James Lawton
James Lawton: Fergie isn’t taking the Michael, he knows Owen can be great at United
The idea that Sir Alex Ferguson's investment in Michael Owen is the desperate
throw of a football man looking into the skull's head of a bleak and
hopeless future is absurd.
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James Lawton: Wimbledon still doesn’t feel like home for Andy
Friday, 3 July 2009
It might be different if Andy Murray had been born in Bromley or Tunbridge
Wells, or his great grandmother was an innovative over-arm server in
Victorian Wimbledon, like Tim Henman, or he had renounced his Scottish blood
the first time he crossed Hadrian's Wall.
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James Lawton: Murray has the magic to beat master Federer
Thursday, 2 July 2009
There could be no doubt where the ears and the tail of the bull would have
gone if this had been the Plaza Monumental rather than the Centre Court.
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James Lawton: Murray has what it takes
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
This was Andy Murray's most perilous visit to the edge of a tournament into
which he was beginning to slip into as though it had been cut precisely to
his needs.
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James Lawton: You’ve got it wrong De Villiers
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Anyone curious about the credentials Peter de Villiers brings to the job of
coaching rugby world champions South Africa may now have an additional
question. Would you trust him with a water bucket and a sponge?
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James Lawton: Authorities must blow away the bad stench of Burger
Monday, 29 June 2009
There were reasons to believe the Lions tour would end in tears, but it was
hard to imagine that they would be quite so filled by such a toxic
combination of rage and disgust.
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James Lawton: It was Best that Ronaldo left
Friday, 12 June 2009
Good riddance to so much of what Cristiano Ronaldo became but then, of course,
more regrets than we can comfortably list here that the best of him, at
least as far as Manchester United were concerned, had gone some time before
they publicly accepted yesterday the £80m offer of Real Madrid.
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James Lawton: Capello able to bring out the best in Rooney
Thursday, 11 June 2009
It is not likely to shake any foundations in Spain or Brazil or Argentina but
what happened at Wembley last night was some measure of Fabio Capello's
reclamation work.
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James Lawton: Hot Federer IS the greatest
Monday, 8 June 2009
It didn't really matter how Roger Federer reached his finishing line drawn in
the red clay of Paris.
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James Lawton: Sparky gets pot of gold to glory or sack
Friday, 5 June 2009
Now Manchester City are really talking, seriously that is, and to the point
where the ill-judged move for Kaka in January can be consigned to somewhere
back among the dangers of the learning curve.
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James Lawton: Ancellotti a no frills call
Tuesday, 2 June 2009
One of these days Roman Abramovich may make a managerial appointment that
isn't redolent of the bleeding obvious.
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James Lawton: Bacelona’s world vision
Friday, 29 May 2009
Bacelona’s historic treble of Champions League and Spanish league and cup, is
a stunning tribute to the club's enduring belief about the way the game
should be played.
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James Lawton: Top of the world
Thursday, 28 May 2009
To call Barcelona the champions of Europe this morning is to give them their
lesser title. The one they demand, unquestionably, is champions of football.
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James Lawton: Stage set for Messi
Wednesday, 27 May 2009
Via Veneto, it was necessary to remember here yesterday, is not the kind of
street which comes so easily to a standstill. It did once, it is true, when
a lorry driver crashed his airbrakes when he spotted Sophia Loren (but not
the cameras) as she acted out her role as a lady of the night — and then
returned to his cab sheepishly after failed negotiations.
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James Lawton: United will be no picnic for Barca
Tuesday, 26 May 2009
It is just as well so much of Lionel Messi's football has been spent in the
company of the angels.
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Joe Kernan: Missing faces a central issue
Thursday, 21 May 2009
Eight teams still have a vested interest in the destination of the Ulster
senior football Championship — and the side which has already exited the
honours race has unwittingly sounded a warning to the rest of the field.
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James Lawton: Carry on Sir Alex
Saturday, 16 May 2009
The likelihood is that Cristiano Ronaldo plays his last game for Manchester
United at Old Trafford today and if you think this will cause any excessive
tug on the emotions of Sir Alex Ferguson you do not begin to understand the
man who is just a point away from fulfilling a solemn promise.
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James Lawton: Palacios’ conduct is a lesson for others
Tuesday, 12 May 2009
Wilson Palacios is known here only as a splendid midfield operator, quick and
strong and with a fine eye for attacking opportunities who is spoken of with
affection and admiration by the two English managers for whom he has
performed with nothing less than good-hearted effort and great
professionalism.
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Ronaldo and Tevez united in fury but a class apart
Monday, 11 May 2009
The two forwards were not happy men yesterday, but there the similarities
end, writes James Lawton at Old Trafford
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James Lawton: The perfect final
Friday, 8 May 2009
Out of the tears of Stamford Bridge comes the pearl of a Champions League
final - a gift not just to European football but all of the world game with
its marvellous centrepiece of Ronaldo versus Messi, Narcissus against Little
Caesar, power and beauty challenging, at its best, the most sublimely
organised genius.
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Messi gives no clue on who’s best
Thursday, 7 May 2009
Cristiano Ronaldo had laid down a challenge which was as hard as anything
Lionel Messi had ever faced in his brief but exquisitely luminous career.
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