UEFA Cup final goalless at halftime (Reuters)
MANCHESTER (Reuters) - Zenit St Petersburg and Rangers were drawing 0-0 at halftime in the UEFA Cup final at the City of Manchester stadium on Wednesday.
Grant turns his fire on referee Bennett (AFP
)
Chelsea manager Avram Grant laid himself open to disciplinary action by the Football Association after calling into question referee Steve Bennett's integrity.
Malouda confident ahead of Moscow showdown (Reuters)
COBHAM (Reuters) - Chelsea will go into next week's Champions League final against Manchester United in good spirits despite losing out to their rivals for the Premier League title, France forward Florent Malouda said on Wednesday.
Croatia's Klasnic to quit Bremen (AFP
)
Croatian striker Ivan Klasnic, who returned to international football earlier this year after a kidney transplant, will leave Werder Bremen at the end of the season, it was announced on Wednesday.
Advocaat puts faith in Tekke for final (Reuters)
LONDON (Reuters) - Zenit St Petersburg coach Dick Advocaat replaced suspended striker Pavel Pogrebnyak, the competition's joint top-scorer, with Turkish forward Fatih Tekke for the UEFA Cup final against Rangers on Wednesday.
Russia omit Kerzhakov from Euro 2008 squad (Reuters)
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia striker Alexander Kerzhakov was a surprise omission when coach Guus Hiddink unveiled his 25-man provisional squad for Euro 2008 on Wednesday.
Terry, Drogba and Carvalho fit for Champions (Reuters)
COBHAM (Reuters) - Chelsea captain John Terry, his fellow defender Ricardo Carvalho and striker Didier Drogba will be fit for the Champions League final after training on Wednesday, manager Avram Grant said.
Russia name provisional squad for Euro 2008 (Reuters)
(Reuters) - Russia coach Guus Hiddink unveiled his 25-man
provisional squad for Euro 2008 on Wednesday.
Russia are in Group D with Greece, Spain and Sweden at the
championship being co-hosted by Austria and Switzerland.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeyev (CSKA Moscow), Vyacheslav
Malafeyev (Zenit St Petersburg), Vladimir Gabulov (Amkar Perm)
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Zenit and Rangers bid for UEFA Cup (Reuters)
MANCHESTER (Reuters) - The UEFA Cup will have a new name etched on to it after Zenit St Petersburg meet Rangers in the final at the City of Manchester stadium on Wednesday.
Glasgow Rangers and Zenit chase UEFA Cup glory (AFP
)
Rangers must defy the odds and their critics if they are to overcome stylish Russian side Zenit St Petersburg and lift the UEFA Cup here on Wednesday.
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