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Tuesday, 28th February
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England U21 3-1 Norway U21: Two clinical
goals from David Bentley helped England Under-21s see off a stubborn
challenge from their Norwegian counterparts at the Madejski Stadium,
Reading. Anton Ferdinand had struck the post for England
before Peter Whittingham's low free-kick put them ahead on 24
minutes. Borre Steenslid levelled on 52 minutes with a neat
header, but Bentley quickly restored the lead with a cool finish.
And he soon added another, controlling a mis-hit volley from Tom
Huddlestone and firing into the corner of the net.
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Sven-Göran Eriksson feels there is an added sense of
urgency among his England squad for the friendly against Uruguay.
The game is England's last before Eriksson is due to announce his World
Cup squad on 15 May. "Everybody wants to be in the squad and
everybody wants to be in the team because they know this is the last
chance when we are together. That's very good. They can feel the
World Cup is close."
Eriksson said Ashley Cole would be given as much as time as possible to
prove his fitness for the World Cup. "I'm told it's not the same
injury as before but I haven't been able to check it out yet. But
I can say that we will wait a long time to rule him out because he is
one of the best left-backs in the world."
Eriksson said he and the FA were discussing staging another game to give
squad players a chance to play. "We have enough games for the
first XI, but maybe for those finishing the league on 6 May we might try
to organise one more friendly." |
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Ashley Cole
faces up to three more weeks out after picking up an ankle injury on his
latest return to action on Monday. The England left-back limped
out of Arsenal's reserve team clash with Tottenham after only seven
minutes. His latest injury is described by Arsenal as "a sprained
ankle". His latest comeback was ended by a firm but fair challenge
by young Tottenham striker Andy Barcham in the game at Barnet's
Underhill ground. |
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Monday, 27th February
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David Beckham expects to feature in England's friendly
against Uruguay on Wednesday. The England skipper was substituted
in Real Madrid's weekend loss
to Mallorca after picking up a back injury. But Beckham said: "My
back should be fine. It was just a little bit of pain and being cautious
I just came off."
There are concerns over midfielder
Steven Gerrard's
fitness after he required treatment on his foot during
Liverpool's win over
Manchester City. |
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Sunday, 26th February
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Final:-
Wayne Rooney scores twice
as Manchester United thrash Wigan Athletic 4-0. Rooney also received the
Alan Hardaker Trophy for being the Man of the Match. |
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Sierra Leone have offered the job of national coach to
former England international Andy Gray. The president of the
Sierra Leone Football Association (Slafa), Nahim Khadi, asked the former
Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur player on Friday if he will take up
the post. But Gray, who travelled to the country to help out with
some football development programmes, said he will respond to the offer
on Monday. "Andy Gray is my number one target," Khadi said.
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Saturday, 25th February
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Premiership football:-
Emile Heskey scores the only
goal of the game as Birmingham City
beat Sunderland.
Frank Lampard scores
Chelsea's first of two goals
against Portsmouth. |
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Wes Brown
has won a recall to the
England squad
for Wednesday's friendly with Uruguay. His team-mate Gary Neville
is also brought back by Sven-Göran Eriksson for the match at Anfield.
Darren Bent gets a chance
to stake his claim for a World Cup place, but Phil Neville and
Paul Konchesky miss
out. Michael Owen,
Ashley Cole, Sol Campbell,
Jonathan Woodgate,
Kieron Dyer,
Alan Smith,
Chris Kirkland and
Owen Hargreaves are
all injured.
Eriksson picked a 23-man squad with few surprises.
Neville and Jamie
Carragher both return after injury and
Kieran Richardson,
like Bent, steps back up to senior level after playing for the under-21
team. Eriksson also confirmed he wanted to pick Woodgate but
he was injured in Real Madrid's Champions League defeat to Arsenal.
He's unlucky. Every time I decide to pick him, even in the past, he's
been injured a few days before I announce the squad. The same has
happened now. It's a big question mark of course. I hope he will
play more regularly when he's fit because he's an extremely good
football player and defender. But if he plays one game and misses
the next, I don't know what to do because you can't change your 23
players once the tournament has started. You have to be careful."
