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The Burkina Faso Football Federation have appointed Paulo Duarte as the country’s new manager. Duarte succeeds Didier Notheaux, whose contract expired last October. Duarte has signed a two year contract, and his first task will be to ensure that the Stallions qualify for the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola.

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Graham Seatter, the chief executive of New Zealand Football, has announced that he will not  associated with the body from April 18. Seatter has been in charge for the last three years, and was instrumental in the birth of the Wellington Phoenix team that plays in the A-League. The Phoenix team was born from the ashes of the the New Zealand Knights who were once in grave danger of losing their A-League licence.

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We begin our countdown to Euro 2008, by having a quiz on previous editions of the tournament.

Here is a quiz on Euro 2004. Please post your answers as comments, or e-mail me using the contact page, and I’ll let you know how well you have done.

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All you Red Devils, do not get angry at the headline. It is not Luis Carlos Almeida da Cunha who is heading to Upton Park, but Brescia sporting director Gianluca Nani.

The Italian, 45, will begin his role as West Ham’s technical director in June.  The appointment of Nani signals the end of a six month long search by the Hammers for the right candidate.

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On the shores of Lake Geneva lies the Swiss municipality of Nyon. And it was in this place that the UEFA Champions league quarterfinal draw was announced. With four English teams, one Spanish, one Turkish, one Italian and one German team in the fray, this is what the draw threw up.

Arsenal vs Liverpool

AS Roma vs Manchester United
Fenerbahce vs Chelsea
Schalke vs Barcelona.

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If reports in the press are to be believed, Manchester City are reportedly wanting to sign Croatian starlet Luka Modric from Dinamo Zagreb. Modric, 22, currently wears the No.10 at his club and is considered to be one of the hottest players in his native Croatia.

The Times suggests that Sven will have to fork out £17 million to bring Modric to the City of Manchester Stadium.

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This year’s FA Cup features only one Premiership team in the last four- Portsmouth. The exits of Chelsea and Middlesbrough at the hands of Barnsley and Cardiff respectively have thrown the tournament wide open, and Harry Redknapp’s boys must consider themselves as favourites to win the Cup. But, as the Cup has proved time and again, reputation is nothing- the better team on the day wins.

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Here are the results from the sixth round of the FA Cup. Some stunning upsets, but that is what the FA Cup is all about- give the smaller teams an opportunity to shine on the big stage.

Manchester United 0-1 Portsmouth ( Sulley Muntari)

A repeat of last year’s fourth round clash which ended up 2-1 in favour of the Red Devils. The result this year was not the same. It left Sir Alex Ferguson furious.

The win ended United’s chance of a treble and propelled Pompey into the semifinals.

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This happens to be my first post on the A-League. One might ask how it came about ? To be honest, I was doing a bit of research on FIFA World Cup qualifying. As I was doing the 2006 edition, I saw that John Aloisi was the man whose penalty kick sent the Socceroos into the World Cup. Aloisi as a footballer is not a new name- he has after all played for Coventry and Portsmouth in the Premiership, and Osasuna in the La Liga.

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Leicester City have signed Kelvin Etuhu on loan from Manchester City till the end of the season. Kano born Etuhu can play both as a striker and a right winger. If Kelvin’s surname seems familiar to you, it is because his elder brother is Dickson Etuhu, currently representing Sunderland in the Premiership.

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