Gallas in media boycott June 8, 2010 FRANCE defender William Gallas is refusing to speak to the media during the World Cup finals. The Arsenal centre back, who is due to start in Les Bleus’ opener against Uruguay on Friday, refuses to say why, but some French media have suggested he is angry at coach Raymond Domenech’s decision to make Patrice Evra [...]
Mixed fortunes for Danes June 8, 2010 DENMARK suffered good and bad news after injured pair Nicklas Bendtner and Simon Kjaer resumed training yesterday, although coach Morten Olsen sat out through illness.
Good news for German exporters June 8, 2010 GERMAN industrial production rose at a slower rate in April but managed to build on March’s bumper 4.3 per cent monthly increase, boosting optimism among analysts about the outlook for the German economy in spite of the ongoing sovereign debt crisis and the latest austerity cuts. The increase in industrial production was driven by intermediate [...]
You’re fulfilling every young boy’s dream June 8, 2010 STILL, this day, he’s the only English player ever to win three league championships in three different countries. He’s won two league titles, an FA Cup, a European Cup Winners Cup and has also scored the 1,500th goal for England. Yet, despite a trophy-laden career, spanning 17 years, nothing, he insists, will ever compare to [...]
HOW ENGLAND FARED IN WORLD CUPS GONE BY June 8, 2010 1966 – WINNERS That memorable day – 30th July, 1996 at Wembley Stadium when a Geoff Hurst hat-trick and Martin Peters goal saw England beat West Germany 4-2 after extra time to hold aloft the Jules Rimet Trophy. 1970 – QUARTER-FINALS Goals from Alan Mullery and Peters put England 2-0 up in their quarter-final clash [...]
Bernanke: Europe is committed to euro June 8, 2010 EUROPEAN leaders are committed to ensuring the survival of the euro and have enough money to meet obligations of heavily indebted member countries, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said yesterday. In remarks to the Woodrow Wilson Centre in Washington, Bernanke said a euro stabilisation package of nearly $1 trillion was “a lot of money” and [...]
Put your faith in Fabio, with this lot, we’ll go close June 8, 2010 EXPERT VIEW RAY PARLOUR IN Fabio Capello we trust. The Italian is the ideal man to lead the England charge in South Africa. He believes we have a chance, and that’s good enough for me, now it’s up to the nation to share that belief. Man for man, this is our best chance of success [...]
Gold reaches record high June 8, 2010 GOLD hit a record dollar high above $1,250 an ounce yesterday and new peaks in other currencies as concern over Europe’s economic outlook lifted risk aversion, knocking stock markets lower for a third session. Fears grew over prospects for a European economic recovery after ratings agency Fitch warned the UK faced a “formidable” challenge in [...]
ITALIAN TAKING HIS TILT AT IMMORTALITY June 8, 2010 WHEN Fabio Capello named his final 23-man squad, he surprised most observers by plumping for experience over youthful vigour. Shaun Wright-Phillips (28) got the nod over Theo Walcott (21), Joe Cole (28) was preferred to Adam Johnson (22), despite scant playing time, while Jamie Carragher (32) was tempted out of exile for the campaign. One [...]
Magical Messi the inspiration for Argentina June 8, 2010 WE are now only days away from World Cup 2010 and let’s just hope there are no more last minute injuries to some of the stars on show. I can’t remember a tournament where so many top players have missed out due to physical breakdowns, but at least the world’s best player, Lionel Messi, seems [...]
