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Robben brace puts Bayern back on top

Bundesliga: Arjen Robben scored twiceto steer Bayern Munich to a hard-fought 2-1 win over Freiburg

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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...

Will Real Madrid ever realise the truth?

Arsenal and Manchester United prosper in Europe as the new Galácticos fail. It is more than coincidenceFootball has no price," screamed Spain's El Pais newspaper after Real Madrid's £235m revamp failed to improve their dismal, six-year record of going out of the Champions League at the...

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...

Derring-do can give Peter Houston's men lift off against Rangers

Dundee United look to get their season back on track with a Scottish Cup victory over an out-of-sorts Ibrox sideThe odds against Rangers completing a treble this season should perhaps contract to odds-on with the realisation that the 'obstacle' between them and progress to the semi-finals of the...