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Arsenal Captain Thomas Vermaelen Denies Claims He is Poised to Join Manchester United - Arsenal skipper Thomas Vermaelen has denied reports suggesting he is close to joining Manchester United.The Daily Telegraph suggested on Monday Louis van Gaal was set to make the Belgian international his first signing at Old Trafford in a summer where the Dutchman is expected to make sweeping changes to

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England's Unsung World Cup Heroes - The players that made the 1966 success possible - As England embark on another attempt to win the World Cup, the comparisons with the heroes of 1966 become inevitable. Grainy television images of Gordon Banks, the Charlton brothers, Geoff Hurst and captain Bobby Moore lifting the Jules Rimet Trophy will serve as a reminder to the current England squad

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When the Three Lions roared - England's World Cup Games To Remember  - Like all countries that have qualified a number of times for the World Cup, the England team has enjoyed its share of memorable moments. Winning the World Cup in 1966 as the host nation would top the list of any England fan's best moments, although younger supporters will probably say beating Germany 5-1 in a

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Why are Latin American teams dominating Brazil 2014? - Costa Rica's domination of a group with three former champions and Chile and Colombia's triumphant march through their first two matches highlights the strength of the Latin American challenge at the World Cup.A mixture of enhanced coaching and the confidence gained from playing on familiar territory in their own region means they can

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10 Worst World Cup Refereeing Decisions - The biggest mistakes by World Cup officials - Will World Cup 2014 be remembered by fans for moments of brilliant football or moments of controversy caused by referees? We hope that the tournament in Brazil inspires us all - for good reasons rather than bad. Sometimes, however, a referee's decision can be more talked about for years later than best

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Making the case for pace in the England defence - Before England’s heartbreaking defeat to Uruguay, around 15 local football hooligans were arrested for attempting to petrol-bomb a bar which had been taken over by English supporters.Armed and dangerous, they were quickly subdued and arrested by Sao Paulo’s police force. Anyone who is in Brazil will have noticed the presence of countless

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5 crazy things you missed: Balotelli’s very cheeky tweet to The Queen - Often some of the funniest, most interesting and quirky moments at huge sports events go almost unnoticed, rarely featured in reports or blog posts.So here are five ridiculous things you may not have already seen or heard about from the last few days in Brazil with the World Cup turning up funny stories.Did you see anything

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'Miserable, dire, traumatic'  - All the reaction from the English journalists in Sao Paulo after they watched Roy Hodgson's team crash to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Uruguay. After Luis Suarez's two goals almost certainly put England out of the tournament, the reaction was pretty dire.Though we had to chuckle at The Sun's front page, somehow managing to turn the defeat into a positive. And

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Born in Brazil, Motta feels Italian — Thiago Motta got a taste of what he was in for when he was jeered every time he touched the ball during a World Cup warmup match with Brazilian club Fluminense. Then there were more whistles when the midfielder came on in the second half of Italy's win over England on Saturday. Born in Brazil, Motta gained Italian citizenship through his grandfather,

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Rooney and England need to stop feeling sorry for themselves - Wayne rooney seems eager to get his excuses in early. Instead of focusing purely on England’s win-or-bust game with Uruguay today, he instead recently took to Facebook to address criticism aimed at him. “Sometimes wonder what the press are getting at,” he wrote on his official Facebook page. “I said from the start I

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Maradona claims he was barred from Maracana - Not even the 'Hand of God' could open the doors to a packed Maracana stadium for Argentina's World Cup game against Bosnia. After Pele revealed that he had to listen on the radio in his car to the first half of Brazil's 0-0 draw with Mexico on Wednesday, due to being stuck in traffic, Diego Maradona has claimed that he was refused entry to a game.

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‘Barbaric’: KO’d Uruguay star admits ‘madness’ of playing on  - When Uruguay's Alvaro Pereira got up and staggered around after being knocked out cold in their World Cup game against England, he insisted on playing on and his team let him.The defender later admitted it was "a moment of madness".Pereira was clattered in the face by England forward Raheem Sterling's knee an hour into the

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Error-prone England represent land of hope and no glory - The timing was dramatically unfortunate. Moments after England had slumped to a potentially tournament-ending 2-1 defeat to Uruguay with a semi-fit and almost disbelieving Luis Suarez celebrating wildly his two goals in front of the South American country's fans - including an errant Scotland supporter - ITV decided to halt the suffering

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Making the case for pace in the England defence  - Before England’s heartbreaking defeat to Uruguay, around 15 local football hooligans were arrested for attempting to petrol-bomb a bar which had been taken over by English supporters.Armed and dangerous, they were quickly subdued and arrested by Sao Paulo’s police force. Anyone who is in Brazil will have noticed the presence of

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The Evolution of football - How the most popular sport in the world evolvedThe early days  The origins of football remain the subject of debate among football historians.250-200 BC: A Chinese military manual from this time is the earliest evidence of 'football'. The game of Cuju, or Tsu Chu, involved trying to kick a leather ball filled with feathers and hair through a narrow goal made of

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