There are several matches on Saturday, November 21, 2009 in the European leagues. Two of the biggest clubs in the Ukranian Premier League face each other as Dynamo Kiev hosts Shakhtar Donetsk. In Romania, Unirea Urziceni v FC International meet each other as both are in the middle of the Liga I table.

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"Things that start badly end well" said Franz Smuda after his team's loss in the game against Romania. I hope that our new coach is some kind of prophet because otherwise it's hard to remain optimistic after the Saturday's game. Poland lost for the fourth time in a row, each time failing to score even a single goal.

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Video goal highlights from the Republic of Ireland vs France first leg World Cup 2010 playoff game on November 14, 2009- Saturday. Game kicks off at Croke Park, Dublin- 20.00 GMT. Big, big game for the Irish- they need a good result here ahead of the second leg in Paris. Ireland vs France highlights and team [. Click to continue reading...

The football part of the operation Euro 2012 will start on Saturday. Franz Smuda, a man chosen to lead us to success in 2012, is going to debut as the manager of the Bialo Czerwoni in a game against Romania. The expectations are high, the players will do everything to show the famous Smuda offensive style.

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They hate being lumped together. Which is as good a reason as any for writing about them together.And, yet again, it's an article that I don't really want to write. Another article about how the sections of idiots that both Rangers and Celtic have in their support are making numpties of us all.On Wednesday night Rangers fans got involved with police in Romania. Click to continue reading...

Sido Jombati extended his hand, and with a warm smile on his face said, 'My name is Sido.'
I couldn't help but laugh. I had just contacted him a few days ago to tell him what a big fan I was, and to request an interview with him for this blog. I certainly knew who his name. I was to learn, though, that Sido is as unassuming as he is friendly. Click to continue reading...

Here's a story that slipped by us over the weekend Serbian President Boris Tadic (pictured above, center) was charged by police last Friday for allegedly breaking an anti-hooligan law barring the sale or consumption of alcohol in stadiums.

Tadic and other officials reportedly popped bottles of champagne in their VIP lounge at Red Star Belgrade stadium following Serbia's World Cup qualification clinching victory of Romania.

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The FIFA World Rankings were released today with little change in the top ten. The one exception is Russia dropping several spots, and Portugal moving into the top 10. The top 2 remain unchanged with Brazil on top and Spain close behind. The rest of the top ten is the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Argentina, England, Croatia, France, and Portugal.

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Romania eased to an easy win over Group 7 minnows Faroe Islands.

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This is it! The final World Cup qualifier! Are you excited?

Yeah, neither is anybody else. Let's still hope for a good showing.

As Jeff discussed, Serbia's win over Romania means France has no chance to go top of the group. France's win over Faroe Islands means that France is guaranteed the second-place playoffs.

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From FIFA:

"Serbia secured qualification in style, with Nikola Zigic, Marko Pantelic, Zdravko Kuzmanovic and Milan Javanovic (2) on target in a 5-0 win over Romania in Group 7."

Ouch.

We were bettered in the group, but we also won 5-0.

Goals from:

Gignac
Gignac
Gallas
Anelka
Benzema

5-0, and it was almost convincing.

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Video Info:
10.10.2009 - FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
Serbia - Romania 5:0

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Setanta has first airs of the following World Cup Qualifiers: Ireland - Italy at 3:30pm, Czech Republic - Poland at 5:15pm, and Serbia - Romania at 7pm. MFL on Univisions: San Luis - Atlante at 5pm. Argentine League on Fox Sports en Espanol: River - Independiente at 7pm. Click to continue reading...

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Could Serbian hooligans solve all our problems?

From Prost Amerika Soccer:

FIFA have already fined the Serb FA $40,000 for incidents in all their previous world cup matches against France, Austria and Romania, and now they have finally lost patience.

Once more, the authorities have stepped in ahead of a match with Romania.

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France coach Raymond Domenech insisted Thursday he would stand by Karim Benzema after picking the Real Madrid striker for 2010 World Cup qualifiers at home against the Faroe Isles on October 10 and Austria four days later. Benzema caused a storm after last month's draw with Romania, which compromised French chances . Click to continue reading...

If ever I needed a demonstration of why being a non-league fan is so great, I think I've just had it.
Earlier today it emerged that Bath City have signed a new player named Florin Pelecaci. He is a mid-fielder from Romania and has played top-flight football in both his home country and recently in Hungary. Click to continue reading...

This is few days old, mind you.

