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Pillory Thierry Henry? We should build him a statue, says Patrice Evra

THE EMBATTLED Thierry Henry received the trenchant support of his French team-mate Patrice Evra yesterday. He suggested that instead of criticising their captain the French should "make him a statue" and Evra added for good measure that he would be ...

From DUNCAN CASTLES, Times Online,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Thierry Henry,  Patrice Evra,  Emmanuel Petit,  Bixente Lizarazu,  Brian Cowen

Jose Mourinho will come back for Manchester United job

JOSE MOURINHO has targeted Manchester United as the ideal venue for a return to English football, and is optimistic that Sir Alex Ferguson will recommend him as his successor when he retires. Mourinho is in his second season at Internazionale, but does ...

From DUNCAN CASTLES, Times Online,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Manchester United,  Alex Ferguson,  Barclays Premier League

Micah Richards sends out message to Capello

When England play Portugal there are always complications. With a goal straight out of his own era of football, Stuart Pearce's under-21 side kept their European Championship qualifying campaign on track against technically superior opponents — yet ...

From DUNCAN CASTLES AT WEMBLEY, Times Online,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Micah Richards,  Luke Young,  Stuart Pearce,  Fabio Capello,  Glen Johnson

The view from the Bridge

Patrice Evra can’t help himself. “I know now everybody will take a joke with that,” he says with a throaty laugh. The story of how he played a Champions League final with a chicken breast in his left boot is just too good to conceal. Yes, you read ...

From DUNCAN CASTLES, Times Online,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Chelsea F.C.,  FC Barcelona,  Patrice Evra,  Arsenal Football Club,  Manchester United

Absent friends: why Patrice Evra misses Cristiano Ronaldo

With Patrice Evra you don't just get the best attacking left back on the planet, you get a wise-cracking, team-building funnyman thrown in. Direct your web browser to YouTube and type his name in alongside Cristiano Ronaldo or Park Ji-sung and ...

From DUNCAN CASTLES, Times Online,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Cristiano Ronaldo,  Patrice Evra,  Lassana Diarra,  Brad Pitt

Brazil: a potent mix of silk and steel

With a large black crucifix dominating a white background, the front page of O Globo’s sport section was unequivocal. “Dunga’s Selecao 2006-2008: Brazilian football, winner of five World Cups, communicates the death of Dunga’s national team in ...

From DUNCAN CASTLES, Times Online,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ronaldinho,  Ronaldo,  Gilberto Silva,  Jubilo Iwata,  Queens Park Rangers

City open talks with Benfica over £27m Angel di Maria

MANCHESTER CITY have opened talks with Benfica over the availability of the Portuguese club’s much-coveted winger Angel di Maria. The left-sided Argentine international is seen as a direct replacement for Robinho, who has been assiduously courted by ...

From DUNCAN CASTLES, Times Online,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Robinho (footballer),  Chelsea F.C.,  FC Barcelona,  Barclays Premier League,  Liverpool F.C.

Manchester United eye £35m Luis Suarez

SIR ALEX FERGUSON is pursuing one of European football’s leading young forwards, Luis Suarez, as he prepares to reinforce a Manchester United attack that has yet to recover fully from the departures of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez. The Old ...

From DUNCAN CASTLES, Times Online,  31 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Manchester United,  Ronaldo,  Manchester City,  Carlos Tévez (footballer),  Real Madrid

Optimistic Gianfranco Zola struggles to find momentum

ASK West Ham United’s cadre of youthful talents who the best footballer in training is and they will pick a man twice their age. Gianfranco Zola is paid to manage at Upton Park — to organise, motivate and lead a club with a heavy heart’s worth of ...

From DUNCAN CASTLES, Times Online,  24 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barclays Premier League,  Chelsea F.C.,  James Tomkins (footballer),  Gianfranco Zola (footballer),  West Ham United

Carlo Ancelotti targets £18m Marek Hamsik

CHELSEA are considering an £18m move for Napoli’s attacking midfielder Marek Hamsik as they prepare for a spending spree that could top £30m in the January transfer window — potentially their final opportunity to invest in new players until the summer ...

From DUNCAN CASTLES, Times Online,  24 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Chelsea F.C.,  Rafael van der Vaart,  Carlo Ancelotti,  Lega Calcio Serie A,  Real Madrid

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