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The soldier's story that might just change your opinion of Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United
Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United are often fair game for the green-with-envy brigade.Eleven Premier League titles and cup wins galore have made them a regular target for those football people of a jealous disposition.I'm not a United fan but I ...
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World Cup hostess Charlize Theron in pictures! Enjoy...
She'll soon be pulling those balls out of a hat to decide out World Cup fate, but frankly, she could put us in a group with Spain and Brazil and we'd probably just nod along gratefully. It's the World Cup draw hostess with the mostess, South African ...
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What if Premier League managers were rock stars? Rafa as George Michael, Wenger as Stevie Wonder and many more
Liam Gallagher this week compared brother Noel’s decision to split Oasis with Kevin Keegan being a serial quitter.That got me thinking about whether Premier League managers can be likened to rock and pop stars of past and present.Here’s what I came up ...
Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson will stick with the kids for Carling Cup semi-final against Manchester City
United will not put out full strength side against rivals
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Manchester City
Will Johnson
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Terry Boss
Want to win £5,000 this month? Check out November’s top team and select your own to win the cash…
We at Football Spy have looked at the best possible XI from You The Manager Fantasy Football for November, and it makes interesting reading!Who would have though Terry and Cole would be partnered by Dann and Nelson?! Have a read, and then try it ...
Christmas Gift Guide: The best... club-branded pressies - Christmas special 20@10
Still searching for that perfect gift for the football fan in your life? Well look no further... All week MirrorFootball will be bringing you gift guides to take the strain out of your Xmas shopping.Today: We bring you the best club-branded gifts from ...
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Arsenal
New MirrorFootball podcast: Our alternative World Cup draw, plus Premier League previews and predictions
Welcome to the new instalment of the new MirrorFootball podcast.This week Daily Mirror Sports News Editor Mike Allen joins MirrorFootball's Steve Anglesey and Dan Silver to preview the weekend's big sporting action. On the agenda are:The World Cup ...
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England
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Arsenal
Revealed: the truth about Sergio Aguero's proposed transfer to Chelsea
Sergio ‘Kun’ Aguero, the Atletico Madrid forward, continues to dominate the transfer headlines and in the last few days there have been conflicting reports coming out of both Spain and England regarding the player’s future.On Wednesday, the Atletico ...
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Miguel Ángel
Robbie Savage: Arsene Wenger has no excuse for Carling Cup strop, and why England should fear the Ivory Coast
Arsene Wenger's Arsenal kids were no great shakes in the Carling Cup against Manchester City but that doesn't excuse the manager's out-of-character lapse in sportsmanship.Refusing to shake Mark Hughes' hand was an act not befitting of one of the ...
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Arsenal
Manchester City
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England
Robbie Keane
David Beckham: England aren't scared of anyone in World Cup draw
David Beckham: England fear no one in World Cup draw
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David Beckham
England
David Beckham: England fear no one in World Cup draw
Former captain not worried about drawing France or Portugal
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France
Portugal
England
David Beckham
Avram Grant faces dressing-room unrest as Portsmouth fail to pay players for third time
Potsmouth boss Avram Grant faces player unrest over non-payment of wages
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Avram Grant
Portsmouth
Spurs set to land Swiss keeper Eldin Jakupovic on loan
Harry Redknapp wants Lokomotiv star to battle Heurelho Gomes for the top slot
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Gomes
Tottenham Hotspur
Why England should be more worried about injuries than who they get in the World Cup draw, by Mark Lawrenson
I think England should be more worried about injuries and playing at altitude than who they may get into today's World Cup draw. I look at the teams in the pots and I don't see anyone England should fear. England are very, very strong and in Fabio ...
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France
Fabio Capello
Mark Gonzalez
Portugal
Martin Lipton's instant guide to the World Cup teams
Want to bluff your way through Friday tea-time's World Cup draw? Impress your mates with this at-a-glance guide to all 32 teams, compiled by Daily Mirror chief football writer and MirrorFootball.co.uk columnist Martin Lipton...Pot 1: The ...
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Diego Maradona
Lionel Messi
Martin Lanig
Martin Lipton's instant guide to the World Cup teams Bluff your way through the draw Team-by-team
Want to bluff your way through Friday tea-time's World Cup draw? Impress your mates with this at-a-glance guide to all 32 teams, compiled by Daily Mirror chief football writer and MirrorFootball.co.uk columnist Martin Lipton...Pot 1: The ...
