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The answer to South Africa’s coaching problems could be a simple one.
Upon arriving in the Rainbow Nation at the start of the Confederations Cup, it was hard to find a journalist to say, never mind write, a good word about the Brazilian.
Matters did improve to a certain extent after the tournament as Bafana Bafana [...]

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Michael Owen has been a polemic figure throughout his career. At 29 years of age many critics claim that he is already past his prime; that his work rate has slowed, his injuries have multiplied and his goal scoring has come to a shuddering halt. Others believe that his best is yet to come; that [...]

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Cristiano Ronaldo is said to have followed David Beckham’s foot- steps once more by replacing the England star as the new face of Italian design house Emporio Armani. Cristiano Ronaldo Replaces Beckham At Armani.
The Portuguese star will model the brand’s spring and summer collection in 2010 after being named as the new face and [...]

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When a player is the subject of a 30 million transfer fee in the market, the subject is expected to deliver. Though the occasional glimpse of genius has been seen at Dimitar Berbatov’s Old Trafford career, the phrases in the opening line have been associated with the Bulgarian to date.
Alex Ferguson chased his man [...]

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Luis Fig’s keeps on dreaming. I would love to see Barcelona’s Lionel Messy at inter. stressing this Portuguese winger thinks that the flagrant hero is the best in the world, and would succeed in serial A.
He also stated that inter did not miss Slaton Ibrahimovic because Samuel Eton’s has excelled since joining the club in [...]

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Following the warning given to Bilardo to make sure that Carlos Tevez and Zabaleta didn’t play for Manchester City before such crucial World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Uruguay, the coach of the Argentine national team, Diego Maradona, affirmed that he hasn’t liked several things since he was appointed, and that he will have to [...]

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Full name: Samuel Eto’o
Birthplace: Nkon, Cameroon
Date of Birth: 10th March 1981
Position: Striker
Height: 180cm
Weight: 75kg
Previous Teams: Real Madrid, Spain; Leganes, Spain; RCD Espanyol, Spain; RCD Mallorca, Spain;
National Squad/Number of Appearances: Cameroon/60+
Eto’o burst on to the European football scene at the age of 16 when he was signed to Real Madrid. He moved to [...]

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Fergie had just done what was once considered unthinkable and sold David Beckham to Real Madrid for £25 Million.
How would United replace him? Could they replace him?
When a rather gangly looking teenager bought from Sporting Lisbon for half of what we sold Beckham for was introduced as a sub against Bolton in 2003, he set [...]

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