August 2002 Headlines

Aug. 31 ... Madrid announces Ronaldo signing
Aug. 30 ... Ronaldo deal falls apart
Aug. 30 ... Real Madrid lifts its first Super Cup
Aug. 30 ... Tricky matches for Italian pair
Aug. 30 ... Leeds to sell Robbie Keane to Tottenham
Aug. 30 ... Capsules of this weekend's Premier League games
Aug. 29 ... Ipswich qualifies for UEFA Cup
Aug. 29 ... Baggies have sinking feeling
Aug. 29 ... Valencia bids for improvement
Aug. 29 ... Celtic laments Champions League crash
Aug. 29 ... Real Madrid favourite to retain Champions Cup
Aug. 29 ... Gaining an 'edge'
Aug. 29 ... One is enough
Aug. 29 ... Juninho knee operation a success
Aug. 29 ... Johnsen completes Aston Villa move
Aug. 29 ... Cottbus signs American player
Aug. 29 ... Konchesky loses appeal
Aug. 29 ... Greek teams fined for soccer violence
Aug. 29 ... Shaaban says he has signed with Arsenal
Aug. 29 ... Ricardo says agent negotiating transfer
Aug. 28 ... Morelia advances to CONCACAF Champions Cup final
Aug. 28 ... Celtic out in Champions Cup
Aug. 28 ... Sunderland wins at Leeds
Aug. 28 ... Report: Hargreaves ready to commit to Bayern
Aug. 28 ... FA wants to see Beckham's book
Aug. 28 ... Wembley to be knocked down in September
Aug. 28 ... Ronaldo meets with Inter's prez over future
Aug. 28 ... Relatives of stampede victims to sue
Aug. 27 ... United powers past Zalaegerszeg
Aug. 27 ... Arsenal hammer West Brom
Aug. 27 ... UEFA tours Nordic region
Aug. 27 ... Duff expected to stay with Rovers
Aug. 27 ... Saints sign Finnish goalie
Aug. 27 ... Litmanen may leave Reds for Turkey
Aug. 27 ... Barcelona prez gloomy on Hasselbaink prospects
Aug. 27 ... Chilean players go on strike
Aug. 27 ... Inamoto settled in to London life
Aug. 27 ... Lang gets in touch with her Alberta roots
Aug. 26 ... Ronaldo unlikely for Champions Cup match
Aug. 26 ... Ahn Jung-hwan move to Blackburn falls through
Aug. 26 ... Barcelona, Chelsea to hold Hasselbaink talks
Aug. 26 ... Kaiserslautern sacks coach Brehme
Aug. 26 ... Five injured, games interrupted in violence
Aug. 26 ... Leeds United pulls out of deal for Australian premiers
Aug. 24 ... Courage wins WUSA title
Aug. 24 ... Brazilian star Ronaldo returns to Milan
Aug. 24 ... Wiltord strike saves Arsenal away record
Aug. 24 ... Brazil's biggest win was a real road game
Aug. 23 ... Man U come from behind twice
Aug. 23 ... Real Madrid to pass on Ronaldo
Aug. 23 ... Keegan needs win against another former England boss
Aug. 23 ... Lennon back playing at club level
Aug. 23 ... Libya to host Italian Supercup
Aug. 23 ... PAOK owner might sell to Gadhafi's son
Aug. 23 ... Grass from World Cup field on sale
Aug. 23 ... Goalkeeper Manninger released by Espanyol
Aug. 23 ... Midtjylland sells striker Skoubo
Aug. 23 ... Qu Bo named to Chinese squad for Asian Games
Aug. 23 ... Hiddink to appear on TV commercial
Aug. 23 ... Japanese star training with Charlton
Aug. 22 ... Lennon quits international soccer
Aug. 22 ... Man U try to sign Escude again
Aug. 22 ... Juninho to fly to America for knee surgery
Aug. 22 ... Holland rejects Aston Villa move
Aug. 22 ... Arsenal offer Roa contract
Aug. 22 ... Gadhafi rebuilding image through soccer
Aug. 22 ... U.S. Women's Cup set for this fall
Aug. 22 ... Inter defeats Roma in pre-season match
Aug. 22 ... New names for England at Euro 2004 qualifiers
Aug. 22 ... Chelsea soccer stars cleared
Aug. 22 ... Bochum faces Leverkusen
Aug. 22 ... Chelsea, Manchester United meet Friday
Aug. 22 ... Agent: Ronaldo won't play again for Inter
Aug. 22 ... Team Jekyll & Hyde
Aug. 21 ... Australia, England advance to under-19 quarters
Aug. 21 ... Brazil blanks France
