Uruguay To Embark On European Tour
2008-03-14 15:17:34
The Uruguay
an national team will not have any activity in the
upcoming FIFA international date at the end of the month, yet May will
be busy for the Charrúas as they gear up for the summer’s run
in the World Cup qualifiers in South America. They will get ready to
face both Venezuela and Peru on June 14th and 18th at the Estadio
Monumental.
Oscar Tabarez’ men will face both Norway in Oslo on the 25th and
Turkey in Bochum three days later. The Uruguayan coach will call up
mostly his European
-based players in these two matches.
Blatter Bluffing?
2008-03-14 14:50:11
FIFA’s head honcho once again threatened the Spanish Football
Federation regarding the possibility of that country’s government
intervening in the federation’s affairs. Both the federation and the
Superior Sports Council (CSD) are currently in conflict over the
elections that are to take place. The CSD found various irregularities
and violations that the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) violated.
According to FIFA, if federation president Ángel Villar is removed from
his post because he did not call for elections, there could be some
trouble.
As per judicial regulations, any sports entities (such as football)
that did not make the Olympics must have their election in the first
semester of the year. “We are not threatening or pressuring, but if
there is any action taken against
COPA LIBERTADORES SCORES & MATCHES
2008-03-14 08:31:39
Tuesday, Mar. 11Group 6Chivas (MEX) 0 - 1 Cúcuta (COL)CUC: Urbano (43')Group 1Real Potosí (BOL) 2 - 3 San Lorenzo (ARG)RPO: Loayza (17'), Pintos (32')SLZ: Romeo (71'), Chávez (78'), Torres (87' pen)Group 4Cienciano (PER) 1 - 0 Coronel Bolognesi (PER)CIE: Solís (76')Wednesday, Mar. 12Group 5Universidad Católica (CHI) 1 - 2 River Plate (ARG)CAT: Gutiérrez (46')RIV: Abreu (43'), Rosales (87')Group 3Atlas (MEX) 3 - 0 U.A. Maracaibo (VEN)ATL: Zuñiga (41'), Achucarro (61'), Marioni (67')Group 8Arsenal (ARG) 0 - 1 LDUQ (ECU)LDU: Urrutia (79' pen)Thursday, Mar. 13Group 2Lanús (ARG) 0-0 Cuenca (ECU) Group 5América (MEX) 3-1 Universidad San Martín (PER)AME: Márquez (39'), Iñigo(47'), Cabañas (70')USM: Silva(6')-El Pibe De Oro
Argentine Clausura- Week 5
2008-03-13 07:20:05
Friday, Mar. 7Rosario Central 0 - 0 Colon (Sta. Fe)Racing Club 0 - 1 San LorenzoSLZ: Bergessio (71')Saturday. Mar. 8Lanus 0 - 5 BanfieldBAN: Laso (20'), Cvitanich (37' & 83'), Civelli (46'), Santana (76')Tigre 2 - 0 Olimpo (B.B.)TIG: Gimenez (35'), Suarez (85')San Martin (SJ) 1 - 1 Gimnasia (LP)SMN: Bravo (60')GIM: Piatti (77')Argentinos Juniors 1 - 1 HuracanARG: Hauche (5')HUR: Nieto (6')Velez Sarsfield 1 - 0 Newell's Old Boys VEL: Rios (15' pen)Sunday, Mar. 9Estudiantes (LP) 0 - 0 River PlateBoca Juniors 1 - 1 Independiente BOC: Riquelme (54')IND: Caceres (6' og)Arsenal 3 - 3 Gimnasia (Jujuy)ARS: Leguizamon (1'), Gomez (58'), Cuenca (90' pen)GIM: Miranda (15'), Carranza (45' pen), Mateo (80')STANDINGS
Equipo
Pts
J
G
E
P
GF
GC
Velez Sarsfield
13
5
4
1
0
10
3
Boca Juniors
11
5
3
Compeán Supports Sánchez
2008-03-16 18:44:13
Mexican Football Federation president Justino Compeán ratified national team boss Hugo Sánchez and he looks to be fine- for now. "Hugo is our Plan A, Plan B, and our Plan C," said Compeán in a post-game press conference on Sunday after Mexico were eliminated from the Olympic qualifiers. Compeán mentioned that there is a contract with the coach until after 2010. Still he mentioned that like "any company, there is the need for evaluation." Compeán also mentioned that this decision is not solely based on him. Sánchez also has to face the music on March 31st when the club presidents will also have their say.
