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• France's Players Finally Display Some Unity Over the Nicolas Anelka Affair
• By John Wardle 20/6/2010 12:16 PM GMT
• France's players have finally shown some unity with their decision to boycott Sunday's training session ahead of their next game against South Africa. The methods of coach Raymond Domenech have ... More »
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• On the Bench ... With Players Hoping to Make an Impact in South Africa
• By John Wardle 12/6/2010 4:56 AM GMT
• As the World Cup gets under way, our popular On the Bench series switches from the Premier League to look at four of the players who could emerge as major stars in the next month in South Africa. ... More »
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• New Zealand Feeling Upbeat After Shane Smeltz Goal Shocks Serbia
• By John Wardle 30/5/2010 7:45 AM GMT
• The behaviour of their supporters ensured that Serbia were the focus of attention after their World Cup warm-up game against New Zealand in Austria. The Serbian followers were so annoyed by their ... More »
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• Remember When ... England Faced Japan Before Another Major Tournament
• By John Wardle 27/5/2010 4:11 AM GMT
• We have been here before. Japan, England's opponents on Sunday in a friendly ahead of the World Cup, were also the choice of former coach Sven-Goran Eriksson in the build-up to Euro 2004. This ... More »
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• Burnley 4 Tottenham 2: Remarkable Comeback Ends Clarets' Season in Style
• By John Wardle 09/5/2010 1:07 AM GMT
• Burnley bowed out of the Premier League in style as they staged a remarkable comeback after going two goals behind to a Tottenham team that started the game with faint hopes of finishing in third ... More »
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• Sunderland 0 Man United 1: Nani Ensures Final Day Will Decide Championship
• By John Wardle 02/5/2010 1:00 PM GMT
• Manchester United ensured the battle for the Premier League title will go to the last day of the season. They responded to Chelsea's success at Liverpool with a victory over Sunderland that was more ... More »
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• Remember When... Wolves Profited as the Wembley Jinx Hit Dave Whelan
• By John Wardle 22/4/2010 8:44 AM GMT
• Two weeks before the anniversary of their most famous encounter, Wolverhampton Wanderers face Blackburn Rovers on Saturday. It was nearly half-a-century ago - on May 7, 1960 - when the two clubs ... More »
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• Inter Milan 3 Barcelona 1: Diego Milito Steals Glory from Lionel Messi
• By John Wardle 20/4/2010 4:47 PM GMT
• Inter Milan's Diego Milito created two goals and scored a controversial third as Barcelona were beaten at the San Siro in the first-leg of their Champions League semi-final. Milito even overshadowed ... More »
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• Sunderland 2 Burnley 1: Darren Bent Strikes as Clarets Edge Closer to Drop
• By John Wardle 17/4/2010 12:06 PM GMT
• Goals from Fraizer Campbell and Darren Bent pushed Burnley even closer to relegation as the euphoria surrounding their surprise win at Hull City was swept away. Sunderland, playing without any ... More »
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• Sunderland v Burnley Preview: No Old Pals' Act from Steve Bruce
• By John Wardle 16/4/2010 7:29 AM GMT
• PREMIER LEAGUE: STADIUM OF LIGHT, SATURDAY APRIL 17, 2010. KICK-OFF: 1500 BST ... More »
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• Remember When... West Ham Reeled as Michael Owen Staked England Claim
• By John Wardle 14/4/2010 9:14 AM GMT
• If Liverpool are looking for omens as they continue their pursuit of a Champions League place, they can go back 12 years to an Anfield meeting with West Ham, who are the visitors on Monday. It was ... More »
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• Remember When... Paul Gascoigne's Genius Sent Portsmouth to Cup Exit
• By John Wardle 08/4/2010 7:45 AM GMT
• Money problems also loomed large over the last meeting between Tottenham and Portsmouth in the FA Cup. The south coast club go into Sunday's semi-final against Spurs near the end of a season that has ... More »
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• Bordeaux 1 Lyon 0: Marouane Chamakh Goal Not Enough to Seal Progress
• By John Wardle 07/4/2010 4:44 PM GMT
• Lyon emerged victorious from their all-French encounter with Ligue 1 rivals Bordeaux to clinch a place in the semi-finals of the Champions League, but only after surviving a nervous final 45 minutes. ... More »
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• Barcelona 4 Arsenal 1: Four Magical Goals in a Lionel Messi Masterclass
• By John Wardle 06/4/2010 4:51 PM GMT
• Lionel Messi scored all four goals for Barcelona as the Catalan giants directed Arsenal towards the exit door in the Champions League in devastating fashion. Messi's magical masterclass ensured a 6-3 ... More »
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• CSKA Moscow 0 Inter Milan 1: Wesley Sneijder Makes it Easy for Italians
• By John Wardle 06/4/2010 2:27 PM GMT
• Wesley Sneijder scored an early goal to smooth Inter Milan's passage into the semi-finals of the Champions League as they cruised to a 2-0 win on aggregate against CSKA Moscow. With Jose Mourinho's ... More »
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• Sunderland 3 Tottenham 1: Darren Bent Double Against his Former Club
• By John Wardle 03/4/2010 11:54 AM GMT
• Sunderland striker Darren Bent scored twice and missed two penalties in an amazing game against his former club, who were chasing their sixth successive win. Bent put them ahead with the Premier ... More »
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• Sunderland v Tottenham Preview: Why Darren Bent Has Nothing to Prove
• By John Wardle 02/4/2010 8:14 AM GMT
• PREMIER LEAGUE: STADIUM OF LIGHT, SATURDAY APRIL 3, 2010: KICK-OFF: 1500 BST ... More »
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• Remember When... Chelsea Earned Championship Applause at Man United
• By John Wardle 01/4/2010 9:24 AM GMT
• The championship ambitions of Manchester United and Chelsea will be scrutinised as they clash at Old Trafford this weekend. As so often in recent seasons, they are two of the teams that are almost ... More »
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• Inter Milan 1 CSKA Moscow 0: Jose Mourinho Takes a Lead to Russia
• By John Wardle 31/3/2010 4:47 PM GMT
• If Arsenal need any motivation before the second leg of their Champions League tie against Barcelona, they can derive it from this quarter-final tie. While they face a difficult task against the ... More »
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• Lyon 3 Bordeaux 1: Two Goals From Lisandro in All-French Encounter
• By John Wardle 30/3/2010 4:42 PM GMT
• Two goals from Lisandro ensured that Lyon have a significant advantage after the first leg of the all-French battle to face Manchester United or Bayern Munich in the semi-finals of the Champions ... More »
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