Aug. 21 ... U.S., Australia, England advance
Aug. 21 ... Brazil, Italy suffer exhibition losses
Aug. 21 ... Foreign influx presents problems for Premier League
Aug. 21 ... Lennon skips game over death threats
Aug. 21 ... Ronaldo's wife says she will stay in Italy
Aug. 21 ... Turks still buoyant after World Cup
Aug. 21 ... Lizarazu ready to play for Bayern Munich
Aug. 21 ... Bielsa to remain Argentina coach
Aug. 21 ... Baresi leaves Fulham
Aug. 20 ... Reports: Inter Milan rejects Ronaldo trade offer
Aug. 20 ... Italian officials delay start of season
Aug. 20 ... Coach wants to see Beckham in central midfield
Aug. 19 ... Newcastle hammers West Ham
Aug. 19 ... Terry broke hand punching bouncer
Aug. 19 ... Italian season may be delayed
Aug. 19 ... N. Korea to send team to S. Korea for friendly
Aug. 19 ... George Best back in hospital
Aug. 18 ... Internazionale president: 'Ronaldo will stay'
Aug. 17 ... Mittag answers questions
Aug. 17 ... Celtic rolls to victory
Aug. 16 ... Stronach loses bid to sign Effenberg
Aug. 16 ... Rangers' Flo may be interrupted
Aug. 16 ... Romanian club banned for one year
Aug. 15 ... United suffers shock with defeat
Aug. 15 ... English season kicks off
Aug. 15 ... Local lasses ready for Worlds
Aug. 15 ... Kirovski cleared to play for Birmingham
Aug. 15 ... Crystal Palace manager accused of hitting player
Aug. 15 ... Leverkusen wants revenge for lost title
Aug. 15 ... Reports: Ronaldo talks over weekend?
Aug. 15 ... Manchester United suffers shock
Aug. 15 ... Report: China mulling bid for World Cup
Aug. 15 ... Bergkamp wants to finish with Arsenal
Aug. 15 ... Black Cats sign Liverpool right back
Aug. 15 ... Birmingham defender back in action
Aug. 15 ... East Timor new member of Asian soccer body
Aug. 15 ... Report: Barcelona in talks with Sporting
Aug. 15 ... Report: North Korea to participate in more games
Aug. 15 ... Australian league shedding top players
Aug. 15 ... Local lasses ready for Worlds
Aug. 14 ... Impact win in OT
Aug. 14 ... Inter asking steep price for Ronaldo
Aug. 14 ... Manchester United humbled
Aug. 14 ... USA cracks top 10 in FIFA rankings
Aug. 14 ... Amid war fears, Iraqi team tours Italy
Aug. 14 ... Blatter hints at more automatic entries
Aug. 14 ... Eriksson: England should have beaten Brazil
Aug. 14 ... Portugal names interim for exhibition
Aug. 14 ... Canada drops in ranking
Aug. 14 ... New Spanish coach presents remodeled squad
Aug. 14 ... Spurs' Poyet could be out eight months
Aug. 14 ... Scholes may be odd man out in midfield
Aug. 14 ... Pires continues rehab in France
Aug. 14 ... Baggies buy Lee Marshall from Leicester
Aug. 14 ... Man City looks for backup 'keeper
Aug. 14 ... Refs vow to do better
Aug. 13 ... Feyenoord, Auxerre win qualifiers
Aug. 13 ... Keane could face suspension
Aug. 13 ... Talk of tackles dominates Premiership
Aug. 13 ... Defender rejects move to Baggies
Aug. 13 ... Leeds may bolster roster
Aug. 13 ... Reprieve for Wimbledon
Aug. 13 ... Ziege out for three weeks
Aug. 13 ... Trezeguet out for up to month
Aug. 13 ... Zola wants to be first-choice striker again
Aug. 13 ... Purse signs new deal with Birmingham
Aug. 13 ... Hughes in contract extension talks
Aug. 12 ... Ronaldo controversy still raging in Italy
Aug. 12 ... Unfamiliar situation in Champions League
Aug. 12 ... Hamm makes part-time MVP case
Aug. 12 ... French coach names four for friendly
Aug. 12 ... Keane still bitter over McCarthy bust-up
Aug. 12 ... Korea's chief may run for president
Aug. 12 ... Reports: Tamudo close to move
Aug. 12 ... Song to sign with Feyenoord
Aug. 12 ... Gerrard: ref was right not to send him off
