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Football
Fabio Capello offers
David Beckham role with England at World Cup
The Guardian, Tuesday March 16 2010
Dominic Fifield
Fabio Capello has taken the unprecedented step of inviting David Beckham
to travel with the England squad to the World Cup finals this summer
and stay with the team as a non-playing member of the party during the
tournament in South Africa. Beckham's disappointment at being denied
a fourth appearance at the World Cup finals by an achilles injury will
be tempered slightly by th
Fabio Capello has taken the unprecedented step of inviting David Beckham
to travel with the England squad to the World Cup finals (...)
Football
Adam Johnson has
World Cup place in his sights after stunning goal
The Guardian, Tuesday March 16 2010
Louise Taylor
Adam Johnson has not abandoned hope of taking David Beckham's place
on England's World Cup flight to South Africa this summer. The 22-year-old
Manchester City winger, who arrrived for £7m from Middlesbrough
in January, has shone for the England Under-21s and stepped off the
bench to score City's stoppage-time equaliser in Sunday's 1-1 draw at
Sunderland. "I'd love to think I
Adam Johnson has not abandoned hope of taking David Beckham's place
on England's World Cup flight to South Africa (...)
Sport
England's options
make David Beckham's cruel blow less destructive
The Guardian, Tuesday March 16 2010
Kevin McCarra
The loss of David Beckham is a blow, but it is one that ought to be
felt most by the player himself. Although his persistence has been remarkable,
that trait surely could not have kept him to the fore for all that much
longer with England, even if he had dodged severe injury. His desire
to continue, however, has never been in doubt. It was always a mistake
to suppose that (...)
The loss of David Beckham is a blow, but it is one that ought to be
(...)
Football
David Beckham 'recovering
well' from surgery on injured achilles
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday March 16 2010
Associated Press
David Beckham is recovering well from surgery on his ruptured left achilles
tendon and will start to walk on crutches in his first rehabilitation
exercises later today, said the doctor who performed the operation.
Sakari Orava said the 34-year-old is expected to be out of action for
about six months after undergoing surgery in Turku, Finland. "These
walking exercises are the f
David Beckham is recovering well from surgery on his ruptured left achilles
tendon (...)
Football
David Beckham still
part of LA Galaxy plans, says Bruce Arena
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday March 16 2010
Press Association
LA Galaxy's coach Bruce Arena insists David Beckham remains a key part
of his plans and has pledged his support to the former England captain
in his bid to make a full recovery from his ruptured left achilles tendon.
"Injuries are an unfortunate part of our game and they are even
more disappointing when they happen to a player who was so close to
realising his dream of represe
LA Galaxy's coach Bruce Arena insists David Beckham remains a key part
of his plans and has pledged his (...)
Books
Carol Ann Duffy's
poem for David Beckham is an ode to enjoy
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday March 16 2010
Alison Flood
Who knows if it will cheer the tearful David Beckham up or not but I,
for one, am full of joy at the news that Carol Ann Duffy has written
a poem for the injured footballer. "This poem is written in sympathy
for this part of his story and to draw a parallel with Achilles, who
gave his name to Beckham's injury," the poet laureate told the
Mirror, where her poem was published t
Who knows if it will cheer the tearful David Beckham up or not but I,
for one, am full of joy (...)
Football
Those Were The Days
My Friend; And Capello's Terry McDermott
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday March 16 2010
Scott Murray and Rob Bagchi
THERE USED TO BE A EUROPEAN COMPETITION OVER THEREBrian Clough's Nottingham
Forest, the champions of England, are going from strength to strength
in their adventures on the continent. After putting out the reigning
European champions Liverpool in that famous tussle back in September,
they cruised past AEK Athens in the second round and are well set to
reach the semi-finals (...) Sport
Today in Sport -
as it happened!
guardian.co.uk, Monday March 15 2010
Gregg Roughley, Katy Murrells and Evan Fanning
9.00am: Good morning and welcome to our daily sports news blog. Throughout
the day we'll update this page with news, links and what's expected
to happen in the hours ahead. Time permitting, we'll try to wade in
below the line, answering your questions and comments. We'll let you
know what's coming up after our morning meeting shortly, but in the
meantime what of the news that
(...)meeting shortly, but in the meantime what of the news that David
Beckham will miss the World Cup? Although he might not have clocked
(...)
