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Wednesday,
31st January
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Ashley Cole Was
stretchered off during Chelsea's 3-0 win over Blackburn Rovers. Jose
Mourinho . said: "He has a problem in the knee, I don't know what. He cannot
walk so it must be something serious. We will have to wait a couple of
days before we know what it is. But this kind of injury normally ends in
surgery, so I fear the worst." Cole, 26, is expected to have scans on the injury
later today.
And it is feared that they will show the injury will keep him
out for the rest of the season. |
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Premiership Kieron Dyer
scores a rare goal as Newcastle United beat Aston Villa. Frank Lampard too
scores, as Chelsea beat Blackburn Rovers. A Wayne Rooney chip ended
Manchester United's 4-0 route of Watford. |
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Matthew Upson has
signed for West Ham United from Birmingham City for an initial fee of £6m.
The central defender has signed a four-and-a-half year deal with the fee rising
to £7.5m depending on appearances. Birmingham had rejected bids of £4m and
£6m for the 27-year-old, who had made it clear he would not sign a new deal with
the Blues. And, under Fifa regulations, he could have left in the summer if he
had paid up the remaining 12 months of his deal. |
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Michael Ball has joined Manchester City
from PSV Eindhoven for an undisclosed fee. Ball, 27, who also played for
Everton and Rangers, joins on a permanent deal and has signed a contract until
the end of the season. He successfully came through a week-long trial as
he attempts to rebuild his Premiership career. Ball won one England cap, playing
against Spain in Sven-Göran Eriksson's first game in charge in February 2001. |
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Owen Hargreaves is
finally ready to return to action for Bayern Munich on Friday after four months
on the sidelines. The 25-year-old is back in training after recovering
from a broken leg he suffered in September, and should play some part against
Nuremburg. "I've trained and not suffered any setbacks. I have been
very patient over four months and a realistic target to return is Friday.
I need to work on my endurance and some last minute things." |
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Tuesday, 30th
January
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Premiership Emile
Heskey opens the scoring for Wigan Athletic, but still run out 3-2 losers to
Reading. Peter Crouch scored Liverpool's second goal, beating West Ham
United 2-1. |
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Lee Hendrie has
re-signed for Stoke City on loan. |
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Sunday, 28th
January
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FA Cup fourth round
Kevin Phillips scores West Bromwich Albion's second of three goals to knockout
Wolverhampton Wanderers. Darius Vassell equalised for Manchester City
against Southampton, City eventually won 3-1. |
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Saturday, 27th
January
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FA Cup fourth round Two
from Wayne Rooney secured Manchester United's passage into the next round,
beating Portsmouth 2-1. Jermaine Jenas scores the second of Tottenham
Hotspur's three goals, beating Southend United. |
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Friday, 26th
January
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Stuart Pearce has been
approached to take over England's Under-21 team. Pearce has admitted to
having a "brief conversation" with the Football Association over the possibility
of succeeding Peter Taylor. The 44-year-old is keen to take on the
part-time role, which would run through to the end of the summer's European
Championship in Netherlands. |
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Thursday, 25th
January
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Peter Taylor has stepped down from his role
as England Under-21 coach. The 54-year-old was dividing his time between
the under-21s and managing Crystal Palace but said he wanted to concentrate on
the Championship club. "I can't do it anymore and devote my time to
helping the team ahead of June's European Under-21 Championship in Holland.
Anybody coming in would have to commit a lot to the job. I'm sad but I've had a
great time with England. I'm proud of having seen some players go on to
the senior squad." |
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Ray Parlour has been released by
Middlesbrough after two-and-a-half years at the Riverside.
The 33-year-old midfielder played 60 games
for Boro after arriving on a free transfer from Arsenal in July 2004.
Gareth Southgate said "Ray helped us in our first season of European football
and helped us reach our highest league position." Former England player
Parlour is set to return to London in order to train with the Gunners and regain
his fitness.
He suffered from injuries during his time at Boro, which
included over three months out last season because of knee cartilage damage.
