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24 Nov 2009 03:46
Tuesday November 24, 2009
Wigan set to refund fans
Players will pay £10,000 to those supporters who saw them lose 9-1
Babel threatens to walk out on Liverpool
The 22-year-old winger says he will leave Anfield in the January transfer window unless he is given more chances in the first team
Toure blames team-mate for Arsenal exit
Manchester City defender believes that a former club colleague persuaded Arsene Wenger that they could not play together
Wigan: players' refund offer is just wrong
Anyone who has suffered and shivered on a wet Wednesday in Grimbsy know football is often ugly, painful and deeply unhappy
Wilson benefits from Bougherra's tardiness
Rangers manager sticks with teenage defender for Champions League tie with Stuttgart after Algeria player returns late from international duty
Smith: ‘Unirea defeat led to soul-searching’
Before facing Suttgart, Rangers manager expresses pleasure with his side’s reaction after humiliation at hands of Romanian side
Er, sorry about last Sunday...
Supporters who endured Wigan's 9-1 thrashing at Spurs to be repaid
Gerrard optimistic of Champions League progress
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23 Nov 2009 10:32
TheGame Podcast: the great Thierry Henry debate
Gabriele Marcotti, Patrick Barclay and Matt Dickinson join Phill Jupitus to discuss cheating and the weekend's action
Beckham has option to buy MLS team
Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder could become the owner of the league's 20th team once his playing career comes to an end
Liverpool 2 Man City 2: Yossi Benayoun makes Mark Hughes’s wealthy pretenders pay for their lack of ambition at Anfield
Chelsea 4 Wolves 0: Frenchman at the centre of transfer controversy makes impressive debut in Stamford Bridge romp
Dods stoops to conquer as United see off Celtic
Dundee United 2 Celtic 1: Craig Levein’s side break ten-year hoodoo with late strikes from Jon Daly and Darren Dods
Rangers ease back to the SPL summit
Rangers 3 Kilmarnock 0: champions make light of the missing Awol Algerian defender Madjid Bougherra and coast to victory at Ibrox
Di Matteo seeks Peace talks
West Brom 4 Bristol City 1 The Italian is looking to bolster his squad in January despite impressive start to season
Plucky Dundee rise to the challenge
Dundee 3 Inverness CT 2: trailing by two goals at half-time, victors mount spirited comeback to win Challenge Cup final
Falkirk see light at end of the tunnel
Falkirk 2 Hamilton 0: manager Eddie May the happiest man in Scotland after his side win their first SPL match of the season
Capello is key to glory, says Beckham
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22 Nov 2009 17:33
Monday November 23, 2009
Special One on prowl
Inter Milan can ruin Barcelona's European dream on Tuesday
Fuller makes Portsmouth pay penalty
Stoke 1 Portsmouth 0: Jamaican's strike clinches three points after Kevin Prince-Boateng had missed from the spot
Dunn prescribes timely tonic for Allardyce
Bolton 0 Blackburn 2: David Dunn strike and comical own goal give absent manager boost before upcoming heart surgery
Fifa bans Iraq from international football
The decision, taken after sectarian infighting among the country’s sport officials, deprives Iraqis of one of their few joys
Heskey helps Villa escape with a point
Burnley 1 Aston Villa 1: it was a measure of how far Owen Coyle’s battlers have come that Villa were delighted with this result
Bullard hits right note for battling Brown
Hull 3 West Ham 3: injury-plagued midfielder's outstanding display at last shows why club paid £5m for his services
Bowyer shrugs off lost sleep to grab winner
Birmingham 1 Fulham 0: benefiting from maturity of fatherhood, midfield firebrand is proving a key figure for Alex McLeish
Hill shows no sympathy after smash-and-grab
Dag & Redbridge 1 Rochdale 2: leaders dethroned in stunning turnaround which saw visitors score two goals in two minutes
Mowbray needs an abrupt change in fortune
After eight defeats in 22 games it is little wonder increasing numbers of Celtic fans are starting to criticise their manager
Coca-Cola League One round-up
Ten-man Charlton battle back to earn a point at Yeovil while Wycombe end Millwall’s unbeaten home record with a stunning win
Save this oasis of pleasure for Iraqis
No one can disagree that sporting associations should be free of political factions, but Iraqis will suffer after Fifa's ban
Coca-Cola Championship round-up
Andy King's injury-time goal gave Leicester City a victory over Plymouth that confirmed their status as promotion candidates
Leeds show killer touch to burst Poyet’s bubble
Brighton 0 Leeds 3: leaders end winning run of their former assistant manager with purposeful perforamance at the Withdean
Henry criticism unfair when Anelka cheated as much
When it comes to the laws of the game, Britain has a power that is reminiscent of the imperial era. And that power is being wasted
Levein sparks Tannadice comeback
Manager’s substitutions ensure reward for Dundee United as Tony Mowbray feels the pressure after Celtic defeat
‘Pitbull’ eyeing board games
Dutch hardman, who sees his future in the boardroom, says 2010 World Cup final will be between Holland and England
Tevéz told he is not sure to start games
Mark Hughes has warned Carlos Tévez that even being Britain’s most expensive player does not guarantee him starting place
Priorities wrong when tackling diving debate
No-one can deny that simulation is a curse on the game of football, but how can it be compared to serious foul play?
