It may be an inappropriate cliche in the week Sam Allardyce goes under the knife, but the least you expect from his Blackburn Rovers is a little blood and guts. However, they offered little resistance as Fulham recorded their first victory against the Lancashire club since 2005 thanks to a second-half brace from Clint Dempsey after Erik Nevalnd had given them a half-time lead. Allardyce's wife Lynn...
Fulham are sitting just four points above the relegation zone after losing to Birmingham at the weekend and the Cottagers need to win this game in order to return to the safe zone. Blackburn escaped the relegation zone with back to back wins over Portsmouth and Bolton and they will be under no pressure at Craven Cottage. Johnson and Murphy could be back Fulham have been playing really well lately and...
Roy Hodgson is likely to name Damien Duff in his line-up despite the fact Duff played all 120 minutes of Ireland's match with France on Wednesday. "When he came back he was really badly affected," Hodgson said. "The thing about Damien is when he gets on the field and that ball's there in front of him he has that ability to put other problems out of his mind." Few problems for Fulham...
For those of you who don't follow World Cup qualifying, the big story in the rest of the world for the past two days has been Thierry Henry controlling a ball with his hand before crossing for France's winning goal against Ireland, sending the French to South Africa and eliminating Ireland. I'm not at all upset about this turn of events. As usual, my reasons have numbers 1. France was denied a legitimate...
Republic of Ireland winger Damien Duff has admitted he probably would have replicated Thierry Henry's now infamous handball if the opportunity had arisen at the other end of the field.
Republic of Ireland winger Damien Duff has admitted he probably would have replicated Thierry Henry's now infamous handball if the opportunity had arisen at the other end of the field.
Morning all, good to see the Thierry Henry stuff has blown over. Erm ... I wouldn't normally bother but I think it's only fair that someone tries to counter the lies and the hysteria. He's not one of ours now but he was and he was one of our best. Plus it's kinda quiet. The Mirror : Liam Brady last night branded Thierry Henry “shameful“ after launching a bitter attack on FIFA for fixing...
DAMIEN DUFF has -accused FIFA of being in league with the -multinational sports companies to ensure the big teams made it to the World Cup finals at -Ireland's expense.
Dublin - Republic of Ireland player Damien Duff's tears summed up the mood of a nation Thursday after Irish hopes of qualifying for the football World Cup were dashed as a result of handball by French captain Thierry Henry. Justice Minister Dermot ...
Image by toksuede on Flickr; spotted at / robbed from You'll Never Win Anything With Kids . * Firstly: fuck. Secondly: the Thierry Henry thing. I'm going to steer clear of the tabs for the next few days, while judiciously picking my way through the broadsheets and having my finger poised by my radio's volume dial. (Can you imagine what Liveline will be like if they start on this topic? Kill me. Kill...
Finally France international team can join in word cup 2010 south africa after A controversial extra-time goal by William Gallas 1-1 home draw against the Republic of Ireland in Paris on Wednesday night. Thiery henry team were trailing 1-0 in the second leg, with the scores tied 1-1 on aggregate, when Arsenal central defender Gallas forced the ball home for the decisive goal. But TV replays showed...
Those that doubted football's cruelty ought to have been on hand here in Paris. Much in the manner that Thierry Henry was for France. After Ireland had controlled lengthy spells of regulation time and ought really to have negated the need for the additional 30 minutes, the France captain was at the centre of a furious controversy that left Ireland nursing bitter feelings of regret and recrimination....
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