They triumphed on penalties to win the Community Shield in August after a 1-1 draw at Wembley and then, in Grant's first game in charge, Louis Saha and Carlos Tevez gave United a 2-0 victory at Old Trafford.

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The Olympic protective shield will include 1, 000 members of an anti-aircraft artillery unit.

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Sheila Nemazee is also trying to shield two Italian properties--an apartment in Rome purchased in 2004 for 1.65 million euros and a farmhouse in Puglia purchased in 2006 for 1.75 million euros-- from federal prosecutors, saying they were purchased with funds that were not tied to any fraudulent conduct and belong to her under both New York and Italian law.

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The Bucks, who are also through to the regional final of the Setanta Shield, made it to the last eight of the Trophy thanks to their 1-0 victory at Kettering three weeks ago - their fifth win this season over Blue Square Premier opposition.

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Beckham, who left Spanish giants Real Madrid for Major League Soccer in the United States in 2007, scored for the Galaxy in the 2-1 win over FC Dallas on Sunday that earned the club the Supporters' Shield for Major Soccer League's top point-scoring team.

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