Martínez: ‘I am not bothered by final score’
Premier League’s youngest manager refused to rage his players after final whistle and called 9-1 defeat by Spurs a freak
Coca-Cola League Two round-up
Brett Pitman scored twice to take Bournemouth back to the top but was denied a hat-trick after missing an early penalty
PlayTheGame: the best five players of the weekend
Nick Szczepanik analyses the best performers from another action-packed weekend in the Premier League
Liverpool 2 Man City 2: Martin Skrtel triggers goal glut as Champions League hopefuls share the points at Anfield
Follow all the action from this afternoon's Premier League games, as bottom club Portsmouth take on Stoke City
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21 Nov 2009 23:10
Sunday November 22, 2009
Football shorts: Beckham chasing hat-trick
Former England captain could become only the second British player to win league titles in three different countries
League One round-up
Classy Leeds United lead the way as they go six points clear with a game in hand after defeating Brighton
League Two round-up
Bournemouth make a return to the top of the table as Brett Pitman strikes to ensure victory over Macclesfield
Championship focus
Reading finally get their first home league win, while Middlesbrough still wait for a first win under Gordon Strachan
West Brom climb back to Championship summit
West Bromwich 4 Bristol City 1: WBA send out an ominous warning to the rest of the promotion challengers at the Hawthorns
Referee: ‘I can 100% say it wasn’t handball’
Kevin Kilbane believes that the responsibility for Ireland's loss to France can be laid at the door of the officials
Henry: France's fallen Idol
When he called for a replay of the match with Ireland, the former Arsenal striker knew that it was never likely to happen
Premier League - live!
Chelsea hammered four past Wolves, and Manchester United beat Everton 3-0. Follow the action live
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21 Nov 2009 04:38
Saturday November 21, 2009
Sam Allardyce to undergo angioplasty
Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce will miss the next three Premier League games as he is to undergo an angioplasty
Smith rules himself out of Scotland job
Rangers manager does not want to return to international arena, leaving Craig Levein as favourite to succeed Craig Burley
Hughes sees chance for City to hit Liverpool
The Manchester City manager travels to Anfield for Saturday’s match with the chance to strengthen his team’s claims for a top-four place
Henry admits shame but apology falls short
France striker says a replay against Ireland would be the fairest solution — and gets support from Arsene Wenger, his former manager
Samaras savours role in Greece triumph
The striker has put on hold any celebration for reaching the World Cup because he wants to target success with Celtic
Egypt erupts after World Cup football defeat
Angry sports fans have burned Algerian flags and bombarded the embassy after the country dashed Egypt's World Cup hopes
‘We've put man on Moon but can’t get this right’
The football world gives its reaction to the handball by Thierry Henry including some backing from an unlikely source
Video replays a must for World Cup
Bellamy: I could be done in two years
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20 Nov 2009 10:31
Friday November 20, 2009
Premier League
Premier League previews
Team news, injury problems and squads for all top flight matches
Wenger: France should agree to replay
Arsenal manager "embarrassed" by World Cup play-off victory in Paris and backs Thierry Henry's call for Ireland rematch
French minister calls for World Cup replay
Economy Minister breaks ranks with Sarkozy to call for replay of France v Ireland qualifier after Thierry Henry handball
Time for footballers to condemn their own
Tony Cascarino says the game cannot expect to rid itself of cheating if players are not prepared to hold each other to account
McCarthy gives backing for video technology
The Wolves manager believes it would make players such as Thierry Henry more accountable for their misdemeanours
Fifa rejects Ireland's replay demands
Football's governing body will not sanction a rematch of World Cup play-off despite outrage over Henry handball
France up to seventh in world rankings
Thierry Henry's controversial handball has helped Raymond Domenech's side leapfrog England who slip down to ninth
Henry is not a cheat, says Beckham
England midfielder has defended the France striker after his handball in the World Cup play-off win over Ireland sparked outrage
Hiddink ponders future as luck runs out
Good fortune has finally deserted Guus Hiddink and the Dutchman was considering his future as Russia’s national coach
Thierry Henry says sorry as French football authorities add fuel to handball controversy by defying calls to replay the match
Henry's gallant words return to haunt him
Former Arsenal striker finds tables turned having been so swift to condemn cheating and poor refereeing while in England
Sarkozy wades into football row amid Irish fury
