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Results of games played yesterday (7/17)
1. Austria Bundesliga
Kapfenburg 0-0 Salzburg
Neustadt 5-0 LASK
Ried 0-3 Sturm Graz

2. Switzerland Super League (Season kick-off)
Grasshoppers 1-1 Xamax
Thun 1-1 Young Boys

3. Slovenia Div 1
Koper 4-1 Primorje   (played on 7/16)
Publikum 0-1 Domzale

4. Czech Div 1 (Season kick-off)
Kralove 2-1 Sparta Prague
Bohemians 1-0 Slavia Prague
Slovacko 3-0 Teplice

4. Croatia Super Cup
Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Hajduk Split

5. Denmark Super League (Season kick-off)
OB Odense 3-0 Esbjerg

6. Sweden League
Mjallby 0-0 Brommapojkarne  (HT 0-0)
Goteborg 3-0 Halmstad  (HT 1-0)
AIK 2-0 Malmo   (HT 2-0)

7. Norway Super League
Vallerenga 5-2 Kongsvinger  (HT 2-2)

8. Russia Premier League
Dinamo Moscow 3-2 Rostov
Spartak Moscow 0-1 Rubin
Zenit 2-0 Sibir

9. Japan J1
Omiya 0-1 Nagoya  (HT 0-0)
FC Tokyo 2-2 Kobe  (HT 2-0)
Shimizu 0-0 Iwata  (HT 0-0)
Yamagata 3-1 Sendai  (HT 1-1)
Kashima 2-1 Kawasaki  (HT 1-1)
Niigata 1-1 C-Osaka  (HT 0-1)

10. Japan J2
Yokohama FC 2-2 Kashiwa  (HT 1-1)
Ehime 1-2 Toyama  (HT 1-0)
Kusatsu 2-1 Fukuoka  (HT 1-0)

11. Korea K1
Gyeongnam 1-0 Gwangju  (HT 0-0)
Jeju 5-0 Gangwon  (HT 2-0)
Busan 4-2 Pohang  (HT 3-1)
FC Seoul 1-0 Chunnam  (HT 0-0)
Daejeon 0-4 Jeonbuk  (HT 0-3)

12. Brazil Serie A
Vasco 3-1 Atl-P  (HT 2-1)
Vitoria 3-2 Sao Paulo  (HT 1-1)

13. USA MLS
Colorado 1-1 Kansas  (HT 0-1)
Philadephia 2-1 Tornoto  (HT 0-0)
Columbas 2-0 NY Red Bulls  (HT1-0)
Dallas 2-0 Real Salt Lake  (HT 0-0)
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Results of games played yesterday (7/18)
1. UEFA U19 Chmpionship (in Austria)
Gp A  Austria U19 2-3 England U19
         France U19 4-1 Holland U19
Gp B  Croatia U19 1-2 Spain U19
         Italy U19 0-2 Portugal U19

2. Slovakia Premier League
Slovan Bratislava 2-0 Kosice
Bystrica 2-0 Dunja Streda

3. Ukraine Premier League
Zorya 0-2 Arsenal Kyiv
Dnipro 2-0 Volyn
Met Zap 1-1 Sh Donetsk
Kryvbas 0-0 Karpaty

4. Switzerland Premier League
Bellizona 0-2 Sion
Lucern 4-0 St Gallen

5. Czech Premier League
Plzen 2-2 Olomouc
Budejovice 0-0 Liberec
Usti nad Labem 0-2 Boleslav
Pribram 0-0 Ostrava

6. Austria Bundesliga
Wacker Tirol 4-0 Rapid-V
Aust-V 2-0 Mattersburg

7. Romania Super Cup
CFR Cluj * 2-2 Unirea   (pk 2-0)

8. Slovenia Div 1
Maribor 5-0 Triglav
Olimpija 1-3 Rudar

9. USA MLS
DC Utd 1-2 LA Galaxy

10. Japan J1
Kyoto 0-1 Shonan
G-Osaka 3-2 Urawa Red
Hiroshima 3-0 Yokohama Marino

11. Japn J2
Tochigi 0-1 Tokyo-V
Kitakyshu 2-2 Kumamoto
Oita 0-1 Kofu
Ichihara 0-3 Sapporo
Okayama 2-1 Mito Hollycock
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News Bits (7/19)
1. Real Zaragoza have confirmed the signing of former Argenitna
  goalkeeper Leo Franco from Galatasaray.

2. Free agent Francis Jeffers will train with newly-promoted
  Blackpool on Monday (7/19).
    Jeffers is on the lookout for a new club after being released
  by Sheff Wed at the end of last season.

