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• West Ham Go Old-School With Beckham While United's Old-Boy Network Creaks
• By JP Shaw 29/7/2010 10:27 AM GMT
• In age-old tradition the Hammers this week added David Beckham to their list of unattainable transfer targets. West Ham's owners - David Sullivan and David Gold - are using that old trick of ... More »
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• So Much Money, but So Many Obstacles if Man City Pursue Didier Drogba
• By Graham Chase 20/7/2010 6:10 AM GMT
• Since they became the richest club in the world, Manchester City have grown accustomed to being used as a bargaining chip during transfer windows. A year ago, John Terry pondered a move to ... More »
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• Uruguay v Germany Preview: The Battle for World Cup's Consolation Prize
• By Jeremy Cross 09/7/2010 8:00 AM GMT
• THIRD PLACE PLAY OFF: PORT ELIZABETH, SATURDAY JULY 10, 2010. KICK-OFF: 1930 BST ... More »
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• Curse Of Nike Ad Sums Up Problems Facing Star Names At World Cup
• By Mike McGrath 04/7/2010 3:55 AM GMT
• When the hero of this year's World Cup emerges they can expect glorious headlines, appearances on chat shows or perhaps a Hollywood movie of his life. He may eventually have a statue erected in the ... More »
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• Ten England World Cup Exits to Remember ... or Forget
• By Ian Edwards 28/6/2010 7:17 AM GMT
• Either side of their one moment of triumph at Wembley in 1966, England have conjured up some truly sickening, unfortunate and often embarrasing ways to exit the World Cup finals. For those who ... More »
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• An England Team Bereft of Attacking Ideas Now Faces a Crisis of Confidence in Goal
• By Brian Glanville 16/6/2010 11:16 AM GMT
• Robert Green's ghastly error against the USA on Saturday was only the latest in a seemingly unending catalogue of England goalkeeping blunders. Yet it cannot wholly excuse and explain a largely dull ... More »
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• Kaka Backs Dunga to Answer the Critics With a Brazilian World Cup Triumph
• By Jon West 12/6/2010 4:57 AM GMT
• He was born Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri but is better known as Dunga - Portuguese for Dopey. An uncle was responsible for the nickname but the Brazil coach's critics, and there have been many ... More »
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• Luis Fabiano is Ready to 'Play Dirty' to Win the World Cup for Brazil
• By Jon West 01/6/2010 4:02 AM GMT
• All is not sweetness and light within the Brazil camp right now. Kaka is angry with Felipe Melo for a training ground tackle that left him with too fresh a reminder of the injury problems that ... More »
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• Brazil Desperate for Kaka to Use World Cup Stage to Prove his Quality
• By Jon West 29/5/2010 3:11 AM GMT
• Although they are regarded by many as the favourites to lift the trophy at the end of the tournament, Brazil must first negotiate the trickiest of the groups, with Ivory Coast and unknown quantities ... More »
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• Ronaldinho's Absence From Brazil's Squad Continues to Cause Waves
• By Jon West 22/5/2010 4:58 AM GMT
• Twelve years ago, just after France had beaten Brazil to lift the trophy, sportswear giants Nike issued a statement denying they had forced Ronaldo to play in the final when he was ill. Three years ... More »
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• Manchester City's Pursuit of James Milner Has a Familiar Feel About It
• By Graham Chase 20/5/2010 7:11 AM GMT
• Almost two years after the arrival of Sheikh Mansour there is still no Champions League football at Eastlands but Manchester City's pursuit of James Milner over the coming weeks will show that lessons ... More »
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• Ronaldinho's Recent Form Not Enough to Impress Brazil Coach Dunga
• By Jon West 12/5/2010 5:33 AM GMT
• In omitting Ronaldinho from his 23-man squad coach Dunga has made a simple statement: that Brazil players will do things his way or become ex-Brazil players. In the past few weeks the AC Milan ... More »
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• Where Are They Now? Roberto Rivelino Trying to Pass on His Samba Skills
• By Simon Redfern 22/4/2010 3:54 AM GMT
• Imitation is said to be the sincerest form of flattery - so it just shows in how high regard Brazilian midfield master Roberto Rivelino must be held in the game today. The 64-year-old invented the ... More »
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• Grafite's Goals Give Him World Cup Edge on Brazil's Big-name Strikers
• By Jon West 18/4/2010 10:30 AM GMT
• Romario reckons it would be a big error if Ronaldinho doesn't go to the World Cup and Ronaldo is still hoping he can still make it, but the truth is that both these superstars are below the bin man in ... More »
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• Why Man City Stand Six Games Away From Changing the Face of Football
• By Graham Chase 05/4/2010 4:18 AM GMT
• Although it is inevitable that Manchester City will force their way into the Champions League sooner rather than later, qualification this season could be the catalyst to a seismic power shift in ... More »
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• Ronaldinho is Losing Battle to Win World Cup Call from Brazil Coach Dunga
• By Jon West 15/3/2010 6:35 AM GMT
• If only he had put that header at Old Trafford in the net instead of just wide.... Ronaldinho's claims that not only does he expect to be picked for this year's finals, but he is also eyeing the ... More »
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• Manchester United 4 AC Milan 0: Two More Goals for Wayne Rooney
• By Ian Whittell 10/3/2010 4:35 PM GMT
• Wayne Rooney again tormented AC Milan as he scored twice in a victory that ensured Manchester United made Champions League progress by beating the Italians 7-2 on aggregate. United's passage into ... More »
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• Adriano Weighed Down by Problems that Threaten his Future with Brazil
• By Jon West 10/3/2010 4:21 AM GMT
• There is more than one reason why Brazil coach Dunga regards Kaka as the ideal player. For not only is the Real Madrid midfielder an undoubted talent, he is also a dedicated professional and a sober ... More »
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• Arsene Wenger Finally Admits His Interest in Brede Hangeland
• By Ian Winrow 06/8/2009 1:41 PM GMT
• By Arsene Wenger's standards, it ranked as an extraordinarily candid revelation. At long last, after a summer of under-played asides and denials, the Arsenal manager came as close as he ever does to ... More »
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• Man City Miss Out on John Terry But Don't Expect Their Spending To Stop
• By Graham Chase 27/7/2009 6:13 AM GMT
• They may have missed out on another big name they hoped would help them take a short cut to the top, but the fall-out from Manchester City's failure to sign John Terry could provide proof that the ... More »
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