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• Brazil 'are a supplier of great players' says United manager• 'Liverpool would struggle' to produce young English playersThe Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson does not believe England will win the World Cup next s (Read More)
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• Dutch coach told to expect approach from Argentina • Hiddink also linked with return to Chelsea next seasonGuus Hiddink could be set for a surprise move to become the joint coach of the Argentina national team with Diego Ma (Read More)
The Guardian:
Thierry Henry has pushed football's boundaries of propriety too far – the Irish have no choice but to declare warWe have heard from Ireland's justice minister, Dermot Ahern: "We should put the powers that be in the cosy world (Read More)
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President vows to defend Egyptians abroad as violence spreads across Cairo and AlgiersEgyptian president Hosni Mubarak ratcheted up the diplomatic tension with Algeria yesterday as football-related violence continued to sprea (Read More)
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Thierry Henry's handball against Ireland capped a miserable sporting year of shameless cheatingIt was another Frenchman, Jean‑Paul Sartre, who cooked up the phrase "by any means necessary" as a war cry to eradicate class in G (Read More)
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Halfway through a 50-year project to raise football's profile in America – and on the day David Beckham plays in the MLS Cup final – the men in charge are delightedThe American investors who are investing abroad should invest (Read More)
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As the French nation prepared for the crucial World Cup qualifying match against Ireland on Wednesday evening, the streets of Paris were already in carnival mood long before the kick-off in the Stade de France. From 8.30pm on (Read More)
BBC:
Sunderland manager Steve Bruce believes striker Darren Bent "has to be" in England boss Fabio Capello's squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. (Read More)
The Guardian:
• 'Calls have fallen on deaf ears at French Football Federation'• FAI's John Delaney also thanks 'solidarity of the French people'The Republic of Ireland have been forced to admit defeat in their efforts to be granted a repla (Read More)
The Offside:
Something to read while you watch the madness at the Maracana…Israel halts construction of Palestinian stadium (BBC.co.uk)This FIFA conspiracy goes deeper than we though (Studs Up)Five football injustices (Shortlist)What happ (Read More)
The Guardian:
• 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. (Read More)
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• 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 su (Read More)
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Maybe the Fifa president should take himself out of circulation for a while and have a damn good thinkFirst we were cross with Thierry Henry. This turned out to be an unsatisfying experience, like shouting tiny, pathetic inau (Read More)
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Thierry Henry's calculated handball showed football is all about getting away with what you can when you canIt is understood that the canonisation of Thierry Henry has been postponed indefinitely. During his eight years at Ar (Read More)
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Of course the English don't hate, despise nor fear the French, but an incident in a game of football in France requires a leading broadsheet English newspaper to cover the story by an article on its front page (Hands-on Henry (Read More)
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• Henry embarrassed at nature of France's victory• Arsène Wenger backs striker's plea for a rematchThierry Henry has admitted that replaying France's World Cup play-off against the Republic of Ireland would be "the fairest so (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
• 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 introdu (Read More)
The Guardian:
• Henry 'not proud' of Ireland handball incident• Barça coach would support use of video analysis in gamesThierry Henry was confronted by a giant, eight-foot poster of himself emblazoned with the words "I'm sorry" when he dep (Read More)
The Guardian:
• FFF say Fifa's decision must be final• Body claim to understand Irish disappointmentThe French Football Federation has rejected the Irish FA's appeal for Fifa to allow a replay of the contentious World Cup qualifier between (Read More)
The Guardian:
• Rioting sparked by Algeria victory spreads to Egypt• Fans attack embassies in wave of tit-for-tat reprisalsParts of Cairo are under police lockdown amid some of the worst football violence ever seen in the region.More than (Read More)