2008/09 UEFA Champions League match calendar
Stage	Dates
First qualifying round, 1st leg	15/16.07.2008
First qualifying round, 2nd leg	22/23.07.2008
Second qualifying round, 1st leg	29/30.07.2008
Second qualifying round, 2nd leg	05/06.08.2008
Third qualifying round, 1st leg	12/13.08.2008
Third qualifying round, 2nd leg	26/27.08.2008
Group stage, Matchday 1	16/17.09.2008
Group stage, Matchday 2	30.09/01.10.2008
Group stage, Matchday 3	21/22.10.2008
Group stage, Matchday 4	04/05.11.2008
Group stage, Matchday 5	25/26.11.2008
Group stage, Matchday 6	09/10.12.2008
First knockout round, 1st leg	24/25.02.2009
First knockout round, 2nd leg	10/11.03.2009
Quarter-finals, 1st leg	07/08.04.2009
Quarter-finals, 2nd leg	14/15.04.2009
Semi-finals, 1st leg	28/29.04.2009
Semi-finals, 2nd leg	05/06.05.2009
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.

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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USA's players hold hands after winning a men's semifinal basketball game against Argentina at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008.

(AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)

BEIJING - The climb back to the top is nearly complete. One more win and U.S. basketball is golden again.

The Americans ended their streak of final four flops and Argentina's hopes of an Olympic gold-medal repeat, starting fast and finishing strong in a 101-81 semifinal victory Friday.

All that's left is what the U.S. players came for: a gold medal.

The United States scored 21 of the first 25 points, got a big break when Argentina star Manu Ginobili reinjured his left ankle, and surged into its first gold-medal game in eight years.

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Spanish national coach Luis Aragones talks to the team during a training session at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna June 28, 2008. Spain will play against Germany in the final of the Euro 2008 soccer championship in Vienna on Sunday.

(Alex Grimm/Reuters)

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Spanish defender Sergio Ramos (front) takes his jersey off as he celebrates defeating Italy in the Euro 2008 Championships quarter-final football match Spain vs. Italy at Ernst Happel stadium in Vienna. Spain reached the Euro 2008 semi-finals after they beat Italy 4-2 on penalties.

(AFP/Damien Meyer)

Lehmann ready to put his life on the line against Turks

Veteran German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann dives for a ball during the Euro 2008 quarter-final against Portugal in Basel on June 19. Lehmann has said he is prepared to put his life on the line in Wednesday's Euro 2008 semi-final against Turkey.

(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)