Olympic Sized Failure
2008-03-16 18:26:19
Somewhere in Monterrey Ricardo Lavolpe must be laughing his ass off. Hugo Sánchez is getting a double dose of what his ego laid out when he lobbied for the Mexican national team job well over two years ago.
Photo Courtesy ESPNDeportes"Hey, at least I won some type of title," guffaws Lavolpe. He follows that with a nice puff of his cigarette and says, "at least I got to the World Cup." He then goes to his collection of fine wines and reflects,"I at least got to the Olympic
s." Oh yes, sometimes silence is the serene equalizer but also the funniest of punchlines too.Hugo Sánchez hyped up this team to become the greatest team since the 1970 Brazil side. Well at least they will have one thing in common- they won't have a gold medal in the Olympics.&n
La Liga Scores
2008-03-16 13:29:04
Saturday Deportivo 1-0 Real MadridDEP: Pepe (57'-OG)Betis 1-2 Athletic (susp.)Recreativo 4-2 MurciaREC: Sinama-Pongolle (19', 71'), Ruben (59'), Marquitos (86') MUR: De Lucas (15'), Iván Alonso (75'-PK)Valencia 1-2 SevillaVAL: Albiol (90')SEV: Luis Fabiano (11', 22')SundayEspanyol 2-1 MallorcaESP: Luis García (58', 89') MLL: Güiza (13')Villarreal 2-0 ZaragozaVIL: Nihat (11'), Rossi (65'-PK)Valladolid 0-0 OsasunaGetafe 2-1 RacingGET: Uche (66'), Gavilán (76')RAC: Smolarek (54')Almería 2-2 BarcelonaALM: Pulido (30'), Uche (85') BAR: Krkic (17'), Eto'o (57')Atlético 3-0 LevanteATM: Simão (25'), Forlán (39', 52')StandingsPts.GPWDLGGADiff.
1
Real Madrid
62
28
20
2
6
59
25
34
Serie A Scores
2008-03-16 11:44:51
Saturday March 15Udinese 2-2 LazioUDI: Ferronetti (56'), Di Natale (86')LAZ: Rocchi (11'), Ledesma (80')AS Roma 2-1 AC MilanROM: Giuly (78'), Vucinic (81')ACM: Kaká (56')Sunday March 16Sampdoria 3-1 CataniaSAM: Palombo (68'), Accardi (76'), Bellucci (86')CAT: Stovini (73')Fiorentina 3-1 GenoaFIO: Santana (19'), Mutu (30'), Pazzini (56')GEN: Masiero (83')Inter 2-1 PalermoINT: Vieira (5'), Giménez (25')PAL: Materazzi (36'-OG)Cagliari 3-0 TorinoCAG: Jeda (18'), Acquafresca (23'-PK, 57')Atalanta 4-1 EmpoliATL: Langella (19'), Doni (27'), Padoin (77', 84')EMP: Vanucchi (83')Reggina 4-0 SienaREG: Brienza (9', 39'), Cozza (19'), Missiroli (68') Livorno 1-1 ParmaLIV: Vidigal (41')PAR: Reginaldo (61')Juventus 1-0 NapoliJUV: Iaquinta (88')Pts.GPWDLGGADiff.
1
Inter Milan
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Clausura Week 5 Goals
2008-03-19 08:14:57
You all better show some love to foroceleste.com!!!! This is courtesy of them.
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Betis Fights Back
2008-03-19 07:01:13
Club brass decided to take their suspension to the highest authority in the land. Real Betis look to appeal their two-match stadium ban and loss to Athletic Bilbao this past weekend after Basque goalkeeper Armando was struck with a water bottle by a Betis supporter.
Betis board member Pepe León ripped embattled Spanish Football Federation Ángel María Villar. "I have never seen such persecution (towards Betis) since the (Franco) dictatorship," said León at a press conference on Monday evening.
