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Roy Hodgson tips his hat to England's football 'culture'
Wednesday 16 January 2013
But 'custodian' of the national team likens trophy hopes to darts – a bit hit and miss
Match Report: Stewart Downing's strike sends Liverpool top as Anzhi Makhachkala fail to deliver
Friday 26 October 2012
Liverpool 1 Anzhi Makhachkala 0
All hung up for autumn
Friday 05 October 2012
From swirls of colour to geometric metal patterns, Trish Lorenz unrolls the latest wallpaper trends
Do I not like that! It's Euro '92 all over again
Wednesday 06 June 2012
Tough game with France before crashing out against the hosts... there are spooky parallels with Graham Taylor's ill-fated campaign. He talks to Simon Hart
Sport on TV: We are in alien territory if the England manager is successful
Sunday 03 June 2012
As the comedian Al Murray said on How To Be England Manager (BBC4, Wednesday): "The Americans must have an alien in a warehouse somewhere who could manage the England team." Given that winning a tournament is about as likely as the discovery of extra-terrestrial life, it could turn out a happy coincidence.
Hodgson will take loss on the chin: Will the nation?
Saturday 26 May 2012
New man says he is prepared for difficulties in Norway, a country where previous England managers have come very publicly to grief, as he gears up for his first match at the helm
Information Commissioner confesses: Motorman case is too big for us to handle
Friday 27 January 2012
Christopher Graham tells Leveson Inquiry that tackling case of private eye Whittamore is 'impractical'
James Lawton: Perhaps Graham Taylor was right – this really is mission impossible
Monday 06 June 2011
England have pretty much reached breaking point. This is the latest excruciating evidence that their international decline may not have hit rock bottom
Graham Taylor 'told to make false FIFA claims'
Thursday 02 June 2011
Former England manager Graham Taylor revealed today that he was encouraged by FIFA officials to make false expenses claims.
Graham Taylor 'surprised' by Fabio Capello approach to Jack Wilshere
Wednesday 09 February 2011
Former England manager Graham Taylor admits he is "surprised" by Fabio Capello's handling of Jack Wilshere ahead of the Arsenal teenager's full debut against Denmark tonight.
'Arrogant' England had no chance says Graham Taylor
Thursday 02 December 2010
Graham Taylor believes a perception of England as "arrogant" and "know-alls" ended their hopes of winning the 2018 World Cup but thinks their dismal showing in the voting could prompt investigations into the running of FIFA.
Henry's long-term plan looks bleak for Hodgson
Saturday 06 November 2010
Manager left vulnerable by Comolli's arrival and poor displays from his signings as new owner unimpressed by first match at Anfield
Graham Taylor: If people spit at you, the turnip joke's not funny
Sunday 29 March 2009
Hitting a brick wall as England manager, life with Elton John at Watford and the hounding of your family when the media scent blood
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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