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Just when all seemed well aboard the good ship England, its commander-in-chief has sailed her perilously close to a treacherous reef, seriously undermining moral on the eve of battle. Head

Portuguese game in crisis THE FINANCIAL inequality prevalent in the Portuguese League structure has once again become painfully obvious. Following the torturous demise of professional football at former Superliga side

Pomp and circumstance FOLLOWING IN the footsteps of Roman Abramovich at Chelsea, the Premiership has its second Russian multi-millionaire owner, Alexandre “Sasha” Gaydamak, at Portsmouth. The 29-year-old son of flamboyant

In what amounts to Portugal’s second division, Louletano stormed to the head of the II Divisão, Série D by Christmas. Away draws at rivals Moscavide and Pinhalnovense were followed by

Germany’s Gerd Muller still holds the all-time top scoring record with 14 goals, although Brazil’s Ronaldo requires only two strikes this year to equal the great man. England’s top marksman

The generation game • Steve Davis, now 48, but still ranked 15th in the world THE TRAVIS Perkins UK Championship in York did not at all go the way most

Recent public statements by the President of Iran stating that the holocaust is a myth has prompted French MEP Daniel Cohn-Bendit to call for Iran’s exclusion from the 2006 World

Mexico, one of Portugal’s group rivals, has managed to beat European opposition for the first time in three years. Fonseca and Huiqui were on the mark in Phoenix, Arizona, after