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Joe Cole

England’s performances against USA and Trinidad and Tobago can hardly be described as spectacular, but Fabio Capello has learnt some extremely valuable lessons for when the real business begins in September.

Of course, supporters will expect a much more vibrant and cohesive display of football against Andorra and Croatia in the opening two World Cup qualifiers, [...]

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By John Nicholson
Football provides many social functions in society, from instilling local and civic pride to giving people an excuse to avoid doing DIY on a Saturday afternoon. However, one of its least recognized but most important functions is what your psychiatrist might call, if they were uneducated in psychiatry and was in fact a [...]

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Report from Chelsea Press Conference in Chicago

by The Gaffer on August 6, 2006 · 0 comments

By Christopher Schachter, EPL Talk correspondent

I really thought Joe Cole was doing his best Damien Duff, an arms flailing dive not 5 minutes into the 2nd half, but unfortunately Mourinho (”I am not a doctor”) offered up the fact that indeed, the England winger must have his knee checked for ligament damage before leaving Chicago. [...]

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England’s Problem

by The Gaffer on June 21, 2006 · 6 comments

England’s first-half performance against Sweden yesterday was their best 45 minutes for as long as I can remember. But, as so often happens in football, it was a game of two halves.
During the second half, England’s defense fell apart — especially for Sweden’s comical second goal. But the biggest problem for me is their right [...]

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