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Diego Maradona
Lionel Messi
Martin Lanig
Newcastle reject chance to sign Sol Campbell
Defender reveals about face from Magpies' management
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Sol Campbell
Newcastle United
Arsenal rocked by further blow as Theo Walcott ruled out of Stoke clash with hamstring injury
The England star's injury is described as 'short term', however
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England
Arsenal
Theo Walcott
Stoke City
Newcastle admit interest in signing Sol Campbell during January transfer window
Chris Hughton admits former England defender is 'an option'
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England
Sol Campbell
Newcastle United
Why Steven Gerrard has a score to settle at the World Cup - Martin Lipton's Tea-time Read
Bullish World Cup words from Steven Gerrard ahead of tomorrow's World Cup draw today - and why not?After all, if you go into a tournament with doubts and hesitation, they will be ruthlessly exposed by both your opponents and the pressure that comes ...
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Steven Gerrard
England
Martin Lanig
Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn: No place for racism in football
Black Cats chief responds after fan is arrested for abusing Darren Bent's mother
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Darren Bent
Sunderland
Peter Reid almost has a heart-attack, outrageous skill from Ibrahimovic and Real Madrid get sexy with lingerie line - the best things we've found on the internet today
Every day at 3pm we attempt to make your afternoon go that little bit quicker by unearthing the best football related videos, virals and funnies on the web. Here's your Five-A-Day for Thursday:
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Real Madrid
Edin Dzeko profile: 10 things you need to know about the Manchester United and Arsenal target - plus watch him scoring goals for fun
Manchester United have been linked with a move for Wolfsburg striker Edin Dezeko, and Arsenal are reportedly also interested in the Bosnian's services following the long-term ankle injury sustained by Robin van Persie.But what do we know about the man ...
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Arsenal
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The real reasons behind Arsene Wenger's Carling Cup stop at Manchester City - Martin Lipton's Big Lunchtime Read
Arsene Wenger a bad loser? Who would have thought that?Actually, just about anybody who knows the Arsenal manager.And if he surpassed himself at Eastlands last night it was about more than just going out of the Carling Cup.Wenger's graceless response ...
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Manchester City
Martin Lanig
Top 10 reasons why Arsene Wenger might not have shaken Mark Hughes' hand following Carling Cup defeat: 10@10
Mark Hughes accused Arsene Wenger of being a bad loser last night after the Arsenal boss refused to shake his hand following Manchester City's 3-0 Carling Cup win. But could there have been other forces at work? Here's our Top 10 reasons as to why ...
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Arsenal
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Mark Gonzalez
Tottenham close in on Brazilian striker, Manchester United chase Bosnia star and all Thursday's transfer talk
From today's Daily Mirror:Tottenham to complete £7million transfer deal for Brazilian star this weekend - Exclusive Sandro profile: 10 things you need to know about the Tottenham transfer target, plus video of him in actionTottenham striker on verge ...
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Manchester United
Tottenham Hotspur
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Fernando Torres
Manchester City
Christmas Gift Guide: The best... Football miscellaneous, including balls, shirts and days out
Still searching for that perfect gift for the football fan in your life? Well look no further... All week MirrorFootball will be bringing you gift guides to take the strain out of your Xmas shopping.Today: Football odds 'n' sodsadidas World Cup 2010 ...
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David Seaman exclusive: Why David James must be England's World Cup goalkeeper - The Big Interview
David Seaman was the last of a quartet of England goalkeepers who secured the No1 shirt for an amazing 40 years, and collectively won 334 caps.Gordon Banks, Ray Clemence, Peter Shilton and Seaman himself left England bosses with few headaches over who ...
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England
David James
Fabio Capello
Will Johnson
Portsmouth
Matthew Upson exclusive interview: Fabio Capello has made us believe England CAN win the World Cup
Matthew Upson has been there and done it.He's sat in front of the television, screaming in frustration as England's World Cup dream has been shattered by ill-luck, by misadventure, by a lack of strength in mind and body.The West Ham defender, too, ...
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Matthew Upson
England
Fabio Capello
West Ham United
Fernando Torres: I will not join Manchester City because I want my daughter to have a Scouse accent, la
Spanish striker admits he has gone native on Merseyside
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Will Johnson
Fernando Torres
Manchester City
Sandro profile: 10 things you need to know about the Tottenham transfer target, plus video of him in action
Tottenham are set to complete the £7million transfer of Brazilian star Sandro this weekend. But who exactly is the highly-rated youngster?MirrorFootball's Sam Rogan fills in the details...1) Sandro Ranieri Guimaraes Cordeiro (luckily for the UK's ...
