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Names: Villa Park Stadium | Aston Lower Grounds Location: Trinity Road, Birmingham B6 6HE Coordinates: 52°30′33″N 1°53′5″WCoordinates: 52°30′33″N 1°53′5″W Opened: 1897 Owner: Aston Villa F.C. Operator: Aston Villa F.C. Surface: Desso GrassMaster Construction cost: £16,733 (£25 mil) Capacity: 42,788 Field dimensions: 105 × 68 metres, 344 × 226 feet Villa Park was initially part of a pleasure

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Craven Cottage Stadium seating charts and stadium tickets. Please select one of the upcoming concerts or events from the dates below to view available tickets at the Craven Cottage Stadium We carry arena seating, box office seats and stadium club seating. We have seating charts, phone numbers, layouts, and map locations for all venues. To buy tickets for Craven Cottage Stadium at low prices

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Name: Craven Cottage Stadium Location: Fulham, London, SW6 6HH Coordinates: 51°28′30″N 0°13′18″WCoordinates: 51°28′30″N 0°13′18″W Opened: 1896 (as a stadium) Owner: Fulham F.C. Operator: Fulham F.C. Surface: Grass (Fibrelastic) Architect: Archibald Leitch Capacity: 25,700[1][2] (increasing to 30,000) Craven Cottage is the name of a football stadium located in Fulham, London. It has been the

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Suspended CONCACAF president Jack Warner has backed down after promising to release a 'tsunami' on the football world with his revelations about FIFA. Warner had claimed he was about to release emails containing confidential discussions with FIFA president Sepp Blatter but, instead, said his lawyers had advised him against such action. "I had plans to speak to you today a bit more on this

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Razvan Lucescu has resigned as coach of Romania - less than 24 hours after masterminding a 3-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina. Lucescu, who would have celebrated 12 months in the job on Monday, met with Romanian Football Federation president Mircea Sandu this morning and informed him of his decision to stand down. His final game in charge saw Romania turn in an impressive display with two goals

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Bordeaux striker Cheick Diabate has signed a two-year contract extension to keep him at the Ligue 1 club until 2015. Diabate, 23, joined Les Girondins' youth team in 2006 and has had loan spells at AC Ajaccio and Nancy. A club statement read: "FC Girondins de Bordeaux are pleased to announce the contract extension of Cheick Diabate. "The Mali international has signed for two more seasons. He

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FIFA presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam says he is "confident there is no charge to answer'' after FIFA opened an investigation into bribery allegations against him, FIFA vice-president Jack Warner and two other officials. FIFA announced on Wednesday that its ethics commission would examine the conduct of Bin Hammam and Warner, along with CFU officials Debbie Minguell and Jason Sylvester,

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Robbie Slater says Australian soccer was naive not to ensure drug testing took place at the World Cup qualifiers with Argentina in 1993 but insists Diego Maradona's claims of doping won't sour his memories of the experience. Soccer legend Maradona has made sensational claims on Argentine television that he and his team-mates were given performance-enhancing "speedy coffees" prior to the return

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The drama surrounding the 2022 FIFA World Cup bid has continued, with the Qatari World Cup bid team responding to allegations of bribery and corruption in a fiery official statement. The claims centre on a whistleblower who has alleged that FIFA members Issa Hayatou and Jacques Anouma were paid $1.5 million US each to vote for Qatar, according to evidence given to a Parliamentary committee by

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Real Zaragoza coach Javier Aguirre praised his side's players and supporters following their last-day escape from relegation. Zaragoza went into their clash at Levante lying in the final relegation place and a point adrift of safety, but two fine goals from captain Gabi earned them a 2-1 victory and another season in the top flight. Aguirre, who took over from the sacked Jose Aurelio Gay in

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Teenage striker Leandro Bacuna gave FC Groningen hope of nudging into the UEFA Europa League by the back door after a potentially crucial second-half strike in a 3-2 defeat at Heracles. Pieter Huistra's side blew their chance to claim fourth place and automatic qualification on the final day of the regular Eredivisie season when they failed to beat PSV Eindhoven. But Bacuna's 56th-minute effort

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Argentina coach Sergio Batista has recalled Manchester City's Pablo Zabaleta and Real Madrid's Ezequiel Garay to play against Nigeria and Poland next month. The vast majority of Batista's squad are under the age of 25 and the Argentina boss has elected to give an international debut to Villarreal defender Mateo Musacchio as he runs the rule over his fringe players. The squad will be under close