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Thursday, 23rd February
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England will not find out the schedule for their Euro
2008 qualifiers until next week after the countries in their group
failed to reach an agreement. Uefa are now set to hold a draw at
their Nyon headquarters on 2 March to decide when the games will be
played. But the Football Association want Uefa to delay such a
move for 24 hours in a bid to settle it through more talks. The FA
was able to arrange the organisation of England's fixtures but the lack
of unilateral agreement across the rest of the nations led to a
temporary stalemate. "The FA was able to agree all of our fixtures
but, unfortunately, not all of the national associations of the other
countries were able to agree among themselves. It is disappointing
but it is sometimes difficult to agree a fixture list when there are
such big groups. We are going to ask UEFA to delay the drawing of
lots for 24 hours, to try and find a resolution and if we can find a
resolution then it won't go to a drawing of lots."
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Kieron Dyer's
injury nightmare has continued with the news he will be out for three
weeks with a hamstring strain. Dyer suffered the injury during the
FA Cup win over Southampton on Saturday - his first start for about six
months. Dyer was suffering from fatigue after playing 76 minutes
against the Saints on Sunday, but it later emerged that he had a more
worrying problem. Manager Glenn Roeder said: "We are
positive that in no longer than three weeks Kieron will be training
again. Seventy-odd minutes might have just tested Kieron a little
bit too much and tiredness has caught him out. At the moment there
isn't a major concern that, with the scan showing a very mild strain.
Because it's Kieron, you can never put an absolute definite date on it,
but we the important thing is we are keeping Kieron positive and he is
keeping himself positive." |
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Legendary Spanish striker Telmo
"Zarra" Zarraonandia, whose goal against England in the Maracana Stadium
gave his country their only World Cup semi-final berth in 1950, has died
aged 85, hospital sources in Bilbao said. Zarra, who made his name
with all-Basque side Athletic Bilbao, won 20 caps and on July 2 wrote
his entry in the game's history books in scoring the goal that knocked
out England. |
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Tuesday, 21st February
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Jonathan Woodgate
will undergo tests on his thigh injury tomorrow after limping out of
Real Madrid's Champions League defeat to Arsenal on Tuesday. The
centre-back suffered a suspected hamstring strain nine minutes into the
1-0 loss. A Real statement said: "At the end of the match the
medical services confirmed Woodgate has a strain. On Wednesday it
will be examined, and a decision taken on his ailment." |
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Gary Neville has launched an attack on
the Football Association after he was found guilty of improper conduct.
He was fined £5,000 after taunting Liverpool fans after United's late
winner at Old Trafford in January. Neville said: "I am extremely
disappointed. I believe it is a poor decision, not just for me but
for all footballers. Being a robot, devoid of passion and spirit is
obviously the way forward. And I ask the authorities, 'Where is
football being taken?'" |
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Michael Owen
may be back in time for next month's FA Cup quarter-final
against Chelsea. The 25-year-old England
forward broke a bone in his foot on 31 December and initially targeted a return
in April. But caretaker manager Glenn Roeder said Owen may make the March
trip to Stamford Bridge. He said: "It will be touch and go. He's
certainly not behind time, if anything he might be a little bit ahead. He
has got no concerns with the way the operation went and the way the injury is
healing. Apparently, it is healing really well." Roeder said it was
difficult to give a precise date for Owen's return. "He's not doing enough
in training yet, he has only just started jogging. But he is pleased with
the amount of jogging he is doing and he is pain-free." |
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The new Wembley Stadium will not be
ready for the matches lined up in the summer, including the FA Cup final
and the two England matches expected to be played there. The Cup
Final will be moved again to the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, whilst
England's matches against Hungary and Jamaica expect to be played at Old
Trafford. |
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Monday, 20th February
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Alan Smith
hopes to make a full recovery after suffering a horrific leg break in
Manchester United's
FA Cup defeat by
Liverpool. Smith broke
his left leg and dislocated his ankle after falling awkwardly.
"When I looked, the leg was lying one way and my ankle was pointing
towards Hong Kong so I knew I was in serious trouble. But the
doctors are very positive, I've had an operation and now it's a question
of starting on the road back."
The midfielder is expected to be out for at least
nine months after undergoing surgery on yesterday. |
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Sunday, 19th February
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Fifth Round:-
Joe Cole scores twice as
Chelsea knock-out minnows
Colchester United. |
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Saturday, 18th February
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Fifth Round:-
Peter Crouch scores the
only goal of the day for Liverpool
against Manchester United,
Alan Smith is stretchered
with a serious leg and ankle injury.
