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Germany will pay the fine imposed by UEFA for disturbances caused by its fans in Slovakia but will appeal against compensating the Slovak soccer federation. UEFA fined Germany 12,500 euros (C$18,245) for the rowdy behaviour of its fans in Bratislava during Germany's 4-1 win in a 2008 European Championship qualifying match on Oct. 11. Germany's soccer federation was also told to compensate the Slovaks for the property damage caused by ...

Slovakia coach Dusan Galis quit Thursday, a day after his team lost to visiting Germany 4-1 in a European Championship qualifying match. Slovakian soccer federation president Frantisek Laurinec said in a statement that Galis stepped down after reaching ``a mutual agreement'' with the federation. ``I thank Dusan Galis for his service and his contribution to the Slovak national team,'' Laurinec said. The federation said it will soon decide who will ...

Lukas Podolski scored two goals Wednesday to help Germany beat Slovakia 4-1 in a European Championship qualifying match. The Bayern Munich forward's 13th- and 72nd-minute goals were augmented by Michael Ballack in the 25th and Bastian Schweinsteiger in the 36th as Germany moved to 3-0 in Group D. ``People said it would be hard to keep up the level after the World Cup, but we showed today we can do ...

Germany coach Joachim Loew's record start won't mean much if his team loses in Slovakia on Wednesday. Germany is 4-0 with 19 goals scored and none conceded since Loew took over from Juergen Klinsmann after the team's third-place finish at the World Cup. That's the best start any Germany coach has had. But the goal difference is inflated by the 13-0 win in San Marino, a record in European qualifying. ...

The Slovakian soccer federation has been asked not sell any tickets to German fans for a European championship qualifier next week in a bid to avoid hooliganism. ``We've sent an urgent plea to the Slovaks not to sell any tickets to German supporters,'' German soccer federation spokesman Harald Stenger said Wednesday. The German federation is selling tickets only to people registered with fan clubs. Slovakia hosts Germany in Bratislava on ...