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Schalke sporting director Horst Heldt has revealed his admiration for Ajax goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg, fuelling speculation that he could be a summer transfer target. Stekelenburg, 28, starred for the Netherlands as they reached last summer's World Cup final and he has continued to impress between the sticks for Ajax this season. With current Schalke No. 1 Manuel Neuer expected to leave

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Monaco midfielder Mahamadou Diarra has revealed he plans to leave the Ligue 1 strugglers this summer regardless of whether they avoid relegation. Diarra, who joined from Real Madrid in January, says he is unhappy after failing to break into the first team, having joined in search of playing time after being marginalised at the Bernabeu. "I will not stay next season,'' he said on L'Equipe's

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Velez Sarsfield are just one point clear at the top of the Argentinian Clausura after losing 3-2 at Lanus on Sunday. The visitors led twice through a double from David Ramirez, but Santiago Hoyos and Diego Valeri ensured Lanus were level at half-time. And Silvio Romero scored what proved to be the winner just five minutes into the second half. That meant Lanus moved up to third in the table

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Pohang Steelers came back from two goals down at home to Jeonbuk Motors to win 3-2 and leapfrog the visitors into top spot in the K-League. Lee Dong-guk put Jeonbuk ahead after 37 minutes with a shot that took a deflection and when Park Won-jae extend the lead five minutes later, the Motors looked set to pull clear at the top. Shin Hyung-min headed a goal back just before the hour, however, and

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Kevin Muscat has farewelled Melbourne, and the exit door also beckons for the Victory from the Asian Champions League. Melbourne Victory's 1-1 draw with Japanese rivals Gamba Osaka at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday in their Group E clash leaves them bottom of the group with one match remaining. The A-League side now must sweat on the result of the other Group E match between leaders Tianjin Teda

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German side Schalke are struggling against the tide, as they must overturn a 2-0 deficit against Manchester United in the Champions League semi-finals, but they have been boosted by the possible return of striker Klass-Jan Huntelaar. Huntelaar, 27, had been in decent form for the club since his arrival from AC Milan but picked up a knee injury in February and has been missing from action ever

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FC Dallas defeated the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 in a rain-soaked lightning-delayed match at Pizza Hut Park that hinged on a beautiful goal scored by Brek Shea in the 88th minute. A rematch of last season’s Western Conference Final, the win improved FC Dallas’ record to 3-3-1 (10 points). A driving rainstorm hit Pizza Hut Park just as the second half began, but that did not stop the defending

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The New York Red Bulls are top of Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference as Luke Rodgers' 22nd-minute goal proved enough to see off Sporting Kansas City. The win was the Red Bulls' third in a row and kept them above the Philadelphia Union, who were 1-0 winners at home to the San Jose Earthquakes thanks to Sebastien Le Toux's 76th-minute goal. The Columbus Crew are level on 12 points with the

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Eredivisie side VVV Venlo have moved quickly to sign up 18-month-old YouTube sensation Baerke van der Meij, who has become an internet hit after his father posted videos of him kicking balls into a toy chest. Van der Meij, 1, has been signed up by his local side on a symbolic ten-year professional contract but despite the club currently battling against relegation from Dutch football's top tier

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Brazilian sides Cruzeiro and Santos closed in on the Copa Libertadores quarter-finals with first-leg successes in their respective last-16 duels on Wednesday. Cruzeiro clinched a 2-1 away win over Colombia's Once Caldas, thanks to second-half goals in Manizales. Wallyson gave Cruzeiro a 72nd-minute lead after Jose Ortigoza's cross picked him out. Argentinian playmaker Walter Montillo, who had

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President of the Japanese Football Association Junji Ogura is delighted that the J. League returned to action on Saturday following the devastating earthquake that hit the region earlier in the year. Ogura paid tribute to the recovery after a tsunami on March 11 took many lives and caused major reconstruction problems along the north-east coast of the country. A minute's silence was held before

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Lyon coach Claude Puel insists his third-placed side still have a chance in the Ligue 1 title race - if they believe in themselves. OL were not in action at the weekend and will head into their game in hand - against Montpellier on Wednesday - seven points behind Lille after the leaders were held to a 1-1 draw at Lorient. Second-placed Marseille can take over at the top if they beat Nice on

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Landon Donovan grabbed a double as the Los Angeles Galaxy went top of the MLS Western Conference with a 3-0 win over the Portland Timbers. An early goal from Chad Barrett and a Donovan penalty had the Galaxy two up inside eight minutes, before the striker added his second after 67 minutes. Columbus Crew missed the chance to move level on points with Eastern Conference leaders the New York Red

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