- A chronology of key events
2008-11-11 05:36:09
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2008-11-11 05:45:09
- BADAJOZ, Spain, Sept 2 Reuters - Striker David Villascored twice to help Spain overcome stubborn Liechtenstein 4-0in their Euro 2008 Group F qualifier on Saturday.
2008-10-26 10:40:20
- BADAJOZ, Spain, Sept 2 Reuters - Striker David Villascored twice to help Spain overcome stubborn Liechtenstein 4-0in their Euro 2008 Group F qualifier on Saturday.
2008-10-26 10:39:20
- SPO18SportsGermany look ahead to Wales in 2010 World Cup qualifier PreviewMoenchengladbach Germany,Oct 13 DPA Germany are not shedding any tears over Kevin Kuranyi as they gear up to play Wales in a 2010 World Cup qualifier Wednesday night. The three-time world champions are coming off a morale-boosting 2-1 victory against Russia in which they played a superb first half before running into trouble through poor defending after the break. Michael Ballack and company meet a defensive-minded Welsh team Wednesday, with patience likely the key. "Wales play differently than Russia. They defend well, are a typical British team," said coach Joachim Loew on Monday. "Our aim is six points from those two games. The victory against Russia would be worth nothing if we lose against Wales." As a result, Loew did not want to dwell on Kuranyi, who was fired from the team Sunday after leaving during halftime of the Russia match in frustration about not even being chosen as a substitute. The Schalke striker Kuranyi apologised during a news conference Monday, saying he faced a difficult situation over the past years "as a player and a human being," for instance not being picked for the 2006 home World Cup. But Loew insisted that "I can't look after just one player" and added: "I didn't want this situation ... But the decision has been made and we must look ahead to Wednesday." Loew has no offensive shortcomings with Lukas Podolski, Miroslav Klose and Mario Gomez, even though the VfB Stuttgart forward Gomez damaged his hand in training. The starting 11 is yet to be revealed but Loew said that no player is guaranteed a place just because of good showings in the past - as was the case with midfielder Torsten Frings who was benched until late in the game against Russia. Loew has several options in midfield and attack while Bayer Leverkusen's Rene Adler will be in goal again after a strong debut against the Russians. German top Group 4 with seven points but Wales sit on six after beating Liechtenstein 2-0 and have set their sights on creating a surprise Wednesday - like they did in a 0-0 draw last year in qualifying for Euro 2008. Germany were already assured of qualifying at the time but Wales captain Criag Bellamy is nonetheless upbeat. "We can score goals against decent teams, and there is no more decent side than Germany. It may sound strange, but to play against the bigger, better teams is easier," said Bellamy.--DPApt/jg455 Words13101824
2008-10-13 11:00:00
- SPO8SportsGermany edge Russia to stay on World Cup courseDortmund, Germany, Oct 12 DPA Germany defeated Russia 2-1 in Dortmund to gain the edge in World Cup football qualifying Group 4 Saturday. First-half goals from Lukas Podolski and captain Michael Ballack put Germany in charge, but Russia came back after the break through Andrey Arshavin to make it a tense second half for the home side. The result leaves Germany top of the group on seven points ahead of the visit Wednesday to Moenchengladbach of Wales, who defeated Liechtenstein 2-0 to move to six points. Russia are now a point behind Finland, their visitors Wednesday who moved to four points after defeating Azerbaijan 1-0. Germany played with authority in the first-half against the losing Euro 2008 semi-finalists, with Podolski in the ninth minute and Ballack in the 28th giving them an early cushion. However an Arshavin goal from close range six minutes after the break gave Guus Hiddink's side fresh heart and the home side had to survive some dangerous moments. Germany coach Joachim Loew was pleased with the performance but admitted his side were fortunate to hold on to their lead. "We really combined well in the first half. In the second half we certainly had a bit of luck in the closing phase. We wobbled a bit. The Russians are an extremely skilful side and took advantage. It was tense at the end," he said. Ballack said: "It was a very intensive game. We played at a high pace in the first half and played a great game with two good goals. "We couldn't play so well in the second half. The Russians passed the ball well. They kept their calm, deserved their goal and an equalizer would not have been undeserved in the end." Russia almost drew first blood when Pavel Pogrebnyak in the fourth minute missed a golden chance in front of goal from a cross from Arshavin but hit the ball well over the bar. Ballack then saw a volley tipped over the bar by Igor Akinfeev in goal, but a minute later Podolski gave the keeper no chance. Miroslav Klose held the ball up well before feeding his Bayern Munich team-mate who turned Vasiliy Berezutskiy and found space top side-foot the ball past Akinfeev from 10 metres. Ballack increased the score in the 28th when he arrived on the end of a clever chip across goal by Bastian Schweinsteiger. Germany were now fully in control and Podolski was twice foiled by Akinfeev with long-range efforts, with the Russians looking vulnerable at the back. Rene Adler, making his debut in the German goal, was rarely tested in the first half, but could no nothing when Aleksandr Anyukov pounced on a mistake by Philipp Lahm and fired the ball through his legs and across the goal for Arshavin to tap in. Adler then did well to charge down a shot by Sergey Semak and had to save from Arshavin, who a minute earlier had shaved the post with a measured shot following a jinking run into the left of the area. In a hectic closing stage, the Leverkusen goalkeeper was beaten by substitute Alan Dzagoev but the ball rebounded off the post. "My compliments go to Rene Adler. He radiated a lot of calm even before the game and showed no sign of nerves," Loew said.--DPAav/dg621 Words12101315
2008-10-12 04:00:00
- Fans of an English club team are making a 560-mile round trip to support Liechtenstein against Wales.
2008-10-08 09:15:14
- A former Liechtenstein bank worker who sparked an international tax evasion probe after allegedly handing over stolen information on ex-clients is now wanted by Interpol himself.
2008-08-19 06:07:24
- The Indian government has received sensitive information from its German counterpart regarding tax evaders, who have channelled money in a tax haven bank in Liechtenstein, a small European country
2008-08-18 02:04:31
- Alpine tax haven Liechtenstein is expected to announce a crackdown today on wealthy foreigners who hide cash in its banks.
2008-08-16 06:07:18
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