Football
A Good Day For Geraniums
guardian.co.uk, Monday March 15 2010
Simon Burnton
A FANTASTIC JOB 14 MONTHS AGOEarlier today Phil Brown was relieved of
his managerial duties by Hull City and placed on gardening leave, leaving
Brown "very disappointed" but his geraniums "delighted".
Yet more proof of the fickleness of football's fates. Had Boaz Myhill
pushed Denilson's shot away from goal, rather than straight back in
front of it directly to the feet of Nick
(...)Taylor before uttering something very similar to Sky Sports News
about David Beckham and England. "He's done a fantastic job,"
said Windass. (...)
Football
Tearful David Beckham
sees World Cup dream dashed by Milan injury
The Guardian, Monday March 15 2010
Dominic Fifield
David Beckham's hopes of extending his England career into a fourth
World Cup finals are in tatters after the veteran midfielder ruptured
an achilles tendon in Milan's 1-0 Serie A victory over Chievo last night,
an injury that will rule him out for the season and could curtail his
illustrious 18-year career. The 34-year-old pulled up in the centre
circle under no pressure from
David Beckham's hopes of extending his England career into a fourth
World (...)
Football
A Good Day For Geraniums
guardian.co.uk, Monday March 15 2010
Simon Burnton
A FANTASTIC JOB 14 MONTHS AGOEarlier today Phil Brown was relieved of
his managerial duties by Hull City and placed on gardening leave, leaving
Brown "very disappointed" but his geraniums "delighted".
Yet more proof of the fickleness of football's fates. Had Boaz Myhill
pushed Denilson's shot away from goal, rather than straight back in
front of it directly to the feet of Nick
(...)Taylor before uttering something very similar to Sky Sports News
about David Beckham and England. "He's done a fantastic job,"
said Windass. (...)
Football
Tearful David Beckham
sees World Cup dream dashed by Milan injury
The Guardian, Monday March 15 2010
Dominic Fifield
David Beckham's hopes of extending his England career into a fourth
World Cup finals are in tatters after the veteran midfielder ruptured
an achilles tendon in Milan's 1-0 Serie A victory over Chievo last night,
an injury that will rule him out for the season and could curtail his
illustrious 18-year career. The 34-year-old pulled up in the centre
circle under no pressure from
David Beckham's hopes of extending his England career into a fourth
World (...)
Football
Football: The highs
and lows of David Beckham's career
guardian.co.uk, Monday March 15 2010
Gallery (20 pictures): 15 March 2010: As David Beckham arrives in Turku,
Finland, for surgery on his ruptured Achilles - an injury which looks
certain to exclude him for this summer's World Cup - Tim Wigmore looks
back at the career of football's biggest (...) Football
Martin O'Neill says
Aston Villa players can replace David Beckham
guardian.co.uk, Monday March 15 2010
Press Association
Martin O'Neill has said that Aston Villa's Ashley Young and Stewart
Downing are capable of "playing very well indeed" on the right
side of the England midfield, the position that might have been filled
by David Beckham. Beckham is out of contention for a World Cup place
after rupturing an achilles tendon while playing for Milan against Chievo
yesterday. Villa's James Milner a
(...)the England midfield, the position that might have been filled
by David Beckham. Beckham is out of contention for a World Cup place
after (...)
Football
Serie A title race
blown wide open as Inter take eye off the ball
guardian.co.uk, Monday March 15 2010
Paolo Bandini
"The fox is wounded," yelped Gazzetta dello Sport, and they
weren't talking about Goldenballs. David Beckham's ruptured achilles
represents a cruel blow for the player and perhaps also for England
(then again, perhaps not) – but on a weekend like this it was
never going to get top billing in Italy. As if a Ferrari one-two in
the first grand prix of the season wasn't enough to (...)
(...)yelped Gazzetta dello Sport, and they weren't talking about Goldenballs.
David Beckham's ruptured achilles represents a cruel blow for the player
and (...)
Football
The moment David
Beckham's World Cup dream was shattered
guardian.co.uk, Monday March 15 2010
Video (49sec): David Beckham is almost certain to miss the World Cup
finals after tearing his achilles tendon playing for Milan
(...)yelped Gazzetta dello Sport, and they weren't talking about Goldenballs.
