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2008/09 UEFA Champions League match calendar
StageDates
First qualifying round, 1st leg15/16.07.2008
First qualifying round, 2nd leg22/23.07.2008
Second qualifying round, 1st leg29/30.07.2008
Second qualifying round, 2nd leg05/06.08.2008
Third qualifying round, 1st leg12/13.08.2008
Third qualifying round, 2nd leg26/27.08.2008
Group stage, Matchday 116/17.09.2008
Group stage, Matchday 230.09/01.10.2008
Group stage, Matchday 321/22.10.2008
Group stage, Matchday 404/05.11.2008
Group stage, Matchday 525/26.11.2008
Group stage, Matchday 609/10.12.2008
First knockout round, 1st leg24/25.02.2009
First knockout round, 2nd leg10/11.03.2009
Quarter-finals, 1st leg07/08.04.2009
Quarter-finals, 2nd leg14/15.04.2009
Semi-finals, 1st leg28/29.04.2009
Semi-finals, 2nd leg05/06.05.2009
Final (Rome, Italy)27.05.2009

ZURICH, Switzerland – FIFA has suspended Peru from international football because the government is feuding with the national federation.

Football's world governing body on Tuesday gave the sides a month to settle their differences.

FIFA rules prohibit political interference in football affairs, but Peru's government has refused to recognize the election of Manuel Burga as president of the Peruvian Football Federation.

Peru is now suspended from the 2010 World Cup. It is last in the 10-nation South American qualifying group and is not due to play until next March.

Peruvian clubs are barred from playing teams from other countries following the FIFA ruling and Peru has already lost hosting rights for the South American under-20 championship next year.

Argentina's coach Diego Maradona, laughs ahead of the international friendly AP – Argentina's coach Diego Maradona, laughs ahead of the international friendly soccer match between Scotland …

GLASGOW, Scotland – Diego Maradona made his debut as Argentina's coach Wednesday, his team beating Scotland 1-0 in an exhibition game in the stadium where he scored the first goal of his extraordinary international career.

Maxi Rodriguez scored in the eighth minute at Hampden Park for an Argentine team that showed only flashes of the skill that brought Maradona such fame.

Maradona, who led Argentina to the World Cup title in 1986, made a mostly quiet coaching debut. There was little of the frantic gesticulating and wild cheerleading that characterized his time as a fan of the national team.

Aside from Maxi's goal, there was little evidence of the entertaining performance Maradona promised Scottish fans for their warm welcome. The midfielder's low shot past goalkeeper Allan McGregor completed a slick move and gave a hint of the passing game that could evolve under Maradona.

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