Posted on 11 October 2008
Brazil’s Robinho (right) fights for the ball with Alex during a training session in Teresopolis, Brazil on Thursday. — APpic
MONTEVIDEO: Brazil and Argentina will seek to close in on top spot this weekend in Latin American World Cup qualifiers with the samba stars travelling to Venezuela while the ‘albiceleste’ host neighbouring Uruguay.
The two [...]
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Posted on 11 October 2008
Luka Modric has not been at his best since his move to Tottenham.
PARIS: Rejuvenated England, European kings Spain and Italy, the defending champions, hope their young guns can fire them closer to the 2010 World Cup finals today.
But former champions Germany and France, whose qualifying campaigns have yet to hit top gear, will [...]
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Posted on 10 October 2008
Rejuvenated England forward Emile Heskey hopes he can help to bring the best out of strike partner Wayne Rooney in their World Cup qualifying double header against Kazakhstan and Belarus.
Emile Heskey: Has become a fulcrum for England.
Heskey proved the perfect foil for the currently out of favour Michael Owen when the pair were reunited for [...]
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Posted on 07 October 2008
LONDON: Juande Ramos insisted he has no intention of quitting after Tottenham hit a new low with a dismal 1-0 defeat against Hull at White Hart Lane.
The Spurs boss looks increasingly vulnerable following Sunday’s result, which condemned the north London club to their worst start for 96 years.
Hull’s Brazilian midfielder Geovanni inflicted the latest dose [...]
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Posted on 07 October 2008
LONDON: Mark Hughes (right) insisted that Manchester City will need to add more players to their squad in January if they are to challenge for a Champions League spot after Dirk Kuyt’s injury-time strike sealed a 3-2 win for Liverpool.
With the financial support of the Sheikh Mansour-backed Abu Dhabi United Group, City are aiming to [...]
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Posted on 06 October 2008
LONDON: Sir Alex Ferguson believes that Wayne Rooney and Manchester United are ready to take a stranglehold on the Premier League after emerging from a difficult visit to Blackburn with a 2-0 victory on Saturday.
Wes Brown opened the scoring with a controversial opening header, after Blackburn keeper Jason Brown appeared to have been fouled [...]
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Posted on 06 October 2008
LONDON: David Beckham’s role with England appears to be shifting towards mentor rather than chief tormentor after manager Fabio Capello heralded the arrival of new national hero Theo Walcott and suggested he is the future.
Arsenal winger Walcott, chosen ahead of Beckham on the right of midfield, scored a hat-trick in England’s remarkable 4-1 World Cup [...]
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Posted on 04 October 2008
LONDON: Chelsea’s bid to reclaim the Premier League trophy from Manchester United faces its first major test this weekend as Luiz Felipe Scolari faces up to the prospect of life without Didier Drogba.
Unbeaten under Scolari, playing the attacking football that owner Roman Abramovich had demanded and sitting at the top of the league, everything seems [...]
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Posted on 04 October 2008
PARIS: Tottenham edged nervously into the UEFA Cup group stages on Thursday to ease the pressure on under-fire coach Juande Ramos but fellow English strugglers Everton crashed out.
Tottenham, rooted to the bottom of the Premier League, drew 1-1 with Wisla Krakow in Poland to secure a 3-2 aggregate win.
Pawel Brozek’s lobbed equaliser with seven minutes [...]
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Posted on 04 October 2008
Berbatov had a slow start to life at Old Trafford.
BLACKBURN: Sir Alex Ferguson is set to give Carlos Tevez and Dimitar Berbatov another chance to prove they can form a successful strike partnership when Manchester United make the short trip to Blackburn today.
Berbatov has started every Premier League and Champions League game that he [...]
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