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Chalkboards: Analyse the weekend action

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Said & Done | David Hills

Chester and the FFP; Warner on corruption; Coca-Cola loving Africa; plus Diego's unpredictable bodyFit and Proper Test: brutal November: The FA deploy the FFP Test – in place to "protect the long-term stability of clubs" – against Chester owner Stephen Vaughan, nine years after he took...

Our most potent force since Charlton

The lad from Croxteth is ready to become the greatest player of his generation and has done so with the most British of qualitiesIn a Dublin bar they were showing Wayne Rooney dazzling Milan on a big screen at one end and Cristiano Ronaldo going out of the Champions League at the other. As they...

Will South Africa's bark prove worse than their bite at the World Cup

South Africa's secret World Cup weapon is a bark that makes you vomit when taken as an infusion – but Fifa aren't convincedSouth Africa are the worst-rated World Cup hosts in the history of the tournament. But despite their 81st place in the Fifa rankings, Bafana Bafana are not hoping for a...

Ronaldo retires after going fab to flab

Brazil's Ronaldo will see out his career at Corinthians after announcing his latest two-year contract renewal will be his lastRonaldo has announced his upcoming retirement, reports O Globo. The Phenomenal One, as he is known in Brazil, will see out his career at Corinthians before hanging up his...

Beckham: I may miss World Cup

David Beckham has admitted to fearing for his place in England's World Cup squad if he does not play regularly until the end of the season. "I am not guaranteed to go to South Africa at all," he said. "I have to work hard and hopefully win my place. There are a few months left and plenty of games...

Malouda hammers home Zola's frailties

Chelsea, it is clear, are in better shape than Internazionale ahead of Jose Mourinho's return here on Tuesday. After the Serie A leaders had crumbled in Sicily on Friday night, Carlo Ancelotti's team recovered from a brief and unexpected stumble against their rivals from along the District Line; a...

March madness threatens Villa's European hope

Aston Villa fans may be wondering if this will be another season that promises much but, in the end, delivers little. A draw against Stoke at home, when they conceded two late goals, began the unravelling of their Champions' League ambitions last season. They gave themselves nothing to squander...