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Clue 2 Searching the terms "shorty" or "Klaus Mueller" in online Bremen newspapers resulted only in the phrase "Die Zeichenfolge wurde in keinem der heute erschienenen Artikel gefunden" -- the character string could not be found. A caveat: If the citizens of Bremen were notorious for bizarre behaviour, Mueller's tale might fail to generate interest among local media outlets.
Clue 3 Why would someone born and raised in Germany be referred to as "Shorty" instead of "Kleinkirminelle" -- or whatever Germans fondly call short people. Even more suspicious, Mueller is identified as "Shorty" in every language in which the story appears, another indication that they're apparently working from the same English source material.
Clue 5 If Mueller had frequently used the "trunk method" to diagnose a...
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Didier Drogba scored a hat trick in Chelsea's 3-1 win at Levski Sofia yesterday while FC Barcelona needed a late equalizer to draw 1-1 at Werder Bremen in Champions League soccer action.
In other matches, it was: Liverpool 3, Galatasaray 2 and Bordeaux 0, PSV Eindhoven 1 in Group C; Spartak Moscow 1, Sporting Lisbon 1 in Group B; Shakhtar Donetsk 2, Olympiakos 2 and Valencia 2, AS Roma 1 in Group D.
Drogba scored his first goal when John Obi Mikel's shot was blocked by Levski goalkeeper Georgi Petkov. The Ivory Coast striker's second came after he chested a long pass and netted under Petkov.
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South America, represented by Uruguay, made their debut at the 1924 Olympics in Paris. And they put the conceited Europeans in their place. After drubbing Yugoslavia 7-0 to open the tournament, Uruguay proceeded to defeat the United States, Holland and Switzerland by a combined score of 15-0 en route to the gold medal. Four years later they repeated the feat, beating continental rivals Argentina in the final. Perhaps the shock of the South Americans' dominance contributed to Europe's waning interest in subsequent years.
It's only the second match-week in Germany, but today's games will go a long way in determining the 2008-09 Bundesliga champions. Six of the top sides in the country -- Stuttgart, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen, and Schalke 04 -- will g...
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These kinds of things have happened to me in the past," [Gabor Luk]ács said. "I pick up my luggage at the end of a trip and I find that there is some damage -- the wheels or the handles or the strap are broken. I go to the desk to complain and the employee points to the sign.
In Lukács, the airline industry has met a formidable foe. Despite his youth, the native of Hungary was a mathematics prodigy. At age 12, he was taking undergraduate courses at an Israeli university. At 16, he completed his master's degree and was admitted to the PhD program in mathematics at York University in Toronto. He successfully defended his PhD at age 20 and the paper was awarded a York University Dissertation Prize. He has taught mathematics at Bremen University in Germany and at Dalhousie in Halifax. Luk...
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...In The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co., 407 U.S. 1, 1972 AMC 1407...
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Just to beat Manchester United alone is enough," Celtic captain Neil Lennon said. "[Shunsuke Nakamura]'s free kick was world class. He's right up there with the best in the world for his free kicks. We've also got to thank the goalkeeper ([Artur Boruc]) for saving the penalty.
Also, it was: Real Madrid 2, [Lyon] 2, and Steaua Bucharest 1, Dynamo Kyiv 1 in Group E; Arsenal 3, Hamburg 1, and CSKA Moscow 0, Porto 2 in Group G.
On Wednesday, it's: Werder Bremen vs. Chelsea, and Levski Sofia vs. Dynamo Kiev in Group A; Spartak Moscow vs. Bayern Munich, and Inter Milan vs. Sporting Lisbon in Group B; Bordeaux vs. Galatasaray, and Liverpool vs. PSV Eindhoven in Group C; and Valencia vs. Olympiakos, and Shakhtar Donetsk vs. AS Roma in Group D.
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Whether this summer or next or the one after that, [Cristiano Ronaldo] will almost certainly request a transfer to Real Madrid. That he hasn't already done so remains a point of contention. Madrid president Ramon Calderon remains persistent in his claims that the Manchester United winger has expressed a desire to join the Spanish champions. United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, conversely, has accused Madrid of tampering with his player and filed an official complaint with the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) in June. On Thursday, FIFA president Sepp Blatter delivered a virtual slap in Ferguson's face -- likening United's desire to keep Ronaldo to "modern slavery.
Ronaldinho is hoping to revive his career at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. With his career having stalled at Ba...
..., AC Milan phenom Alexandre Pato and Werder Bremen's highly-rated midfielder Diego will be included i...
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[David Beckham] played 90 minutes in Milan's 1-0 win over Cagliari on Sunday and was the team's most creative player, a match in which he won his 108th cap. He is likely to play for Milan against Werder Bremen in the UEFA Cup on Thursday and feels playing outside Europe could damage his prospects of playing for England's Italian coach Fabio Capello.
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Ten spots in the final 16 have now been claimed, with the rest to be decided in two weeks in the final round of group games. Celtic and AC Milan qualified on Tuesday and six other teams were already in: Bayern, Liverpool, PSV Eindhoven, Valencia, Lyon and Real Madrid.
Chelsea and Werder Bremen each have 10 points and Barcelona has eight. Chelsea is guaranteed a place in the last 16 because of its superior head-to-head record against Bremen.
Also Wednesday, it was: Liverpool 2, PSV Eindhoven 0; Spartak Moscow 2, [Bayern Munich] 2; Bordeaux 3, Galatasaray 1; Shakhtar Donetsk 1, AS Roma 0; and Valencia 2, Olympiakos 0.
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Didier Drogba got Chelsea's lone goal in the 47th minute, scoring from the edge of the penalty area to give the English Premier League champions a 1-0 win over defending champion FC Barcelona.
Also, it was: Werder Bremen 2 Levski Sofia 0 in Group A; Bordeaux 0 Liverpool 1, and Galatasaray 1 PSV Eindhoven 2 in Group C; and Valencia 2 Shakhtar Donetsk 0, and Olympiakos 0 AS Roma 1 in Group D.
Galatasaray took the lead when Sasa Illic's shot took a deflection into PSV Eindhoven's net. But Jan Kromkamp equalized in the 59th when his shot slipped through the fingers of Galatasaray goalkeeper Faryd Mondragon.