Parlour won 10 caps for England and was unlucky not to play a part in Euro 2000,
with a knee injury forcing him to withdraw from the squad. |
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Ugo Ehiogu
has
finally made his move north of the border to Rangers on an initial 18 month
contract. "I'm really pleased to be here, although I'm still taking in my
surroundings given the place's size. I just want to thank everyone at
Middlesbrough for their professionalism in their handling of me." |
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Tuesday, 23rd
January
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England's away Euro
2008 qualifier against Andorra on 28 March will take place in Barcelona.
The national stadium in Andorra holds just 1,800 and their Football Association
had appealed to Uefa to switch the game. Uefa's executive committee will
reach its decision soon and was expected to approve the plan. The
match woill then be played at Espanyol's Olympic Stadium, which has a much
larger capacity.
The Football Association has backed Andorra's application.
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Monday, 22nd
January
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Ugo Ehiogu
has agreed a deal to join Rangers and passed a
medical with the Ibrox club. The
34-year-old has some issues to resolve with Middlesbrough before his
registration is completed. But former England centre-back Ehiogu will
train with his new team-mates on Tuesday and should be available for Saturday's
clash with Hearts. The Glasgow club's manager, Walter Smith, told Rangers
World: "He will give us a bit of steel and experience."
Rangers expect the move to be ratified in the next couple of
days. |
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Stephen Warnock has
joined Blackburn Rovers from Liverpool. Blackburn boss Mark Hughes will
use the 25-year-old as a replacement for Lucas Neill, who has joined West Ham
United. "He has Champions League experience and has played a decent amount
of Premier League games as well. He is naturally left-footed which gives
us balance on the left side which we didn't have with Lucas Neill. I just
like his attitude to the game. He wants to get up to people, to put pressure on
people and really he just fits the bill as far as I'm concerned. Liverpool
really appreciated the qualities that he has and they weren't too keen on
allowing a good young English player to leave their football club. I think
that is the reason maybe the deal hasn't been done before." |
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Sunday, 21st
January
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Premiership Wayne
Rooney opens the scoring in the big match at Emirates Stadium, but Manchester
United still lose 2-1 to Arsenal. Elsewhere, Andrew Johnson is stretchered
off with a suspected broken ankle in Everton's 2-0 victory at Wigan Athletic. |
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Saturday, 20th
January
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Premiership Stewart
Downing is a rare goalscorer as Middlesbrough trounce Bolton Wanderers 5-1. |
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Friday, 19th
January
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Manchester United have made a new offer for Owen Hargreaves. "It's been official today that Manchester United have
made an offer for me. For a club like Man Utd to make an offer is
something I appreciate." said Hargreaves, who has been out since September with
a broken leg. But Bayern director-general Karl-Heinz Rummenigge insists it is
"out of the question" that the 25-year-old will leave during the January window. |
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Wednesday,
17th January
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David Dunn has chosen
to join his former club Blackburn Rovers, confirm Birmingham City, for an
undisclosed fee. Dunn's decision has angered Bolton manager Sam Allardyce
who thought he had captured the 27-year-old. Birmingham City boss Steve
Bruce said: "He's a Blackburn lad and wants to go back there and play for his
hometown club again." Dunn added: "I am back at the club I've always
supported. As soon as Blackburn came in for me, my mind was made up. It
feels really good to be back. It has been a hectic week but I am glad it is all
done and I am back in Blackburn. I am really pleased now that it has all
come to a head and I've signed that piece of paper." |
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Micah Richards
says he intends to stay with Manchester City "for
years to come" despite continued speculation about his future. The
18-year-old right-back signed a four-year contract at the club last summer, but
has been repeatedly linked with a move to Chelsea. "I'm a Manchester City
player, so hopefully I'll be here for years to come." |
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Tuesday, 16th
January
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David Dunn looks set to
join Bolton Wanderers from Birmingham City in a £2.2 million deal. City
boss Steve Bruce said: "As we speak, Dunny is in talks with Bolton. We have been
told he has passed all tests as part of the medical. Blackburn have been in
contact in the last hour, but I think it is too late. Dunny has already decided
he is going down the route of signing for Bolton and in any case Blackburn still
haven't met our valuation of the player." |
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Peter Davenport has
been named as the new manager of Conference side Southport. Davenport, who
had a spell with Port 10 years ago, leaves his job as manager of UniBond League
side Colwyn Bay. "He knows the club and he is looking to come in and
strengthen the squad with immediate effect," chief executive Hayden Preece said.
