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Last night Fabio Capello and England played their fifth and final international friendly match before next month’s World Cup qualifying games against Andorra and Croatia. But the excitement and expectation that followed Fabio Capello’s appointment as England manager as all but evaporated after yet another poor England performance that lacked skill, [...]

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Derby County central defender Alan Stubbs has been forced to retire from football after failing to recover from a knee injury.
The 36 year old had battled to full fitness for the start of the season before suffering the set back in the opening game.
The brave defender had twice fought testicular cancer during his time in [...]

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is surprised at the Great Britain teams success in the Bejing Olympics, according to The Times.
Wenger is quoted as saying “I didn’t know the British were good at swimming, I have been in this country for twelve years and haven’t seen a swimming pool.”
It will come as no surprise to football [...]

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Fabio Capello has just unveiled John Terry as the new permanent England captain.  He gets the nod over Rio Ferdinand, who becomes the vice-captain.
For me, John Terry is the most suited for the job.  He is as passionate about playing for England as David Beckham is, and has always shown pride in wearing the three [...]

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So, the first weekend of the new Premier League season 2008/09 is complete with plenty of smiles, scratching of heads, and the occasional surprise.
The season kicked off at the Emirates Stadium where Arsenal began with an unconvincing 1-0 win over one of the newly promoted team, West Brom. New boy Nasrim scored the opening [...]

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