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Maradona and Liverpool greats play exhibition match for Chechen leader

All-star football game in Grozny the latest attempt by president Ramzan Kadyrov to show republic has recovered from warAs night fell on the Chechen capital, the roars reached a fever pitch. A helicopter hovered overhead. Snipers readied their sights.Ten years ago these would have been signs of war....

Pulis laments cup final calendar shift

??? Stoke City wait on fitness of Etherington and Huth??? Mancini at odds with Tevez over striker's fitnessTony Pulis has criticised the decision to move the FA Cup final from its traditional place in the calendar and said that staging the match on the same day as four Premier League fixtures is...

Capello left in dark over Foster snub

??? Fabio Capello believed to be surprised by keeper's decision??? Foster hopes break will help him overcome 'niggling injuries'Fabio Capello was caught off guard by Ben Foster's decision to take an indefinite break from international football, with the England manager only learning of the...

European Union turns up heat on Fifa

??? Hugh Robertson says clean-up will be 'key priority' for EU??? Sports minister wants action over World Cup bid processThe European Union is to make reforming Fifa a "key priority" as pressure from governments around the world for a fundamental overhaul of world football's governing body grew in...

Tottenham Hotspur face difficult summer after season in the sun

Tottenham Hotspur are facing a summer of cost-cutting after ceding their Champions League status to Manchester CityHarry Redknapp has left himself open to accusations of defeatism this week, yet his reaction to Tottenham Hotspur's failure to retain a position among the Premier League's elite...

Fifa scandal: FA dithers between devil-dancing and moral high ground

The English governing body finds itself caught between carrying on regardless and a Faustian bargain with Sepp Blatter or Mohamed bin HammamNot for the first time, the Football Association finds itself horribly confused and conflicted. If it was represented in anthropomorphic form it would be a...

Former MP claims Nicol??s Leoz made earlier request for British honour

??? Bob Blizzard says suggestion was made to delegation of MPs??? South American football chief was allegedly rebuffed in 2007This week's allegations that the South American football chief, Nicol??s Leoz, wanted a knighthood to encourage him to vote for England's 2018 World Cup bid were not the...

Tevez in line for Cup final after impressing in training

Carlos Tevez launched himself back into training yesterday with a performance which suggested he is a very strong contender for Manchester City's FA Cup final team, despite the latest evidence of his frayed relationship with the club's manager, Roberto Mancini, on Tuesday night.