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Capello hails Russia's 2014 campaign
Fabio Capello said in an interview published on Monday that he was pleased with his team's performance in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, three months into his mission to inject new life into the squad. Read full article

Greece squad for Ireland friendly
Greece coach Fernando Santos on Friday named four uncapped players in his 22-man squad for the November 14 friendly against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin. Read full article

Confed Cup will have six host cities
Fifa says Brazil will be able to host the Confederations Cup with six venues as originally planned. Read full article

Stark 'covets' Scotland manager role
Billy Stark refused to rule himself out of becoming Scotland's next fulltime manager after naming his first squad as interim boss on Wednesday for next week's friendly away to Luxembourg. Read full article

Australia call up Rogic for SKorea friendly
Promising young midfielder Tom Rogic was one of five uncapped players named in Australia's squad on Wednesday for next week's friendly against South Korea Read full article

Kagawa out of Japan's WCup qualifier
Manchester United's Shinji Kagawa has been left out of Japan's World Cup qualifier away to Oman next week as he recovers from a knee injury. Read full article

Pele, Kaiser Fifa's task force wound up
Fifa working group featuring Pele and Franz Beckenbauer has been wound up after their discussions on how to make the World Cup more exciting produced little more than a suggestion on handshakes. Read full article

Kagawa out of Oman qualifier
Shinji Kagawa has been ruled out of Japan's World Cup qualifier in Oman on November 14 due to a knee injury he suffered a week ago, the Japan Football Association said on Tuesday. Read full article

Hart quits as Canada coach
Stephen Hart quit as Canada's head coach on Thursday after his team crashed out of World Cup qualifying with a humiliating 8-1 defeat to Honduras two days earlier. Read full article

Fifa's Valcke hospitalized in Rio
Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke has been hospitalized in Rio for treatment of a urinary infection, a hospital spokesman said on Thursday. Read full article

Mtiliga offers explanation of refusal to play
Defender Patrick Mtiliga on Thursday named disappointment in not being included in Denmark's starting line-up as the reason for his refusal to play during a World Cup qualifier earlier this week against Italy. Read full article

Sports Minister defends Brazil
Brazil's sports minister dismissed criticism over Brazil'spreparations by saying that problems during the London Olympics highlighted that it's impossible to host big sporting events without glitches. Read full article

Trapattoni gets vote of confidence
Besieged Republic of Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni was given the green light to continue in charge of the team's World Cup qualifying campaign. Read full article

Poland fail to shed 'laughing stock' tag
Dubbed a "laughing stock" by former international Tomasz Iwan in the wake of the waterlogged pitch farce, Poland missed their chance to erase the episode when they let England off the hook. Read full article

Mtigila 'will never play for Denmark again'
Defender Patrick Mtigila will never play for Denmark again after refusing to go on in the World Cup soccer qualifier against Italy after initially being asked to start on the bench, coach Morten Olsen said. Read full article

Levein vows to fight on as Scotland boss
Craig Levein pledged on Wednesday to tough it out as Scotland manager as pressure on him grew after his side's 2-0 loss in their World Cup qualifier against Belgium. Read full article

Cigars and cherished memories for Sweden coach
Sweden coach Erik Hamren celebrated his side's remarkable comeback from a four-goal deficit to salvage a 4-4 draw against Germany with a cigar, telling reporters: "I didn't want the night to end." Read full article

Hamren hails Ibrahimovic in historic draw
Sweden coach Erik Hamren hailed his captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic for leading the fight back as their four unanswered goals sealed a dramatic 4-4 draw with Germany in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier. Read full article

Australia coach hails two late goals
Two late headers put Australia back in the World Cup qualification race, coach Holger Osieck said on Wednesday after their 2-1 win over Iraq kick-started their campaign. Read full article

Argentina take winning form to Chile
Argentina's world class forwards were instrumental in a 2-1 away over Chile on Tuesday that gave the visitors a three-point lead in the standings. Read full article