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     			   <title>Football Leagues</title>
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Soccerphile covers some of the world's&nbsp;top football leagues and some of its less unheralded competitions.
Find updates on Australia's A-League, the Asian Champions League, the UEFA Champions League, the Europa League, the Japanese J-League, the Korean K-League, the Croatian League, Major League Soccer (MLS), ]]></description>
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     			   <title>Europa League</title>
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The Europa League is the successor tournament to the old UEFA Cup.
The Europa League is the second most important European football competition after the UEFA Champions League.
Europa League Qualification
The trophy awarded to the winning team is the same as the old UEFA Cup. Shakhtar Donetsk from Ukraine were the]]></description>
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     			   <title>A-League</title>
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The A-League, the national football competition in Australia, began in 2005 and consists of 10 teams: nine from Australia and one from New Zealand.
The teams are Melbourne Victory, Gold Coast United, Sydney FC, Newcastle Jets   Perth Glory, Wellington Phoenix, Central Coast Mariners, Brisbane Roar, North Queenslan]]></description>
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     			   <title>J-League</title>
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Japan's J-League is the top division of Japanese soccer. The J-League began in 1993 and presently consists of two leagues - J1 and J2 - with 18 teams in J-1 and 19 teams in J-2.
The bottom 2 teams from J1 are relegated to J2 with the top two J2 gaining automatic promotion to J1. The third placed J2 team contests a]]></description>
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     			   <title>K-League</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[K-League




Korea's K-League is the oldest professional soccer league in Asia, dating from the formation of the Korean Super League in 1983. The K-League began in&nbsp;1998 and presently consists of&nbsp;15 teams in the top division.
The season runs from March to December and traditionally strong teams over recent sea]]></description>
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     			   <title>Croatian Soccer</title>
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Soccerphile brings you all the latest football news, features and interviews from Croatia plus information on soccer from all the countries in the Balkan region.
Read soccer updates from Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia and Bosnia &amp; Hercegovina, including club history, player profiles -&nbsp;all the news ]]></description>
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     			   <title>Premier League</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[English Premier League





Soccerphile brings you all the latest football news, features and interviews from the English Premier League and English football in general including the Championship, League One, League Two and Non-League Football.
Read about the latest EPL transfer rumours, interviews with players, bettin]]></description>
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     			   <title>Scottish Premier League</title>
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Soccerphile brings you all the latest football news, features and interviews from the Scottish Premier League.
Read about the latest Celtic &amp; Rangers action, Scottish clubs in Europe and the Scotland national team in World Cup and European championship qualifying, interviews with players, betting analysis and ]]></description>
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     			   <title>Asian Champions League</title>
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The AFC Champions League is Asia's premier international club competition.
The Asian Champions League in its present format began in the 2002-2003 season and tends to be dominated by the big clubs from South Korea, Japan and Saudi Arabia.
Qualification
The intial group stage consists of 32 teams in eight groups fr]]></description>
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     			   <title>Major League Soccer</title>
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Major League Soccer is North America's premier club competition.
MLS in its present format began in the 1996 season and presently consists of 16 teams: 15 in the USA and one in Canada. The league is due for further expansion in the near future.
MLS Format
The MLS season runs from March to November and the teams ar]]></description>
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     			   <title>Champions League</title>
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The UEFA Champions League is Europe's premier international club competition and the finale to the European season.
The Champions League is the successor to the old European Cup and began in the 1992-1993 season.
Champions League Qualification
The intial group stage of the UEFA Champions League consists of 32 teams in]]></description>
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     			   <title>Champions League Articles</title>
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Champions League Articles
Read a series of  UEFA Champions League features categorized by nation and team as well as our regular news updates.
England
Champions League 2011-2012 Round of 16
Only Chelsea and Arsenal remain of England's four representatives as the Manchester clubs crash out at the group stage.
FC Copenh]]></description>
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     			   <title>Barcelona Arsenal</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[Massimo Busacca was not the only man making errors at the Nou Camp




James Goyder
Arsene Wenger is understandably aggrieved with referee Massimo Busacca whose perplexing decision to dismiss Robin Van Persie effectively ended his team's chances of reaching the quarter finals of the Champions League.
Busacca made an ut]]></description>
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     			   <title>Champions League 2006-2007</title>
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The UEFA Champions League is Europe's premier international club competition.
The Champions League is the successor to the old European Cup and began in the 1992-1993 season.
Qualification
The intial group stage consists of 32 teams in eight groups before a first knock out round of 16 teams playing each other home]]></description>
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     			   <title>Champions League Round of 16 2011</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[Champions League: Deja vu the key note of the round of 16
Ozren Podnar




