Fifa 100

Memo to Platini: No reason to fix what's not broken

2 Jul 2012

The balloon went up over Eastern Europe on the eve of the final in Kiev. Thankfully, it was a giant hot air model in the shape of the ultimate prize, the Henri Delaunay Cup, and signalled the...

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Expect grand end to glittering tourney

1 Jul 2012

And so to final day. Tonight we shall all shuffle over the precipice and - depending on your team colours (sorry, I don't believe anyone is going into this humdinger as a neutral) - we shall...

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Beautiful game scores winners

20 Jun 2012

It is known worldwide as 'the beautiful game' although you might not know it from recent ugly behaviour on and off the field, and indeed in the courts of China. But a spate of surveys and...

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Vertonghen set for England, but De Boer will wait

7 Apr 2012

Talking to Ajax manager Frank de Boer, you'd swear Jan Vertonghen's move to Arsenal next season was already a done deal. What isn't so certain is if the former Netherlands captain will ever join...

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Liverpool aim to avoid misfiring like the Gunners

25 Feb 2012

Liverpool have a golden opportunity for a first piece of silverware in six years when they play Championship side Cardiff City in tomorrow's Carling Cup final.

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Why Becks chose land of the freeway

8 Jan 2012

The 405 freeway is a soulless strip of concrete that stretches 118 kilometres from start to finish.

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Opinion

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

2:53AM

Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

5 comments

3:37AM

Liverpool must raise their game for Chelsea meeting

Newcastle are certain to stay in the English Premier League top three tonight, whatever happens on their trip to leaders Manchester City, because the two teams that can overtake them - Chelsea and...

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The likes of Luis Suarez must earn their goals

They are the men who fans pay to watch and that the TV cameras and journalists love to focus on. Yet how far should administrators go in protecting the beautiful players of the beautiful game?...

11:16PM

It's the margin that's of interest when England meet Wales

With most of the first round of soccer's autumn internationals completed last night, attention is already turning to Tuesday's Euro 2012 qualifiers where England's return match with Wales in...

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Behind the image, a family man who has come back from defeat

Arise Sir David Beckham
Gwen Russell
Published by John Blake Publishing
ISBN 978 1844544165

David Beckham looks cool in front of the media. This book shows you,...

4:40PM

Desailly: next Blues boss will need time

He lifted the European Cup twice as a player, so perhaps Roman Abramovich should listen when former Chelsea great Marcel Desailly says the club's next manager must be given time.

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Who said it?

It's a disaster for football... I don't know what's going on in the next days, but in general it's my opinion it's very, very bad

Franz Beckenbauer, a member of Fifa's executive...

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