Atletico sign Pongolle for four seasons (AFP)
Spanish first division side Atletico Madrid said Thursday it had signed French striker Florent Sinama Pongolle from Recreativo Huelva for four seasons.
Briatore pleads for patience despite cash boost (AFP)
Queens Park Rangers chairman Flavio Briatore warned against talk of imminent promotion to the Premier League next season despite announcing Thursday a fresh cash boost for the increasingly wealthy London club.
Domenech stays on as France soccer coach (AP)
Raymond Domenech will remain France's soccer coach despite a first-round exit at last month's European Championship and will now have a chance to lead the team at the 2010 World Cup. Jean-Pierre Escalettes, president of the French soccer federation, said he did not want to make a rash decision based on the outcry that followed Euro 2008.
Platini gives Ukraine three months on Euro 2012 plans (Reuters)
Ukraine has three months to prove
its preparations for hosting the 2012 European championship with
Poland are on track, UEFA president Michel Platini said on
Thursday, adding he felt confident of their success.
