA | F LC
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NEGREDO
Álvaro Negredo Sánchez
born August 20, 1985 in Vallecas, Madrid, Spain
Almería-ESP | S C
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MANCILLA
Héctor Raúl Mancilla Garcés
born November 12, 1980 in Purranque, Chile
Toluca-MEX | S C
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| In 1993 Olympique de Marseille were stripped of title after bribery scandal. |
| Burkina Faso reached the final of the 1999 African Youth Championship, just two years after the launch of their youth academy. |
| The matches between Denmark and France (17-1) and Germany and Russia (16-0) reflect the biggest winning margins as well as the greatest number of goals in the history of the Olympic football tournament. |
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HERNÁNDEZ
DOB: June 1st, 1988
Birthplace: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Nationality: Mexican
EU passport: No
Height: 179cm
Weight: 71kg
Club: Guadalajara
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RONALDO
DOB: February 5th, 1985
Birthplace: Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Nationality: Portuguese
EU passport: Yes
Height: 184cm
Weight: 78kg
Club: Real Madrid
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KAKÁ
DOB: April 22nd, 1982
Birthplace: Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Nationality: Brazilian
EU passport: Yes
Height: 183cm
Weight: 73kg
Club: Real Madrid
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RONALDO
DOB: September 22nd, 1976
Birthplace: Bento Ribeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality: Brazilian
EU passport: Yes
Height: 183cm
Weight: 82kg
Club: Corinthians
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