Thomas Ince

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He becomes the first black English manager to coach in European competition

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Bale becomes only the third player to take both awards in the same year

Two Inces: Manager Paul is introduced to the crowd,left, and Tom shows his skill, right

Match Report: Paul Ince pleased with return to the family business

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<p><b>June 17, 1992: Sweden 2 England 1, European Championship finals group stage</b></p>
England were dumped out of Euro 92 by the host nation after surrendering a lead in their final group match. David Platt put Graham Taylor's men ahead but Sweden hit back through Jan Eriksson. Taylor controversially and bizarrely took Gary Lineker off and Tomas Brolin netted a famous winner.

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England travel to Stockholm to face Sweden in a friendly tonight.

Danny Rose leaves the pitch at full-time

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Rio Ferdinand and John Terry have been England's first choice centre-back pairing for almost a decade

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The new England manager Roy Hodgson hopes to speak to Rio Ferdinand within the next week to gauge the Manchester United defender's feelings about playing for England at the European Championships next month.

Rio Ferdinand and John Terry have been England's first choice centre-back pairing for almost a decade

Roy Hodgson's talks with Rio Ferdinand put John Terry place in doubt

The new England manager Roy Hodgson hopes to speak to Rio Ferdinand within the next week to gauge the Manchester United defender's feelings about playing for England at the European Championships next month.

Markus Babbel is Hoffenheim coach; Paul Gascoigne is unlikely to reach such heights

Sam Wallace: It's not just Gazza left behind by Germans of '96

It is almost 16 years since Stuart Pearce scored his penalty against Germany in the shoot-out at the end of England's semi-final at Euro '96, a brief moment of exhilaration in what turned out to be another famous disappointment chalked up by the national team.

'People are afraid of something new, but that is what's coming'

City only criticised because of big spending, insists club's hard-tackling Dutch midfielder Nigel de Jong

PFA chief wants more chances for black British managers

Professional Footballers Association chief executive Gordon Taylor wants more black British players to be given a fair chance to enter management.

Miller honoured to be Scotland captain and vows to lead like Ince

Kenny Miller has accepted with honour the Scotland captaincy for the first time in his career – and will use the former England captain Paul Ince as his role model.

Paul Ince: 'I still see myself as a pioneer for black managers'

Former United hardman is working his way up again from the bottom and has taken Ferguson's advice on dealing with modern stars: don't give them an inch. Jon Culley meets Paul Ince

Magpies steal Sunderland's thunder

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