Dominic Fifield and Daniel Taylor at Wembley Link to this video Roy Hodgson has insisted John Terry will not prove a divisive influence in the England dressing room at Euro 2012 after selecting the Chelsea captain in his 23-man party for the tournament, and stressed Rio Ferdinand had been omitted purely for “footballing reasons”....
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Darren Bent pledges future to Aston Villa following relegation near-miss
“But I signed for Aston Villa because I wanted to be here and I still do. “I was linked with a transfer out of here all through January and I didn’t want that then and I don’t want that now. “It’s not been a great season but this is a massive club and we’ve...
Bastian Schweinsteiger: Bayern hope to make amends against Chelsea
Dominic Fifield Bayern Munich’s midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger says his side will be the underdogs against Chelsea. Photograph: Patrik Stollarz/AFP/Getty Images Bayern Munich will be driven by a desire to make amends for defeat in the Champions League final two years ago when they confront Chelsea in this year’s showpiece, yet their midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger...
Winning the Premier League title back from Manchester City will be easy, claims Manchester United’s Patrice Evra
However, they have a long way to go to catch United, who missed out on a 20th English title on Sunday as City collected their third. And Evra is convinced that United will reclaim their crown next season. “We have given the title to City, but if we play well from the beginning to...
Winning the Premier League title back from Manchester City will be easy, claims Manchester United’s Patrice Evra
However, they have a long way to go to catch United, who missed out on a 20th English title on Sunday as City collected their third. And Evra is convinced that United will reclaim their crown next season. “We have given the title to City, but if we play well from the beginning to...
Return of Paul Scholes could give England vital edge, says Ryan Giggs
Kevin McCarra Paul Scholes ‘just doesn’t give the ball away, he controls the tempo of games,’ says his club team-mate Ryan Giggs. Photograph: Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto Ltd/Allstar Ryan Giggs has said his Manchester United team-mate Paul Scholes is at the peak of his form and should be essential to England‘s hopes at Euro 2012. Scholes collected...
Jupp Heynckes: ‘If Barcelona can’t beat Chelsea, how can we?’
Dominic Fifield Jupp Heynckes’ Bayern Munich will be keen to make amends after their humiliating defeat in the German cup final. Photograph: Matthias Schrader/AP Jupp Heynckes has just cracked another joke, the latest involving mock bewilderment that Arjen Robben would ever have considered leaving Bayern Munich for pastures new. “After all, we have the...
Andrea Pirlo’s peerless pass-mastery could lift even Trentside fog | Richard Williams
Richard Williams Andrea Pirlo has shown up Milan’s lack of appreciation of his talents by steering Juventus to the Serie A title. Photograph: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters The first time I saw Andrea Pirlo was on a cold and fog-shrouded November evening in Monza in 2000, when he was a member of the Italy Under-21 team...