"We are looking for Peter to take us out of this situation and project the club
forward." |
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Sunday, 14th
January
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Premiership Andrew
Johnson rescued a point for Everton as his equalising goal earned his team a 1-1
draw with Steve Coppell's Reading. Despite a Jermain Defoe opening goal
for Tottenham Hotspur, Spurs were sill beaten by Newcastle United 3-2, United's
winning goal was a rare goal scored from Nicky Butt, who was earlier cautioned. |
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Saturday, 13th
January
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Premiership First game
of the day witnesses a resurgent Liverpool beating Watford 3-0, the second and
third goals coming from Peter Crouch. Chelsea's drubbing of Wigan Athletic
ended in a 4-0 victory, Frank Lampard opened the scoring that also included a
Chris Kirkland own goal. Manchester United, though, still remain top of
the Premiership table, a Michael Carrick goal was one of United's three against
a single reply from Aston Villa, Wayne Rooney and Garth Barry were cautioned. |
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David Beckham will not play for Real Madrid
again after agreeing to sign for Los Angeles Galaxy. Coach Fabio Capello
said: "Beckham will train with the team but he won't play. He has always
been a great professional, but a player who has such an important contract with
another club, we cannot count on him. The fact he wanted to go was down to him,
not to me." Galaxy may now even look to take him to California in time for
the start of the MLS season in April. |
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Friday, 12th
January
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Alan Thompson has left
Celtic and joined Championship side Leeds United. The 33-year-old has
completed a medical, but Thompson will have to wait for his debut with Leeds'
clash at Birmingham called off. Thompson has not featured for the Scottish
champions this campaign but made over 200 appearances and scored 51 goals for
Celtic. He has signed initially on loan until the end of the season. |
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Thursday, 11th
January
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David Beckham
will leave Real Madrid and join Major League
Soccer side LA Galaxy at the end of the season. The 31-year-old former
England captain will sign a five-year deal, reportedly worth £128m.
Beckham said: "This week Real asked me to make a decision regarding their offer
to extend my contract. After considering several options to stay in Madrid
or join other major British and European teams, I have decided to join LA
Galaxy. I would like to thank the supporters and people of Madrid who have
made my family and I feel so welcome in my time here, making this an extremely
difficult decision to make. I have enjoyed my time in Spain enormously and
I am extremely grateful to the club for giving me the opportunity to play for
such a great team and their amazing fans. I am proud to have played for
two of the biggest clubs in football and I look forward to the new challenge of
growing the world's most popular game in a country that is as passionate about
its sport as my own. For the rest of this season I will continue to give
100% to my coach, team-mates and fans as I believe Fabio Capello will bring this
club and its supporters the success they truly deserve." |
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Wednesday,
10th January
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David Beckham's
future at Real Madrid remains unclear after reports that the Spanish club would
not offer the former England captain a new contract. Predrag Mijatovic,
Real's sporting director, was reported to have told Sky Italia there would be no
new contract. However, Mijatovic later said his words had been
mistranslated and he actually said: "Beckham's contract has not been renewed,
yet." Talks regarding a new two-year deal are set to resume tomorrow.
Beckham's spokesman Simon Oliveira said Real's offer for
Beckham, whose contract expires in June, is "still on the table", although the
player has been allowed to speak to other clubs since 1 January about a possible
move. An exit from the Bernabeu seemed likely, earlier on Wednesday, when
Mijatovic was quoted as telling Sky Italia television: "Beckham will leave us,
we will not renew his contract with the club." |
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Tuesday, 9th
January
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Carling Cup Robbie Fowler and another
spectacular goal from Steven Gerrard are two of Liverpool's three goals, but it
is not enough to compete with the six that Arsenal scored. |
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John Terry has
been fined £10,000 and reprimanded by the Football Association after being
charged with improper conduct.
