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JAKARTA – Indonesia captain Bambang Pamungkas is hoping an extra day’s rest will give his side an advantage over Korea Republic when they face off in their crucial Group D clash at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium this evening.

The Indonesians slipped to an injury-time defeat against Saudi Arabia on Saturday evening before seeing the Koreans lose to Bahrain on Sunday.

And with the heat taking its toll on teams across the group, the Persija Jakarta striker believes the additional 24 hours rest will help the home side.

“Everybody knows the match is important for both teams,” said the 27-year-old. “We have to win the game and Korea has to win the game as well so it will be very tough.
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MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid ended their four-year trophy drought when they won the league title for the 30th time after a dramatic 3-1 comeback victory over Real Mallorca at the Bernabeu on Sunday.

Substitute Jose Reyes Antonio was Real’s hero, equalizing a minute after coming on in the second half and putting the icing on the cake with a spectacular third seven minutes from time.

The nine-times European champions topped the final standings by virtue of a better head-to-head record against arch-rivals Barcelona, whose 5-1 victory at already relegated Gimnastic Tarragona was to no avail.

For over an hour the title looked to have slipped from Real’s grasp as they trailed to a 17th-minute strike from Mallorca’s Fernando Varela, while Barca overpowered Gimnastic.
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Juventus has announced that it has been signed an agreement with the coach Claudio Ranieri for the technical management of the First Team. The three-years contract will be effective from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2010.

With Claudio Ranieri, man of international experience and vision, able to embody the aims of the mid-team development plan approved by the Board of Directors, a season with a wealth of ambitions and new opportunities opens up. “I’m very proud for this opportunity. We will work hard to regain the proper position that Juventus deserves to have – mister Ranieri said –. The project is ambitious and I’m sure that we will be doing a very good job. Supporters can be reassured, they will be proud of what we’ll be doing in Italy and Europe. I didn’t expect this call from Juventus. It arrived last saturday evening. Until than I didn’t received any sort contact for any position. I coudn’t say no, because when Juventus calls and you get such a challenging opportunity you just grab it. Negotiations were under way with Manchester City, but they kept on postponing. Therefore after 15 days of silence, I decided to accept the Juventus call.
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