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Reaching the FA Cup final was a long overdue reward for Everton manager David Moyes. As the Premierships’ third longest serving manager, Moyes has brought consistent performances for a low budget club. It is worth considering that at Everton he has been subject to budgetary constraints that perhaps much of his fellow managers at clubs [...]
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As Diego Maradona prepares to return to the forefront of international football it is quite fitting that he will make his managerial debut of the Argentine national squad in the cauldron of all English hatred, Hampden Park. Anyone that can somehow contribute to the demise of the England national football team is embraced with great [...]
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Portsmouth boss ‘Arry Redknapp confirmed his interest in leading a Great Britain soccer team in the 2012 Summer Olympics, which will be held in London. Redknapp is from London and spent a combined 15 years playing for and managing West Ham, a club based in the eastern section of England’s capital. The other teams he’s [...]
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This weekend has seen most of the participants for the European Championships have their final friendly games before the tournament begins on Saturday and saw a mixed bag of results. France could only draw 0-0 against Paraguay in Paris, though they did hit the post twice. Missing, Thuram, Vieira, Sagnol and Gallas, Les Blues will be [...]
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Out of the two biggest Euro 2008 matches scheduled this Saturday, Fox Soccer Channel will be showing one of them — the crucial Israel against Russia match live (1pm ET). The other one, Scotland v Italy, is only available on ESPN Deportes and RAI for viewers in the United States. Sure, there are plenty of [...]
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By John Nicholson It seems likely that a revamped version of the Home Internationals will be revived in a couple of year’s time. England will be invited to join Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in the end of season tournament but the F.A is likely to turn it down because it thinks England needs to [...]
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What a magnificent night for European football. The plucky Northern Ireland, buoyed by their jubilant crowd at Windsor Park, shocked world football by defeating Spain 3-2. And France cruised to a comfortable and awe-inspiring 3-1 home win against World champions Italy. Add to that Scotland’s crucial 2-1 away win in Lithunia, Germany’s annihilation of San [...]
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