David Beckham's ruptured achilles represents a cruel blow for the player
and (...)
Football
Five things we learned
from the Premier League this weekend
guardian.co.uk, Monday March 15 2010
Barney Ronay
Walcott will start at the World CupTheo Walcott is a strange footballer.
In some ways he doesn't seem like a footballer at all, and not just
because he has an air of quiet humility and seems unlikely ever to have
a fight with a nightclub toilet attendant or let off a fire extinguisher
during a guided tour of a hospice. There is also a gaucheness to his
play. In a recent (...)
(...)World Cup because this weekend we learned both Aaron Lennon and
David Beckham have tournament-threatening injuries. Plus, Fabio Capello
likes Walcott for his (...)
Football
Adriano Galliani
says David Beckham will be welcome back at Milan
guardian.co.uk, Monday March 15 2010
Press Association
David Beckham will be welcome back for a third spell at Milan next year,
according to the club's vice-president, Adriano Galliani. The England
midfielder is expected to miss the World Cup after rupturing his achilles
tendon while playing against Chievo yesterday. Galliani said he expected
the midfielder to be out for "five or six months". The 34-year-old
is in his second loan
David Beckham will be welcome back for a third spell at Milan next (...)
Sport
Bangladesh v England
- day four as it happened
guardian.co.uk, Monday March 15 2010
Rob Smyth
Preamble Morning. England resume on 131 for five, a lead of 434, after
some clumsy declaration batting yesterday evening. I suppose they will
bat on until their lead is 500, which would give them around five-and-a-half
sessions to bowl Bangladesh out. Could a Bangladeshi batsman come of
age and save the match by replicating Mike Atherton's epic 185 not out
at Johannesburg in (...) Football
Surgeon rules out
David Beckham's chances of making the World Cup
guardian.co.uk, Monday March 15 2010
Agencies
The surgeon who will operate on David Beckham's torn achilles tendon
has written off the player's chances of making the World Cup in South
Africa. The 34-year-old suffered the injury in Milan's 1-0 win over
Chievo yesterday. He is due to arrive in Finland for surgery around
noon today but has been warned it will take at least four months to
fully recover, making it impossible
The surgeon who will operate on David Beckham's torn achilles tendon
has written off the player's chances (...)
Football
Football transfer
rumours: Gianluigi Buffon to Manchester City?
guardian.co.uk, Monday March 15 2010
Simon Burnton
Excuses, excuses, always excuses. Monday is never the Mill's favourite
day. Even when David Beckham hasn't just suffered a career-threatening,
World Cup ambition-destroying achilles injury the papers are full of
nasty, irrelevant rubbish such as match reports, and sadly lacking in
the true and genuine lifeblood of our nation's favourite sport, namely
baseless gossip and idle (...)
(...)excuses. Monday is never the Mill's favourite day. Even when David
Beckham hasn't just suffered a career-threatening, World Cup ambition-destroying
(...)
Football
Liverpool v Portsmouth
- as it happened
guardian.co.uk, Monday March 15 2010
Alan Gardner
Preamble: Evening people. Tonight Liverpool should be licking their
lips at the prospect of taking candy from Portsmouth, the Premier League's
bottom team and designated crisis club. And, whisper it quietly, it
looks like Rafa Benítez may thinking the same, leaving out Lucas
Leiva and the hearty endeavour of Dirk Kuyt in favour of £20m-man
Alberto Aquilani and perenial (...) Football
United kiosk worker
sacked for wearing green and gold scarf at Old Trafford
The Guardian, Monday March 15 2010
Owen Gibson and Adam Farnell
A student working part-time in an Old Trafford catering kiosk has become
the latest individual connected with Manchester United to claim he has
felt the strength of the club's backlash against protests targeting
the Glazers. Jerry Vyse, a first-year anthropology student at Manchester
University, said he bought a green and gold scarf outside the ground
and wore it during his ha
(...)a potential takeover bid from the self-styled Red Knights, with
David Beckham donning a green and gold scarf as he left the pitch (...)
