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'EU wants to be a supersize Switzerland'

The mood in Brussels is bleak as experts agree politicking has triumphed over ambition in the appointment of two new leaders, writes Ian Traynor Europe's hopes of translating its economic power into global political clout have...

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Rafael Benítez defends David Ngog before Manchester City test

• Benítez insists Ngog is honest despite diving furore • Liverpool manager ready for 'important' fixture Rafael Benítez has accepted today's Anfield visit of Manchester City represents "make-or-break" for Liverpool's domestic...

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Hughes may drop Tevez for Anfield test

Manchester City manager has not revealed line-up • Coaching staff working on shoring up defence Mark Hughes is toying with the notion of dropping Carlos Tevez from his Manchester City team to face Liverpool tomorrow even...

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France's new sport: soul-searching

French football fans are red-faced over Les Bleus' World Cup qualification at the expense of Ireland "What does it mean to be French?" mused a jocular Jean-Michel Aphatie on primetime television shortly before his national side...

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The Fiver | The Most Important Man In The World; and Tony Hibbert

Subscribe here for your own daily copy delivered to your inbox THIERRY ENNUI The Fiver has always prided itself on its highly-evolved damage limitation skills. The excuse about having just sort of forgotten about the litre of...

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Authorities powerless to prevent this disaster

By Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor The calamity which has befallen Cockermouth and Workington offers a grim lesson for flood defence planners: there is only so much you can do. This week's floods in Cumbria are different...

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Kakuta to be thown to the Wolves: Carlo Ancelotti read to unleash French teen

Chelsea are set to unveil the prodigy that got them into a heap of transfer trouble - 18-year-old Gael Kakuta - from the bench today, with manager Carlo Ancelotti raving about him: 'At his age, I have never seen one player with...

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Grand old men prove Yorke is off target

Dwight Yorke, interviewed in these pages recently, wished for a management break as promising as Gareth Southgate's at then-Premier League Middlesbrough. The League Managers Association's celebration this week of the elite band...

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How easy is it to walk around the coast?

NEW laws will create a footpath around the whole of Britain's coast - but it may not be as easy to do as it sounds. FELIXSTOWE: Imagine being able to walk around the whole of Britain's breathtaking coastline with nothing to bar...

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GUINNESS PREMIERSHIP STATISTICS

Saturday, November 21 Northampton (5) v Harlequins (8) Northampton make just one change to their starting XV as Neil Best returns from Ireland A duty to take the number seven jersey. Last season: Harlequins 27 Northampton 6,...

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