Wayne Rooney was made England captain last weekend for England against Brazil due to injuries to John Terry and Rio Ferdinand. Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said that if Rooney wants to be Man United captain, he will have to wait.
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Wayne Rooney was England captain during their 1-0 defeat to Brazil yesterday, something he never thought would happen.

With captain and vice-captain, John Terry and Rio Ferdinand, both out injured, Fabio Capello trusted Rooney with� the responsibility.

"I remember the best players in the world Pele, Cruyff, Beckenbauer, Platini were captains, no?

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Two signed captain's armbands from John Terry will be auctioned online from November 12 for charity. One signed as Chelsea captain, and one as England captain. These unique pieces of sporting memorabilia will raise money for two worthy causes - the Willow Foundation and the Steve Bernard Foundation. Unlike other sporting memorabilia, the captains armbands cannot be bought in the shops. Click to continue reading...

AC Milan star Clarence Seedorf believes that there should "not be any discussion"� over David Beckham's place in England's World Cup squad.� The Netherlands international is a fan of the former England captain and told BBC Sport: "There should not be any discussion for anybody in England about taking David to what . Click to continue reading...

Two signed captain's armbands from John Terry will be auctioned online from November 12 for charity. One signed as Chelsea captain, and one as England captain. These unique pieces of sporting memorabilia will raise money for two worthy causes - the Willow Foundation and the Steve Bernard Foundation. Unlike other sporting memorabilia, the captains armbands cannot be bought in the shops. Click to continue reading...

Two signed captain's armbands from John Terry will be auctioned online from November 12 for charity. One signed as Chelsea captain, and one as England captain. These unique pieces of sporting memorabilia will raise money for two worthy causes - the Willow Foundation and the Steve Bernard Foundation. Click to continue reading...

David Beckham is set to give his World Cup hopes a considerable boost by rejoining AC Milan on loan in January.� The former England captain received rave reviews for his performances in Serie A last season and a repeat of his previous loan spell could make him an integral part of ... Click to continue reading...

They call him Mr. Chelsea, and Blues skipper John Terry certainly lived up to that billing when he recently decided to take control of the financial aspect of the women's football team at Stamford Bridge. The economy certainly hit the Chelsea� ladies very hard as a significant portion of their funding from previous years was slashed this season.

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Former Manchester United and England captain Bryan Robson was officially presented as the new manager of the Thailand national soccer team in Bangkok earlier today. Robson has signed a four-year contract to coach the three-time Southeast Asian champions. This will be Robson's first international team management experience. Click to continue reading...

K. Gibbs - The Boy's a Bit Special

The England U21's continued their qualification campaign for the 2011 European Championships v. Macedonia Friday at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. The match featured Premier League & Championship talent from the (young) Three Lions & ended up being quite an exciting & high scoring 9-goal affair.

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The Premiership is full of colourful characters. From Robinho's thumb-sucking antics at Man City to Harry Redknapp's wheeling and dealing at Spurs. But Gary Megson looks to have stumbled upon something completely different. Ivan Klasnic is a man on a mission.

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I'll be interviewing Denis Hamlett tomorrow and thought I'd open up the floor for you guys to pose some questions. Just so you know, I'll be asking Denis about all the standard stuff (i.e. Galaxy preview questions, injury updates etc.) so feel free to throw out any off-the-wall questions you may have.

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Former England captain Bryan Robson is looking forward to the challenge when he begins his reign as the national team coach next month.
Robson agreed to coach Thailand after talks with with Football Association of Thailand (FAT) president Worawi Makudi yesterday. Click to continue reading...

Former England captain Bryan Robson has agreed to become the next coach of the Thailand national football team. Robson suceeds former Leeds boss Peter Reid, who left the job after one year to join Tony Pulis at Stoke City. The Thai football association have given Robson a four year contract- the same that they offered [. Click to continue reading...

Former England captain Bryan Robson is set to become Thailand's national team coach, Football Association of Thailand (FAT) president Worawi Makudi said yesterday.
"There is a very high chance that Robson will become the next coach of Thailand," Worawi said.
Robson, 52, would replace Peter Reid, another ex-England international, who parted company with Thailand recently to become Stoke City's assistant coach. Click to continue reading...

John Terry has a history of yob-like behaviour, and last week he made (arguably) xenophobic comments about 'foreign mentality' being to blame for increased cheating in the English football. Is someone who holds such repellent views fit to captain England?
In the past, Terry has:
* Allegedly urinated on the dance floor at Chelsea's Christmas party
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Among the key games on TV Wednesday:
*11:30 a.m. Fox Soccer Channel Northern Ireland-Slovakia
*2 p.m. FSC Wales-Russia
*3:30 p.m. ESPN Classic Trinidad & Tobago-U.S.
*5:30 p.m. Telemundo Mexico-Honduras

In 2007 I watched at the Croatian Hall in San Pedro as England were knocked out of Euro 2008.