Today a communicae was sent out to in which players, equipment managers, coaching staff, and others involved in the daily operations in the club talked about the punishment brought down by the Spanish Football Federation. "(The incident was) lamentable and acts like these should always be cond
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Copa Libertadores Scores - Mar. 18
2008-03-19 06:29:19
HOME TEAMS LISTED FIRSTGroup 1Caracas F.C. (VEN) 1 - 1 Cruzeiro (BRA)CAR: Valencia (29')CRZ: Moreno (54' pen)STANDINGS
Team
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
+/-
Pts
Home
Away
1
Cruzeiro (BRA)
4
2
2
0
7
1
6
8
2-0-0
0-2-0
2
FC Caracas (VEN)
4
2
1
1
5
5
0
7
2-1-0
0-0-1
3
San Lorenzo (ARG)
3
1
1
1
3
4
-1
4
0-1-0
1-0-1
4
Real Potosí (BOL)
3
0
0
3
3
8
-5
0
0-0-1
0-0-2Group 2Estudiantes LP (ARG) 2 - 0 Danubio (URU)EST: Veron (42' pen), Desabato (75')STANDINGS
Team
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
+/-
Pts
Home
Away
1
Estudiantes LP (ARG)
4
2
1
1
4
2
2
7
1-1-0
1-0-1
2
Lanús (ARG)
3
1
2
0
3
1
2
5
1-1-0
0-1-0
3
Deportivo Cuenca (ECU)
3
1
2
0
1
0
1
5
1-1-0
0-1-0
4
Danubio (URU)
4
0
1
3
2
7
-5
1
0-0-1
0-1-2Group 7Audax Italiano (CHI) 1 - 0 Atletico Nacional (COL)ADX: Orellana (48')STANDINGS
George Metellus' Team Of The Week
2008-03-19 02:50:00
Down here in Miami, it was Calle Ocho weekend. I mean I was up to tongue in hot Hispanic women. DAMN!!! I love Miami. I'm just waiting for Juan to hook me up with one of these unbelievable Colombian women and it'll be over but until then I'll watch futbol and pick a Team Of The Week. This week's TOW performed and/or made headlines during the calendar week of March 10 - 16. The winner is: Corporación Nuevo Cúcuta Deportivo (COL)The team more famously known as Cúcuta Deportivo is based in the town of Cúcuta in northeastern Colombia and much like Once Caldas from a couple of years ago, the team is a smaller club making big noise in Colombia and on the continent. Last year, they pushed Boca in the Libertadores semis proving to be a tougher opponent for Los Xen
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Millenium Net TV
2008-03-18 17:03:16
Like any other fan, we want to know what we can find to satisfy our thirst for the sport we love so much. Now we have Fox Sports here on MAF. No, I am not talking about the sorry ass transmissions that they have on Fox Sports Español up in the northern hemisphere. It shows all of the talk, controversy, and yes all the games from the southern hemisphere and Europe. Oh yeah, those game are live unlike the tape delayed BS we have to got through on this end because of Mexican baseball or Poker.I will try my best to get ESPN Más. There we will be able to get some rugby as well for you lovers of the ovalled ball. Let me know what you think. I will leave the code here, but to see it on the blog on a consistent basis, please check it out at t
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Check 'Em Out
2008-03-19 15:49:50
I will be in Argentina doing a series of articles about life in
Argentina. Of course part of life there is football. One does not
exist without the other. I will give you a daily journal of what is
going on here as well as interviews with some of the top footballers
there.
Once I publish them, please let me know what you think.
See ya on the other side...
Peace....
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US To Play England
2008-03-19 15:28:50
CHICAGO (March 19, 2008) — The U.S. Men’s National Team will travel to
England
for the first time since 1994 to meet the 11th ranked
England
National Team on May 28 in London. Kickoff at the new, 90,000-seat
Wembley Stadium is set for 8 p.m. local time (3 p.m. ET), and the match
will be broadcast live on ESPN Classic and Univision.
