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England Job Still Absolutely Fabio For Capello

England Job Still Absolutely Fabio For Capello

FABIO Capello insists managing England is still his dream job despite all the flak that has been flying in his direction. 4 Sep 2010
Trapattoni Guarding Against Complacency

Trapattoni Guarding Against Complacency

GIOVANNI Trapattoni has warned his Republic of Ireland players they take nothing for granted as they look to complete a perfect start to their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign against Andorra. 4 Sep 2010
Houllier Tight-Lipped On Villa Speculation

Houllier Tight-Lipped On Villa Speculation

FORMER Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier is remaining tight-lipped amid speculation he is being lined up for a role with Aston Villa. 4 Sep 2010
Cazarine Poised For Debut

Cazarine Poised For Debut

NEW Sydney FC striker Bruno Cazarine has been declared eligible to make his debut in the Sky Blues clash with Adelaide United at the Sydney Football Stadium this evening.
4 Sep 2010
Wife's Cancer Kept Van Der Vaart In Madrid

Wife's Cancer Kept Van Der Vaart In Madrid

New Tottenham midfielder Rafael van der Vaart has revealed he did not leave Real Madrid a year ago because his wife had developed breast cancer. 4 Sep 2010
Turkish Ref Riles Levein

Turkish Ref Riles Levein

Craig Levein hit out at Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir after Scotland drew 0-0 with Lithuania in their opening Euro 2012 qualifying Group I match in Kaunas. 4 Sep 2010
Italy Fight Back To Beat Estonia

Italy Fight Back To Beat Estonia

Italy came from behind with two second-half goals to snatch a 2-1 away win at Estonia in their Euro 2012 qualifier opener today. 4 Sep 2010
Champions Off and Running

Champions Off and Running

World champions Spain began the defence of their European Championship title with a thumping 4-0 win over outclassed Liechtenstein in Vaduz this evening. 4 Sep 2010
Dawson Injury Mars Impressive England Win

Dawson Injury Mars Impressive England Win

Jermain Defoe gave the surgeon's knife a swerve and instead carved up Bulgaria with his first England hat-trick in a 4-0 win to bring a smile back to Fabio Capello's face. 4 Sep 2010
It Doesn't Get Any Better For France...

It Doesn't Get Any Better For France...

Laurent Blanc's first competitive match as France coach ended in a shock 1-0 defeat which deals an early blow to their Euro 2012 qualifying bid. 4 Sep 2010
Luxembourg Crushed By Bosnia

Luxembourg Crushed By Bosnia

Bosnia and Herzegovina could not have wished for an easier start away from home in the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign as they brushed Luxembourg aside 3-0 with all the goals in the opening 16 minutes. 4 Sep 2010
Croatia Coast to Winning Start

Croatia Coast to Winning Start

Slaven Bilic saw his Croatia side cruise to a comfortable 3-0 win over Latvia as they opened their Euro 2012 Group F qualifying campaign in Riga. 4 Sep 2010
Defoe Delighted With Rooney Partnership

Defoe Delighted With Rooney Partnership

Hat-trick hero Jermain Defoe hailed his partnership with Wayne Rooney after the pair teamed up profitably in today's 4-0 win over Bulgaria in the opening Euro 2012 qualifier at Wembley. 4 Sep 2010
Greece Held By Georgia

Greece Held By Georgia

Greece's Fernando Santos experienced a frustrating competitive debut as coach after his team were held to a 1-1 draw by Georgia in their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign Group F opener at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium in Athens. 4 Sep 2010
More to Come From Chelsea Veterans - Lampard

More to Come From Chelsea Veterans - Lampard

FRANK Lampard has hit back at critics who claim Chelsea's squad is past it - and declared there is more to come from the Barclays Premier League champions. 3 Sep 2010
Bilic Wants Perfect Start

Bilic Wants Perfect Start

CROATIA coach Slaven Bilic is targeting maximum points from his side's opening Euro 2012 Group F qualifying match against Latvia in Riga tomorrow night. 3 Sep 2010
Bulgaria Warn Ref Over Rooney Temperament

Bulgaria Warn Ref Over Rooney Temperament

BULGARIA coach Stanimir Stoilov has called for referee Viktor Kassai to protect his players should England striker Wayne Rooney lose his cool in tomorrow's Euro 2012 qualifier at Wembley. 3 Sep 2010
Gerrard: Players Believe In Capello

Gerrard: Players Believe In Capello

SKIPPER Steven Gerrard has launched a strong defence of Fabio Capello and hopes the Italian's England future does not depend on their opening two Euro 2012 qualifiers. 3 Sep 2010
Iberian Bid Praised By Fifa Team

Iberian Bid Praised By Fifa Team

THE joint Spanish-Portuguese bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup is to receive a "very positive" report from the FIFA delegation following this week's visit to the Iberian countries, inspection team leader Harold Mayne-Nicholls said. 3 Sep 2010
Recovery Will Take Time - Gerrard

Recovery Will Take Time - Gerrard

CAPTAIN Steven Gerrard admits it will take England a lengthy period of time to recover from their World Cup despair. 3 Sep 2010
Capello Hoping to Shine In Spotlight

Capello Hoping to Shine In Spotlight

FABIO Capello is crossing his fingers that intense pressure will continue to bring out the best in him. 3 Sep 2010