Impressive Germans make their mark
Germany kicked off their World Cup campaign with the best display of the tournament so far as they smashed four past hapless Australia.
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Joe Cole focused on England World Cup duty
Joe Cole has targeted a place in England’s starting XI for their World Cup opener against USA, claiming that his experience of international football could be enough to get the nod from Fabio Capello.
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Ivory Coast’s World Cup preparations far from ideal
Sven Goran Eriksson is used to a challenge in football, but getting his Ivory Coast side fully prepared for next month’s World Cup will be among the sternest tasks he’s ever faced – the former England boss hasn’t even met most members of his squad as yet.
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Michael Ballack deserves sympathy after World Cup blow
It’s not often England fans have cause to feel sympathy for the captain of the German football team, but the injury Michael Ballack sustained in the FA Cup final is as good a reason as they’ll ever get.
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Champions League final – Inter vs Bayern
Both Inter and Bayern Munich are on course for trebles next Saturday, but only one of them can join Celtic, Ajax, PSV, Manchester United and Barcelona in the record books.
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Who will go? – England World Cup betting
The Premiership is over now and we are having a little look at who could be a shock England call-up. Luckily, Capello has lots of options for his team and we have a few betting options for possible members of the 23 man squad. Continue Reading >>
World Cup will be Cole’s chance to impress
Ashley Cole’s return to fitness has been one of the better slices of news for Fabio Capello in recent weeks. While other players have been dropping like flies, or playing at nowhere near their best, the sight of Cole pulling on a Chelsea shirt again would have been a fillip for the England manager Continue Reading >>
Goalkeeper headache could haunt Capello
It’s probably fair to say no team has ever won the World Cup without a top class goalkeeper.
The names just roll off the tongue – Gianluigi Buffon, Fabien Barthez and Gordon Banks. Most fans won’t even need to be told the teams they won the tournament with and what year they did it. For one reason or another they are legends.
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