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Pearce’s England kids torn apart by Germans
England Under-21 winger James Milner admitted last night's performance was
‘not good enough’ as his team crashed 4-0 to Germany in the final of the
European Championships in Malmo.
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Sepp Blatter happy with South Africa's World Cup progress
Monday, 29 June 2009
FIFA president Sepp Blatter believes that South Africa is 75% ready to host
next year's World Cup finals.
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Cahill bitter over Australia bust-up
Monday, 29 June 2009
Tim Cahill has blamed “bitter” player agents for a recent row within the
Australia national team.
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Past means nothing to Pearce
Monday, 29 June 2009
Stuart Pearce has told his England Under-21s that heroic failure counts for
nothing — and they must create a new chapter of history when they face
Germany in the European Championship final in Malmo tonight (7.45).
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Brazil turn on style to win Confederations Cup
Monday, 29 June 2009
A late header from Lucio added to Luis Fabiano's brace helped Brazil fight
back from two goals down to win the Confederations Cup final against United
States in Johannesburg.
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Kennedy in promise to protect Northern Ireland fans in Poland
Thursday, 25 June 2009
Raymond Kennedy has vowed the Irish Football Association will do all within
its power to protect Northern Ireland fans from being attacked at the World
Cup qualifier in Poland on September 5.
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Angry Theo Walcott ready to prove a point
Thursday, 25 June 2009
Theo Walcott admits he is angry about getting dropped after making himself
available for Stuart Pearce - but he now wants to take it out on European
Under-21 Championship hosts Sweden.
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United States upset Spain with 2-0 win
Thursday, 25 June 2009
The United States will contest the Confederations Cup final after causing a
huge upset in Bloemfontein last night by inflicting a first defeat on Spain
since 2006.
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Ferguson in £50m Manchester United bid to beat Chelsea to Sergio Aguero
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
Manchester United are set to get one over arch-rivals Chelsea by making a £50
million swoop for Argentina striker Sergio Aguero.
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Nigel Worthington will wait to discuss contract
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Nigel Worthington is not interested in discussing a new contract as Northern
Ireland boss until his country's World Cup fate is settled.
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Fabio Capello would like Bobby Charlton in his England squad
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Fabio Capello has named Sir Bobby Charlton as the one past player he would
love to have in his current England squad.
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Rodwell is on ‘top’ form
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Stuart Pearce's decision to make 10 changes paid off as Jack Rodwell's
equaliser against Germany in Halmstad ensured England Under-21s finished top
of Group B in their European Championships.
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‘Honoured’ Nigel is focused on Poland
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Nigel Worthington plans to remain fully focused on Northern Ireland’s World
Cup qualifying mission despite the Irish FA’s offer a fresh two-year deal.
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Classy Brazil sparkle in a storm
Friday, 19 June 2009
Brazil whipped up a storm against a hapless US team yesterday, turning on the
style that had been absent in their opening Confederations Cup game against
Egypt.
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Walcott axed, but England march on
Friday, 19 June 2009
Theo Walcott came off the bench in Gothenburg to help send England into the
semi-finals of the European Under-21 Championship by defeating Spain.
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Torres slams Spanish cash for foreigners
Tuesday, 16 June 2009
Fernando Torres has hit out at Spanish clubs for splashing big money on
foreign players, but not doing the same for home-grown stars.
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Torres a Spain in the neck for sorry New Zealand
Monday, 15 June 2009
Spain extended their unbeaten run to 33 matches with an embarrassingly
one-sided 5-0 win over New Zealand in their Confederations Cup opener.
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Kaka and co up for World Cup dress rehearsal
Saturday, 13 June 2009
Cristiano Ronaldo may not be here but Kaka, his new Real Madrid team-mate,
certainly is and so are a glittering array of other galacticos.
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McLean a Worthy contender
Friday, 12 June 2009
Nigel Worthington has challenged Brian McLean to play his way back into the
Northern Ireland reckoning.
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England on track with easy victory over Andorra
Thursday, 11 June 2009
It was that easy for England in their seventh 2010 World Cup qualifying win
that takes Fabio Capello into the summer requiring just a draw against
Croatia in September to see him safely through to South Africa.
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Scolari off to Uzbekistan
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
Former Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has been appointed as the new coach
of Bunyodkor, according to the Uzbek outfit.
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