The round of 16 of the Champions League 2010/11 will see the repetition of three  ties from last season, including the final between Inter and Bayern. Arsenal will also meet last year's foes Barcelona, and Real Madrid will try to change a losing]]></description>
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     			   <title>Champions League 2011-2012 Round of Sixteen</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[Champions League 2011-2012: London teams keep England flag flying
Ozren Podnar




Shockingly, only two out of four Premiership teams have made it to the round of 16 of the Champions League. Even worse, both survivors, Chelsea and Arsenal, have been paired with the strongest unseeded rivals, which effectively cancelled]]></description>
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     			   <title>Champions League March 2011</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[Champions League: Best in Europe, Fourth in the World
Ozren Podnar




In past times before UEFA colluded with  ruthless capitalists, the European champions' title could only go to the national championship winning team or to the previous European Champions' Cup or Champions League winner. It seems this was the origina]]></description>
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     			   <title>Champions League March 2010</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[Champions League: England's supremacy questioned as Chelsea exit early to Jose Mourinho's Inter
Ozren Podnar




Real Madrid may be having a hot streak in the Spanish League, but no amount of money spent on flashy signings manages to help them break the spell of the Champions League round of sixteen. This level of comp]]></description>
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     			   <title>Robben And Sneijder</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[Champions League: Two Dutch number 10's have emerged from the shadows as the fulcrum of their team and the twin threat for their country - Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder
Lee Bennett




The UEFA Champions League has reached its climax and a competition that always manages to write its own headlines has produced anoth]]></description>
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     			   <title>Champions League April 2010</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[Champions League: Bayern Munich take their long-awaited revenge against Manchester United At Old Trafford
Ozren Podnar




One German (Bayern), one French (Lyon), one Italian (Inter) and one Spanish team (Barcelona) will be looking for a ticket for the finals at Santiago Bernabeu this year. The semifinal line-up will l]]></description>
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     			   <title>Champions League Final 2010 Preview</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[Champions League Final: Inter vs Bayern - the Battle of Europe in Madrid
Ozren Podnar




The new European champions will not be Europe's best team. It will be either Inter or Bayern, none of whom can realistically claim to be better than Barcelona or Chelsea, although Inter managed to defeat both. Maybe not even super]]></description>
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     			   <title>Champions League Review 2010</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[Champions League Season review: Mourinho's magic worked once again
Ozren Podnar




Glory to Jose Mourinho. The "Special One" did it again. For fourty-five years Inter have longed for their third European title, but only under the wise leadership of Jose Mourinho did they achieve the goal the president Massimo Moratti ]]></description>
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     			   <title>AC Milan Inter Transfer Policy</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[AC Milan and Inter Are Outwitting Barcelona and Real Madrid In Transfer Market
James Goyder




AC Milan are on the verge of completing a swoop for Sampdoria's Antonio Cassano. If the temperemental yet talented forward does arrive it will take the contingent of former Real Madrid and Barcelona attackers in the team to ]]></description>
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     			   <title>FC Copenhagen</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[Champions League: The knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League always throws up the odd mismatch and FC Copenhagen's heroics have ensured this season is no different




Robert Forsaith
&nbsp;




While pundits are queuing up to offer differing opinions on which European powerhouse will claim this year's Champions L]]></description>
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     			   <title>Ballon Dor 2010</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[FIFA Ballon d'Or
Ozren Podnar




Barcelona trio absorb the spotlight
This has been a clear triumph for FC Barcelona. All three top spots in the first unified annual award have gone to members of Josep Guardiola's magical team - Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez. The rumours had it that Iniesta would take]]></description>
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     			   <title>Champions League 2009-2010</title>
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The UEFA Champions League is Europe's premier international club competition.
The Champions League is the successor to the old European Cup and began in the 1992-1993 season.
Qualification
The intial group stage of the CL consists of 32 teams in eight groups before a first knock out round of 16 teams playing each ]]></description>
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     			   <title>Champions League 2008-2009</title>
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The UEFA Champions League is Europe's premier international club competition.
The Champions League is the successor to the old European Cup and began in the 1992-1993 season.
Qualification
The intial group stage consists of 32 teams in eight groups before a first knock out round of 16 teams playing each other home]]></description>
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     			   <title>Champions League 2007-2008</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[




