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Monthly Archives: February 2008

Barcelona Doesn’t Need Mourinho

Mourinho’s unemployment status will stay for a while longer. After snubbing the England job, it is presumed that his next destination, Barcelona, will be falling over themselves to get his signature.
However, Barcelona president Joan Laporta has put paid to such rumors and gave his strong backing to coach Frank Rijkaard.
“We have full confidence in Frank […]

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Steven Gerrard Appointed England Captain

Steven Gerrard has been appointed England captain by Fabio Capello. Just the kind of uplifting news to sweep away the gloom as he saw the Premier League title slipping away from his embattled club. In fact, with the string of poor results recently, Liverpool is no longer a firm bet for Champions League qualification.
However, before […]

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Arsenal Go Top As United Held At Spurs

Arsenal handed Manchester City their first home defeat in the Premier League and leapfrogged over Manchester United to the league summit. The 3-1 victory gave Arsenal a two-point lead as the Red Devils experienced a slight hiccup with a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane.
Dimitar Berbatov’s first half effort put Tottenham in the lead but […]

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English January Transfer Window Breaks Record

The Premier League is awash with cash, based on the latest compilation of the January transfer window figures.
Premier League clubs spent 150 million pounds on new players in the January transfer window, a 150 percent increase on the 60 million spent in the same month a year ago and more than double the previous record […]

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Capello Names First England Squad For Switzerland Friendly

Fabio Capello named a 30-man England squad - his first for next week’s friendly against Switzerland but David Beckham, the media’s obsession, was a notable absence. Golden Balls has since returned to USA to begin pre-season training with LA Galaxy.
Beckham spoke earlier about the significance of the century cap: “To play for my country is […]

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