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December 3, 2008 12:49:16 PM CST


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England Dumps McClaren

Head coach is shown the door after soccer team's failure to qualify for Euro 2008

(Newser) - Steve McClaren has been fired as coach of England's soccer team after their failure to qualify for Euro 2008, reports the Times of London.  England had been thrown a lifeline after Israel's surprise defeat of Russia, which gave them a chance to advance to the continental championships if they beat or drew with Croatia—but they slumped to a 3-2 defeat at Wembley. More »

More about:  England soccer Euro 2008 Croatia Wembley Stadium Football Association

New York Wins Ugly in London

Giants keep Dolphins winless in rainy Wembley Stadium, 13-10

(Newser) - In typical wet London weather, the NFL put on an equally typical slugfest in its first-ever regular season game played outside North America, with hapless Miami putting up a fight against New York before plummeting to its eighth straight loss. Over 80,000 spectators were mostly enthused by the sloppy play, especially the seven fumbles (three lost) and deep incompletions that characterized the game. More »

More about:  NFL football London New York Giants Eli Manning Miami Dolphins Tom Coughlin Michael Strahan Wembley Stadium

London Calling for NFL

League hopes UK Giants-Dolphins game will be springboard into worldwide market

(Newser) - As London and the NFL brace for the weekend's Dolphins-Giants match—the first regular-season game played outside the US in league history—football officials are hoping it will launch the game into a new, more international era. If all goes well, commissioner Roger Goodell plans to make foreign-hosted games a regular event in future seasons. More »

More about:  NFL football London New York Giants Roger Goodell Miami Dolphins Wembley Stadium

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