mcalcio.com - 12/19/2007
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The official appoitment of Fabio Capello as England manager is getting plenty of coverage in the British press, especially the astronomical contract the Italian coach has signed with the English FA (over £4.8m i.e. €6.7m). The Daily Mirror’s headline (”CAPE££O”) is quite explicit in the matter & makes a strong suggestion along the lines "we paid you a sh**load of money, now get us a a World Cup".
Capello's World Cup deal
mirror.co.uk 12/18/2007 — By Martin Lipton, Chief Football Writer 15/12/2007 Fabio Capello (Getty Images) Fabio Capello will fly into London on Monday to become the 12th fulltime England coach - with a multi-million pound bonus for winning the World Cup. Capello will pick up a ...
How David Beckham Got His Golden Balls
worldcupblog.org 12/19/2007 — Ah, David Beckham. His celebrity may outrank his actual football skills by a factor of ten, but it’s still impossible not to like him. For all the weird fashion decisions: floppy fringe, faux-hawk, sarong, Spice Girl etcetera, Becks is a lot ...
USA Round-Up (U-23’s/Qualifying)
usa.worldcupblog.org 12/19/2007 — The U-23’s played their second match against the Olympic hosts, resulting in another draw, though this time there was some scoring to be seen. Robbie Rogers, Patrick Ianni, and Charlie Davies accounted for the USA’s trifecta of tallies.
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