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Morning insiders no footie today as the international break takes hold, still plenty to talk about in the media this morning. We have picked some of the best bits for you to discuss below:

The Daily Mirror Arsene Wenger was RIGHT to defend Eduardo dive, says Sir Alex Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson has insisted Arsene Wenger was RIGHT not to publicly criticise Eduardo during the explosive Champions League diving row.

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David Beckham is back in MLS and in only a few weeks is fully engaged in every commotion related to soccer in the United States. Expansion team ownership, international competition, player contracts, ticket sales, refereeing, MLS Cup, and fan confrontations are now all Beckham-related and bear his mark.

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Another Major League Soccer week, another unsavoury incident featuring David Beckham. After suggesting the former England captain would be good for MLS in the long-term despite the revelations made by Grant Wahl upon Beckham's return, it's disappointing to witness some of his more immature behaviour since heading back to LA from Italy in July. Click to continue reading...

Coconut goes over the top David Beckham was red-carded in LA Galaxy's defeat to Seattle Sounders on Saturday. The ex-England captain was sent-off in the 17th minute for a studs up challenge on Peter Vagenas. Becks overstretched after letting the ball out of his control. It was a bad tackle, just not as bad as the mute-me-now-please [. Click to continue reading...

David Beckham's MLS career took another turn for the worse last Saturday when he was sent off against Seattle Sounders. The former England captain was shown a straight red for a tackle of Peter VAGENAS in the 17th minute of the match. Beckham left the pitch as fans booed, and to make matters worse, Galaxy [. Click to continue reading...

Not so long ago, David Beckham's move to LA Galaxy would not even have been possible. It was facilitated by a change in Major League Soccer's rules. Tim Leiweke, the alpha male of the Galaxy, worked hard to lobby the league's owners to join his crusade and the Designated Player Rule was born in time for Beckham's arrival in 2007.

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With its basement spa and pool, home cinema and roof terrace, could this house in Chelsea be the £10 million home that lures David and Victoria Beckham to London?

The couple's spokesman confirmed today the couple were looking at buying a property in the capital.

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Hughes manages to snare a top notch defender at last!

The Rumour

Manchester City moved on from the disappointment of missing out on England captain John Terry by striking a £15million deal for Arsenal defender Kolo Toure.
The 28-year-old has agreed personal terms of around £120,000 per week — doubling his wages at Arsenal.

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Another LA Galaxy match and another David Beckham fan confrontation.
This time poor old Becks was subjected to abuse about Posh, from a guy wearing an England shirt, during the Galaxy's 1-1 draw with the Kansas City Wizards on Saturday.
Becks took offence at something the man said and later claimed the spectator had insulted his wife, Victoria. Click to continue reading...

David Beckham is hitting the headlines once again in another clash with a fan during the LA Galaxy's match on Saturday. The former England captain, who was fined last week after confronting a fan in the match against AC Milan, claimed the fan insulted his wife, Victoria. "He shouldn't actually be wearing that shirt because what [. Click to continue reading...

An international glare briefly dwelled on Major League Soccer in Week 18. Former England captain David Beckham made his LA Galaxy return against New York Red Bulls and the Galaxy raced into a 3-0 lead sparked by stunning strikes by Alecko Eskandarian and Landon Donovan, Beckham's most high-profile critic.

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It seems that America is fallng out of love with David Beckham. Read the article on the former England captain's current troubles at his club LA Galaxy. Vocabulary in bold is explained at the end of the post to help you with comprehension.

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This mornings papers all appear to be following the same lead; that John Terry is set to 'reject' a move to us in favour of remaining at Chelsea. From Dominic Fifield in The Guardian (who is in the US covering the side):

John Terry has reached an agreement in principle to remain at Chelsea despite persistent interest from Manchester City, with the England captain expected to reaffirm his commitment to the club publicly before the weekend.

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If one player ever encapsulated the prestige, honour and sacrifice that being a one club man, then few could match the career of Billy Wright. Like Dean and Matthews, he set standards and records without batting an eyelid. In these modern days of superstar footballers, loathed and loved in equal measure, Wright personifies a halcyon era when respect and honour went hand in hand.

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Have you noticed the number of pro-Chelsea comments coming out of Beckham's mouth ?

He stepped into the controversy surrounding John Terry's future at Stamford Bridge with City baiting the England captain with record weekly wages.

"JT's like that. He's passionate about football, not passionate about money.

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Milton Keynes Dons Football Club (usually abbreviated to MK Dons) are an English professional football club founded in 2004 and based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. The club currenty campaigns in the Football League One, the third tier of football in England, and are manager by former England captain Paul Ince. Click to continue reading...

Here's the latest European Transfer News including Manchester City bidding for Lescott and the latest on strikers Ibrahimovic and Eto'o.

Man City bid for Lescott -� Sky Sports News understands that Manchester City have made a £15million bid for Everton's Joleon Lescott.

The Blues have been strongly linked with Chelsea skipper� John Terry during the summer transfer window, with two offers reported to have been rebuffed by the Stamford Bridge outfit.

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