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Wigan's Won-Hee Cho (centre) controls the ball during the Premier League clash against Tottenham Hotspur on November 22. Wigan's shell-shocked players have offered to refund supporters who travelled to London to watch their side being thrashed 9-1 by Tottenham.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)

Wigan refund fans who witnessed Spurs massacre

AFP - Mon Nov 23, 11:54 AM ET

WIGAN, England (AFP) - Wigan's shell-shocked players on Monday offered to refund supporters who travelled to London to watch their side being thrashed 9-1 by Tottenham.

  • France coach Raymond Domenech, seen here on November 17, on Monday dismissed claims that he had received a bonus of 862,000 euros for successfully guiding the side to next year's World Cup finals.(AFP/File/Franck Fife)
    Domenech ridicules bonus claims AFP - 16 minutes ago

    PARIS (AFP) - France coach Raymond Domenech on Monday dismissed claims that he had received a bonus of 862,000 euros for successfully guiding the side to next year's World Cup finals.

  • FIFA president Sepp Blatter, seen here in May 2009, has called an extraordinary general meeting for December 2 following the Thierry Henry handball incident and an ongoing investigation into match-fixing in Europe.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)
    FIFA call crisis talks after qualifiers, betting scandal AFP - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago

    PARIS (AFP) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter has called an extraordinary general meeting for December 2 following the Thierry Henry handball incident and an ongoing investigation into match-fixing in Europe.

  • Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has played down the significance of his side's first defeat in 14 matches and challenged his players to prove him right in Tuesday's Champions League clash with Standard Liege.(AFP/File/Graham Stuart)
    Wenger demands sharper fire from Gunners AFP - Mon Nov 23, 11:58 AM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Arsene Wenger has played down the significance of his side's first defeat in 14 matches and challenged his players to prove him right in Tuesday's Champions League clash with Standard Liege.

  • Rangers manager Walter Smith, seen here in 2007, has hinted that Kris Boyd could be handed the chance of resurrecting the club's Champions League hopes against Stuttgart on Tuesday.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)
    Rangers hint at twin-pronged assault on Stuttgart AFP - Mon Nov 23, 11:46 AM ET

    GLASGOW (AFP) - Rangers manager Walter Smith has hinted that Kris Boyd could be handed the chance of resurrecting the club's Champions League hopes against Stuttgart on Tuesday.

  • The German Football Federation (DFB) and the German Football League (DFL) have announced the creation of a task force here to probe a betting scandal which has rocked European football.(AFP/DDP/File)
    Germany sets up betting scandal task force AFP - Mon Nov 23, 11:43 AM ET

    BERLIN (AFP) - The German Football Federation (DFB) and the German Football League (DFL) announced on Monday the creation of a task force here to probe a betting scandal which has rocked European football.

  • Czech champions Slavia Prague's captain Marek Suchy, seen here in October 2009, is heading to Russia's nine-time champions Spartak Moscow on a one-year loan, his team said on Monday.K(AFP/File/Michal Cizek)
    Slavia Prague loan captain Suchy to Spartak Moscow AFP - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago

    PRAGUE (AFP) - Czech champions Slavia Prague's captain Marek Suchy is heading to Russia's nine-time champions Spartak Moscow on a one-year loan, his team said on Monday.

  • Palermo have sacked coach Walter Zenga, seen here in October 2009, after their 1-1 draw against Sicilian rivals Catania. The Serie A side have appointed former Lazio boss Delio Rossi to replace Zenga.(AFP/File/Giuseppe Cacace)
    Palermo fire Zenga after derby draw, hire Rossi AFP - Mon Nov 23, 11:49 AM ET

    ROME (AFP) - Palermo on Monday sacked coach Walter Zenga, a day after their 1-1 home draw against Sicilian rivals Catania, and appointed former Lazio boss Delio Rossi.

  • Tunisia have sacked coach Umberto Coelho, seen here in 2008, after their failure to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) announced on Monday.(AFP/File/Fethi Belaid)
    Tunisia sack coach Coelho AFP - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago

    TUNIS (AFP) - Tunisia have sacked coach Umberto Coelho after their failure to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) announced on Monday.

