On paper, this shouldn't even be much of a matchup. France has the players with the big names and the big money.

You know. The ones who get all the press.

Too bad you can't play a match on paper.

Gardiens de but
Shay Given (Manchester City, Ang)
Keiren Westwood (Conventry City, Ang)
Joe Murphy (Scunthorpe United, Ang)

Défenseurs
John O'Shea (Manchester United, Ang)
Richard Dunne (Aston Villa, Ang)
Stephen Kelly (Fulham, Ang)
Kevin Kilbane (Hull City, Ang)
Eddie Nolan (Preston North End, Ang)
Sean St.

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Jogaram em Dublin, no Croke Park, para um público de 50.212 pessoas, as seleções do Eire (34º no ranking da FIFA) e Montenegro (75º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções haviam se enfrentado apenas 1 vez, no jogo de ida das elimínatórias, também por 0x0. Click to continue reading...

There will be no escape from the Pompey chimes on Saturday when Portsmouth visit Molineux.
But it's inherent on Wolves to keep the alarm bells out of earshot.
I'm increasingly proud of our team, remaining positive about our season, but I will confess to being a tiny bit perplexed. Click to continue reading...

. Image via Wikipedia A spirited display at home by Wolverhampton Wanderers gave them a 2-1 win against Fulham. This marked a first win at home for the Premier League debutants. Irish striker Kevin Doyle set the ball rolling as he scored in the first half to put the Wolves in front. Michael Mancienne's foul allowed [. Click to continue reading...

Is it me or is Phil Brown trying to generate interest in his own player?

Hull City boss Phil Brown admits the club may have to listen to any 'silly bids' for Michael Turner before the close of the transfer window.

Turner has been strongly linked with a move away from the KC Stadium throughout the summer, with Liverpool reportedly offering £6million for the centre-half.

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Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni has announced a 24 man squad for the forthcoming FIFA World Cup group 8 qualifier against Cyprus in Nicosia on September 5 and the friendly against South Africa on September 8.
Trapattoni said, "We have put ourselves in a good position in the qualification group going into this game. Click to continue reading...

I don't know about the rest of you, but when it comes to sports, I'm a numbers guy. I love statistics! It could be as simple as how many points Manchester United is away from winning their fourth Premier League title in a row (that number should be three points lower after Wednesday, but Burnley really messed with that stat) or as complex as what Everton's home record is when Yakubu scores with his right foot opposed to his left.

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The Wolves displayed some fighting football to get some points against their names in their second match of the Premier League here last night. Andy Keogh's early header was the only goal of the match after which the Wolves managed to hold Wigan Athletic defensively.

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