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So it looks inevitable that Harry Redknapp will become England manager one day (unless Roy
Hodgson gatecrashes the party and becomes even more unpopular). He'll probably take charge at the
end of the season, and so we've tried to predict the 11 players he'd do well to pick.
We're aware that the teams lacking a lot of experience, apart from Rooney, Parker and Baines
(Hart too, to some extent), so maybe Jones could drop to the bench to be replaced by an older
head.
Following John Terry's stripping of the England captaincy for the second and probably final time
the man who briefly stepped into Terry's shoe's following his affair with Wayne Bridge's
girl-friend has also ruled himself out of the running to replace the serial cheat.
Rio tweeted: "I don't want to be England captain after the last episode.
The English FA have been forced to strip John Terry of the England captaincy after outcry over his
racism case being put back till after this Summer's Euro 2012 Finals in Poland and Ukraine with
many looking for the Chelsea defender to be stripped of even an
England Jersey
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Tory MP Damian Collins who has campaigned for FIFA reform hit out saying:
"He is in a public position as England captain.
Scorers:
El Tahir (Sud) 33′,80′
Dagano (Bur) 90′
Scorers:
Eboue (Ivo) 33′
Bony (Ivo) 64′
Asamoah Gyan's superb free-kick helped Ghana into the African Nations Cup quarter-finals, as
they beat Mali 2-0 today. Andre Ayew scored their second securing their last 16 spot.
Burkino Faso defender Bakary Kone's amazing own goal helps the Ivory Coast to a 2-0 win and
qualification to the second round of the African Nations Cup after Chelsea striker Saloman Kalou
scored the opener. (see below)
Host nation Equatorial Guinea dumped pre tournament favourites Senegal out of the African
Nations Cup with a last gasp winner last night, a draw may have saved face for Senegal but
realistically they have been second best at a tournament which they were favourites for having lost
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Zambia came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Libya in their African Nations Cup Group A clash
at a rain drenched Bata.
It was clear for all to see this pitch was unplayable, however with severe pressure put on the
referee from tournament organisers to let the game go ahead the official backed down on what right
for the player's well being and let the game go ahead.
The least convincing on-field injury you're ever likely to see Good new for Newcastle fans. Demba
Ba and new signing Papiss Demba Cisse are both on their way back to Tyneside after Senegal crashed
out of the African Cup of Nations. The Dembas secured their early return with last night's 2-1
defeat to Equatorial Guinea.
Scorers:
Korbi (Tun) 34′
Msekni (Tun) 75′
Kharja (Mor) 86′
Penalty FAIL As Thierry Henry and Robert Pires can testify, you really do have to be as good as
Johan Cruyff to do this penalty routine because when it goes wrong, it goes very wrong. Uzbekistan
U23 striker Aleksandr Geynrikh is the latest player to fall foul of attempting to follow in
Cruyff's footsteps.
Scorers:
Mayuka (Zam) 12′
Kalaba (Zam) 21′
Ndoye (Sen) 74′
Mateus (Ang) 48′
Traore (Bur) 57′
Manucho (Ang) 68′
The African Cup of Nations just wouldn't be the African Cup of Nations without some questionable
goalkeeping, and Zambia keeper Kennedy Mweene was first of the mark with this effort against
Senegal. Mweene raced off his line to claim a ball he didn't really need to get. Only after making
the catch did he pause [.
Javier Balboa hit the winner for host's Equatorial Guinea as they beat Libya 1-0 in their Group
A African Cup of Nations opener earlier today.
Chris Coleman's appointment as Wales manager was a momentous day for the former Welsh
International aswell as been a sad day as he said himself the only reason he got the job he
relished most was because his best friend and former Welsh manager Gary Speed was no longer with
us.
However Coleman's appointment may go to the Courts after Greek side Larissa who Coleman resigned
from last week after claims his staff had not been paid for months.
Chris Coleman has been announced as the new manager of Wales, replacing Gary Speed who
tragically died a few months ago. Coleman stated that it was such a bittersweet emotion, becoming
Wales manager in such sad circumstances, but feels that he can continue much of the good work that
Gary had began.
Chris Coleman has been appointed the new manager of the Welsh national team.
An odd fact associated to the appointment of Chris Coleman is that in March 1994 Wales played
Norway in an friendly at Ninian Park. It was the solitary game in John Toshack's first spell as
Welsh manager (a spell that lasted for little more than a few weeks).
Asamoah Gyan, John Mensah and John Pantsil talk to Tommy Smith about what it means to wear the
Ghana Shirt at the African Nations Cup.
Much is made of the global appeal of football, with FIFA justifiably proud that there are more
members of its organisation than there are of the UN: over 200 countries enter the World Cup
competition.
What's perhaps not quite as well known is that many of these nations who enter quickly exit the
competition and it's not surprising that many of these countries are Caribbean islands or
micro-states.