Everyone had their opinion on one of the most controversial goals and one of the biggest refereeing mistakes in recent years
FAI call on governing body to replay last night's controversial defeat by France, claiming the result damaged the integrity of football
COMMENT: Henry has tarnished reputation
Frenchman can say what he likes, and no doubt he will plead innocence, but that handball was pure cheating
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19 Nov 2009 15:47
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A replay with Ireland? You must be joking
French football authorities defied calls to replay their controversial World Cup qualifying match against Ireland
‘Victory without glory’ for France
Everyone had their opinion on one of the most controversial goals and one of the biggest refeering mistakes in recent years
Video replays now a must for World Cup
Patrick Barclay says there can be no debate now – technology will have to be brought in for the 2010 finals in South Africa
Henry’s antics harmed image of entire game
A two-footed tackle hurts one man, but what the France forward did will have a more lasting effect on the game of football
Football players will never play ball
Thierry Henry is a liar and a cheat. He is also a footballer, and it is a fact of life — footballers cheat for their team
France warns Ireland to keep out of scandal
Diplomatic fallout grows as Ireland livid at Thierry Henry's handball which sent France on its way to the World Cup finals
Sleight of hand could cost Henry a fortune
Politicians and internet users called on Thierry Henry’s backers to dump him and threatened to boycott products he endorses
Referee Hansson forced to seek shelter
Martin Hansson fiercely critical of referee for missing Thierry Henry handball in the build-up to France’s decisive goal
Thierry Henry's gallant words return to haunt him
Terry ready to be thrown to the Wolves
John Terry returned to full training for Chelsea after the ankle injury that ruled him out of England’s friendly with Brazil
Bellamy: I could be finished within two years
Manchester City forward fears he may be forced to hang up his boots because of the physical toll injuries have taken on him
Ireland players looking for someone to blame
Damien Duff claimed Ireland would have won a penalty shoot-out while Robbie Keane said Fifa favoured bigger nations
Premier League previews: Gerrard to return
All the team news, injury problems and squads from around the grounds for the weekend matches in the top flight
COMMENT: a perfect argument for video in football
Patrick Barclay, The Times Chief Football Commentator, delivers his verdict on France's controversial goal against Ireland
Angry Irish demand World Cup replay
Irish Justice Minister demands "fair play" from Fifa after Thierry Henry handball helps France into finals of the World Cup
The 32 World Cup qualifiers
The play-offs have decided the line-up for the finals in South Africa next summer, with Uruguay securing the last palce
Redknapp needled by 'idiot' agents
Algeria 1 Egypt 0: Not since 1986 had Algeria reached the World Cup finals and they avenged painful memories
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18 Nov 2009 20:07
Thursday November 19, 2009
Salary cap puts limit on Scotland search
Gordon Smith, the SFA chief executive, has admitted the money on offer will affect the pedigree of manager applicants
Poyet opens his Brighton home account
Brighton 2 Wycombe Wanderers 0: Coca-Cola League One club earns home FA Cup tie with Rushden
Players don't take enough responsibility, says Ferguson
Manchester United manager believes many modern footballers are "cocooned today by their agents"
Redknapp: home-grown managers are unfashionable
Tottenham manager says that wealthy Premier League clubs are only interested in hiring big names from abroad
Lithuania Under-21 0 England Under-21 0: Unbeaten record still intact despite squandering good chances in Vilnius
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18 Nov 2009 03:18
Wednesday November 18, 2009
Smith ready to calm talk of Levein bias
The SFA chief is planning to rebut claims of a vendetta against the Dundee United manager after their series of spats
Benitez: when door was shut on Barry
Liverpool manager discusses the midfield player he missed out on and Robbie Keane in second part of exclusive interview
Craig Burley, the nephew of the former Scotland manager George, says the players are to blame for the national team's slump
Terry urges Chelsea to splash out
Arsenal striker hopes to hasten return with treatment in Serbia where he will be massaged using fluid from a human placenta
I can walk through Anfield storm, says Benitez
Benítez: sell Torres and I quit
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17 Nov 2009 11:09
The new Scotland boss is ...
Graham Spiers on the men who can lift the Scots out of the doldrums
Ferguson finally forced to face facts
Poor players holding Scotland back
Graham Spiers delivers his verdict on what is going wrong with Scottish football and how to fix it
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