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Press conferences are normally pretty easy-going affairs. The journalists and the manager ask and answer the questions politely, perhaps exchange a bit of gentle banter, and everyone's happy. But there are exceptions, as any football writer could tell you. The times when, often out of ...
Soccer
Roy Keane
“And now half-time is here, and so we face humiliation.” So begins Rafael Benítez’s team-talk in 15 Minutes That Shook the World , a new film that reveals the “truth” of how Liverpool were inspired to overturn a 3-0 deficit in the 2005 Champions League final. It’s an actor who delivers ...
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Liverpool
Rafael Benitez
Champions League
Steven Gerrard
Jamie Carragher
With this season's FA Cup well under way, Jonathan Owen has nominated one of the competition's vintage years for inclusion in our repository of memories. The 1927 edition is unique, with Cardiff City taking the trophy out of England for the first and only time with their 1-0 victory over ...
Soccer
Arsenal
FA Cup
England
Wembley Stadium
Wales
Tony Cascarino George Burley must be one of the few non-French people grateful for Thierry Henry’s handball against Ireland because it’s distracted everyone from his sacking as Scotland manager this week. Longer-term, though, what are his prospects? As a failed international ...
Soccer
England
In today's e-mail bulletin, we asked: "Is Liverpool v Manchester City the defining match for who will finish fourth this season?" James Ducker responded: "Perhaps not a defining game, but it's obviously very important for both sides and psychologically it could possibly ...
Soccer
Liverpool
Champions League
Manchester City
Rom
gets cold feet on Aguero - Daily Star
Roman Abramovich, the Chelsea owner, is holding up the deal to sign Atletico
Madrid hotshot Sergio Aguero. The Russian is reluctant to splash out a
British record fee despite Aguero scoring twice against the Blues in their
Champions ...
Soccer
Chelsea
West Ham United
Portsmouth
Wigan Athletic
Manchester United
Fulham
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Thierry Henry is feeling the wrath of the
footballing public and the media today after his deliberate
handball saw France qualify for the World Cup finals in South Africa instead of the Republic of Ireland. The French captain has already seen ...
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A handy pictorial guide to Thierry Henry
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Matt Hughes Chelsea have made their fair
share of expensive mistakes in the transfer market in
recent years – Juan Veron anyone? – but the biggest may be about to come. The club’s decision to ask the Court of Arbitration for Sport to ...
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Chelsea's transfer ban appeal could prove an expensive error
In today's e-mail bulletin, we asked: "Can you defend what Thierry Henry did last night and how does it compare to Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal?" Gabriele Marcotti responded: "What you have to do is put yourself in that situation and ask: 'What would I do?'. Until you ...
Soccer
Thierry Henry
Ruud
up for a return - Daily Star
Tottenham, Liverpool and Fulham were put on red alert last night as Ruud van
Nistelrooy admitted he would consider a return to the Premier League. The
Dutch striker is out in the cold at Real Madrid and is worried about his
World Cup place.
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Soccer
Liverpool
Tottenham Hotspur
Fulham
Manchester City
West Ham United
Manchester United
In today's e-mail bulletin, Tom Yates asked: "Rafael Benitez has said that he'd quit Liverpool if George Gillett and Tom Hicks sanction the sale of Fernando Torres, but couldn't this be seen as great news for the American co-owners since it presents them with an opportunity to reduce ...
Soccer
Liverpool
Fernando Torres
Accused of being a bit too soft and cuddly by pundits in recent years, Arsenal are looking like a team capable of winning silverware this season. But this didn't stop Cesc Fabregas, Theo Walcott, Andrey Arshavin and Bacary Sagna dressing up as furry animals in aid of Great Ormond Street ...
Soccer
Arsenal
Cesc Fàbregas
Theo Walcott
Chelsea
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James Ducker It was a simple gesture but
one that told you a lot about Garry Cook.
When I somehow managed to drop my credit card down a gap in the decking of the pool side restaurant at the Emirates Palace hotel, where Manchester City ...
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Why Garry Cook has learnt from his mistakes
Take Gatt - Daily Mirror Italian hard man Rino Gattuso is ready to quit AC Milan - and expects to sign for Manchester City in the transfer window.
Outcast Roman's rescue me plea - Daily Mirror Spurs striker Roman Pavlyuchenko yesterday gave up on his bid to get back into favour with Harry ...
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Manchester City
Chelsea
West Ham United
Manchester United
Fulham
Tottenham Hotspur
Gabriele Marcotti 3 . One of the key building blocks of any good PR/spin campaign is to repeat certain talking points endlessly. Never mind what the question is, just repeat your talking point. We've seen politicians do it for years. The neat things is that, if you repeat ...
Soccer
Liverpool
Rafael Benitez
In today's e-mail bulletin, we asked: "John Terry wants Chelsea to take advantage of the suspension of Fifa's transfer ban by signing several new players in January, but who should the club buy?" Tony Cascarino responds: "I disagree with John Terry. Chelsea's major ...
Soccer
Chelsea
£60m
Cesc battle - Daily Star
Real Madrid and Barcelona are ready to spark a £60m bidding war for Cesc
Fabregas. The Spanish giants have both made the Arsenal captain their No1
target for next season and are ready to go toe to toe.
Spurs
eye outcast Foster - The Sun ...
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Graham Spiers George Burley has gone - done
in by the Scottish Football Association after one setback
too many. If, like me, you have a perverse love of Scottish football, then you'll know this Burley palaver is just the latest in a long ...
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Ten things wrong with Scottish football
Rafael Benitez, the Liverpool manager, gives an exclusive interview to Tony Evans, the Football Editor of The Times, today in which he reveals that he would quit the club if he were forced to sell Spain striker Fernando Torres to ease the club’s large debt.
The Anfield club are believed to ...
Soccer
Liverpool
Rafael Benitez
In today's e-mail bulletin, Ciaran asked: "Are you surprised that there have not been any managerial changes thus far this season compared to the situation last season? Is this due in part to the financial constraints brought about by a weak global economy or have clubs finally ...