The ninth meeting between the nations will serve as preparation for
both teams as they gear up for the start of qualifying for the 2010
FIFA World Cup. Ticket information for U.S. fans wanting to travel to
the England match will be announced shortly.
"We have consistently said that one of our goals is to play matches
against good opponents and in environments that will really challenge
our team,” said U.S. head coach Bob Bradley. “In addi
Clausura Week 6
2008-03-23 16:24:19
Miramar Misiones 0-2 PeñarolPEN: Pacheco (49′), Bueno (89′)River Plate 5-0 TacuarembóRIV: Urretaviscaya (14′), Giménez (55′, 71′), Souza (65′), Flores (81′)Wanderers 1-0 CerroWAN: Chaves (75′)Fénix 2-0 Rampla JuniorsFEN: Ifrán (21′), Alvez (88′)Juventud 0-2 NacionalNAC: Liguera (24′-PK), Fornaroli (53′)Bella Vista 1-3 ProgresoBEL: Tancredi (21′)PRO: Roquero (15′), Lombardi (35′), Asconeguy (67′)Defensor Sporting 3-2 LiverpoolDEF: Cazulo (52′), S. Fernández (67′, 90′)LIV: Aranda (28′), Pezzolano (90′)
George Metellus' Team Of The Week
2008-03-25 15:54:26
Its Tuesday down here in Miami and for some strange reason its 60 degrees. Its damn cold. Hey, I'm a negro from Miami with Haitian blood. 60 degrees is cold. One thing is for sure the teams mentioned for the team of the week were not cold in fact they were hotter than this "dancer" I met a couple months ago, who was PERFECT!! She had everything: a firm bubble butt, juicy thighs, nice breasts (implants! it makes no difference) and pretty face. I digress but this week's Team Of The Week was that HOT!! The TOW made headlines or played matches during the calendar week of Mar. 17 - 23. The winner is:HONDURAN UNDER-23 NATIONAL TEAMI hope the Chinese like baleadas cause Los Catrachos are coming. Honduras' Under-23 squad are going to the 2008 Beijing Summer
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Copa Libertadores Standings
2008-03-25 10:47:50
In just over a month the 2008 Copa Libertadores will be into the knockout stages and the possibilities of 2nd round matchups are intriguing. Looking at the standings, all 5 Brazilian teams look to be in good shape to move onto the 2nd round with Santos the only Brazilian side not leading their group. The Argentine teams have struggled with defending champions Boca Juniors needing a win this week vs. Colo Colo to better position themselves for a spot in the 2nd round. Last year's semifinalists Cucuta Deportivo of Colombia looked primed for another deep run as they have risen to the top of Group 6. Here are this week's games and group standings heading into this week.(Home Teams Listed First)Tuesday, March 25 Group 1 - San Lorenzo (ARG) vs. Real Potosi (BOL)Group
La Liga Week 29
2008-03-28 05:34:36
Saturday Malllorca
Arango(22´)
1 - 0Deportivo La Coruña Sevilla FCCapel (28´)1 - 2Atlético MadridRodríguez (19´)Agüero (57´)
SundayLevante
Miguel Angel (65´)
1 - 2
Villarreal
Matías Fernández (28´)
Guille Franco (83´)
Osasuna0 - 1
Real Betis
Mark González (53´)
Barcelona
Etoó (24´)
Iniesta (47')
Krkic (62´,84´)
4 - 1Valladolid
Jonathan González (31´-PK)
Murcia
Iván Alonso (36´-PK, 47´)
Abel (62´)
Richi (85´)
4 - 0
Espanyol
Real Zaragoza
Oliveira (68´)
1 - 1
Almeria
Negredo (89´)
Racing Santander
Orteman (81´)
Smolarek (90´)
2 - 0
Recreativo Huelva
Real Madrid
Raúl (35´,
La Liga Scores & Standings - Week 30
2008-03-30 15:25:56
Real Madrid extended its lead to 6 points in Spain's La Liga but the 2nd place team is no longer Barcelona. The 2nd place team is now VILLARREAL?. That's right, The Yellow Submarine sits in 2nd place on the strength of their 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid and Barcelona slipping in Sevilla to Real Betis. Racing Santander is now level on points with Atletico Madrid for the 4th place and the final Champions League qualifying spot. The other surprise could be Real Zaragoza relegated after their 2-1 loss to Valladolid. Here are the results from Week 30 and the standings. All home teams are listed firstSaturday, March 29Real Betis 3-2 BarcelonaBET: Sunday