Football
Fabio Capello says
'it looks like David Beckham is out of World Cup'
guardian.co.uk, Monday March 15 2010
Press Association
The England manager Fabio Capello has spoken to David Beckham and has
said "it looks like he is out of the World Cup". England's
most capped outfield player ruptured an achilles tendon while playing
for Milan in a Serie A match against Chievo last night. "We have
to wait for the results of the scan, but it looks like he is out of
the World Cup," said the England manager. I sp
The England manager Fabio Capello has spoken to David Beckham and has
said "it looks like he is out of the (...)
Football
Can we have some
perspective please?
guardian.co.uk, Monday March 15 2010
Rob Smyth
England received a huge blow to their rapidly dwindling hopes of winning
the World Cup yesterday, but it did not come in Milan. The news that
Aaron Lennon, England's incumbent right-winger, is still "quite
a way off" fitness after two months out with a groin injury is
of significantly more relevance to such a necessarily cold figure as
Fabio Capello than the admittedly very (...)
(...)figure as Fabio Capello than the admittedly very sad news that
David Beckham will miss the World Cup after rupturing an achilles tendon
while (...)
Football
Peter Taylor says
England will miss David Beckham at World Cup
guardian.co.uk, Monday March 15 2010
Press Association
The former England manager Peter Taylor has said England will miss David
Beckham's experience at the World Cup in South Africa this summer. Beckham,
34, ruptured an achilles tendon while playing for Milan against Chievo
yesterday. He has flown to Finland for surgery but is expected to be
out of the game for five months or more, thus missing the World Cup
in June and July. Tay
The former England manager Peter Taylor has said England will miss David
Beckham's experience at the World Cup in South Africa this summer. Beckham...
Football
Beckham as achilles:
last act for football's golden boy
guardian.co.uk, Monday March 15 2010
Paul Hayward
Achilles was the most handsome of the Greeks who fought Troy, but he
had a weakness. So, too, on Sunday night in Milan, not even the brand
he has built around himself could protect David Beckham from the rupture
in his heel that spells the end of his career as an elite footballer.
Beckham the international sportsman probably passed into sepia when
he pulled up lame for AC Mila
(...)not even the brand he has built around himself could protect David
Beckham from the rupture in his heel that spells the end of (...)
Football
David Beckham aims
for 'swift and full recovery' from achilles injury
guardian.co.uk, Monday March 15 2010
Martin Pengelly
The England midfielder David Beckham "hopes to make a swift and
full recovery" from the ruptured achilles tendon he suffered while
playing for Milan against Chievo yesterday, a statement on the player's
website said. Beckham underwent surgery on his achilles in Finland earlier
today, and his surgeon confirmed that the operation was a success. "So
far everything is fine," Dr. S
The England midfielder David Beckham "hopes to make a swift and
full recovery" from the ruptured (...)
Football
David Beckham's glittering
career set for an unhappy ending
guardian.co.uk, Monday March 15 2010
Press Association
The Hollywood story of David Beckham looks to have reached an unhappy
ending. The 34-year-old was seemingly heading for a fourth World Cup
finals appearance after accumulating 115 caps but his hopes of sharing
in success for England in South Africa this summer have been dashed.
Behind acres of tabloid newsprint and obscured by celebrity obsession
and vast wealth, Beckham's des
The Hollywood story of David Beckham looks to have reached an unhappy
ending. The 34-year-old (...)
Football
Football Weekly:
Beckham's World Cup over
guardian.co.uk, Monday March 15 2010
Audio (43m 36sec): David Beckham's career in doubt, and Phil Brown and
Hull City part ways. Plus a preview of Chelsea v Internazionale; Liverpool
on the brink; and how to cope with no (...)
Football
Did David Beckham
deserve to go to the World Cup?
guardian.co.uk, Monday March 15 2010
Poll: Did Beckham's recent performances even merit a place in the squad?
Football
David Beckham to
miss World Cup after injuring Achilles tendon
guardian.co.uk, Sunday March 14 2010
Press Association
Fabio Capello has spoken to David Beckham to commiserate over the injury
that will rule the former England captain out of this summer's World
Cup. Beckham suffered a major Achilles injury during Milan's Serie A
match with Chievo this evening, ending his hopes of featuring in a fourth
World Cup for his country in South Africa this summer. Both Capello
and his assistant, Franco
Fabio Capello has spoken to David Beckham to commiserate over the injury
that will rule the former England (...)