After being sent off in the 2-1 defeat at Spurs, Terry claimed referee Graham
Poll gave him conflicting reasons for the second yellow card he received.
Terry initially requested a personal hearing, but later accepted the charge.
An FA Disciplinary Commission statement said: "We were extremely disappointed
the integrity of Poll was questioned. We note the late admission to the
charge and the excellent previous disciplinary record of John Terry. But
we are also disappointed that no public apology had been forthcoming for his
admitted improper conduct." |
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David Beckham must make
a decision about his future, according to Real Madrid sporting director Pedja
Mijatovic has said. The 31-year-old's existing deal at the Bernabeu
expires in June and the former England captain is now free to negotiate with
other clubs. "Next week we will deal with this matter. He wanted
some time to think about it but we are in a situation where we lack time and we
have to react now." |
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Trevor Sinclair has set
his sights on winning a new contract at Manchester City. The 33-year-old's
deal ends in the summer but he hopes his performances between now and then will
persuade boss Stuart Pearce to keep him. Sinclair, who has struggled with
a knee injury this term, said: "I need to show some good form between now and
the end of the season. Perhaps then I can twist the manager's arm to keep
me on." |
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Monday, 8th
January
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Aaron Lennon
has signed a new five-and-a-half year
contract, which keeps him at White Hart Lane until 2012. Since joining
from Leeds United in July 2005, the 19-year-old has made 48 appearances and
scored four goals, as well as earning seven England caps. Manager Martin
Jol told the club website:- "He is a great talent now and there is so much more
still to come. He is a prime example of the exciting talent we are
attracting to the club. Aaron has taken his chances and made himself into
a regular first-team player in a short space of time and we often forget how
young he still is." |
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John Terry
has admitted a FA charge of improper conduct
after being sent off in the 2-1 loss at Tottenham Hotspur.
Terry claimed referee Graham Poll gave him
conflicting reasons for the second yellow card he received in the match.
Terry also dropped his request for a personal hearing and an FA disciplinary
hearing on Tuesday will decide what punishment he should receive. Terry is
currently out of action after undergoing back surgery.
The FA brought the charge on the basis that comments Terry
made on Chelsea's own television channel questioned the referee's integrity.
"Terry claimed in an interview, which was widely reported, that Poll had given
him conflicting reasons for his second yellow card, saying: 'On the pitch,
Graham Poll said to me that it was for the barge on Hossam Ghaly where I just
kept running, then, after the game, he then said to me it was for the fall when
me and Ledley King fell so, you know, he's obviously had a look at it, or got
people to look at it and decided that's probably the best option for him and it
covers every angle for him.'" Poll denied Terry's claim and was cleared of
saying anything inappropriate towards any Chelsea players during the match.
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Saturday, 6th
January
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FA Cup Third Round Very
few shocks to be noted. A Frank Lampard hat-trick ensured Chelsea's
progression at the expense of Paul Ince's Macclesdfield Town, Shaun
Wright-Phillips also grabbed a rare goal, Chelsea won 6-1. Steve McClaren
took the opportunity to watch his old club, Middlesbrough, managed by Gareth
Southgate, as they took on Hull City the game ended as a 1-1 draw. Dion
Dublin scored two as Norwich City ended Tamworth's dreams, City won 4-1.
Kieron Dyer scored as Newcastle United drew with Birmingham City 2-2.
Andrew Cole's opening goal for Portsmouth was enough to knockout Wigan Athletic,
winning 2-1. Peter Taylor's Crystal Palace beat Swindon Town 2-1.
Mark Wright's Chester City managed to hold Ipswich Town to a scoreless draw.