The 2012 African Cup Of Nations is set to begin on the 21st of January until the 12th of
February, so we thought with not long to go it may be worthwhile figuring out which teams are going
to be most affected by players departing for this competition.
Players Involved In The African Cup Of Nations
Starting with the teams at the top end of the Premier League, Biram Diouf of Senegal appears to
be the only Manchester United player affected which isn't likely to affect the club much at all as
he is probably their 6th choice striker.
Cameroon's most decorated player and captain, Samuel Eto'o has 10 days to appeal his
International 15 game ban handed down to the striker after he incited player's to go on strike last
month which prompted Cameroon's friendly with Algeria to be postponed.
The strike followed a row over bonuses after a tournament in Morocco in November.
Liveblog: Afghanistan v Nepal Paddy is here to liveblog the match. You can chip in with comments on
the liveblog panel above or by using the hashtag #nepalOTP on Twitter. If everything's working OK
from a technical point-of-view you should be able to watch the match live in the video above too.
'Why Afghanistan v [.
I'm going to take a small break from writing about Arsenal today to vent on a subject that has
infuriated me since listening to the European Championship draw on Friday evening, and that is the
supreme arrogance of English pundits with regard to the national team. We all know that England are
forever overhyped before major tournaments, but it is the dismissive contempt for many of the other
countries (those not called Spain, Germany or Italy) that winds me up the most.
The draw for the 2012 European Championships were drawn today in Kiev in what was the most
boring and complicated draw I ever saw. Group D is definitely the Group of Death, with
Germany,Holland,Denmark and Portugal to fight it out for supremacy, While England's Group looks
easier than usual with Ukraine, Sweden and France in Group D, the Rep.
RIP Speedo Wales manager Gary Speed has been found dead at the age of 42 after apparently
committing suicide. The ex-Leeds, Everton, Newcastle, Bolton and Sheffield United player was
reportedly found hanged at his home in Huntington, on the outskirts of Chester. The 42-year-old
played more than 500 games and, having moved into management, was [.
Victory, at last Just 10 years ago American Samoa were a footballing joke after being mauled 31-0
by Australia in a World Cup qualifier, a result that still stands as the most one-sided full
international in history. And frankly their entire international record hasn't been much of a party
either with the Pacific side managing [.
Barcelona president Sandro Rosell's recent comments that some sort of pan-national European
Super League is being discussed ahead of the 2014 expiry of the ECA's agreement with UEFA comes as
the latest and boldest overture about an idea that has gone from far-off theory to potential
reality.
Rosell proposed a reduction of top-flight space in the major European leagues to 16 teams,
stating "We want a bigger Champions League and hope one day we could play perhaps Barcelona versus
Manchester United on Saturdays.
Well. They´re finally at it again. It's been a long wait after the win against Wigan that saved
the managements behind and made us fans jump on the bandwagon of hope again. During the
international break many of the Wolves players has made their countries proud, in particular Sam
Vokes and Stephen Ward.
A ticketless Republic of Ireland fan has revealed how he not only blagged his way into the stadium
for their Euro 2012 playoff first-leg in Estonia, but ended up sitting next to the home team's
coach! Conor Cunningham was outside the stadium in Tallinn when he noticed an open door. Unwilling
to pay the sums [.
England 1-0 Sweden: English youth reaps win - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Gareth Barry's deflected header gave England their second win in three days as the Three Lions
beat Sweden 1-0. Barry's goal on 20 minutes was the country's 2,000th goal and the only goal of
this game as Fabio Capello's men cruised to victory at Wembley.
Guus Hiddink is pondering a move back to England after Turkey sacked the Dutchman following
their failure to reach the Euro 2012 Championship Finals, going down 3-0 to Croatia on aggregate in
the play-offs.
Grab your Euro 2012 Kits at Soccer.com
UEFA confirmed the seedings for the Euro 2012 Finals, co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine today and
are as follows:
Pot 1: Poland, Ukraine, Spain, Netherlands
Pot 2: Germany, Italy, England, Russia
Pot 3: Croatia, Greece, Portugal, Sweden
Pot 4: Denmark, France, Czech Republic, Republic of Ireland
The draw will take place in Kiev on Friday December 2.
Sepp. Again. FIFA president Sepp Blatter has offered some advice to players who fall victim to
racist abuse on the pitch. In his own inimitable style, Sepp suggested that anyone who experiences
racism on the pitch should shake hands with their opponent and accept that football is a game. He
said: "There is no racism, [.
Wrong sport Watch this footage from the World Cup qualifier between the United Arab Emirates and
Kuwait and see if you can spot Ali Abbas' subtle tug on opponent Bader Al Mutawa. The eagle-eyed
referee somehow spotted the incident and dished out a yellow card to Abbas. Harsh.
Messi clearance After years spent bossing footballs, Lionel Messi finally found out what it's like
when the ball fights back during yesterday's match between Argentina and Colombia. The matchball
smashed into Messi's head from very close quarters with a little guidance from Gustavo Bolívar.