Adrian Mutu, after having two appeals against his FIFA fine for breach of contract dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), is now seeking another alternative to paying the 17-plus million euro fine to his former club, Chelsea.

Now he wants to make a substantial donation to several charities, including one of Chelsea's choice.

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C'mon, Romania!!! Oh, and France, too.

If we can get a win today at Serbia, our fate is still in our own hands. Our guys can do that. Right?

According to Raymond when asked about the starting XI, « Tout est possible », but l'Equipe is expecting Domenech to go for continuity.

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Two of the World Cup semi-finalists from 2006 are in danger of missing out in 2010 after disappointing 1-1 draws on Saturday. France, with Franck Ribéry controversially starting on the bench, were held at home by Romania while Portugal needed an 86th-minute equaliser to avoid defeat in Denmark. Click to continue reading...

Some familiar faces that we may not see at World Cup 2010.Domenech's French side came up with another dismal display resulting in a 1-1 draw against Romania at the Stade de France on Saturday. Thierry Henry might be another familiar face gone missing from the World Cup next year unless France come up with some missing magic.

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When it makes the Guardian, it has some legs to it, and the story is that Henry and Doms had a bust-up.

Following the match that ended in a 1-1 draw at the Stade de France versus Romania, Henry reportedly charged Domenech with a lack of style. Henry reportedly stated that the players were uninspired by training sessions, and added, "I have been in the France team for 12 years and never have I been in this situation.

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France continue to make hard work of their qualifying group and find themselves in the likely position of having to pass a play-off test to make it to South Africa 2010. Barcelona man Thierry Henry put the home side ahead only for Sevilla defender Julien Escude to score an own goal soon afterwards to level the game.

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After the latest round of World Cup qualifiers in the European qualifying zone, Northern Ireland are on track for qualification after their 1-1 draw in Poland. Scotland kept their slim chances alive with a 2-0 win at home to Macedonia. The Republic of Ireland secured a vital 2-1 win away in Cyprus.
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After several matches on Saturday September 5, 2009, the Group Standings in the UEFA have changed a bit. Russia has closed the gap to one point behind Germany in Group 4 while Switzerland now leads Group 2 after their 2-0 win over Greece. Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland both got results to solidify their second place standings in their groups.

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So apparently Abou Diaby collided with Hugo Lloris in training, causing injury. Now Lloris is "something of a doubt" for the Romania game. This would leave l'OM's Steve Mandanda as the keeper for the day. What do you think?

And not only that, but Franck Ribéry is also doubtful, having not quite recovered from tendinitis.

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While many fans have voiced their dissatisfaction with French national team manager Raymond Domenech recently, it's quite clear he knows exactly what he's doing.

For example, here we see his squad undergoing rigorous training for their upcoming matches against Romania and Serbia by using rugby balls.

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The latest FIFA World Rankings were released on Wednesday September 2, 2009 with not many changes. Brazil remains on top but Spain has closed the gap to less than 20 points. The rest of the top ten remains about the same with Italy moving up one spot to be tied with Germany for 4th and France slipped to 10th while Croatia moved up one to 9th.

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"Until the end of the season and then that is it," he told reporters in Romania before Stuttgart's 2-0 win against FC Timisoara for the Champions League qualification play-off on Tuesday. "It will be good to move out of the spotlight for a bit." Click to continue reading...

Yes he left the club under a very big cloud and now bleats on about how he made a big mistake when leaving Arsenal, but clearly he is still capable of some footballing magic as evidenced with this fine goal for Stuttgart. It's worth noting however that this goal was scored against the mighty Timi?

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Reminder Perhaps it was the explosive start off the blocks to the transfer season before settling into a silent slumber, but it seems big time club football is still ages and ages away. But strangely enough, it's precisely the opposite. Both the Champions and Europa leagues are already in full swing while Switzerland was first off [. Click to continue reading...

So, were going to be heading to Romania on the 20th of August to play Vaslui. We will play them again on the 27th of August, this time in Athens.

A pretty good draw for us. We could have gotten Red Star from Serbia, who I believe could have caused us some trouble, but Im somewhat confident now that we will get through to the group stages.

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The Champions League qualifying round draw took place earlier and we drew Celtic. I guess the plus point of that is the lack of travel, if we had to go to Romania for a midweek fixture it would probably take a fair bit out of the team but in comparison, Glasgow is nowhere near as far away.

It will not be easy at all, Celtic are a decent team, nothing special, but at Celtic Park they are not too easy to beat.

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