12 Results for football today

Thierry Henry: Replay the "fairest solution" for Ireland

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France captain Thierry Henry has admitted replaying the World Cup qualification play-off against the Republic of Ireland would be "the fairest solution".

Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009

FIFA rejects replay request to end Irish hopes

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FIFA has ruled that the World Cup play-off between the Republic of Ireland and France cannot be replayed.

Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009

FIFA to investigate Egypt

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FIFA today opened disciplinary proceedings against the Egyptian Football Association after the Algerian team bus was pelted with stones in the lead-up to the World Cup qualifier between the two teams last Saturday.

Story | Conversation | November 19, 2009

FA deny £400k World Cup bonus plans

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The Football Association have denied reports that they are negotiating a deal which would earn England players a World Cup bonus of £400,000 each if the Three Lions triumph in South Africa next year.

Story | Conversation | October 10, 2009

England 2018 bid floundering

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FIFA vice president Jack Warner has slammed England's 2018 World Cup bid for failing to wow anyone yet, and insisted the country has no divine right to host the tournament.

Story | Conversation | October 07, 2009

Muller slams Germany strikers

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Legendary Germany forward Gerd Muller has launched a scathing attack on the nation's current crop of strikers, claiming they would not have stood a chance of playing alongside him in his heyday.

Story | Conversation | September 29, 2009

Burley keeps job after World Cup failure

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George Burley has survived an expected cull and will go on as coach of Scotland.

Story | Conversation | September 15, 2009

SFA chief blames Iwelumo for Scots predicament

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Scottish Football Association president George Peat has laid the blame for the country's World Cup qualifying situation firmly at the feet of striker Chris Iwelumo following his infamous miss against Norway in October 2008.

Story | Conversation | September 03, 2009

England kick off World Cup campaign

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England kicked off their campaign to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022 with a launch party at Wembley Stadium.

Story | Conversation | May 18, 2009

Rio: England must learn from Capello's experience

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Rio Ferdinand feels England's players must 'suck up' all Fabio Capello can teach them if they are to end their 43-year trophy drought.

Story | Conversation | February 10, 2009

Maradona to become next coach of Argentina

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Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona was named coach of the national side on Tuesday according to 1986 World Cup winning coach Carlos Bilardo after he came out of a meeting with Argentinian Football Association president Julio Grondona.

Story | Conversation | October 28, 2008

Terry, Cole and Green ruled out of Belarus trip

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The loss of Ashley Cole and captain John Terry ahead of England's World Cup qualifier in Belarus on Wednesday's has been compounded by the withdrawal from the squad of West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green.

Story | Conversation | October 13, 2008