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02.06.2010- Barcelona make official bid for Arsenal's Fabregas

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02.06.2010- Former Croatia defender Kovac hangs up his boots

02.06.2010- Redknapp expects Cole to snub Spurs

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02.06.2010- Bent anguish at England axe

02.06.2010- Red Knights decide to halt United takeover bid

02.06.2010- Cannavaro signs for Dubai's Al-Ahli

02.06.2010- S.Africans learn tongue twister national anthem

01.06.2010- Eriksson names 23-strong Ivory Coast squad

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29.03.2010- Eriksson backs Elephants to leave mark on World Cup

28.03.2010- Sven-Goran Eriksson named new Ivory Coast boss

25.03.2010- Ivory Coast's Djakpa set to miss World Cup

13.03.2010- Hiddink rejects Ivory Coast approaches over World Cup

12.03.2010- Hiddink set for Ivory Coast

10.03.2010- Troussier, Hiddink 'bidding for Ivory Coast job'

03.03.2010- South Korea to get homework after Ivory Coast win

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16.01.2010- I.Coast into quarters, chaos reigns at Cup of Nations

15.01.2010- Ivory Coast reach Africa Cup quarter-finals

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12.01.2010- Late arrival Essien uncertain for Ivory Coast

11.01.2010- Another shock as Burkina Faso hold Ivory Coast

09.01.2010- Wary favourites I.Coast launch Nations Cup campaign

05.01.2010- Ivory Coast tipped for African Nations Cup

05.01.2010- I.Coast favoured as Nations Cup launches African feast

03.01.2010- Ivorian coach worried over players' fatigue

Former Belgian defender Eric Gerets is set to take over as coach of World Cup qualifiers Ivory Coast, local newspapers reported Friday.

Officials from the Ivory Coast Football Federation and an agent for Gerets met in Paris on Wednesday to discuss the terms of a contract, the reports said.

Ivory Coast fired their current coach, the Bosnian former Yugoslav international Vahid Halilhodzic, after their nightmare at the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola last month.

The pre-tournament favourites were eliminated 3-2 by Algeria in the quarter-finals.

The federation declined to confirm whether an approach had been made to Gerets, 55, who quit as coach of French side Marseille in May last year to join Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia.

Gerets won 86 caps with Belgium and helped them to the 1986 World Cup semi-finals. He also won the then European Cup in 1988 with PSV Eindhoven.

Ivory Coast line up with Brazil, North Korea and Portugal in Group G of the June 11 to July 11 World Cup, with their opening game against the Portuguese on June 14.