Bobby Charlton News
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The following is a roundup of soccer stories from U.K. newspapers, with clickable Internet links.
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Cristiano Ronaldo, whose jump is better than the average for National Basketball Association players, leaped to Real Madrid’s rescue to keep his team on even terms with Manchester United in soccer’s Champions League.
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World Cup-winning captain and coach Franz Beckenbauer, the man heading a task-force responsible for suggesting ways to improve soccer, didn’t show up for its first meeting in Zurich today.
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Ex-England soccer player Nat Lofthouse has died at the age of 85, his former club Bolton Wanderers said on its website.
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Manchester United won at Liverpool yesterday for a first time in five seasons, although manager Alex Ferguson called the performance “poor” after his team struggled to overcome a 10-man team.
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In December of 2009 an unexpected package arrived at the headquarters of Concha y Toro, the 127- year-old winemaker in Santiago, Chile.
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The following is a roundup of soccer stories from U.K. newspapers, with clickable links to the Web.
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Soccer rulemakers will consider a proposal that would allow a fourth substitution in extra time in games, among measures put forward by a group trying to improve the sport.
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Manchester City beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 to cut the gap on Premier League leader Manchester United to three points as its rival was held to a 4-4 tie by Everton. Wolves are relegated.
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England coach Fabio Capello says soccer’s governing body shouldn’t forget the sport’s history when it comes to deciding who will host the World Cup.
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