Darren Bent set
Charlton Athletic on
their way 3-1 win against
Brentford. Kieron
Dyer scores for
Newcastle United against
Southampton. |
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Sven-Göran Eriksson has told the FA he does not want
his successor to shadow him during the World Cup finals. "I don't
want to go into the World Cup with two national coaches. This
might be my last World Cup and I want it to be done my way."
Eriksson also confirmed he will play no part in selecting the next
England boss. "I've told the FA it is totally up to them to find
my replacement. The last thing I want is to be accused of helping
them find someone who might not be up to the job."
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Friday, 17th February
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Fabio Capello has not been approached
by the FA to head the England team. Italian newspapers have
claimed that the Juventus coach has been offered the role. "There
have been no approaches made by the FA to any individuals or clubs
regarding the recruitment of the next England coach. Nobody has
been authorised to lead any formal approaches." |
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The Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion is a
cause for concern for World Cup organisers. It was only about a
quarter full for the Middlesbrough-Stuttgart UEFA Cup match, but is
likely to hold a capacity crowd for the World Cup matches.
Safety fears have been raised after a security alert.
A burst pipe in a kitchen caused an alert 30 minutes before kick-off.
Announcements at the stadium were made in German, with no translation,
meaning many Boro fans remained in their seats during the evacuation.
The stadium will be used for six World Cup matches and England could
play there if they win their group.
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Tuesday, 14th February
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John Gregory is in talks to become the
next coach of the Hungary national
team. The 51-year-old would take over from Germany legend Lothar
Matthaus, who was sacked after he failed to take the team to the World
Cup finals. "Talks are ongoing and there could be something in the
next 10 days," Gregory said. Gregory's first game in charge
could be against England, who Hungary are scheduled to play on 30 May.
Although the Hungary Football Association deny making any decisions
until after a new President is elected after 27 February. |
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Monday, 13th February
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Ledley King
should commit his long-term future to
Tottenham Hotspur and
sign a new contract extension.
Recent reports suggested the 25-year-old has
rejected an offer to extend his deal, which expires in 2008. But
executive director Paul Barber said: "The talks are still on-going with
the chairman. Ledley still has two-and-a-half years left on his
current contract so we still have a bit of time, we want to keep our
best players at the club." |
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Stuart Pearce
believes he will not become the next coach of the
England national team. "I don't think
when the job is being given out I will be in the hot seat, that's for
sure," said the 43-year-old. |
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The Football Association will not be
rushed into drawing up a shortlist of candidates for the new England
manager. Martin O'Neill, the favourite for the post, is also
interesting Newcastle United. But the FA will not bring forward
the 27 February board meeting, at which a process for finding and naming
a new boss will be discussed. An FA spokesman said: "Chief
executive Brian Barwick has already said we will do this properly.
The meeting will be held and the process will be discussed. That is as
far as it has gone." |
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Sunday, 12th February
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Premiership: Danny Murphy made his first appearance for his new club,
Tottenham Hotspur. He is a substitute in the 1-1 draw with basement club
Sunderland.
Darren Bent is one of the scorers as
Charlton Atheltic lose at
Manchester City 3-2. |
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Stuart Pearce says he would be willing
to talk to the Football Association about becoming the new England
manager. Pearce's comments mark something of a U-turn after he
previously said speculation linking him with the post was "pathetic" and
"embarrassing". Now Pearce says: "It would be absolute folly to
rule myself out of any job. And disrespectful not to talk to those
who were offering me employment." |
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Saturday, 11th February
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Premiership football:-
James Beattie scores again for
Everton as they overcome
Blackburn Rovers with a single goal.
Stewart Downing is one of
Middlesbrough's three scorers as
they shock Chelsea in a 3-0 win. |
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Arsenè Wenger has revealed he turned down the
chance to become England manager - reportedly after Kevin Keegan's departure in
2000. Keegan's job eventually went to Sven-Göran Eriksson but Wenger
believes it should have gone to an Englishman. "I was asked to take the
job. I always said the same, because the national team is not purely football.
People identify with national culture and pride, the national team, it is all
linked together. If you ask me would you prefer an English guy, I would
say yes. The national team competition is still important for people, you
can see that when you look at the viewing figures on television. And it is
not down to the football level, because if England play against the Faroe
Islands, it will still make more of an audience than Liverpool against Arsenal.
