It is a journey that David Beckham has made hundreds of times before. Down the steps at the front of the team bus, through the security cordon, past the photographers and autograph hunters and into the sanctuary of Old Trafford. But for Beckham, who makes an emotional return to Manchester Uniteds home ground tonight in [...]
Posted on March 10th, 2010 by admin
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Sir Alex Ferguson has ordered Wayne Rooney to start protecting his precious talent after telling the striker that he has only himself to blame for aggravating an injury. In a rare public criticism of the Manchester United forward, Ferguson said he was disappointed with Rooney for playing almost a full game for England against Egypt [...]
Posted on March 6th, 2010 by admin
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Michael Owen laughed off suggestions that he was cursed on Sunday after he had limped off the Wembley turf during the Carling Cup final. The striker had cause to reassess his verdict yesterday when it emerged that a ruptured hamstring has ruled him out for the rest of the season and the World Cup. The [...]
Posted on March 6th, 2010 by admin
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The man in charge of the World Cup has given England his advice on its 2018 bid. 2010 Organizing Committee chief executive Danny Jordaan said on Thursday that Englands bid bosses should work hard during this years World Cup, go and watch their team, and then try and convince the people that need convincing. South [...]
Posted on March 5th, 2010 by admin
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The German soccer federation has reached a settlement with a former referee in a dispute over allegations of sexual harassment. The former official – 63-year-old Manfred Amerell – sought an injunction preventing the federation from saying that he had sexually harassed several people in the past. Amerell, who denies any harassment, quit the federations refereeing [...]
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Home teams listed first. ASIAN CUP QUALIFYING Group A Japan 2, Bahrain 0 Hong Kong 0, Yemen 0 Group B Australia 1, Indonesia 0 Oman 0, Kuwait 0 Group C Uzbekistan 0, United Arab Emirates 1 Group D Syria 4, Lebanon 0 Group E Iran 1, Thailand 0 Jordan 2, Singapore 1 — FRIENDLIES Albania [...]
Posted on March 4th, 2010 by admin
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If you happened to miss the first 70 or so minutes of Wednesdays friendly between the United States and the Netherlands, you would have thought the Americans were a dangerous team capable of pushing a world power to the brink. That first 70 minutes did happen though, and for a good portion of it the [...]
Posted on March 4th, 2010 by admin
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Home teams listed first. Group Stage Group A Bordeaux (France) 2, Bayern Munich (Germany) 1 Juventus (Italy) 1, Maccabi Haifa (Israel) 0 Group B CSKA Moscow (Russia) 0 Manchester United (England) 1 Wolfsburg (Germany) 0, Besiktas (Turkey) 0 Group C Real Madrid (Spain) 2, AC Milan (Italy) 3 FC Zurich (Switzerland) 0, Marseille (France) 1 [...]
Posted on October 22nd, 2009 by admin
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French winger Franck Ribery is likely to miss next months World Cup playoff against Ireland because of a knee injury. Ribery, who didnt play in Bayern Munichs 2-1 Champions League loss at Bordeaux on Wednesday night, has been hampered by persistent left knee tendinitis this season. According to LEquipe, Ribery saw knee specialist Jean-Henri Jaeger [...]
Posted on October 22nd, 2009 by admin
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Marco Padalino came off the substitutes bench to score twice as Sampdoria beat Siena 4-1 on Sunday to stay top of Serie A and ahead of Juventus on goal difference. Angelo Palombo and Daniele Mannini scored in the first half and Padalino grabbed a brace in the second, with Michele Fini responding for the visitors. [...]
Posted on September 21st, 2009 by admin
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