The UEFA Champions League is Europe's premier international club competition.
The Champions League is the successor to the old European Cup and began in the 1992-1993 season.
Qualification
The intial group stage of the Champions League consists of 32 teams in eight groups before a first knock out round of 16 teams]]></description>
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     			   <title>Champions League Finals 2005 and 2006</title>
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The UEFA Champions League is Europe's premier international club competition.
The Champions League is the successor to the old European Cup and began in the 1992-1993 season.
Qualification
The intial group stage of the Champions League consists of 32 teams in eight groups before a first knock out round of 16 teams]]></description>
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     			   <title>Barcelona Beat Man Utd 2011 Champions League Final</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[Champions League: 2010-2011 Final
It's official: Man Utd were no match, Barca are the best




Ozren Podnar
Manchester United longed for a revenge for the defeat to the same rival suffered just two years ago at the Stadio Olimpico, but instead Barcelona asserted their domination in world soccer. The Red Devils ran, pre]]></description>
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     			   <title>Barca Rout United</title>
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History in the Making: Barcelona are rewriting the record books







Lee Bennett
The 2011 Champions League final had statisticians, purists and historians salivating as Barcelona served up a football master class, putting a quietly confident Manchester United side to de estocada  to claim their third Champions Le]]></description>
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     			   <title>2011-12 Champions League Reaches Boiling Point</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[Champions League 2011-2012: Semi Finals Preview
Nicholas Spiller




As the Champions League tournament draws towards the final, we embrace the drama ahead with the current matchups of major European clubs. On one side of the bracket we have Chelsea set to face Barcelona. The winner will face either Bayern Munich or Re]]></description>
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     			   <title>Scottish Premier League April 2012</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[Scottish Premier League News April 2012: Celtic win SPL
Rangers | Celtic | Scotland
Ali Morrello





Celtic
Celtic finally confirmed what everyone has been waiting for when the clinched the Scottish Premier League with an emphatic 6-0 win over Kilmarnock.
It was a fitting venue for Neil Lennon to win the title given t]]></description>
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     			   <title>Scottish Premier League March 2012</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[Scottish Premier League News March 2012:  Rangers' fans rally around debt-stricken club
Rangers | Celtic | Scotland
Ali Morrello





Rangers
Rangers fans have rallied round as the struggling club have faced the darkest days in its history this month.
The famous Scottish club were forced into administration following a]]></description>
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     			   <title>Scottish Premier League May 2012 News</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[Scottish Premier League News May 2012: Rangers Still a Club in Crisis
Rangers | Celtic | Scotland
Ali Morrello





Celtic
The season is nearing its end, but for Celtic manager Neil Lennon, the hard    work is just about to begin.
It will be an early start for the Parkhead side and, arguably, the biggest    game of Len]]></description>
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     			   <title>4 4 2 Football Tactics</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[How English football has fallen out of love with 4-4-2
Andy Greeves











Ah the humble 4-4-2 formation. Ever since English teams did away with the old 2-3-5 'pyramid' and 3-4-4 systems in the late 1960's and early 1970's, four defenders, four midfielders and two strikers has been the staple line-up for clubs acro]]></description>
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     			   <title>Wandering towards Europe</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[England: Wandering towards Europe
Marc Fox




&nbsp;
"Miracle man", as one British daily put it this week, might be stretching the credentials of Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle a year into his return to the Reebok Stadium.
But Coyle's contentious decision to trade Burnley - the club he steered into the big time o]]></description>
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     			   <title>Transfer Window History</title>
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The History of the January Transfer Window







James Goyder
When the transfer window was first introduced to English football by FIFA in 2003/04 the new regulations were expected to make for a hectic month's trading. The majority of managers decided not to reinforce their existing squads or sanction any player d]]></description>
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     			   <title>Premier League Entertainment</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[



Most Entertaining League in World?
On the evidence of the season so far, Andy Greeves believes the Premier League is worthy of that billing.







A month ago, Chelsea's position at the top of the Premier League was such that their push towards a fifth league title was threatening to turn into something of a proce]]></description>
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     			   <title>Seconds out</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[England: Seconds out ...
Marc Fox




While there may be a dearth of real debate about the state of today's English Premier League, you could probably sell tickets for a discussion between Manchester City's wantaway captain Carlos Tevez and Spurs full-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto.
It might not be all that rare for the fina]]></description>
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     			   <title>Boxing Day Football</title>
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Premiership: Boxing Day Bonanza







Andy Greeves
Across Europe, most football leagues are taking a well earned break over the festive season. Players can rest their aching limbs, spend some quality time with their families and some may even go in search of sunnier climbs, while the worst of the continent's winte]]></description>
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     			   <title>Not all old-fashioned views are outdated</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[Marc Fox




At the start of the season, punters would have enjoyed long odds on Manchester United's unbeaten league run outlasting the tenures of Sky Sports broadcast veterans Richard Keys and Andy Gray.
But in a week when Keys and Gray paid the ultimate prices&nbsp;for their offensive and inexcusable sexist 'off-mic']]></description>
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     			   <title>January 2011 Transfer Window</title>
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2011 January transfer window







