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'FIFA Virus' Hits Madrid's Pursuit of Barcelona

Real Madrid are battling an injury crisis ahead of their home clash with Celta Vigo on Saturday as World Cup duty threatens the team's La Liga pursuit of bitter rivals Barcelona.

Madrid coach Jose Mourinho faces the loss of up to seven of the 19 players who went off on international duty after the vital 2-2 draw with Barcelona in their last league game.

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Villas-Boas - Spurs on Chelsea Revenge Mission

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas insists his players will be the only ones on a revenge mission when his former club Chelsea visit White Hart Lane in Saturday's London derby.

With Chelsea captain John Terry suspended after deciding not to appeal the four-match ban imposed for racially abusing QPR defender Anton Ferdinand, the focus will be fixed firmly on Villas-Boas as he confronts the Blues for the first time since his dismissal after just nine months in the job.

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Tennis: Haas Joins 500-Win Club

German veteran Tommy Haas celebrated a piece of personal history on Thursday when the former world number two became only the fourth active player to win 500 matches.

The 34-year-old Haas, whose career has been plagued by injuries, reached the landmark by beating American Jesse Levine 6-4, 6-2 in the Austrian Open second round.

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City's Kompany Eyes World Cup Goal

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany admits he wants to follow up his Premier League title triumph by helping Belgium qualify for the 2014 World Cup.

Kompany is set to return to the City defense for Saturday's trip to West Bromwich Albion after missing the 3-0 home win over Sunderland with a calf injury.

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Bayern Hunt Record in Dusseldorf

Bayern Munich will set a new Bundesliga record if they claim their eighth straight win since the season began at Fortuna Dusseldorf on Saturday, while champions Borussia Dortmund host neighbors Schalke.

While Bayern arrive hoping to rewrite Bundesliga history Dusseldorf are looking for their first home victory this season having claimed both their league wins so far on the road.

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Giroud Earns France a Late Draw in Spain

Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud grabbed a last minute header to earn France a 1-1 draw with Spain in Madrid in Tuesday night's Group I World Cup qualifier.

Sergio Ramos gave Spain a first half lead that the World and European champions never looked like defending in an uncustomary nervy second-half performance.

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Northern Irish Put Dampener on Ronaldo Century

Northern Ireland stole the headlines from Cristiano Ronaldo's 100th international appearance on Tuesday as they held Portugal to a 1-1 draw in their European zone 2014 World Cup qualifier.

Indeed but for an equalizer by veteran striker Helder Postiga 11 minutes from time it would have been a miserable night all round for Ronaldo, who had started it all smiles when being presented with a special cap for his 100th appearance.

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Poland-England World Cup Qualifier Washed out

Heavy rain in Warsaw on Tuesday forced the postponement of Poland's 2014 World Cup qualifier against England, leaving fans disgruntled and the two sides wrangling over a new date.

Eventually agreement was reached to reschedule the Group H tie back at the Kazimierz Gorski Stadium at 1700 local time (1500GMT) on Wednesday.

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Sweden Fight back Seals Dramatic Draw with Germany

Sweden scored four unanswered second-half goals to seal a dramatic 4-4 draw with Germany in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier at Berlin's Olympic Stadium with the equalizer arriving in the 93rd minute.

Midfielder Rasmus Elm wrote himself into Swedish football folklore with the dramatic right-footed equalizer as Sweden came back from 4-0 down with an hour gone to claim a point at Berlin's Olympic Stadium.

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Robinho Sidelined again with Thigh Injury

AC Milan striker Robinho has been sidelined for at least 10 days after re-injuring his right thigh, the club announced Tuesday.

Robinho had only just returned to the fray after more than a month on the sidelines but is now set to miss Milan's trip to Malaga for a Champions League match on October 24.

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