  • Liverpool's English midfielder Steven Gerrard in action during their English Premier League match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in London in October. Liverpool set out for a must-win Champions League clash with Debrecen without injured striker Fernando Torres but with Gerrard insisting they can still turn their season around.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)
    Gerrard bullish as Liverpool enter last-chance saloon AFP - Mon Nov 23, 9:41 AM ET

    LIVERPOOL, England (AFP) - Liverpool set out for a must-win Champions League clash with Debrecen without injured striker Fernando Torres but with captain Steven Gerrard insisting they can still turn their season around.

  • Real Salt Lake players celebrate after the team defeated the Los Angeles Galaxy in a penalty kick shootout to win the MLS Cup championship soccer match, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
    Real Salt Lake beats LA to win MLS Cup AP - Mon Nov 23, 4:05 AM ET

    SEATTLE - They were railed and criticized for reaching the championship of Major League Soccer despite a losing record in the regular season.

  • UPDATE 2-Soccer-Iraq threatened with expulsion by FIFA Reuters - Tue Nov 17, 8:32 AM ET

    * FIFA give Iraq 72 hours to restore soccer federation

  • Wigan players offer ticket refund after 9-1 loss AP - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago

    WIGAN, England - The outcome was so embarrassing that Wigan's players want to refund the cost of tickets to their fans.

  • Defoe scores 5 in Tottenham's 9-1 win over Wigan AP - Sun Nov 22, 2:15 PM ET

    LONDON - Jermain Defoe scored five goals, including a seven-minute hat trick, to match a Premier League record in powering Tottenham to a 9-1 rout of Wigan on Sunday.

  • Kroenke moves closer to Arsenal takeover threshold AP - Mon Nov 23, 10:54 AM ET

    LONDON - American businessman Stan Kroenke has bought 10 more Arsenal shares to put him closer to the threshold that forces him to make a takeover bid.

  • France's Thierry Henry, left, passes the ball as Ireland's goalkeeper Shay Given, right, tries to stop it, just before William Gallas (unseen) scored the goal for France during their World Cup qualifying playoff second leg soccer match at the Stade de France stadium in Saint Denis outside Paris, Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
    France makes World Cup despite Henry controversy AP - Thu Nov 19, 2:28 AM ET

    SAINT-DENIS, France - France qualified for its fourth consecutive World Cup when officials missed an obvious hand ball by Thierry Henry that led to William Gallas' overtime goal in a 1-1 tie against Ireland on Wednesday night.

  • MLS commissioner Don Garber, right, talks to fans as he stands next to Seattle Sounders FC goalkeeper Kasey Keller, left, during a pre-match fan rally prior to the MLS Cup soccer match between Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles Galaxy, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
    MLS would like Montreal to become 19th team AP - Mon Nov 23, 8:42 AM ET

    SEATTLE - Major League Soccer would like Montreal to become its 19th team in 2012, if it can get a stadium remodeled.

  • Real Salt Lake reaches first MLS Cup final AP - Sat Nov 14, 11:20 PM ET

    BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. - Real Salt Lake advanced to its first MLS Cup final by beating the Chicago Fire 5-4 on penalty kicks after 120 scoreless minutes in the Eastern Conference final Saturday night.

  • New Zealand, Cameroon, Nigeria reach World Cup AP - Sat Nov 14, 3:45 PM ET

    New Zealand reached the World Cup for the first time since 1982, with Cameroon and Nigeria also qualifying Saturday for next year's soccer showcase in South Africa.

  • Real Salt Lake's Will Johnson, left, battles Los Angeles Galaxy's David Beckham, right, for the ball, in the first half of the MLS Cup soccer match, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
    Beckham promises to return to MLS, buy franchise AP - Mon Nov 23, 2:55 AM ET

    SEATTLE - A young woman in the first row behind the far corner flag was savoring prime views of the world's most recognizable player.

