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Blackburn manager Mark Hughes said
striker Benni McCarthy was racially abused by an opponent during
Thursday's 2-1 UEFA Cup win at Wisla Krakow.
Hughes the club will complain to European soccer's governing body
on behalf of the South Africa international.
``Benni was upset by a number of personal comments directed at
him by one of their players,'' Hughes said after the match in
Poland. ``It happened right throughout the game. Benni, to his
credit, did not react to ...
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A new committee aimed at defusing tension between the Polish government and the national soccer federation held its first session on Thursday.
The Polish sports ministry and the federation have clashed over corruption allegations against soccer officials and a match-fixing scandal.
The eight-member body _ comprising three ministry representatives and one each from the federation, Poland's amateur and elite leagues, FIFA and UEFA _ will discuss proposed changes to the ...
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Euzebiusz Smolarek scored two first-half goals Wednesday to lead Poland to a 2-1 win over Portugal in a European Championship qualifier.
Smolarek gave Poland the lead in the ninth minute, knocking in a rebound off a volley from Mariusz Lewandowski.
In the 18th, Smolarek scored his second.
The Borussia Dortmund winger latched onto a through ball from forward Grzegorz Rasiak and sent a right-footed shot past Portugal goalkeeper Ricardo Pereira. ...
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Poland has struggled in European Championship qualifying and faces Portugal on Wednesday with winger Cristiano Ronaldo in top form.
With four points from three games, the Poles want at least a draw.
Portugal, on four points from two games, hasn't lost on the road in international qualifying for 10 years.
``Of course we're going there looking for a win, even though we know Poland is a tough outfit,'' said Ronaldo, ...
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Poland coach Leo Beenhakker called up midfielder Piotr Giza and defender Krzysztof Lagiewka for European Championship qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Portugal.
Centre back Mariusz Jop withdrew from the squad Wednesday with a knee injury, while midfielder Jacek Krzynowek will miss Saturday's match at Kazakhstan but could be fit to play Portugal on Oct. 11.
Forward Ireneusz Jelen and defender Arkadiusz Glowacki have leg injuries and will miss both games.
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Poland coach Leo Beenhakker dropped Liverpool goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek for the 2008 European Championship qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Portugal.
Dudek, who returned to the national team last month after missing the World Cup, was at fault as Poland lost 3-1 loss to Finland in its opening qualifier. He then sat out Poland's 1-1 draw with Serbia.
Beenhakker instead picked Celtic No. 1 Artur Boruc on Friday for the Oct. 7 ...
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Polish soccer federation president Michal Listkiewicz will resign next month.
Listkiewicz, who has headed the federation since June 1999, will step down on Oct. 27 during the organization's general assembly, spokesman Michal Kocieba said Monday.
Kocieba did not disclose the reasons for the decision, but there has been a string of match-fixing scandals in the first and second divisions of Poland's domestic league.
Prosecutors in the western city of Wroclaw ...
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Poland's minister of sport will conduct an audit of the Polish Soccer Federation that could result in the suspension of officials and elections for the body's governing board.
The first and second divisions of Poland's domestic league have been hit by match-fixing scandals. Since opening an investigation last year, prosecutors in the western city of Wroclaw have charged more than 30 people on match-fixing and bribery charges.
The probe ``discovered ...
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