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Said & Done | David Hills

2009 awards: The year's best quotes, sponsors, salaries, transfers and leaders – plus Strawberry WomanMR FOOTBALL 2009 Sepp: peerless year of governance, based on one core belief: "Richard Scudamore is working to make money," said Sepp in March, "while I'm working to have football as a...

Messi leads record breaking Barça to Club World Cup

• Barcelona 2-1 Estudiantes (aet)Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola was keen to deflect any praise onto his players after his side capped a remarkable year by winning the Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi. Lionel Messi's extra-time strike earned Barça a 2-1 win over Estudiantes and means...

Said and Done | David Hills

A look back at the best of 2009 including Sepp Blatter's highlights and football's sexiest transferMR FOOTBALL 2009 Sepp: peerless year of governance, based on one core belief: "Richard Scudamore is working to make money," said Sepp in March, "while I'm working to have football as a social,...

Benítez: 'Perfect' ref cost Liverpool win

• Benítez repeatedly described Lee Mason's performance as 'perfect'• Liverpool have now lost seven of their 18 league gamesAre you worried about your job, Rafael Benítez? With a section of the Liverpool away fans joining in the Fratton chants of, "You're getting sacked in the...

Zola hoping for a happy ending to his old pals' reunion

The embattled West Ham manager is staying positive ahead of the crucial clash with ChelseaGianfranco Zola has written the script. It features a personal duel against Carlo Ancelotti, his former Italy team-mate and the manager who sold him from Parma to Chelsea more than 13 years ago. There is also...

Two must-dos this Christmas: football and Jeremy Paxman on TV | Will Buckley

While University Challenge may not be a sport, it can give you a sporting chance of fooling the in-laws into thinking you're a decent parentIt is a moot point whether University Challenge is a sport. In its favour is the adage that if the participants cannot smoke while participating then it is a...

Yes, Wenger is Mr Angry these days

Getting more than 73,000 paying fans to Old Trafford to watch a total non-event is a rip-off, pure and simpleWhat on earth has happened to Arsène Wenger? More than 13 years in English football appear to have turned the erstwhile professor into a bit of a pain.In his early years in this country...