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James Lawton
Capello must axe John Terry
Maybe it is true Fabio Capello is biting the bullet, in this case the antique
item known as principle, before granting another reprieve to his serially
yob captain John Terry.
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James Lawton: Federer marvels in his second coming
Monday, 1 February 2010
The great champions, men like Muhammad Ali and Jack Nicklaus, have always
shared an ability to reach down and find again qualities that the world
believed lost forever.
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James Lawton: Neville has not always made right move
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Against a tide of critical comment, Gary Neville must be heartened that
someone has bothered to stress one of his more admirable qualities — his
unfailing willingness to defy the concerns of his club Manchester United and
report for England duty.
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James Lawton: Stats not adding up for Murray
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Destiny called to Andy Murray again in Melbourne today but not in overtime, we
are reassured by the statistics.
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James Lawton: Jose Mourinho just perfect to take over at Manchester United
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Sometimes reading between the lines in football can create a neon-like glare.
So it is with the linking of Manchester United and Jose Mourinho.
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James Lawton: Ferguson’s United are ‘worth’ watching
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Rumours that Barcelona's Pep Guardiola is lined up as the future coach at Old
Trafford clearly have nothing to do with the insistence by the Manchester
United Supporters Trust that a reported call for the replacement of Sir Alex
Ferguson was the work of one maverick member.
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James Lawton: Strauss needs to be a leader like Waugh
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Three former England captains, David Gower, Mike Atherton and Nasser Hussain,
have now deplored here the decision of their successor Andrew Strauss to
take a break from the tour of Bangladesh.
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James Lawton: Maradona still possesses an aura
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Whatever reservations we have about the wisdom of Argentina's appointment of
Diego Maradona as coach there can be no doubt about his enduring magnetism.
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James Lawton: Wenger is right, fear must not halt African Nations Cup
Monday, 11 January 2010
Emmanuel Adebayor could not have put it with more pain or more affectingly.
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James Lawton: Sir Alex is still on time
Tuesday, 5 January 2010
Some may have thought it was inconceivable that Sir Alex Ferguson would again
bang on about the paltry amount of stoppage time granted to his team when
they sought to salvage a match which, he agreed, was won by the better side.
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James Lawton: Grayson follows the Venables way
Tuesday, 5 January 2010
Malcolm Allison didn't say a word in the Crystal Palace dressing room at
half-time. He just stood in the corner with a small, slightly beatific smile
on his face as the man he had handpicked as his coaching protégé, Terry
Venables, delivered a series of one-on-one brainstorming sessions with each
player.
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James Lawton: No room for sentiment at the top level of any game
Tuesday, 22 December 2009
After five days of fierce sunshine and intriguing and ultimately compelling
Test action the rain has come hard and unrelenting. The big sky over the
veldt has turned into a grey blanket torn by flashes of lightning.
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James Lawton: Ghost of Shankly still haunts Benitez
Friday, 11 December 2009
Not so long ago it would have been one of the pivotal contests of the season
but now what can you say about Sunday's duel between Liverpool and Arsenal?
Only perhaps that maybe it should be moved from Anfield to the nearest
available Fantasy Island.
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James Lawton: Button’s odds on but real hero is Strauss
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
Here's a challenging proposition for the British sports public that a growing
consensus believes, insultingly or legitimately, take your pick, is quite
beyond its powers.
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James Lawton: Warren is looking through his rosy specs
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
Promoter Frank Warren struck a rare note of realism in the middle of the tidal
wave of hype which followed Dave Haye's victory over the almost
indescribably unchallenging Nikolai Valuev.
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James Lawton: FAI’s World Cup plea is simply pathetic
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Roy Keane's reaction to the Ireland's fate at the hand of Thierry Henry was
nasty and a matter for despair to all those who entertained the hope that
one day he would grow beyond the barricades of a besieged and often
disturbing psyche.
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James Lawton: Golden Bear is inspiring for Woods
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Those who see in the passing embarrassment of Tiger Woods the seeds of
breakdown are likely to be extremely disappointed by the resulting harvest.
At the very least they leave themselves open to the reminder that those who
forget what happened yesterday are perhaps not the best judges of quite what
tomorrow may bring.
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James Lawton: Defoe glad to be this side of pond
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
It was graceful of Harry Redknapp to show a little feeling for the plight of
his ravaged opposite number Robert Martinez after Spurs ran amok against
Wigan Athletic.
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James Lawton: Westwood grace just what we needed
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Of all the irrationality that has flowed in the wake of the Thierry Henry
affair the prize surely must go to those who drone that we should never
confuse the ups and downs of sport with those of real life.
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James Lawton: Thierry Henry's confession leaves revolting taste
Friday, 20 November 2009
The Republic of Ireland is entitled to believe it has never seen anything so
cynical, so far removed from the spirit of sport, as the devilish hand
played by Thierry Henry to deny Giovanni Trapattoni's team a place in the
World Cup finals that would have been so thoroughly deserved.
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James Lawton: New Formula One blood brothers facing up to battle
Thursday, 19 November 2009
You wouldn't want to dampen any national fervour surrounding the first British
one-two champion Formula One combination since Graham Hill and Jim Clark
drove for Lotus in 1968 - especially when the new McLaren team-mates Lewis
Hamilton and Jenson Button stopped short yesterday only at nicking their
fingers and announcing themselves official blood brothers.
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