Ferdinand almost quit Spain game
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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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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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In Rome&#39;s empty stadium -- closed on UEFA orders following crowd trouble earlier in the competition -- goals from Ronaldo after nine minutes, a 61st minute Luis Figo penalty when Ronaldo was tripped and Figo&#39;s second after 82 minutes gave Real the win
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A power failure stops Scotland's friendly with Spain, with the score at 1-1.
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Spain are making their fifth appearance in a Davis Cup final, having faced Australia in each of the other four. They have repeated their run to the final last year where they were beaten on grass in Melbourne.
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Real Madrid suffered their first Liga defeat of the season at Espanyol last night as their season threatens to collapse. David Beckham, captain Raul and Fernando Morientes all started the game on the bench
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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 âtouch and goâ.
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England defender Rio Ferdinand admits it would be a "catastrophe" if they did not qualify for Euro 2008.
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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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Rio Ferdinand believes Wayne Rooney will rediscover his goalscoring touch for England against Macedonia & Croatia.
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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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Liverpoolâs Carling Cup hero Florent Sinama-Pongolle has urged manager Rafael Benitez to stick with the youngsters for next monthâs semi-final against Watford after the Redsâ rookies sent Tottenham crashing last night.
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The disgraceful scenes which marred last night &#39; s England friendly international in Madrid could not have come at a worse time for the Spanish capital&#39;s bid for the 2012 Games.
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Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has won an instant recall to the England squad for the two World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Azerbaijan.
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Valencia suffered a 2-1 defeat at home to nine-man Sevilla on Sunday to leave Barcelona five points clear at the top of Spain&#39;s La Liga table.
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With the nationâs media raining heavy criticism down upon him, Spain coach Luis Aragones chose to pin a galling nil-nil UEFA World Cup qualifying result with Lithuania on the large playing surface.
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Spanish heavyweights Real Madrid and Barcelona are poised to slug it out in a bid to prize star winger Cristiano Ronaldo away from Manchester United.