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Thursday, November 21, 2013

Greece say fair play saved Romania from World Cup forfeit

By Graham Wood ATHENS (Reuters) - An act of sportsmanship by Greece coach Fernando Santos and team director Takis Fyssas saved Romania from the possibility of a forfeited 3-0 defeat in the first leg of their World Cup playoff last week, they claimed on Thursday. The Greeks said they alerted Romanian officials before the game in Athens after they named only two goalkeepers because first choice ...

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