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Sun goes down on Stoichkov's coaching job in South Africa (Reuters)
Former European
Footballer of the Year Hristo Stoichkov has resigned as coach
of South African club Mamelodi Sundowns, telling national radio
he was leaving after not being offered a contract.
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3 refs arrested in China match-fixing scandal (AP)
Chinese police have arrested three football referees on suspicion of match-fixing, including one official who worked at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, local media reported Wednesday. The reports listed Lu Jun, who had officiated in two World Cup matches, several Asian Football Confederation games and more than 200 Chinese league matches before retiring in 2005, as being among those...
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Morelia wins to keep last 16 hopes alive (AP)
Jared Borgetti scored twice to guide Mexican club Morelia to its first victory in this year's Copa Libertadores with a 2-1 home win against Deportivo Cuenca of Ecuador on Tuesday. Velez Sarsfield scored a last minute equalizer to draw 1-1 at Colo Colo, while Nacional of Uruguay and Juan Aurich of Peru registered victories in the day's other matches.
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China chief 'hurt' by match-fixing arrest of 'golden' ref (Reuters)
Chinese Football Association
(CFA) soccer chief Wei Di was "shocked" and "hurt" by the
arrest of World Cup referee Lu Jun in the ongoing probe into
match-fixing in the domestic game.
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Pachuca into semifinals of Champions League (AP)
Mexican club Pachuca reached the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals with a 2-1 win over nine-man Comunicaciones of Guatemala on Tuesday. Pachuca drew the away leg in Guatemala 1-1 and advanced 3-2 on aggregate. The game was scoreless early in the second half when referee Terry Vaughn sent off Carlos Gallardo and Freddy Thompson on red cards in the span of two minutes.
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