Andy Greeves
Even by English football's standards, the 2011 January transfer window    was extraordinary. Over &pound;210m was spent by clubs in the Premier League    and Football League in last month, breaking the previous January transfer window    record - &pound;175m spent in]]></description>
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     			   <title>FA Cup Semis 2011</title>
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FA Cup: Semi Finals







Andy Greeves
The second FA Cup semi final between Stoke City and Bolton Wanderers on the weekend of April 16-17 might not have the same glamour and media interest of the Manchester United-Manchester City tie, but it is every bit as important for the players and supporters involved.
The me]]></description>
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     			   <title>Scholes changing the habit of a lifetime</title>
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Paul Scholes
Paul Scholes, the diminutive Manchester United midfielder, has made a career out of keeping out of the spotlight.
On the pitch, the 36-year-old spent the first decade of his Old Trafford career drifting into those impossible-to-mark pockets of space around the box that helped him grab 20 goals a season]]></description>
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     			   <title>Wenger Under Pressure</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[The Sickness at the Heart of Arsene Wenger's Arsenal




James Goyder
Once again Arsenal&nbsp;demonstrated an incredible collective capacity for self destruction by conceding an unprecedented 101st minute equalizer at home to Liverpool on Sunday.
Ultimately Arsenal's propensity for dropping points will probably render ]]></description>
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     			   <title>Race On For Next Premiership Season</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[Next Season&rsquo;s Premier League Race Could Be the Most Competitive in History




James Goyder
Manchester United's title winning celebrations might still be going strong but the other teams in the upper echelons of the Premier League are already starting to cast their eyes towards next season.
It is an indisputable ]]></description>
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     			   <title>Pearce candid after England exit</title>
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England out of U-21 European Championships
Marc Fox
The irony that England's best performance in the European under-21s championships delivered their worst result can't overshadow the dearth of talent knocking on the door of Fabio Capello's squad a year out from Euro 2012.
Whatever is made of the omission of Jack W]]></description>
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     			   <title>Nasri the perfect fit at Old Trafford</title>
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Nasri the perfect fit at Old Trafford
Marc Fox
Samir Nasri may not necessarily have been Sir Alex Ferguson&rsquo;s first choice to pep up the creativity and guile in the centre of Manchester United&rsquo;s midfield at the start of the summer.
But the cards appear to be falling in favour of the Frenchman switching f]]></description>
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     			   <title>Relentless United outclass City</title>
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Relentless United outclass City
Marc Fox
However much Sir Alex Ferguson tried to downplay the significance of the scoreline in the Community Shield before the match kicked off, his jubilance when Nani scored an injury time winner to sink Manchester City on Sunday belied his true feelings.
Managers read more into fi]]></description>
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     			   <title>Amex Stadium</title>
     			   <description><![CDATA[Brighton &amp; Hove Albion's Long Road Home
Andy Greeves











The front cover of Brighton &amp; Hove Albion's programme for their friendly against Tottenham Hotspur, which marked the official opening of the new American Express Community Stadium (or Amex Stadium), carried a rather poignant song line from one of t]]></description>
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     			   <title>England&acirc;€™s evolution starts now for Capello</title>
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England's evolution starts now for Capello
Marc Fox
It would take the ultimate optimist to deep down believe that England could experience their 'Michael Ballack' moment following Wayne Rooney's suspension for the opening encounter of Euro 2012.
Clearly, there are distinct differences between the scenarios, with Ba]]></description>
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     			   <title>Optimism growing for Capello</title>
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Optimism growing for Capello
Marc Fox
Fabio Capello's comments after England's second 1-0 win within four days offer a strong indication that his rebuilding exercise&nbsp;since the humiliation at the hands of Germany during the 2010 World Cup has taken a significant step forwards.
The manner in which a boisterous a]]></description>
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     			   <title>Dalglish out of touch</title>
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Dalglish out of touch
Marc Fox
Kenny Dalglish, the Liverpool manager, has risked damaging the famous club's reputation even further by trivialising the abuse targeted towards Manchester United&nbsp;captain Patrice Evra during the clubs' fourth round FA Cup tie over the weekend.
Following a series of calamitous PR e]]></description>
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     			   <title>Rooney absence England&acirc;€™s key concern </title>
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Rooney absence England's key concern
Marc Fox
While England's new era under temporary manager Stuart Pearce&nbsp;was never likely to offer too many revelations, the national team did undercover a handful of possible Euro 2012 squad candidates and confirm one well-established fact during last night's friendly defeat]]></description>
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