Espanyol
v
Racing Santander
Valladolid
v
Real Zaragoza
Valencia
v
M
Who Wants To Win La Liga
2008-03-29 19:28:40
Is the Spanish league trophy infected with some "I Am Legend", "28 Days Later" virus that destroys the body like a naked 90 year-old women destroy the effects of Viagra. What is going on? Is there a team in Spain who wants to be champion? All these questions have arisen because of the form of Spain's top 2 teams in the last 2 months and the team who could creep in and take the whole thing. Let's analyze the teams:Real MadridLos Merengues were a lock going into February to win title number 300 or whatever number it is. They were on an 8-game winning streak with an unbeaten streak of 10 matches. They had only lost twice all season going into February with a 9-point lead. Then a stunning 2-0 loss to Almeria and the confidence disappeared. Real wou
Hu-Gone
2008-04-01 08:28:09
Hubris was a quality by which several greek gods saw their downfall. For Hugo Sánchez hubris was his fatal flaw that saw him fall from grace in less than a 16-month span. By unanimous decision Hugo Sánchez was given his walking papers today after the Mexican Football Federation had their monthly meeting. The Tricolor's win against Ghana at midweek last week to help him keep his job. His hype was tremendous and the entire nation was behind the decision to hire El Pentapichichi to run the national team. He was the primary reason why Ricardo Lavolpe was let go after the 2006 World Cup. He lobbied incessantly before, during (while in Germany), and after the the loss to Argentina. He served as a agitator of sorts and riled up the Mexican f
Confirmed Lineups
2008-04-01 07:59:34
AS Roma – Manchester United FC
ROM- (4-2-3-1)Doni, Cassetti, Mexes, Panucci, Tonnetto, De Rossi, Aquilani, Taddei,
Pizarro, Mancini, Vucinic
MAN- (4-5-1)Van der Sar, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Carrick,
Scholes, Anderson, Cristiano Ronaldo, Park, Rooney
Schalke 04 – FC Barcelona
SCH- (4-4-2) Neuer, Rafinha,
Bordon, Krstajic, Westermann, Asamoah, Ernst, Kobiashvili, Pander, Kuranyi,
Hamit Altintop
BAR- (4-3-3)Valdes, Zambrotta, Puyol, Milito, Abidal, Xavi,
Yaya Touré, Iniesta, Bojan Krkic, Eto’o, Henry
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Uruguayan Clausura Week 7
2008-03-31 10:17:20
River Plate continue their impressive run of form after beating Progreso 3-0. Juan Ramón Carrasco´s men struggled to score at first, but were comfortable after scoring early on courtesy of a penalty kick given and cashed in by Henry Giménez making it nine so far this season for the poacher. Their other guns, Jonathan Urretaviscaya and Jorge Zambrana came to help their cause to put the game out of reach for the home side. Nacional are clipping at their heels after a gritty yet non-convincing win against Central Español at home. Peñarol and Defensor Sporting complete the top four as they kept pace with wins of their own. NacionalFornaroli (12´)
1 - 0
Central EspañolLiverpool Acuña (25´)Aguiar (86´)
2 - 2
Clausura Week 8
2008-03-31 06:42:48
An internally divided River Plate are atop the standings, but Estudiantes still have a game in hand and are currently beating Racing. River's win against Arsenal was overshadowed by violence in the stands as fans of the Millonario fought each other prior to th game. Boca drew after Josemir Lujambio equalized late in the game for Olimpo who are in a heated battle against relegation. Speaking of relegation, Juan Manuel Micó stepped down as Racing coach, making him the seventh one to lose his spot so far this tournament. The pressure for the coach became unbearable after his team lost on Friday night to San Martín (SJ) for the first time ever in the temporary home in Lanús after their stadium was banned after incidents that occurred against Estudiantes the wee
