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The race to South Africa heats up

Sean Ingle, Barry Glendenning and Paul Doyle join James Richardson to discuss the latest round of World Cup qualifiers as the race to reach South Africa heats up.The pod wonder where the best place to watch England's game (and James in conversation with Sven-Goran Eriksson) will be, and what...

Argentina in danger of the unthinkable

In the third of a series of World Cup strugglers, we look at an Argentina side in desperate troubleCatastrophe, disaster, unthinkable. Three words employed by Ossie Ardiles to describe what all of Argentina feels about the prospect of their beloved Diego Maradona failing to lead the country to next...

Edwards' criticism of Glazer is a bit rich

• Edwards was responsible for club's stock market flotation• David Sheepshanks may be sheepish at next FA meetingSo Martin Edwards has peeked under the skirts of Manchester United's finances and he does not like what he sees. According to the former chairman and chief executive at Old...

Rooney: I'd like Ronaldo not to qualify for South Africa 2010

• 'It would be nice to see Portugal not there,' says Rooney• Striker happy that Ronaldo was criticised after World Cup 2006Wayne Rooney is hoping that Portugal and his former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo do not qualify for next year's World Cup. The England forward was sent off when the...

Given laughs off Keane's jibe as he looks to 100 club

• Given calls Keane's 'pat on the back' criticism 'comical'• Kilbane set to join Staunton and Given on 100 appearancesFor Shay Given, the "pat on the back" that Roy Keane so contemptuously referred to is at hand. The Manchester City goalkeeper stands to win his 100th cap for Ireland...

The Ten Best Mass Insults

Manchester United striker Michael Owen yesterday moved to play down his comments about playing for the biggest club in the world.

Rooney: Let's hope Ronaldo misses the World Cup

They were friends once, you suspect, but there is only so much comradeship that can survive at the sharp end of professional football. Wayne Rooney did not have to think for a moment this week when he was asked whether he would care if Cristiano Ronaldo was not at the World Cup finals next summer.