  • Houston Dynamo's Brian Ching, left, and Seattle Sounders' Jhon Kennedy Hurtado go up for a header during the first half Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Houston, in the second game of an MLS soccer Western Conference semifinal. (AP Photo/Bob Levey)
    Ching's goal lifts Dynamo to 1-0 win over Seattle AP - Sun Nov 8, 5:56 PM ET

    HOUSTON - Brian Ching scored six minutes into overtime and the Houston Dynamo advanced to the Western Conference final for the third time in four years with a 1-0 win over the Seattle Sounders on Sunday.

  • Chivas rallies to tie Galaxy 2-2 in playoff opener AP - Sun Nov 1, 9:21 PM ET

    CARSON, Calif. - Maykel Galindo scored in the 50th minute and Chivas USA rallied to tie the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-2 on Sunday in the first game of their Western Conference semifinal series.

  • Soccer hair-pulling fuels debate over sport sexism AP - Sat Nov 21, 2:37 PM ET

    NEW YORK - The vicious hair-pulling of an opponent was inexcusable. But prominent advocates of women's sports say that so, too, has been much of the commentary generated by the popular video of college soccer player Elizabeth Lambert's combative tactics in a recent game.

  • Chicago Fire goalie Jon Busch is upended by New England Revolution's Shalrie Joseph during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. The Revolution won 2-1. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
    Revolution beat Fire in playoff series opener AP - Sun Nov 1, 5:27 PM ET

    FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Shalrie Joseph scored in the 75th minute to lift the New England Revolution to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Sunday in the opening game of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

  • FAI Chief Executive John Delaney speaks during a press conference at the Football Association of Ireland headquarters in Abbottstown, Dublin Thursday Nov. 19, 2009. Ireland failed to qualify for the 2010 Soccer World Cup after a controversial goal scored against them by France on Wednesday ended their hopes for qualification. (AP Photo/ Julien Behal/PA)
    Ireland gives up on replay over Henry's hand ball AP - Sat Nov 21, 10:16 AM ET

    DUBLIN - Ireland has given up hope of a World Cup playoff replay against France because of Thierry Henry's hand ball.

  • France's Thierry Henry, second left, passes the ball as Ireland's goalkeeper Shay Given, right, tries to stop it, just before William Gallas (unseen) scored the goal for France during their World Cup qualifying playoff second leg soccer match at the Stade de France stadium in Saint Denis outside Paris, Wednesday Nov.18, 2009. At left is Ireland's Paul McShane and Liam Lawrence, (7), is second from the left.(AP Photo/Michel Euler)
    FIFA: No replay for France-Ireland WCup qualifier AP - Fri Nov 20, 4:54 PM ET

    LONDON - There will be no rematch.

  • FIFA suspends Iraq for political meddling AP - Fri Nov 20, 1:53 PM ET

    ZURICH - FIFA suspended Iraq from soccer because of political interference in the national federation.

  • Atletico Madrid President Enrique Cerezo, seen here in 2007, on Monday urged fans to be "patient" after the club's disastrous start to the season which has left it in the relegation zone after just 11 matches.(AFP/File/Philippe Desmazes)
    Atletico Madrid president appeals for patience AFP - 33 minutes ago

    MADRID (AFP) - Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo on Monday urged fans to be "patient" after the club's disastrous start to the season which has left it in the relegation zone after just 11 matches.

  • Police: 17 arrests in soccer match-fixing probe AP - Fri Nov 20, 12:47 PM ET

    FRANKFURT - German prosecutors investigating match-fixing in soccer say 15 people in Germany and two in Switzerland have been arrested and about 200 games in Europe are under suspicion.

  • Tottenham Hotspur's Jermain Defoe (L) shoots past Wigan Athletic's Dutch player Mario Melchiot (R) during the Premiership match at White Hart Lane in London. Tottenham Hotspur won the game 9-1.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)
    Five-star Defoe as Spurs put nine past Wigan AFP - Sun Nov 22, 4:36 PM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Jermain Defoe scored five goals as Tottenham Hotspur thrashed Wigan Athletic 9-1 at White Hart Lane here on Sunday, a record victory for the hosts in the top-flight.

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