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02.06.2010- Barcelona make official bid for Arsenal's Fabregas

02.06.2010- Marseille ready to splash out on Forlan: report

02.06.2010- Former Croatia defender Kovac hangs up his boots

02.06.2010- Redknapp expects Cole to snub Spurs

02.06.2010- Real's Mourinho eyes Gerrard: report

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

04.04.2010- I leapt at Ivory Coast World Cup chance, says Eriksson

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

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

17.02.2010- Hiddink to take over as Turkey coach

15.02.2010- Hiddink set for Turkey job: reports

13.02.2010- Hiddink to resign in July

12.02.2010- Gerets new Ivory Coast coach

03.02.2010- Hiddink vows to see out Russia contract

23.01.2010- Rusty Ivory Coast tackle angry Algeria

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

15.01.2010- Ivory Coast reach Africa Cup quarter-finals

15.01.2010- Injury-ravaged Ghana bank on Essien against Ivorians

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

Guus Hiddink will not coach the Ivory Coast at June's World Cup finals in South Africa, the Dutchman said in a newspaper column on Saturday.

"I must admit that the Ivory Coast did not make the decision easy. Didier Drogba (who played under him at Chelsea) lobbied hard to get me and also (Ivory Coast Football Association President Jacques) Anouma came to me with an excellent proposal," the Dutchman wrote in the Telegraaf newspaper.

It was announced last month that Hiddink, current head coach of Russia, will take over the Turkish team from August for the Euro 2012 qualifiers.

Hiddink said he would have taken the Ivory Coast position had it not been for the fact that he wanted to finish his contract with Russia, which expires in July, and then "focus on my new employer, Turkey".

Hiddink has previously been in charge of the national teams of his native Netherlands, South Korea - both of whom he took to the World Cup semi-finals - and Australia before taking over as manager of Russia.

Former Ivory Coast coach Vahid Halilhodzic was axed after the team failed to make the African Cup of Nations semi-finals in January.