3. Vladimir Stojkovic has expressed his desire to secure
  a permanent move to a Premier League club.
    Stojkovic is currently on the books of Sporting Lisbon,
  but finds himself well down the pecking order.
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News Bits  (7/19 Part 2)
4. Free agent Joe Cole has reportedly been offered GPB90K a week
  to become Roy Hodgson first signing but three other Premier League
  clubs are still in the hunt for the midfielder.

5. Spurs manager Harry Redknapp has revealed he is closing in
  on the signing of Croatia goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosu.

6. Nice president Gilbert Stellardo will hold talks with striker
  Loic Remy on Monday (7/19) as they await an offer from
  Liverpool.

7. Australian internation Harry Kewell has agreed a new one-year
  contract with Galatasaray.
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News Bits (7/20)
1. Martin Jol is set to snub Fulham and remain at Ajax if he is given
  backing in the transfer market this summer.

2. Didier Drogba's agent claims he is in talks with Man C over
  a GBP20M move for the Chelsea star.

3. Croatia boss Slaven Bilic has confirmed Arsenal striker Eduardo
  is set to join Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine club).

4. Sebastien Frey's agent has played down speculation linking
  his client with a move to Aston Villa.
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News Bits (7/20 Part 2)
5. Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola will not give up signing
  Francesc Fabregas from Arsenal despite Arsene Wenger insisting
  all the talk over the proposed transfer must stop.

6. Spurs have become the first Premeir League club to ban
  vuvuzelas from their own ground ahead of the new season.

7. Heiko Westermann looks set to join Hamburg after leaving
  pre-season training with Schalke.

8. Former Liverpool full-back Gregory Vignal is training with
  Sheff Utd in the hope of securing a contract.
    The French full-back is currently without a club after Birmingham
  boss Alex McLeish released him at the end of last season.

9. Derby boss Nigel Clough has rejected reports linking Blackpool
  with a move for Rob Hulse.

10. Roma director Giampaolo Montale has played down reports
  claiming key duo Philippe Mexes and Mirko Vucinic are set
  to leave the club.
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UEFA Champions League QR2  Leg2
7/20 (20 Jul) -- Leg1 Scores in brackets ().
Dinamo Tirana vs Sheriff   (1-3)
HB vs Salzburg  (0-5)
Koper vs Dinamo Zagreb   (1-5)
Renova vs Omonia   (0-3)
Rudar Plevlja vs Litex   (0-1)
TNS vs Bohemians   (0-1)

7/21  (21 Jul)
Debrecen vs Levadia   (1-1)
FH vs BATE   (1-5)
HJK vs Ekranes   (0-1)
Jeunesse vs AIK   (0-1)
Lech Poznan vs Inter Baku   (1-0)
Olimpi vs Aktobe   (0-2)
Pyunik vs Partizan Belgrade   (0-3)
Rosenborg vs Linfield    (0-0)
Sparta Prague vs Liepajas    (3-0)
Zeljeznicar vs Hap Tel Aviv    (0-5)
Zilina vs Birkirkara   (0-1)
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Results of UEFA Ch Lg QR2 Leg2 games played yesterday (7/20)

Din Tirana (Alb) 1-0 Sheriff (Arm)   (agg 2-3)
HB (ISl) 1-0 Salzburg (Aut)  (agg 1-5)
Koper (Slo) 3-0 Dinamo Zagreb (Cro)  (agg 4-5)
Renova (Mkd) 0-2 Omonia (Cyp)  (agg 0-5)
Rudar Plevlja (Mne) 0-4 Litex (Cze)   (agg 0-5)
TNS (Wal) 4-0 Bohemians (Irl)  (agg 4-1)
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News Bits (7/21)
1. Liverpool have agreed a GBP5M deal for Rangers defender
  Danny Wilson.

2. Chelsea's opening bid for GBP20M for Neymar has been
  turned down, Santos announced on their website.

3. Chelsea have made it clear to top European clubs
  that Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba is not for sale.

4. Arsenal and Birmingham have joined Spurs to ban
  vuvuzelas from their grounds.
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Spanish FA have announced the Primera League fixtures
  for 2010-11 season.
Here are the fixtures for opening day.
8/29  (29 Aug)
Hercules vs Bilbao
Santander vs barcelona
Malaga vs Valencia
Deportivo vs Zaragoza
Levante vs Sevilla
Espanyol vs Getafe
Sociedad vs Villarreal
Osasuna vs Almeria
Mallorca vs R.Madrid
Atl Madrid vs Sp Gijon
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