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  • Will Big Phil bring back sexy football?

    • 21 July 2008 | 23:08

    There could only have been one reason why Roman Abramovich chose Luiz Felipe Scolari as Chelsea's coach. Well, actually two.

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  • Ronaldo, the millionaire slave

    • 14 July 2008 | 19:34

    Parts of the press in England and beyond have been going all apish over Sepp Blatter's 'slavery' remarks and, especially, Cristiano Ronaldo's temerity to agree with them. I think people need a reality check.

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  • Djite, Burns – pawns in a grubby game

    • 11 July 2008 | 14:41

    Graham Arnold claims that certain people are trying to put a wedge between him and Pim Verbeek. Wrong. Certain journos, with a penchant for limp-wristed acquiescence, are trying to put a wedge between Arnie and other journos.

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  • Dukes, our last number nine

    • 7 July 2008 | 19:05

    Modern tactical trends have rendered the number nine, as the traditional moniker of the centre forward, all but redundant. And nowhere is this more evident than in the Australian team.

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  • Viva Espana, viva football

    • 2 July 2008 | 11:36

    One assumes that the core role of the King of Spain, and the House of Bourbon, is to be a force for Spanish national unity. Last Sunday at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna, Juan Carlos I came face to face with another: Spanish football.

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