It is not linked with football, but with national identification." |
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Guus Hiddink last night
ruled himself out of the England job.
He has told friends he
no longer expects to be approached by the FA.
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Friday, 10th February
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Dave Richards, the Premier League chairman who
is a member of the three-man panel that will find Eriksson's successor,
says the
the next England boss
man should be British.
"It's time for a British boss, somebody who understands our passion, belief
and commitment. There's no distinction between English and British."
Richards' statement seems to hint at former Celtic manager Martin O'Neill. |
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Michael Owen
has handed England a boost by insisting he is on course to be fit in time for
the World Cup. Newcastle
United striker Owen has been sidelined since breaking his foot at
Tottenham Hotspur on New Year's
Eve. He said: "I'm not far off jogging, maybe another four or five days,
maybe a week and I might start light running. I'm still on course. I have
done plenty of worrying but I can see the finishing line and I am heading for
that now. With bones you do get quick healers but once it's got a crack it
takes a set time. If I can be back playing by the end of March then I
would be delighted. When I lay on the bed at Tottenham and knew I had
broken it that was the worst 20 minutes of the whole process because you wonder
how bad it is." |
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Thursday, 9th February
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Ron
Greenwood has died at the age of 84 following a long illness.
Greenwood, who managed the national team between 1977 and 1982, died at his
Suffolk home. World Cup hero Sir Geoff Hurst said: "It would not be
overstating the case to say that Ron was the single most influential figure in
my career. He opened the door to the world of modern football and I
consider it a privilege to play for him." Greenwood was
West Ham United manager from 1961 to 1974 and continued as general manager at Upton Park until
1977. During that time, the club won the FA Cup for the first time in 1964
and won the European Cup Winners' Cup the following season. There will be
a minute's silence at Upton Park before the Hammers' Premiership game against
Birmingham City on Monday. He took over as England boss after Don Revie's
surprise move to the Middle East and led the team to the 1980 European
Championships and The 1982 World Cup in Spain. As a player, he had spells
at Chelsea, where he played in the 1955 Championship-winning side, Bradford Park
Avenue, Brentford and Fulham. He leaves a widow, Lucy, two children, five
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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David
Beckham has put any talk of international retirement on hold and wants to
impress Sven-Göran Eriksson's replacement. The 30-year-old Real Madrid
star wants to become the fifth England player to make more than 100 appearances,
during the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign. Beckham, who has 86 caps, said:
"Whatever happens, I want to show the new manager I'm worth my place. If
I'm involved, I'll go over the 100-caps mark, which would be nice." |
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The Football Association has denied already drawing up a
shortlist of candidates to replace Sven-Göran
Eriksson as England manager. Martin O'Neill has been reported as the FA's
favourite for the position with Stuart Pearce, Alan Curbishley and Guus Hiddink
also being considered. However, FA communications director Adrian Bevington
said: "No shortlist has been drawn up yet. Any speculation suggesting there is,
is inaccurate." |
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Wednesday, 8th February
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Teddy Sheringham has revealed he turned down the chance to
join
Tottenham Hotspur for the third time in his career in January. |
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Tuesday, 7th February
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David Beckham believes it is all-but certain that he will sign
a new contract with
Real
Madrid rather than return to the Premiership. The 30-year-old's current
deal at Real ends in June 2007 but he is expected to sign an extension until
2009. "There is a 99% chance that I will stay and sign a new contract with
Madrid. We will begin to talk before the summer but there are no doubts, I will
remain here." |
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Paul Merson has been sacked as
Walsall player-manager after a poor run of results, including
Saturday's 5-0 drubbing at Brentford. Chairman Jeff Bonser said: "I
felt that we had reached a point where it was in the best interests of
both the club and Paul. We have all enjoyed working with Paul and wish
him every success." |
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Emile Heskey has admitted a Football Association
charge of improper conduct after his reaction to being sent off for
Birmingham City against
Arsenal. The forward received two yellow cards from Mike Riley,
but refused to leave the pitch promptly and made gestures towards the
referee. He also spoke to the fourth official before manager Steve
Bruce intervened. |
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Sunday, 5th February
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Premiership football:- A
Jermain Defoe brace and single
Jermaine Jenas goal for
Tottenham Hotspur see's off
Charlton Athletic in a 3-1 win. |
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Sam Allardyce has admitted he would
like to succeed Sven-Göran Eriksson as England manager. Allardyce is
hoping the Football Association will consider him for the post. The
51-year-old told the Sunday Express: "People say the England job
is a poisoned chalice but at this stage of my career I feel I have done
my apprenticeship. I would love the opportunity to be interviewed for
the position." |
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Luiz Felipe Scolari says his lack of English should not stop
him becoming Sven-Göran Eriksson's successor. Brazilian Scolari will leave his
job as Portugal manager after this year's World Cup and he has hinted that he
would be interested in the England job. "I know if I want to take over England
I need to learn the language more. It is difficult now but I know in two or
three months I need to learn more and it is no problem for me. It is not a
problem for the job as the language for the players I know very well but it is
important for communication with the media. Scolari also said he would consider
the Newcastle United job, along with the England vacancy, but only after his
contract with Portugal expires. "After I finish my contract with Portugal I
consider all offers." |
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Saturday, 4th February
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Premiership football:-
Kevin Phillips is one of the scorers in
Aston
Villa's 4-0 win over
Middlesbrough.
