Michael Carrick

Football: Two-match ban for Sir Alex Ferguson as Didier Drogba is suspended for three

The Football Association yesterday gave Sir Alex Ferguson a two-match touchline ban and a £10,000 fine for abusing a referee, fined David Moyes £5,000 for a similar offence and banned Didier Drogba for three games - including...

Kevin McCarra: For Fabio Capello this is not just a run-out for understudies

Tonight's game will have no enduring relevance, but it could go down as the match that made Fabio Capello vacillate. At the weekend, he was off-hand about the meeting with Germany. "I think this will be a friendly game," he...

Germany v England: Game Zone

It would have been interesting to see Fabio Capello’s approach had all his players been available on Wednesday night. Key clash: England's Darren Bent (right) will be hoping to get the better of Germany's Per Mertesacker in...

FA charges Ferguson and Moyes

Published Date: 19 November 2008 MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has been given a two-match touchline ban and £10,000 fine by the Football Association, following his row with referee Mike Dean earlier this month....

Drogba handed three-match ban for coin throw

Wednesday, 19 November 2008 The suits at Soho Square earnt their money yesterday – and swelled the Football Association's coffers – by handing out punishments and fines to Sir Alex Ferguson, Didier Drogba and David Moyes....

Theo Walcott injury brings headache

When Fabio Capello first mentioned the notion of experimenting against Germany after England's resounding 3-1 win against Belarus last month, he only half meant it, but circumstances have forced his hand.

Michael Carrick ready to come in from the cold and stake his England claim ahead of midfield...

Medals and an eye-catching transfer fee cannot always save a man from being lost in the crowd. Manchester United paid £18.6m to take Michael Carrick from Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 2006. Since then he has won...

Pointless gesture on Gerrard does manager no favours

It was disconcerting to see a man of such high seriousness reveal a taste for the pointless gesture. Fabio Capello could do no more than ensure that Steven Gerrard's departure from the England squad was more convoluted than it...

Time right for England to hit fast forward

Someone somewhere at the Football Association must still have a mobile number for Scott Parker although they can never have thought they would need it again. Jimmy Bullard could be spotted on the green of the eighth hole of the...

Fab's Scott to give him a go

ONE year ago this week, England lost 3-2 at home to Croatia. We were out of the European Championships — and Steve McClaren was out of a job. Bad times. Particularly if your name is Scott Carson. The decision to pick Carson for...

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