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Euro 2012

Here are just a couple of the Euro 2012 teams’ jerseys. What do you think?
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Schalk Burger To Miss England Tests?

Reports in Die Burger newspaper today say that Schalk Burger may not be ready to make his anticipated return from injury in the middle of May and might, in fact, face a two month setback that would see him miss the Test matches against England on the 9, 16 and 23 of June.

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Cook Leads England To First Win

As captain, I always say you are judged by results and I take responsibility but today was a good day for the side. We did need the win on tour and it was great to contribute to that. We have worked hard in the week since the Tests.
Alistair Cook

Alastair Cook described his century as his best one-day performance for England and welcomed the winning feeling as his team finally put an end to Pakistan’s dominance of this tour.

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Stay Away!

If I was Redknapp I wouldn't touch the job with a bargepole. It's a graveyard. They are in a goldfish bowl.
Lord Alan Sugar

Trying to distract Harry Redknapp from taking the England coaching job is Lord Alan Sugar – yip, the former chairman of Tottenham Hotspur!

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Capello Quits England Post

England manager Fabio Capello has resigned with immediate effect. Capello was unhappy with the FA’s decision to strip John Terry of the captaincy of England and this resulted in him relinquishing his post after meeting with the board on Wednesday. Harry Redknapp is the favourite to take over as manager of England, but there are [...]

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An Exercise In Hypocrisy

He is also being prosecuted and will stand trial later in the year as the result of a complaint by a member of the public. But is this justice or is Terry being demonised because of his status as a famous international footballer?

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England Are Champion Talent Wasters

It sometimes seem that England are world champions at wasting talent. At national level and at club level English teams are far too worried about securing possession. No wonder England had trouble scoring tries against the better teams at the World Cup.
Sir Graham Henry

The World Cup-winning coach Graham Henry has described England as “world champions at wasting talent” and as playing a game based on fear.

No Shock As England Humiliated

It became a humiliation rather than a defeat for England, which, for the team ranked No 1 in the world, is truly humbling. There had been some promise, but ultimately England lost this match

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