Villa: England’s day will come
DAVID VILLA backs England for world glory – branding them ‘The Perfect Generation’
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Villa: England’s day will come
DAVID VILLA backs England for world glory – branding them ‘The Perfect Generation’
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Football: England’s King to replace Ferdinand in World Cup
RUSTENBURG, South Africa : Ledley King has become the favourite to replace Rio Ferdinand at the heart of England’s World Cup defence, despite the Tottenham defender’s fears he could be risking a legacy of pain for the rest of his life.
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England’s ‘invisible man’ Ledley King on centre stage
LEDLEY King is viewed by many as England’s ‘invisible man’ but in injured captain Rio Ferdinand’s absence he is ready to realise his World Cup dreams.
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WORLD CUP 2010: Ledley King insists he can work well with John Terry in England’s defence
Ledley King insists he can forge a successful England partnership with John Terry despite their lack of action together during matches and on the training pitch.
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‘Old John’ the star name in England’s final warm-up test
Those Tottenham fans with good memories will recognise the most celebrated player among England’s opponents today, the Platinum Stars, but of most importance to Mbulelo Mabizela personally is whether Ledley King will remember him.
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Will WAGs’ absence hurt England’s chances?
DRESSED only in tight-fitting football shirts or skimpy bikinis, and pouting enthusiastically for lucrative sportswear and magazine photoshoots, the World Cup WAGs are on the march.
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Referee for England’s opener suspended
THE BRAZILIAN referee appointed for England’s opening Group C game against the USA was suspended last season by his national federation amid accusations of bribery and incompetence.
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England’s King ready to fill Rio’s role
England defender Ledley King returned to training Sunday and is confident that his knee injury will not scupper his hopes of deputising for absent skipper Rio Ferdinand during the World Cup.
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At least England’s training camp is in full working order
Until Rio Ferdinand picked up a knee injury on the pristine surface of England’s premier training pitch at the Royal Bafokeng sports campus yesterday, Football Association officials were congratulating themselves on their triumph of turning a building site into a luxury World Cup base in four months.
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