Mellberg rues cheap goals as Sweden exit
June 16th, 2012 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, June 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Sweden defender Olof Mellberg lamented the cheap goals that saw Sweden's elimination from the Euro 2012 Football Championship after two defeats in as many games.Mellberg ... Read more...
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Euro 2012: Welbeck flick gives England 3-2 win over Sweden (Lead)
June 16th, 2012 - 4:41 am ICT by IANS
Kiev, June 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Danny Welbeck's back-flick secured England a dramatic 3-2 win over Sweden in Euro 2012 Group B in Kiev Friday.
The Manchester United striker angled ... Read more...
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Euro 2012: Welbeck flick gives England 3-2 win over Sweden
June 16th, 2012 - 4:04 am ICT by IANS
Kiev, June 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Danny Welbeck's back-flick secured England a dramatic 3-2 win over Sweden in Euro 2012 Group B in Kiev Friday.The Manchester United striker angled Theo ... Read more...
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Villas-Boas insists he won’t be fired by Abramovich
November 21st, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 21 (IANS) Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas reacted angrily after his team's 1-2 loss to Liverpool Sunday night at Stamford Bridge and insisted that he wouldn't be fired by ... Read more...
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‘Crocked’ Gerrard’s season could be over: Dalglish
April 4th, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 4 (ANI): Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish has revealed that ace midfielder Steven Gerrard's season could be over after he had to cut short a training session on Friday after feeling ... Read more...
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Chelsea to meet Uefa’s 2013 ’solvency eligibility’ rules despite 70.9 million pounds loss
February 1st, 2011 - 3:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 1 (ANI): After announcing huge losses of 70.9 million pounds despite winning the Double last season, Chelsea has announced that it is on course to meet the Uefa Financial Fair ... Read more...
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Brit boxers David Haye, Carl Froch set to defend world titles in London
January 22nd, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 22(ANI): WBA heavyweight champion David Haye could be fighting on the same date in London as WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch, with both the British boxers defending their world ... Read more...
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Capello delighted about Rooney’s current form
September 3rd, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 3 (ANI): England manager Fabio Capello has expressed delight over England striker Wayne Rooney's form ahead of Friday's opening Euro 2012 qualifier against Bulgaria.The Manchester United forward ended a ... Read more...
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Liverpool, Man City progress, but Aston Villa fall
August 27th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 27 (DPA) Liverpool came back from a goal down to defeat Turkish side Trabzonspor to make sure of a place in the group stage of football's Europa League.
They were joined ... Read more...
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England WC flops to cash in on Mars chocolate box deal
July 20th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 20(ANI): England's FIFA World Cup flops will front a massive campaign for Mars chocolates this Christmas.According to reports, Glen Johnson, Wayne Rooney, Frank Lampard and Shaun Wright-Phillips will be paid ... Read more...
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Capello Index was published without my knowledge, says Capello
July 18th, 2010 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jul 18 (ANI): England coach Fabio Capello said that the Capello Index was published without his knowledge.Capello has had the Capello Index removed from the Internet after insisting he had not ... Read more...
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Liverpool offers Joe Cole massive 4.7 million pounds deal
July 18th, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jul 18 (ANI): Liverpool has offered Joe Cole a massive 4.7 million pounds-a-year deal outbidding other rivals to make the midfielder new coach Roy Hodgson's first major signing.Hodgson met ... Read more...
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England struck with World Cup flops for another two years, fears Neville
July 5th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jul 5 (ANI): Manchester United defender Gary Neville, who has won 85 England caps, fears that England is stuck with their World Cup flops for another two years.England fans want ... Read more...
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England team’s ‘booze and cigar’ bender following ignominious World Cup exit
June 30th, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 30(ANI): A photograph has revealed that just hours after England's humiliating World Cup exit, which shattered the dreams of millions of fans, Fabio Capello's men had crowded into a bar ... Read more...
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England WAGs invade Cape Town ahead of Algeria WC clash
June 18th, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
Cape Town, June 18(ANI): The first wave of England's World Cup wives and girlfriends (WAGs) invasion has hit Cape Town, with Emile Heskey's fiancée, Chantelle Tagoe, leading a gang ahead of Friday's ... Read more...
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Capello sends team doctor to check fitness of England players
May 5th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 5 (IANS) England coach Fabio Capello has sent team doctor Ian Beasley to all training grounds of several Premier League clubs this week to make a final check on ... Read more...
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Benitez backs ‘injury free’ Liverpool to bag fourth place in Premiere League
March 6th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 6(ANI): Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez reckons the injury woes, which blew his team's season apart, could be the crucial factor in their charge for a Champions League finish.Liverpool crashed ... Read more...
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Capello urges Wayne Bridge to reconsider his decision to quit
February 26th, 2010 - 12:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 26 (ANI): England boss Fabio Capello has urged left-back Wayne Bridge to reconsider his decision of quitting the team ahead of the 2010 World Cup.Bridge on Thursday declared that he ... Read more...
