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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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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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Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has ended speculation over his future at Anfield by signing a new deal that will keep him at the club until 2014.
The 48-year-old put pen to paper after protracted negotiations which put a doubt over his tenure at the club.
But Benitez said: “My heart is with Liverpool, so I’m delighted to [...]

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Football is one of the greatest things in the world but it’s not perfect. It used to be perfect. Before money and television and the Bosman ruling and Baby Bentleys and roastings and tattoos and takeovers and no standing and agents and prawn sandwiches and rotation.
English newspaper The Times takes a stab at the “50 [...]

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Juventus playmaker Alessandro del Piero is reportedly suing Facebook over a fake profile bearing his name that links to Nazi propaganda sites.
The 34-year-old World Cup-winning Italian footballer is aggrieved that the bogus account, which carries his picture, implies neo-Nazi sympathies. Del Piero states he’s never had a Facebook profile.

The striker’s agent and brother, Stefano del [...]

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When Daniel Levy leaves his post as Tottenham chairman, his legacy will be one of half-chances, unfulfilled ambitions and horrible timing.
What Spurs get right - Ramos was a good choice at the time to replace Jol, and Redknapp is a good choice to replace Ramos - they screw it up by mistiming the event. Jol [...]

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