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Stop Lionel or it could get messy
Sunday 13 February 2011
Arsenal must apply constant pressure if they are to upset Barcelona while Spurs will look to wing it against Milan
Guardiola refuses to commit to Barça beyond next season
Saturday 12 February 2011
The Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola has refused to commit himself to the La Liga champions beyond next summer, despite extending his contract at the Nou Camp this week.
'I didn't see this coming.' Lampard delight at going from scapegoat to captain
Wednesday 09 February 2011
Midfielder to lead Chelsea trio looking to reassert their international futures against Denmark tonight
Capello happy to put England's future at feet of 'fearless' Wilshere
Friday 28 January 2011
Coach to give Arsenal midfielder first international start against Denmark and admits he should have taken Walcott to World Cup
Cannavaro wants Italy improvement for crucial match
Thursday 24 June 2010
Captain Fabio Cannavaro is confident "the best is yet to come" from traditional World Cup slow starters Italy.
Group F: Italy turn to Pirlo to rescue their faltering title defence
Thursday 24 June 2010
Slovakia v Italy; Today, 3pm, ITV 1. Paraguay v New Zealand; Today, 3pm, ITV 4
Buffon out of New Zealand clash
Thursday 17 June 2010
Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini admits the herniated disc that has sidelined goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is a huge blow for the Azzurri.
Santa Cruz motivated by stricken strike partner's plight
Wednesday 16 June 2010
There will be a shadow over Roque Santa Cruz throughout this World Cup, cast by a man who but for a burst of gunfire would have been leading the Paraguay attack with him. More than almost anyone else, Salvador Cabanas was responsible for Paraguay's progress to South Africa until the small hours of 25 January, when he was shot in the head in a Mexico City nightclub as a robbery went badly wrong.
Lippi relies on self-belief to lift Italy's chances as the ageing champions arrive
Thursday 10 June 2010
People always write us off, says coach as he defends the prospects of his struggling squad
World Cup Countdown: Casillas claims England lack 'top level' goalkeepers
Monday 07 June 2010
4 days to go
Pirlo an injury concern for Italy
Friday 04 June 2010
Influential Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo is facing a race against time to prove his fitness for Italy's World Cup defence after suffering a calf injury in yesterday's friendly defeat to Mexico.
Ferdinand's form gives cause for concern
Thursday 18 February 2010
It was the win in San Siro which Manchester United had been striving for since 1958 but there was so nearly a sense of deja vu about the club's fifth meeting with Milan in the stadium.
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