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Liverpool may field talented Italian midfielder Aquilani against Wolves
December 25th, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 25 (ANI): Liverpool is likely to filed talented Italian midfielder Alberto Aquilani against the Wolves tomorrow as they seek to salvage their disastrous season.Aquilani, a 20-million-pound summer signing from ... Read more...
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Wenger inspired Arsenal victory piles pressure on Liverpool
December 14th, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 14(ANI): Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez's situation in the Premier League received another knock after Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger inspired Gunners victory piled the pressure on the Reds' season.Though ... Read more...
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Struggling Liverpool on the verge of meltdown: Former manager
December 11th, 2009 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 11(ANI): Former Liverpool manager Graeme Souness, who knows all about the price of failure at Anfield, has warned that the club is on the verge of a meltdown.Liverpool is ... Read more...
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Liverpool’s Benayoun used human placenta to treat his injuries
November 24th, 2009 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov. 24 (ANI): Liverpool midfielder Yossi Benayoun has revealed he used human placenta to heal his injuries.Benayoun is one of several stars to visit Serbian healer Marijana Kovacevic.Until now it ... Read more...
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Lampard sees controversial Belgrade ‘placenta’ doc to be fit for Arsenal clash
November 21st, 2009 - 3:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 21 (ANI): Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard yesterday flew in to see placenta therapist Mariana Kovacevic.Lampard said that he has not had any placenta fluid used on his thigh ... Read more...
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Wenger rejects placenta treatment will help van Persie’s miracle return
November 21st, 2009 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 21 (ANI): Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has dismissed alternative medicine, and admitted that striker Robin van Persie will not make a miracle return at Sunderland today.Dutch striker van Persie ... Read more...
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Van Persie, Johnson’s placenta therapist under investigation
November 20th, 2009 - 4:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 20(ANI): Human placenta therapist Mariana Kovacevic, who helped cure a host of Premier League stars, including Arsenal striker Robin van Persie and Liverpool defender Glen Johnson, could be put ... Read more...
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Man City can break into Premier League top four: Team bosses survey
November 20th, 2009 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.20 (ANI): Rival team bosses are tipping Manchester City to break into the top four of the Premier League this season.A survey of all 20 Premier League managers found that ... Read more...
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Glen Johnson in Belgrade for horse-placenta cure
November 19th, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 19 (ANI): England defender Glen Johnson along with Anfield pal Fabio Aurelio arrived in Serbia for horse-placenta cure.The Liverpool right back arrived in Belgrade to be treated by radical ... Read more...
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Capello asks team to learn from mistakes made in Brazil defeat
November 15th, 2009 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Doha, Nov 15(ANI): England manager Fabio Capello has insisted that the team has to learn from their mistakes if they have to dream of winning the 2010 World Cup in South ... Read more...
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Double injury blow plunges Liverpool further into gloom
November 13th, 2009 - 2:56 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 13 (DPA) Liverpool's season was thrust deeper into crisis Thursday as it was confirmed that Yossi Benayoun and Albert Riera have both suffered torn hamstrings.
The two attacking midfielders both ... Read more...
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Draw casts Liverpool deeper into gloom
November 10th, 2009 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 10 (DPA) Liverpool's distant hopes of the Premier League title suffered a further blow Monday as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Birmingham City.
David Ngog put Rafa ... Read more...
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Splashing cash has hit Liverpool’s title dream: Rafa
August 15th, 2009 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.15 (ANI): Coach Rafa Benitez has said that splashing the cash on a back-up striker could actually have hit Liverpool's title dream.The Kop boss has forked out 37-million pounds on ... Read more...
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Liverpool sign Aquilani from Roma to replace Alonso
August 8th, 2009 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (DPA) Liverpool completed the signing of Alberto Aquilani from Roma as manager Rafa Benitez moved quickly to replace Xabi Alonso after his move to Real Madrid.
The two clubs ... Read more...
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Liverpool confirm sale of Arbeloa to Real Madrid
July 29th, 2009 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
London/Madrid, July 29 (DPA) Premier League giants Liverpool officially announced Wednesday the sale of defender Alvaro Arbeloa to Real Madrid, for a fee believed to be around four million euros ($5.69 million).
He ... Read more...
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Liverpool agree to sign Portsmouth defender Johnson
June 23rd, 2009 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 23 (DPA) Liverpool have reached an agreement with Portsmouth to sign their defender Glen Johnson.
The England defender also had a similar offer from his club Chelsea.In a statement, the ... Read more...
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New Chelsea coach Ancelotti sets his eyes on Pato and Johnson
June 2nd, 2009 - 11:52 am ICT by ANI
London, June 2 (ANI): New Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti wants Brazilian Alexandre Pato and ex-Chelsea defender Glen Johnson to kickstart his three-year-long stint at the club.Ancelotti believes the pair could help ... Read more...
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