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Steven Gerrard: 'It'll take England years to recover. I'd boo as well'
Steven Gerrard has said the nation's footballers are at their lowest ebb since the failure to qualify for Euro 2008
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Cash-rich Sharjah ruling family revealed to be behind Liverpool bid
The ruling family of Sharjah, the third largest Emirate, is behind the frontrunning bid to buy Liverpool Football Club
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Could Frankie Fielding be England's most unlikely international ever?
Blackburn's fourth-choice goalkeeper was called up by Fabio Capello yesterday after Ben Foster withdrew from the England squad with injury
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European Commission advised not to regulate agents
A European Commission report has said there is 'no overriding reason' why football agents should be regulated
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The heart sinks as Fabio Capello misses chance to make a fresh start
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A boycott by England fans would have hurt more than the boos
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Bobby Zamora ready to be England's new Emile Heskey – but with goals
The Fulham forward never stopped believing he would win an England cap but still had to check his call-up was not a hoax
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Jack Rodwell catches Fabio Capello's eye as Under-21 lions shine
Danny Rose and Martin Kelly got the goals but it was Everton's 19-year-old Jack Rodwell that impressed most as England defeated Uzbekistan 2-0
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Italy's new dawn fails to rise in dismal defeat by Ivory Coast
Italy's World Cup woes continued at Upton Park where Mario Balotelli's full international debut ended with a 1-0 defeat by the Ivory Coast
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Diego Maradona's shadow looms large over Argentina's Ireland mission
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Allan McGregor 'can handle boos' on return from exile for Scotland
Craig Levein has said he is confident Allan McGregor will be able to deal with the stick on his return for Scotland after 16 months
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Robbie Keane bored by transfer talk and vows to stay at Spurs
The Republic of Ireland striker Robbie Keane has committed his immediate future to Tottenham Hostpur despite rumours of a move
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I could quit football, says Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy
Craig Bellamy has not ruled out walking away from football if he is left out of Manchester City's 25-man squad
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Chelsea agree to sell Ricardo Carvalho to Real Madrid for £6.6m
The 32-year-old centre-back Ricardo Carvalho is likely to rejoin the former Chelsea manager José Mourinho at Real Madrid after the clubs agreed a £6.6m fee
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Manchester United try to spare Patrice Evra from French mutiny inquest
Manchester United want to block Patrice Evra's involvement in the French Football Federation's disciplinary hearing into the strike by their World Cup players
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Craig Bellamy: I could quit if Manchester City leave me out of squad
Craig Bellamy has considered retiring if he does not make the cut for Manchester City's 25-man squad
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Martin O'Neill 'allowed wages to spiral out of control at Aston Villa'
General Charles C Krulak, an Aston Villa non-executive director, said Martin O'Neill was unwilling to tackle the club's huge wage bill
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Stoke City edge closer to £9m deal for Sunderland's Kenwyne Jones
Sunderland and Stoke have commenced talks over the transfer of the Trinidad & Tobago striker Kenwyne Jones
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Liverpool remain in limbo until bidders put hard offers on the table
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QPR dumped out of Carling Cup by Port Vale
Round-up: Two goals from Justin Richards saw off Neil Warnock's side, while Leicester and Shrewsbury both reached the second round with 4-3 wins
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Seasiders move to stop Ian Holloway walking out on Blackpool
Blackpool have acted swiftly to stop Ian Holloway leaving the newly-promoted club
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Middlesbrough's Julio Arca snuffs out Chesterfield's ideas of revenge
Julio Arca put under-strength Middlesbrough in command against Chesterfield
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Former 400m world champion Antonio Pettigrew found dead
Antonio Pettigrew, who won the world title in 1991 but used performance-enhancing drugs later in his career, is thought to have overdosed on sleeping pills
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Lizzie Simmonds, Gemma Spofforth secure one-two in 200m backstroke
Nineteen-year-old Lizzie Simmonds capped a fine season with gold at the European championships in Budapest
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Tiger Woods fights to rediscover form ahead of PGA Championship
The world No1 now insists he will play at Celtic Manor if selected
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Andy Murray will not rush to appoint a coach before US Open
Andy Murray has said he will wait 'as long as it takes' to find the right coach to turn him into a grand slam winner
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Usain Bolt to take rest of year off to rest lower-back problem
Usain Bolt is taking the rest of this year off because of tightness in his lower back
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Stuart Broad's petulance doesn't taint his or England's character
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Andy Flower hoping Alastair Cook finds release with T20 finals whack
England's out-of-form Alastair Cook can put his worries behind him with a good slog on T20 finals day, according to the coach Andy Flower
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Jeremy Noseda's Rebel Soldier recruited to race in Hong Kong
Rebel Soldier, who won the Gordon Stakes at Glorious Goodwood, has attracted a 'huge offer' from east Asia
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Somerset's Charl Willoughby inspires Hampshire to collapse on wet day
Somerset's Charl Willoughby took four wickets as Hampshire lost their last five wickets for 32 runs on a rain-affected day at Taunton
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Ian Blackwell excels with bat and ball to put Durham on top
Ian Blackwell took a season's-best five for 78 against Lancashire before scoring 65 runs in Durham's reply at Old Trafford
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Cornered Fabio Capello knows precisely how to square the circle