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Tottenham Hotspur
Brazil
Tottenham to complete £7million transfer deal for Brazilian star this weekend - Exclusive
Sandros set to sign following completion of Brazilian league games
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Tottenham Hotspur
Why Fernando Torres is right to want his kids to grow up as Scousers, by Derek McGovern
it was a surprise to learn that Fernando Torres wants his children to grow up and be Scousers.Many would say it's impossible to do both.The thing about Liverpudlians, as Torres has no doubt found, is that to a man they have a childlike sense of ...
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Fernando Torres
Everton
Arsene Wenger doesn't know how to behave when he loses, fumes Mark Hughes after Carling Cup bust-up
Arsenal manager refused to shake hands following 3-0 defeat to Manchester City
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Arsenal
Manchester City
Mark Gonzalez
Arsène Wenger
Manchester United kill Adem Ljajic deal to free up transfer funds for Wolfsburg striker
Zoran Tosic will also be allowed to leave in January
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Zoran Tosic
Manchester United
wolfsburg
Why Arsene Wenger was wrong to play such a weakened team against Manchester City in the Carling Cup
When you’ve not won a trophy for four years, why pick a weakened team when you’re just three games away from a final?Surely the days when Arsene Wenger could count the Carling Cup as an unwanted distraction, a drain on resources, while chasing the ...
David Moyes delighted with Europa League qualification but rues mounting injuries
Distin, Jo and Gosling all limped out of AEK win
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Manchester City 3-0 Arsenal: Gunners kids come a cropper in Carling Cup
Goals from Tevez, Wright-Phillips and Weiss seal third Arsenal defeat on the spin
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Arsenal
Shaun Wright-Phillips
Manchester City
AEK Athens 0-1 Everton: Bilyaletdinov strike ends Toffees' sticky run and confirms qualification
Injuries to Jo, Gosling and Distin take the shine of the win, though
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Jô
Everton
Carling Cup and Europa League LIVE: team news, commentaries and match reports for all Wednesday's game
Plus follow the games LIVE after kick off
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Thierry Henry could miss start of World Cup after FIFA open investigation into handball
Sepp Blatter: 'It was blatant unfair playing"
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FIFA reject five officials plan for World Cup
Governing body to stick with current system for South Africa 2010
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South Africa
Cry-baby footballers, Luca Toni "likes bike" and 'keepers' corner - the five best things we've found on the web today
It's Wednesday! With every passing minute we are inching further away from Monday and closer, ever closer towards the weekend.Just to help the time march that little bit fast we will be bringing you the five best things we've seen on the web every day ...
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Luca Toni
England could be in line for repeat of 1966 World Cup group
Three Lions could face same teams as they did on home soil
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England
Federico Macheda signs new Manchester United contract
Striker will stay at Old Trafford for four years
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Manchester United
England got lucky with the World Cup draw, but are France being punished for Thierry Henry's handball? Martin Lipton's Big Lunchtime Read
England caught a lucky break in Cape Town this morning - and it will spark uproar in France.FIFA's decision to decide the top seeds for Friday's World Cup draw solely on the October world rankings was unprecedented even if it worked out big-time for ...
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10@10: You'll never win anything with kids - Fergie's top 10 Manchester United academy graduates
With Darron Gibson the latest product of Manchester United's famed academy to hit the headlines following his match-winning brace against Tottenham last night, MirrorFootball runs down the top 10 players to have come through from the youth team under ...
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Manchester United
Darron Gibson
Tottenham Hotspur
England seeded for 2010 World Cup
England one of eight top seeds but France miss out
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England
France
Wenger seeks van Persie replacement, Tottenham line up swap deal for Brazilian hotshot and all Wednesday's transfer gossip
From today's Daily Mirror: Chelsea to beat old boss Mourinho in race to sign £40m striker Aguero Chelsea want Sergio Aguero? 10 things you need to know about Atletico Madrid's Argentine ace Aston Villa line up former Birmingham star Pennant ...
Christmas Gift Guide: The best... personalised football presents from the MirrorFootball shop
Still searching for that perfect gift for the football fan in your life? Well look no further... All week MirrorFootball will be bringing you gift guides to take the strain out of your Xmas shopping.Today: Personalised football gifts from the ...
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