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Rio Ferdinand has said he was ready to come off the field after Spanish fans hurled abuse at England&#39;s black players in Wednesday&#39;s match.
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David Beckham has escaped a Football Association (FA) charge for deliberately getting himself booked against Wales. The England captain faced being suspended from international duty for his foul on Ben Thatcher.
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A sublime goal from Barcelona's Andres Iniesta settled an encounter that was anything but in Spain's favour as another insipid England performance added to the pressure on their manager Steve McClaren.
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Sport: Rio Ferdinand and Michael Dawson will miss England's games with Brazil and Estonia.
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Rio Ferdinand is desperate to help England reach Euro 2008 to avoid the shameful prospect of having his club boss, Scotsman Sir Alex Ferguson laughing at his misfortune.
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Manchester United stand-in skipper Rio Ferdinand tonight claimed the controversial penalty given after Wayne Rooney went down in the box against Arsenal at Old Trafford was &quot;touch and go&quot;.
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A last minute goal by Democratic Republic of Congo international striker Lomana LuaLua consigned Premiership tailenders West Brom to a devastating 3-2 defeat at the hands of Portsmouth.
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Denes Rosa grabs the goal that ends Hearts' interest in the Uefa Cup.
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Sven-Goran Eriksson is relishing the selection dilemma posed by the long-awaited return of Rio Ferdinand to the England squad ahead of next weekendâs World Cup qualifier against Wales.
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The Spaniard has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with a knee ligament injury, which he picked up in the 1-1 draw with Portsmouth on Sunday.
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Madrid: Spain coach Luis Aragones landed himself in trouble on Wednesday after appearing to make a racist comment about French striker Thierry Henry during a training session.
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Sven-Goran Eriksson got the best result he could have hoped for when David Beckham escaped disciplinary action for his deliberate yellow card against Wales.
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Alex Fergusonâs Champions League gamble backfired in Istanbul as his Manchester United side faced the unhappy prospect of a daunting first knock-out phase duel with one of European footballâs biggest names.
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A last minute goal by Democratic Republic of Congo ( news - web sites ) international striker Lomana LuaLua consigned Premiership tailenders West Brom to a devastating 3-2 defeat at the hands of Portsmouth.
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Scotland gave Spain a mighty fright before a floodlight failure brought an early end to their international friendly clash with the sides locked at 1-1.
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A bomb threat forced the evacuation of Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the 88th minute of a Spanish league game between host Real Madrid and Real Sociedad on Sunday.
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The substitutes saved the day for Spain, carrying it into the next round of the World Cup.