A welcome reprieve for Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger as his team thrust aside the lethargy against Birmingham last week. They kept pace with leader Manchester United by handing Fulham a crushing 3-0 defeat. With an insipid attack, lack of creativity, poor control of the ball and a jittery defense (every department is malfunctioning), there is […]
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According to Manchester United’s assistant manager Carlos Queiroz, their ebullient midfielder Paul Scholes could make a return in the FA Cup fourth-round tie against Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on January 27.
Scholes has been out of action for three months since undergoing a knee operation for an injury sustained in training.
Queiroz said: “We are waiting […]
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Just when we thought Fabio Capello can instill greater discipline into the England team and make role models out of the players. Yet his moral image has suffered a dent as he is now implicated in an investigation for tax fraud by prosecutors in the northern city of Turin.
Capello has assured the FA he […]
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What a shocker! I did a double take when I read the news - Kevin Keegan has returned to Newcastle as manager on a three-and-a-half year contract. The man revered as ‘King Kev’ is back - his third coming actually. I am sure the rest of the footballing world is filled with a deep sense […]
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Meritocracy - that is the mantra of Fabio Capello as he lines up the first England squad, since succeeding Steve McClaren, to face Switzerland on Feb 6 at Wembley.
He has warned David Beckham that no privilege or sentiment will be extended even as the LA Galaxy midfielder yearns to win his 100th cap and become […]
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Liverpool’s title ambitions are waning. Mathematically, the battle to claim their first league championship in more than 17 years is far from over but you can sense the despondence when good, old Benitez decided not to pump up their hopes any more.
Against Middlesbrough, a team barely keeping afloat, Liverpool mustered their third consecutive draw, and […]
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Newcastle were left in disarray when Sam Allardyce fell foul of the club’s inflated expectations and under the guise of mutual agreement, was sacked after just 24 games and eight months in charge. The owners and directors obviously do not subscribe to the notion of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” For Allardyce’s limited […]
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