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Alan Birkett: If one of my kids bit another it would be the fault of a so-called hero they saw on TV
Wednesday 24 April 2013
Coach's View: High-profile players like Suarez need to be aware of the influence they can have on youngsters
Italy v Brazil match preview: Two teams in transition meet for glamour fixture in Geneva
Thursday 21 March 2013
The two sides meet amid uncertainty over their respective credentials
The transfers that didn't happen: Luka Modric to Tottenham; Edinson Cavani to Arsenal; Gareth Bale to Real Madrid
Thursday 31 January 2013
The last minute deals that would have shocked the football world
AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi apologises for 'rotten apple' comments directed at Mario Balotelli
Tuesday 15 January 2013
Manchester City striker has been linked with move to San Siro
City pin hopes on Milan taking 'rotten apple' Balotelli off books
Friday 11 January 2013
Manchester City believe that Milan could come in with a €30m (£24m) bid for Mario Balotelli this month – despite their owner Silvio Berlusconi dismissing the player as a "rotten apple" – and would leap at the chance to sell him.
Manchester City pin hopes on AC Milan taking 'rotten apple' Mario Balotelli off their hands
Thursday 10 January 2013
Roberto Mancini admits defeat in battle to change wayward striker – but Silvio Berlusconi is not keen
AC Milan receive Alexandre Pato bid from unnamed club
Wednesday 19 December 2012
Robinho edges towards a January return to Brazil
Walter Samuel increases the pressure on Massimiliano Allegri and AC Milan
Monday 08 October 2012
Milan 0 Internazionale 1
Classy Ibrahimovic touches heights Henry once scaled
Thursday 16 February 2012
The Frenchman has returned to Arsenal to find his kingdom has fallen into disrepair
Menezes pleads for time to get Brazil on track
Tuesday 19 July 2011
Mano Menezes has defended his Brazil team, insisting that his record was not "all negative" after they were eliminated in the quarter-final of the Copa America on Sunday night. Brazil lost 2-0 on penalties to Paraguay after drawing 0-0 in 120 minutes. Brazilian newspaper O Globo described it as an act of "historical incompetence".
Robinho on the brink of claiming title with Milan in first season
Saturday 30 April 2011
Manchester City reject Robinho could be crowned an Italian champion tomorrow night if results go his way in Serie A.
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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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