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news.bbc.co.uk — Fifa confirms England will be one of eight seeded teams at the World Cup draw on Friday.

www.big12sports.com — Selections are made by the league's 12 head coaches, who are not permitted to vote for their own players.

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www.nydailynews.com — Charlie Weis is out as Notre Dame head football coach, a source close to the program told the Daily News. AD Jack Swarick has decided to make a change after Weis finished the season with a 6-6 record and four straight losses.

news.bbc.co.uk — The Republic of Ireland ask Fifa for an extra place in the 2010 World Cup finals following the handball by Thierry Henry in the play-off against France.

www.profootballweekly.com — Inside sources have told PFW that beleaguered Seahawks GM Tim Ruskell, who is in the final year of his contract, has been told that he will not be re-signed after this season.

www.socialmediatoday.com — Brian Solis reminded us that the NFL has effectively banned Twitter use by anybody at a stadium on Game Day. But that doesn't keep big companies, small businesses and guerrilla marketers who use Twitt

www.telegraph.co.uk — The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) have demanded that an American football team replace their late mascot, a bulldog, with a robot.

www.midwestsportsfans.com — Thanksgiving is fast approaching, which means a glorious day of food, family, and football is nigh. MSF gets you ready with the complete NFL and college football TV schedule, announcer lineup, and point spreads for all of the Thanksgiving day footbal

mashable.com — The relationship between sports and social media is unique. On any given day Sunday an NFL football player's tweet will get him released from the team, and yet

ncaafootball.fanhouse.com — Hours after losing to Connecticut on Notre Dame's Senior Day, Fighting Irish coach Charlie Weis sat down at length with John Walters and talked

news.bbc.co.uk — Wigan's players are to personally refund Latics fans who bought tickets at the DW Stadium for the 9-1 hammering at Tottenham.

www.boston.com — The overhaul of Northeastern’s athletic department Roby initiated when he took the job in 2007 has included a $750,000 upgrade of the indoor turf and track in the Cabot Center and a renovation of Matthews Arena that cost more than $10 million. The sa

www.telegraph.co.uk — Cleaners in Ireland are turning against Henry vacuum cleaners because they cannot bear to see the name of the French striker whose handball knocked them out of the World Cup, it has been claimed.

news.bbc.co.uk — England star David Beckham says he is proud of LA Galaxy despite their MLS Cup final defeat to Real Salt Lake in a penalty shoot-out.

news.bbc.co.uk — Jermain Defoe scores five as Tottenham humiliate Wigan to record their highest top-flight win.

news.bbc.co.uk — Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak steps into a row with Algeria following violence over World Cup football matches.

news.bbc.co.uk — The French Football Federation turns down the Republic of Ireland's request for a replay of their controversial World Cup play-off game.

news.bbc.co.uk — Ipswich boss Roy Keane stops a news conference to confront the culprit of a ringing mobile phone.

news.bbc.co.uk — Former Republic of Ireland captain Roy Keane speaks his mind when asked about his nation's controversial defeat to France in the World Cup play-off match in Paris.

news.bbc.co.uk — Roy Keane lambasts the Republic of Ireland's attempts to get their World Cup play-off match against France replayed.

www.guardian.co.uk — Former Ireland captain Roy Keane said the Ireland supporters, players and manager deserve better, but that the FIA got what was coming to them when denied a replay by Fifa

www.google.com — COLUMBUS, Ohio — Stefanie Spielman, the wife of NFL and Ohio State star Chris Spielman who led a public fight against breast cancer, died Thursday after a lengthy battle with the disease. She was 42.Stefanie Spielman died at the family's home in Uppe

www.ajc.com — Uga VII, the University of Georgia football mascot, has died. The cause of death was a heart attack, according to WSB-TV.

news.bbc.co.uk — The FAI asks Fifa for their World Cup play-off against France to be replayed following Thierry Henry's handball.

www.guardian.co.uk — Barry Glendenning analyses the reaction to Thierry Henry's handball which led to France's winning goal

www.guardian.co.uk — Richard Williams: France's captain missed the perfect opportunity to produce an act of genuine sportsmanship

news.bbc.co.uk — Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapatonni is addressing the media as the fall-out continues from his side's controversial World Cup play-off defeat to France after Thierry Henry's handball.

news.bbc.co.uk — The fall-out continues from the Republic of Ireland's controversial World Cup play-off defeat to France after Thierry Henry's handball.