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Cabanas returns to football after shooting
ESPNsoccernet staff | April, 15 2012Paraguay international Salvador Cabanas has made his return to football after recovering from being shot in the head 27 months ago.
Article | ConversationGunshot victim Cabanas to join boyhood club
ESPNsoccernet staff | January, 20 2012Two years after being shot in the head, Paraguay striker Salvador Cabanas is set to return to professional football with boyhood team Club 12 de Octubre, according to reports in his homeland.
Article | ConversationCerro face severe penalties over crowd violence
Reuters | November, 12 2009Paraguay's Cerro Porteno face serious sanctions after acts of violence by their fans at a Copa Sudamericana match, the South American Football Confederation (CSF) said.
Article | ConversationCerro Porteno win Paraguayan championship
July, 6 2009Cerro Porteno won Paraguay's Apertura championship on the final day of the season on Sunday when captain Jorge Britez's goal gave them a 1-0 win over 12 de Octubre.
Article | ConversationParaguay postpone fixtures after bus crash
February, 3 2009The Paraguayan Football Association have postponed this weekend's Apertura fixtures because of the deaths of a Club 2 de Mayo player and a club official on Saturday.
Article | ConversationLibertad net fourth successive Paraguayan title
December, 8 2008Libertad secured their fourth successive Paraguayan League title with a 4-1 win over Sol de America in the final round of the competition.
Article | ConversationSportivo Luqueno fan shot dead in Paraguay
November, 3 2008A Sportivo Luqueno fan was shot dead after the 3-0 defeat to Libertad in the Paraguayan league on Sunday.
Article | ConversationArdiles dismissed by Paraguay's Cerro Porteno
August, 11 2008Ossie Ardiles has been sacked as coach of Paraguayan giants Cerro Porteno. The Asuncion team are winless in the Clausura and the goalless draw at Sportivo Luqueno was the final straw.
Article | ConversationParaguay clubs agree to start championship
February, 8 2007Paraguay's top-flight soccer clubs, embroiled in a row over elections for their federation president, agreed on Wednesday to start the national championship.
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