Serie A Results & Standings - Week 31
2008-03-30 16:33:05
Week 31 was overshadowed by the death of a Parma fan before a clash between Juventus and Parma. The tragedy postponed the match and cast a dark shadow over the Serie
A. On the field, Roma's 1-1 draw versus Cagliari meant that they failed to take advantage of Inter's 1-1 draw at Lazio. As a result, the Nerazzurri keeps a 4 point lead over the Giallorossi. AC Milan's home form continues to worry as they lost to Atalanta 2-1, that loss and Sampdoria's win 2-0 over Empoli now means that Milan and Sampdoria are tied for the final UEFA Cup spot. The real drama of the Serie A may be the fight against relegation with 3 points separating 20th and 15th place. Here are the results and standings from Week 31 with the home teams listed firstSa
La Liga Results & Standings - Week 30
2008-03-30 15:53:41
Real Madrid extended its lead to 6 points in Spain's La Liga but the 2nd place team is no longer Barcelona. The 2nd place team is now VILLARREAL!. That's right, The Yellow Submarine sits in 2nd place on the strength of their 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid and Barcelona slipping in Sevilla to Real Betis. Racing Santander is now level on points with Atletico Madrid for the 4th place and the final Champions League qualifying spot. The other surprise could be Real Zaragoza relegated after their 2-1 loss to Valladolid. Here are the results from Week 30 and the standings. All home teams are listed firstSaturday, March 29Real Betis 3-2 BarcelonaBET: Edu (63' & 78'), Juanito (76')BAR: Krkic (13'), Eto'o (15')Villarreal 3 - 0 Atletico MadridVIL: Cazorla (39'),
¨Pep¨ed Up For Next Year
2008-04-03 06:00:40
According to reports coming out of Catalunya, all signs point
towards Josep Guardiola taking over for Frank Rijkaard at the Nou
Camp. The former Olympic gold medalist and member of the much
ballyhooed Dream Team of the 1990's will be promoted to the big team at
the end of this season. Catalan network TV3 began reporting this
bombshell early today, although the club denied this in an official statement
released on their website. The club states that the former Dutch
international is under contract until 2009 and the board ¨has placed
their trust in him¨. The investigative program ¨20 Minutos¨ cited a
source ¨close to (FC) Barcelona¨ as the one divulging this information
about the coaching change regardless of what silverware the team may
win. Guard
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - WEDNESDAY'S SCORES
2008-04-03 05:36:12
Gentleman, it's been a while since El Pibe de Oro has laced the golden touch on madaboutfutbol. Hope you didn't miss me too much. The following is today's scores in the UEFA Champions League. Enjoy, ladies.... QUARTERFINALS - FIRST LEGArsenal 1 - Liverpool 1(ARS-Adebayor 23´)(LIV-Kuyt 26´)Fenerbahce 2 - Chelsea 1(FEN-Kazim-Ricards 46´, Deivid 80´)(CHEL-Deivid o/g 13´)Recall that Manchester United beat Roma 2-0 in Rome and Barcelona defeated Schalke 04 1-0 in Germany.The second leg of the quarterfinals will be played as follows: Tuesday, Chelsea v Fenerbahce and Liverpool v Arsenal. Wednesday, Barcelona v Schalke 04 and Manchester United v Roma.- EL PIBE DE ORO
Confirmed Lineups
2008-04-02 08:51:00
Arsenal FC – Liverpool FC
ARS: (4-4-1-1)Almunia, Touré, Gallas, Senderos, Clichy, Eboué, Fabregas, Flamini, Hleb, Van Persie, Adebayor
LIV: (4-2-3-1)Reina, Carragher, Hyypïa, Skrtel, Fábio Aurélio, Mascherano, Alonso, Kuyt, Gerrard, Babel, Torres
Fenebahçe SV- Chelsea FC
FEN: (4-2-3-1) Volkan Demirel, Önder Turaci, Lugano, Edu, Gökçek Vederson, Maldonado, Aurélio, Ugur Boral, Deivid, Alex, Kezman
CHE: (4-1-4-1)Cudicini, Essien, Terry, Carvalho, A. Cole, Makelélé, J. Cole, Ballack, Lampard, Malouda, Drogba
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