Paul Konchesky scores
West
Ham United's second of 2 goals against Sunderland.
Emile Heskey is sent-off for
Birmingham City in their loss to
Arsenal.
Alan Shearer broke Jackie Milburn's all-time
Newcastle United scoring record with his 201st goal and helped his side to a
much-needed 2-0 win over
Portsmouth. |
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Championship football:- Dennis Wise scores two for
Coventry City in their 2-0 win over
Brighton & Hove Albion. Michael
Ricketts scores for Burnley in their 1-0 win over Plymouth Argyle. |
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Michael Owen hopes to have recovered from his broken foot in
time for the last month of
Newcastle United's season. The 26-year-old said: "My recovery is going
well. Hopefully I'll start on the treadmill soon. The surgeon seems happy that
the pin is still in place and I want to be back for at least a month of the
season. Climbing up the table is obviously the priority and the FA Cup still
gives us a shot at silverware." |
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Friday, 3rd February
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Alan Shearer has ruled himself out of the running to replace
Graeme Souness as the next
Newcastle United manager. "Let me say here and now that I do not want to be
the next manager, the time is not right for me or the club. Things are set up
for someone to do well. I hope that someone is the next manager. I just know it
will not be me. That is not meant as a slight on the club. I am just thinking
of what is best for Newcastle United and, right now, it would not be the best
thing to have Alan Shearer as manager. I have stood up and said that to the
players and Glenn has ruled himself of being the permanent boss too. I can only
have sympathy for Graeme. He worked his socks off trying to get things right
here. But he was hampered by a horrendous injury situation that no team could
have coped with." |
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Franz Beckenbauer believes England are the "best team in
Europe" - but insists Brazil are favourites to win the World Cup in Germany this
summer. The German legend was in London to meet Prime Minister Tony Blair as
part of his visits to all countries taking part in the 2006 tournament. He
said: "England's defence is excellent, and they had only one loss in
qualification. My personal top favourite is Brazil, they are full of
world-class players. For me England are still the best team in Europe. It would
be great for them to win it 40 years after their last one." |
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UK Sport officials are keen to have the whole England squad
drugs tested before this summer's World Cup in Germany. Anti-doping chiefs test
all British athletes before both summer and winter Olympics and they are keen to
do the same with Sven-Göran Eriksson's squad. UK Sport would need the agreement
of the Football Association first. "It is a discussion we'll have with the FA,
because it would send a powerful message," said UK Sport's director of drug-free
sport John Scott. |
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Owen Hargreaves is set to be sidelined for the next three
weeks after undergoing a groin operation. The 25-year-old England international
has been playing through the pain barrier for a large part of
Bayern Munich's season and the club have finally decided to allow him to go
under the surgeon's knife in order to rectify the problem. Hargreaves will
definitely miss the next three Bundesliga matches, but is hoping he will have
recovered in time for Bayern's Champions League second round first leg clash
with AC Milan on February 21. |
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Thursday, 2nd February
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The Football Association has appointed a three-man team to
find the next England coach. FA chief executive Brian Barwick, international
committee chairman Noel White and Premier League chairman Dave Richards will
form the select group. The trio will begin their discussions next week and will
report to FA chairman Geoff Thompson at the next board meeting on 27 February.