John Gregory's Queens Park Rangers also drew, 2-2 with Luton Town. Dennis
Wise and his Leeds United side were not so lucky, losing 3-1 to West Bromwich
Albion. |
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Friday, 5th
January
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Owen Hargreaves is for
sale, but not for less than £20 million. Bayern president Franz
Beckenbauer told German newspaper Bild that if an offer of that size was
tabled "we would have to think about it. That is a figure that would allow
us to be active in the transfer market." Hargreaves has just been told
that he is not ready to return to full training as he recovers from a broken
leg. |
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David Unsworth has
joined Wigan Athletic from Sheffield United. Unsworth, 33, moves on a free
transfer from the Blades where he has spent the last 18 months, although he has
not played for the club since October. Unsworth has spent 11 years in two
spells with Everton, and also played for West Ham United, Portsmouth and Ipswich
Town. |
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Darren Bent's injury
could force his manager, Alan Pardew to listen to offers for the England
international. Bent, 22, is sidelined with a knee problem that could keep
him out of action until mid-February. He said: "There has been some
interest in Darren. A short time ago, my decision would have been to say quite
categorically he wasn't going anywhere. But his knee injury has made me
think a bit differently." |
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Thursday, 4th
January
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Paul Ince has landed
the League Two Manager of the Month award for December. Ince has triggered a change in fortune
since taking over Macclesfield Town in October which has seen Town haul
themselves off the bottom of the table. In December Macclesfield won five
out of six League games in an eight-game unbeaten run. Their victories
included a crucial win over Torquay United, who are also fighting to retain
their Football League status. |
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Wednesday, 3rd
January
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David Beckham will hold talks with Real Madrid next week over
their offer of a new two-year contract. The former England skipper is out
of contract at the Bernabeu in June. His spokesman, Simon Oliveira, said
"There is a significant deal on the table from Real. It's slightly more than
he's currently on. They are the only club we are genuinely talking to at
the moment and another meeting is scheduled for the second week of January.
The primary reason for any decision David makes will be a footballing one.
Decisions about his image rights and salary are obviously important, but they
are not deal breakers." Under Fifa guidelines, Beckham has been able to
openly negotiate with other clubs from 1 January because he is in the final six
months of his contract. Major clubs from England, Spain, France and Italy
have already expressed an interest in the 31-year-old midfielder. Oliveira
said there was no chance that Beckham would leave the Bernabeu during the
current transfer window. "David intends to play a major role for Real
Madrid for the remainder of the season. He wants to take time over this
decision. It will be the last significant deal of his football career. He will
know by March what he is going to do." |
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Tuesday, 2nd
January
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Lee Bowyer is likely to be ruled out for six weeks after
dislocating his shoulder during West Ham United's 6-0 defeat to Reading.
The 29-year-old sustained the injury early in the first half after falling
awkwardly under a challenge. "Lee sustained a dislocation to the right
shoulder and he wil be in a brace for around three weeks. We're probably
looking at a spell of six weeks before he's fit to play."
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Darren Bent will be out of action
for four weeks after suffering a knee injury in Charlton Athletic's win over
Aston Villa. "We're all gutted. The other players must show they can cope
without him." |
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John Terry is set to play in a behind-closed-doors friendly
later this week as he continues his recovery from back surgery. Terry
underwent a successful operation just last Thursday to cure his troublesome back
injury. But the central defender took part in a full lunchtime training
session on Monday and will feature in a secret reserve match. He hopes to
return in time for next week's Carling Cup tie against Wycombe Wanderers.
Terry will also be aiming to be fully fit ahead of England's
clash against Spain at Old Trafford on 7 February. |
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New Year's
Day, 1st January
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Premiership Peter
Crouch becomes the first Premiership player to score in 2007, his 60th minute
goal against Bolton Wanderers was the start of a Liverpool 3-0 victory, it was
quickly followed up by a Steven Gerrard goal. Andrew Johnson was cautioned
as Everton lost 2-1 at Manchester City. Scott Parker, Paul Scholes and
Gary Neville were all in a receipt of a yellow card in the final match of the
day, Paul Scholes also scored a brace as Manchester United could only draw 2-2
with Newcastle United. |
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