Liverpool and England midfielder James Milner has retired from international football. The FA today confirmed the news that the 30-year-old had decided to withdraw his name from international selection. The former Aston Villa and Manchester City man had admitted recently that he was considering his international future, and now feels that stepping back from England duty is the best course …
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The perfect storm has finally happened. The stars have aligned, and Sam Allardyce has realised his dream of becoming England manager. One of the most divisive figures in the English game now has arguably the biggest (certainly the most high-pressure) job in the country. In many ways, this is one of the most intriguing England managerial appointments in years. Everyone …
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Despite winning the Premier League title in 2014 and reaching the semi-final of the Champions League last season, many would argue that Manuel Pellegrini’s time at Manchester City was somewhat underwhelming. His side barely scraped into the top four last season – and will still have to face a playoff to make the Champions League group stage – and it …
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Fingers, toes and and all other traversable body parts will be well and truly crossed at the FA as England begin a third international tournament under Roy Hodgson. Not necessarily in the hope of victory but certainly in the hope that failure, for the first time, is avoided. What can be deemed success at a tournament where only eight of 24 teams will …
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We are almost a week into World Cup 2014 and having seen all the protagonists play, what have we learnt with regards the 32 teams involved in this footballing showpiece: Pitbull is a talentless tool A statement of the obvious perhaps but no harm to remind people especially those same folks at FIFA who are bringing you the 2022 Qatar …
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After getting a severe fright by their neighbours, Real Madrid went on to finally claim their elusive 10th European Cup. One has to feel sorry for Atleti as they were desperately close to their greatest moment, but it has been a great season for the club and winning the La Liga title is a good consolation prize.Real Madrid have been the best …
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