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Gerrard knew it was time to leave Liverpool when he was omitted from the starting lineup for their Champions League group match.

Italian football club Catania's president Antonino Pulvirenti and six others were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of match-fixing.

Lucy Bronze scored a fine winning goal as England came from behind to beat Norway 2-1 in a second round Women's World Cup game.

Mathias Ahrens said: "Happy with the way the girls performed, we lacked in a few areas which were quite visible but we will ensure good possession of the ball and will put pressure on New Zealand"

A product of Barcelona's famed youth academy, La Masia, Mateu made his senior debut in the final game of the 1997-98 season.

Playing without suspended star Neymar, Brazil defeated Venezuela 2-1 Sunday in their final group game to reach the Copa America quarter-finals.

Brazil will carry a significant edge in experience and a remarkable record of defensive impregnability into Saturday's final against Serbia at the Under-20 World Cup.

After the announcement of signing Hume and retaining three international recruits for this season, two more Spanish recruits certainly add more variety to the team.

Benfica noted the transfer of the player's rights in a letter sent to the Portuguese stock exchange supervisor on Monday, reports Efe.

India football head coach Constantine said his wards need games to get experience to play at international level.

Speaking on the new strategies, he said, "I am confident with the strategies that the team is working on and it will yield positive results for the team.

De Gregorio had taken over in September 2011 and had been given free reign to speak on FIFA's behalf, appearing in public debates and on television.

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"It was a happy ending for us, to win against the world's number one team," said U.S. coach Juergen Klinsmann.

FIFA announced that it had suspended the bidding process to host the 2026 World Cup amid the furore surrounding corruption probes at the organisation.