The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Older and wiser than at the last World Cup Ivory Coast could become the first African team to be a genuine threat for the trophy in 2010.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Italian prosecutor demands 30 years in jail for alleged killers of UK student A prosecutor in Italy yesterday demanded that Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito serve life sentences for the murder and sexual assault of British exchange student Meredith Kercher. He also called for Knox, an American, to spend the first nine months of her sentence in isolation during daylight hours. Giuliano Mignini requested...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
A British security consultant who was paid £300,000 to assist efforts by Kate and Gerry McCann to find their daughter Madeleine is being sought by the FBI over an alleged £1.3m fraud. A £500,000 contract given to Kevin Halligen's private detective agency, Oakley International, to help with the search for the missing child was terminated last year after a major benefactor of the McCanns...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
PERUGIA, Italy — Prosecutors on Saturday requested life in prison for an American student and her ex-boyfriend accused in the fatal stabbing of her British roommate during a drug-fueled sex game – charges the U.S. woman dismissed as "pure fantasy." In their closing arguments, the prosecutors said Amanda Knox and Italian Raffaele Sollecito should be convicted on charges of murder...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
CAPITAL pair Sol Bamba of Hibs and Laryea Kingston of Hearts will go head- to-head at the African Nations Cup in Angola after Ivory Coast and Ghana were drawn together in Grou
The Daily Blahg (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
There are two very good reasons why the Knicks are knuckleheads for passing on Allen Iverson. For one thing, they've fallen completely off the radar in New York. I've been following sports since about 1960 around here, and I can't remember a time when the Knicks were more irrelevant. For those of us who love the sport, it's a truly sad era. A few silly Iverson headlines could not have hurt. The other...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba will go head to head with team-mate Michael Essien at the African Nations Cup in Angola after Ivory Coast and Ghana were drawn together in Group B.
France 24 (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
African superstars Didier Drogba, Samuel Eto'o and Michael Essien will discover Friday who they face at the 2010 African Nations Cup in Angola. A draw ceremony in the capital of the oil-rich south-west Africa state divides the 16 qualifiers into four groups from which the winners and runners-up advance to the quarter-finals. Chelsea striker Drogba is the main source of Ivory Coast goals, Eto'o of...
Soccerphile Football | Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
All 32 teams for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa are now known. The complete line up is: Europe Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland Africa Algeria, Cameroon, Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa (hosts) Asia Australia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea South America Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay,...
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
CARLO ANCELOTTI is ready to put his faith in youngsters Daniel Sturridge and Fabio Borini when Chelsea lose Ivory Coast strike pair Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou in January.
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Madrid: Spain marked their return to the Vienna stadium, where they won Euro 2008, by thrashing 10-man Austria 5-1 while Germany were held to a 2-2 draw by Ivory Coast in friendlies on Wednesday.
OmniFootball (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
If you haven’t seen it already, Eboue scored a goal for Ivory Coast in an international friendly against Germany yesterday. The goal was brilliant–showing he may very well be the perfect striker: the strength of Drogba, the creativity of Henry, and the finishing of Owen. He’s the complete package, folks. But don’t take my word [...]
Football Kits Online (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
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Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
England could draw a group of death including Holland, the Ivory Coast and the United States at next summer's World Cup finals. FIFA are busy planning their pots.
The Flat Back Four (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
After some dramatic final round and playoff matches, the footballing nations which will grace the stadiums in South Africa are now complete. France, though should be feeling very sheepish as they cheated their way into South Africa. No one would've expected Thierry Henry to do a "mini-Maradona" but unfortunately, footballers will always try to gain an advantage whether legally or illegally....
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