The FA said in a statement: "At an FA board meeting, discussions took place on
the recruitment process for appointing the next England head coach. It was
agreed at the meeting that chief executive Brian Barwick would meet
international committee chairman Noel White and vice-chairman Dave Richards next
week to commence this process." The FA's director of football development, Sir
Trevor Brooking, is expected to act as an adviser. |
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Sol Campbell will not play for
Arsenal
in Saturday's match at
Birmingham City, manager Arsenè Wenger has revealed. Wenger said that
Campbell was in a bad "mental shape" and he did not train today. Campbell's
absence deepens Arsenal's problems at the back, with eight defenders now
unavailable. |
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Alan Shearer has been installed as
Newcastle United's caretaker assistant manager to Glenn Roeder, following
the dismissal today of Graeme Souness. Former England striker Shearer has made
no secret of his desire to one day take over as Newcastle boss. |
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Mark Wright has launched a legal action against Peterborough
United, following his sacking on Tuesday. Wright, 42, is suing the League Two
club for breach of contract and the harm caused to his reputation. He was
dismissed for gross misconduct after failing to attend a disciplinary hearing,
but told the Peterborough Evening Telegraph: "I am deeply hurt. What has
happened is a scandal and I have to protect my reputation which is why we're
prepared to go to court. I have now heard certain things through my solicitor
about what I have supposedly said and done, and I categorically refute all of
the accusations. I never wanted to do anything but manage Peterborough United
and I still believe I was the right man for the job. I built a good side, one
which could have been top, or at least in the automatic promotion places, with a
bit more luck. The players I brought to the club signed because of me so I feel
sorry for them that I had to leave. I still want those players to do well and to
achieve everything in football they want to achieve. I'm a players' manager. I
don't do all the other stuff behind the scenes that managers are expected to do
these days, but I was good at my job, as seventh place would suggest." |
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Wednesday, 1st February
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Premiership drama:- Rio Ferdinand is sent off following two
yellow cards as
Manchester United lose at
Blackburn Rovers by 4 goals to 3.
Steven Gerrard scores the single
Liverpool goal in the 1-1 draw with
Birmingham City, Robbie Fowler had a goal disallowed. Andrew Cole and
Darius Vassell score for
Manchester
City in their 3-0 win over
Newcastle United. |
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Sol Campbell left Highbury at
half-time after being substituted during the 3-2 defeat by
West Ham United - but
Arsenal boss Arsenè Wenger did not condemn the move. The
31-year-old Gunners defender was at fault during the build-up to the
Hammers' first two goals on Wednesday. Wenger said: "You always want
your players to stay but there are exceptional circumstances where you
can understand what he did. He did not do it meaning disrespect to the
club or to the team." |
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Frank Lampard has been voted England Player of the
Year for 2005 in a fans' poll by the Football Association. Lampard took
29% of the vote on the FA's website with
Steven Gerrard in second with 18% and
Wayne Rooney third with 16%.
Sven-Göran Eriksson said: "He is one of the most improved players
I've seen in the last few years. He gets better and better. He has been
brilliant for us in 2005." |
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The Football Association will take the
first steps in appointing a successor to
Sven-Göran Eriksson tomorrow. An FA group of four or five people,
likely to be headed by chief executive Brian Barwick, will be chosen
with the brief of finding the next England boss. The group, reporting
to FA chairman Geoff Thompson, will not be announcing a shortlist of
potential managers - or whether the new man will be English. Other
members likely to be involved in the sub-group are international
committee chairman Noel White and his vice-chairman on that committee
Dave Richards, who is also the chairman of the Premier League. There
could also be space for Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein, who was
instrumental in securing Eriksson when the Swede was appointed in 2000.
The FA's director of football development, Sir Trevor Brooking, is
expected to act as an adviser. |
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Sven-Göran Eriksson has reportedly hinted that
Guus Hiddink will be the next England manager. Eriksson told diners
in a Stockholm restaurant that Hiddink will succeed him when he leaves
after the World Cup. When asked by a couple, Eriksson reportedly said:
"It will be Hiddink, and good luck to him." Eriksson was back in his
native Sweden to receive an award from King Carl Gustav for his
contribution to sport. |
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