England | Hiddink set to return to Chelsea after Russia's World Cup exit
Carlo Ancelotti says he is happy to work with Dutchman
Roberto Mancini favourite to be Russia's new coachGuus Hiddink plans to return to Chelsea as technical director following his failure to guide Russia to the World Cup. Hiddink said yesterday that an announcement on his future cou...
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Injured Beckham vows to play MLS Cup final
England midfielder David Beckham has a bone bruise in his right ankle, but he still expects to play for his US club Los Angeles Galaxy in the Major League Soccer championship match Sunday.
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Injured Beckham expects to play MLS Cup final
SEATTLE, Washington (AFP) - England midfielder David Beckham has a bone bruise in his right ankle, but he still expects to play for his US club Los Angeles Galaxy in the Major League Soccer championship match Sunday.
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 | Fifa plans for five officials at World Cup
Fifa to discuss introduction of extra assistants in March
Four home unions vital to fast-track plan for South Africa 2010Thierry Henry's handball against the Republic of Ireland could lead to Fifa fast-tracking the introduction of two additional referees in time for the World Cup ...
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Heitinga happy in England
Everton summer signing Johnny Heitinga has stated that he is happy that he opted to head to England from Atletico Madrid last summer.
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 | Around the leagues
Liverpool FC have their backs to the wall in England, the front two meet in Ukraine while three emotional derbies should see passions rise as uefa.com previews the weekend's top domestic fixtures.
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 | Spain among top seeds for EURO draw
Holders Spain will be joined by Germany, Netherlands, Italy, England, Croatia, Portugal, France and Russia as top seeds for the UEFA EURO 2012™ qualifying draw in Warsaw on 7 February 2010.
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 | United unwilling to loan out Foster
Foster feels he needs to play to make World Cup squad
Ferguson sees John O'Shea as next long-term captainSir Alex Ferguson will reject any attempt by his back-up goalkeeper Ben Foster to secure an England place for next summer by going on loan from Manchester United for the rest of t...
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| Around the leagues
Liverpool FC have their backs to the wall in England, the front two meet in Ukraine while three emotional derbies should see passions rise as uefa.com previews the weekend's top domestic fixtures.
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Arsenal fullback Gibbs suffers foot injury
LONDON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Arsenal left back Kieran Gibbs was taken to hospital for an x-ray after hobbling off with a foot injury in the 21st minute of England's goalless European under-21 Championship qualifier in Lithuania on Tuesday.
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London caught in match-fixing raids
A Europe-wide investigation into "the biggest match-fixing scandal that European football has ever seen" led to an initial 17 arrests yesterday during raids in four countries, including England, and the seizure of around £900,000 in cash suspected of being gained by illegal means.
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 | Cudicini thanks fans after leaving hospital
'I want to thank everybody,' says Tottenham goalkeeper
Redknapp says players not allowed to ride motorcyclesThe Tottenham goalkeeper, Carlo Cudicini, thanked fans for their support after being discharged from hospital following his motorcycle accident, but his club manager Harry Redk...
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 | Zola insists Cole is staying put
West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola has issued a firm 'hands-off' warning to potential suitors of England striker Carlton Cole.
Team Talk |
Beckham: No England guarantee
England midfielder David Beckham does not accept that his imminent return to AC Milan will guarantee his place in Fabio Capello's World Cup squad.
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Brazil have edge over Spain, says Capello
LONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Brazil, rather than Spain, will set the standard at next year's World Cup finals according to Fabio Capello whose England team made little impression on the five-times champions in a 1-0 defeat in Doha on Saturday.
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 | City slickers and cartwheeling keepers
Jonah Lomu on the rampage, one of the greatest ever half-time mascot routines and the imperious Roger Federer also feature1) Ahead of Liverpool v Manchester City this weekend, here's a classic encounter between the teams from 1977-78. David Fairclough puts Liverpool ahead with a cracker, before g...
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 | Teams that have done a Wimbledon
Plus: Planespotting; Nikita Khrushchev, Scottish football fan?; and scoring with a rabona. Send your questions and answers to knowledge@guardian.co.uk"German side TSG Hoffenheim and Italian side Como have played in the top five tiers of their respective national league systems in this decade alon...
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Diamanti struggling to adapt
West Ham United forward Alessandro Diamanti is struggling to adapt to life in England following an admission from his former club president.
4 the Game |
 | Draws stand in way of City's aspirations
Today's game at Anfield offers Mark Hughes's team the ideal opportunity to break a run of stalematesIf Mark Hughes has learned one thing in the last month, it is exactly what Rafael Benítez and Liverpool learned last season: draws can drag you down. Five draws, which is what Manchester City have ...
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 | Fifa gets its wish as big boys scrape in
There will be no complaints from Fifa, TV broadcasters or fans that the best nations qualified for South AfricaMost of the leading countries have made their way to the 2010 World Cup finals, even if some took a devious route. France have probably got over the sense of shame, assuming there ever w...
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