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When: Sat September 3, 2005, at 19:30 pm ET Where: Columbus, OH, USA Ticket Info: Info Coming-watch this space for more details. You will need to be quick on these ones folks.

One Albanian was stabbed to death while at least seven other people were injured in Greece when Greek and Albanian fans clashed following their teams' World Cup qualifier in Tirana, police said on Sunday. Albania were the shock 2-1 winners of the European Group Two game against the newly-crowned European champions. The fatality came on the island of Zakynthos were Panagiotkis Kladis, a 22-year old Greek fan who was born in Chicago stabbed to death a 20-year-old Albanian who was celebrating his side's win, police said. Two other Albanian fans were injured in the same incident. There was clashes too...

LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese police arrested 15 Arabs on Friday in Porto, the city that hosts the first game of the Euro 2004 football championships on Saturday, police said. The arrests "were related to something international, but I don't know what", a police spokesman said. Private TSF radio quoted police as saying there were signs five of the people, who come from various Arab countries, had links to a terrorist cell. The arrests were a joint operation by the investigative Judiciary Police and Portugal's Security Intelligence Service (SIS). Publico newspaper reported that SIS received a warning from Dutch intelligence about...

Water For Visiting Soccer Team Drugged In Athens, Greece POSTED: 2:03 pm EDT June 9, 2004 ATHENS, Greece -- Bottled water given to a visiting soccer team by an Athens squad was found to have been spiked with a powerful depressant, after tests conducted when mystery illnesses struck two other teams at earlier games. Olympics organizers quickly ruled out the possibility of such an incident occurring at the Aug. 13-29 Athens Games, saying all food and water for athletes would be subject to random inspections for poisons or substances that might enhance performance. When Akratitos played Kalithea, another Athens team,...

      PRESS RELEASEhttp://www.nociraq.orgContact: Emad Hussain +964 790 139 1957mediarelations@nociraq.org  Dallas Lawrence 914-360-3785lawrenced@orha.centcom.mil IRAQ STUNS FOOTBALL WORLD WITH UPSET VICTORY; EARNS HISTORIC FIRST TRIP TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES Victory Guarantees Iraq Soccer Team a Place at 2004 Athens Olympic Games Amman, Jordan -- May 12, 2004 – In a stunning upset victory, the Iraq national football team defeated Saudi Arabia tonight 3 to1 to earn a trip to the 2004 Olympic Summer games in Athens. The victory marks the first time in Iraq’s history that its football team will compete in the Olympics. In addition to defeating Saudi Arabia,...

DALLAS (Ticker) Eddie Pope's goal in the 93rd minute gave the United States men's soccer team a 1-0 victory over Mexico in a friendly Wednesday night. The teams went scoreless to stoppage time, when Omar Briseno upended Landon Donovan on the outer fringes of the penalty box. Bobby Convey sent a free kick to Taylor Twellman, whose shot was blocked but not held by goalkeeper Oswaldo Sanchez. Pope knocked in the rebound.