Aug. 12 ... Clough criticized Arsenal for lack of discipline
Aug. 12 ... Savage to be suspended for start of season
Aug. 12 ... Racism almost stopped Yobo from joining Everton
Aug. 12 ... Denmark coach names squad for friendly
Aug. 12 ... Suriname advances to final qualifying round
Aug. 12 ... Ipswich accept bid for Hreidarssond
Aug. 12 ... Sforza signs contract at Kaiserslautern
Aug. 12 ... Bierhoff may return to Serie A
Aug. 12 ... Serie A Players suspended for fight
Aug. 12 ... Gals rough up Brazilian nats
Aug. 11 ... Canada defeats Brazil
Aug. 11 ... Breakers fire Hoffman
Aug. 11 ... Silva marks Arsenal debut with winner
Aug. 11 ... Keane attacks teammates in book
Aug. 11 ... De Vries leads Hearts over Hiberninan
Aug. 11 ... Lazio turns down offer for Nesta
Aug. 11 ... Longtime Arsenal defender retires
Aug. 11 ... Vierchowod to coach struggling team
Aug. 10 ... Arsenal's French stars want early trophy
Aug. 9 ... Montreal, Hampton Roads play to tie
Aug. 9 ... Scolari resigns as Brazil's coach
Aug. 9 ... Work permit for Kirovski turned down
Aug. 9 ... AC Milan negotiating to buy Nesta
Aug. 9 ... History not on Aberdeen's side
Aug. 9 ... Arsenal and Liverpool match is no friendly
Aug. 9 ... Keegan still seeks glory as a manager
Aug. 8 ... UEFA awards Villarreal forfeit win
Aug. 8 ... Veron: last season was catastrophe
Aug. 8 ... Venables again in coaching return
Aug. 8 ... Struggle, strife for West Brom
Aug. 8 ... English First Division opens Saturday
Aug. 8 ... Best up and walking
Aug. 8 ... Fan club begs Libyan leader to take stake in PAOK
Aug. 8 ... English league may look to winter break
Aug. 8 ... Wimbledon looks to new home
Aug. 8 ... Yorke looks for new start with Rovers
Aug. 8 ... Cruyff happy to stay with Alaves
Aug. 8 ... J-League's Kashiwa Reysol sack manager
Aug. 8 ... Madrid shuts door on Morientes transfer
Aug. 7 ... Penalillo scores to give Toronto OT win
Aug. 7 ... Agent: Ronaldo to stay with Inter
Aug. 7 ... Rooney hailed as next Michael Owen
Aug. 7 ... Arsenal has ability to hold off Man U
Aug. 7 ... Bundesliga hopes to ride Germany's Cup run
Aug. 7 ... Ferdinand brought in to rescue Man U
Aug. 7 ... Perugia agrees to sell South Korean player
Aug. 7 ... Fiorentina drops down to Serie C2
Aug. 7 ... Report: Madrid rejects bid for Morientes
Aug. 7 ... AC Milan's Rivaldo given hero's welcome
Aug. 7 ... Police detain 24 English fans
Aug. 6 ... Ronaldo expected in Milan
Aug. 6 ... Canada's men's soccer team will play Scotland
Aug. 6 ... English League chiefs resign
Aug. 6 ... Leeds cancel player of year ceremony
Aug. 6 ... Ferguson: Manchester United the best
Aug. 6 ... Best doing 'very well'
Aug. 6 ... PAOK's owner may travel to Libya
Aug. 6 ... Merson signs on with Pompey
Aug. 6 ... Morrison has a go at Palace
Aug. 6 ... Hammers boss: this year's team better
Aug. 5 ... Ronaldo wants to leave Inter
Aug. 4 ... Australia to bid for 2014 World Cup
Aug. 3 ... Celtic open with victory
Aug. 3 ... Donovan meets with Bayer Leverkusen
Aug. 2 ... Storm sinks Riverhawks
Aug. 2 ... Impact blank Riverhounds
Aug. 2 ... Hargreaves could return this weekend
Aug. 2 ... Barcelona leads four-team tournament
Aug. 2 ... Real Madrid defeats Liverpool in friendly
Aug. 2 ... Fluminense introduces Romario as player
Aug. 2 ... Bosnia teams to play as one league
Aug. 2 ... Guingamp ties Lyon in French opener
Aug. 1 ... Celtic, Rangers Scottish favourites as usual
Aug. 1 ... French soccer lacking luster
Aug. 1 ... Olimpia wins Copa Libertadores
Aug. 1 ... Best moving from intensive care
Aug. 1 ... Fiorentina has money problems

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