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| 28 January 2003 FIFA World Youth Championships. The draw for the FIFA Youth World Championships which will be held in the UAE between March 25 to April 16 is as follows : Group A : UAE, Slovakia, Panama, Burkina Faso Group B : Argentina, Spain, Uzbekistan, Mali Group C : Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Australia Group D : Colombia, Egypt, Japan, England Group E : Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Mexico, Ivory Coast Group F : Paraguay, USA, South Korea, Germany Nowotny Injured In Comeback Match Leverkusen captain Jens Nowotny is out for the rest of the season after tearing knee ligaments in his comeback match against Cottbus. Nowotny had just returned to the game following 9 months on the sidelines after injuring the same knee in a Champions League match against Manchester United. Van Gaal Sacked Barcelona have finally parted company with Dutchman Louis Van Gaal following another embarrassing league performance which left the club in the midst of a relegation battle and 20 points of leaders Real Sociedad. 27 January 2003 Kerr New Ireland Coach Brian Kerr has succeeded Mick McCarthy as coach of the Republic of Ireland. Kerr has enjoyed phenomenal success with Ireland's youth teams guiding the U-16s and U-18s to European Championship success in 1998 and finishing 3rd in the 1999 World Youth Cup. Kirkland Out For Season Liverpool goalkeeper Chris Kirkland will be out for the rest of the season after a collision with Crystal Palace striker Dele Adebola left him with torn ligaments during a fourth round FA Cup tie. 24 January 2003 Juve President Agnelli Dies Juventus honorary president Giovanni Agnelli has died at the age of 81 after losing a battle with prostrate cancer. Giovanni's father, Edoardo, took charge of Juventus in 1923 and was killed in a plane crash in 1935. Giovanni was in charge of Juventus between 1947-1953. His brother Umberto succeeded him as president and holds that position today. 22 January 2003 Zebina Struck By Rare Virus Roma defender Jonathan Zebina has been hospitalised with a rare and faces a lengthy spell out of the game. Roma's club doctor said : "Zebina has a rare inflammation that has caused a serious depression of his immunity defences. His lymph nodes are seriously inflamed." 21 January 2003 Facchetti Questions Galliani's Role In Milan's Penalties "The problem regarding Galliani's position (president of the FIGC) is still unresolved. A balance of nine penalties in favour (of Milan) and none against in seventeen matches represents, in my opinion, an embarrassing tally - not only for us, but also for (Milan's) other adversaries." Inter vice-president Giacinto Facchetti Donato Sets Record As Oldest Scorer Deportivo's 40 year old Brazilian defender Donato has become the oldest goalscorer in the history of Spanish football with his goal against Athletic Bilbao. 17 January 2003 Fiorese Banned For Playacting PSG striker Fabrice Fiorese has become the first player in the French league to be banned for playacting after a disciplinary committee found him guilty of feigning injury to get a opposition player sent off. PSG's president felt Fiorese deserved no more than a yellow card. 16 January 2003 Lazio Players Paid Having secured a loan from a bank Lazio have finally settled the back payments owed to players. |