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'Rare' Ramsey to make Wales debut

A Wales friendly in Denmark would usually be described as being on the bottom scale of low-key but thanks to the debut of Aaron Ramsey tonight's match in Copenhagen is receiving a far higher billing. The captain, Craig Bellamy,...

Key Battles: Scotland v Argentina

Scotland face Argentina for the first time in 18 years in a friendly at Hampden on Thursday (AEDT). Here we examine some of the likely key battles: JAMES McFADDEN v JAVIER ZANETTI While Maradona is unrivalled in the icon...

Lucky ‘devil’

Manchester United fan M.K. MEGAN tells us about his visit to the ‘temple’ – Old Trafford. But the Theatre of Dreams in Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain, no matter what it is called, is indeed a spectacular sight, full of...

Torres named player of the year

Liverpool's Fernando Torres has been named Barclays Premier League player of the year at the Northwest Football Awards. Torres scored 33 goals in his first season at Anfield before helping Spain to European Championship glory....

O'Shea backs Gibson to make impact

John O'Shea is confident Manchester United team-mate Darron Gibson has the mental strength to make it on the senior international stage. Manager Giovanni Trapattoni later admitted the youngster had initially found the going...

Patrick Barkham on Phil Woolas's immigration stance: 'You can't come in'

Phil Woolas points to a framed photograph on his office wall. "There's me pictured with God." Taken when the immigration minister was an aspiring MP, the photograph shows Woolas with huge glasses and a beatific grin as he...

Kasper: I'm the Man for City

KASPER SCHMEICHEL insists he is ready to step in for injured pal Joe Hart and help turn Manchester City’s fortunes around. Hart had scans yesterday on the ankle injury he suffered at Hull. While there is no ligament damage, he...

Slim Dani's daily chocolate fix

I'M A Celebrity babe Dani Behr has revealed her secret for staying gorgeous - and it involves eating chocolate daily! The former presenter of The Word looks sexier than ever, and while she admits she has to have a fix of...

Reds young guns blazing

IT'S not mentioned too often this side of the Watford Gap but emerging ever so surely at Old Trafford is a brat pack to rival even Arsenal's young guns. But somewhere between the emergence of Ashley Cole and Carlos Vela, Sir...

Sir Bobby welcomes City resurgence

MANCHESTER City's new status as the richest club in the world have been welcomed from an unlikely source... Sir Bobby Charlton. The United director told M.E.N. Sport: "The investment in City has created great excitement. It...

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