Football
Sunderland v Manchester
City - as it happened
guardian.co.uk, Sunday March 14 2010
Rob Bagchi
Rob will be here from 3.30pm. In the meantime read the opinion of the
Sunderland chairman, Niall Quinn, on players' wages. He reckons it is
time for clubs to get a grip on the amount of money they are spending
on player wages. Quinn asks Premier League to control clubs' wage billsNiall
Quinn, the Sunderland chairman, has called for the Premier League to
restrain spending on pl Football
Saturday clockwatch
– as it happened
guardian.co.uk, Saturday March 13 2010
Alan Gardner
Preamble: Hallo, hallo, hallo. Today's 3 o'clockers feature one title
aspirant, five relegation candidates, three teams with their eyes on
Europe and one comfy midtable outfit. Burnley and Bolton will be the
loci of most of the afternoon's tension, where both teams will hope
to put one over on their fellow strugglers, Wigan and Wolves. With just
six points separating 13th and Business
Superdry fashion
group to float at 500p
guardian.co.uk, Friday March 12 2010
Julia Finch
The man behind the fast-growing Superdry fashion label is set to bank
nearly £80m when the company joins the stockmarket later this
month. Julian Dunkerton, who started out in the fashion business with
a market stall in Cheltenham, will also retain a 33% stake in the business,
worth another £130m at the 500p flotation share price. The Superdry
label, which specialises in st
(...)Superdry. The trademark orange label has won celebrity fans such
as David Beckham and the actor Leonardo DiCaprio, even though Supergroup
does not pay (...)
Football
Manchester United
ban players from speaking about anti-Glazer movement
guardian.co.uk, Friday March 12 2010
Daniel Taylor
Manchester United are so concerned about the increasing success of the
green-and-gold protests that the club have effectively forbidden Sir
Alex Ferguson's players from speaking about it publicly and imposed
a series of other measures aimed at counteracting the kind of publicity
generated by David Beckham's endorsement of the campaign. Beckham's
parting statement after United'
(...)other measures aimed at counteracting the kind of publicity generated
by David Beckham's endorsement of the campaign. Beckham's parting statement
after (...)
Football
David Moyes hopes
US players' strike can prolong Landon Donovan's stay
guardian.co.uk, Friday March 12 2010
Press Association
David Moyes has not given up hope of keeping the United States captain
Landon Donovan in a squad he maintains is the best he has ever had at
the club. Moyes celebrates eight years as manager at Goodison Park next
week frustrated that even in a campaign that has featured victories
over both Chelsea and Manchester United in quick succession, there will
be no major trophies. Eve
(...)was available in the way that AC Milan keep re-signing David Beckham."
For now, Moyes must focus on trying to secure European football (...)
Sport
Alan Shearer
guardian.co.uk, Friday March 12 2010
Paul Doyle
Hello Alan. How are you? Good. Fine thanks. Say, who do you think will
win the World Cup this summer? Think and hope are two different things.
I hope England can win it obviously. If they keep Wayne Rooney fit they'll
have a very good chance but I think my favourites for the tournament
will be Spain. Should Fabio Capello take David Beckham? I would take
him for his experien
(...)favourites for the tournament will be Spain. Should Fabio Capello
take David Beckham? I would take him for his experience, I think he
has (...)
Football
How ageing Milan
were squeezed into submission by Manchester United
guardian.co.uk, Thursday March 11 2010
David Pleat
This was all too easy for Manchester United. If Leonardo's selection
had given the impression that the visitors would show more of an athletic
challenge than in the first leg, the opening half-hour dispelled that
notion. The visitors' ageing pedestrians were knocked down by their
hosts' energetic pressure. Milan actually enjoyed more of the ball in
the first half but
(...)security but the winner was always the lone United frontman. David
Beckham could not bolster Milan's challenge. United were sharper and
closed (...)
Sport
Today in sport –
live!
guardian.co.uk, Thursday March 11 2010
Martin Rose, Tom Davies and Sean Ingle
3.30pm: The new chairman of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker
Association, Barry Hearn, has branded snooker players "lazy"
and wants them to get off their backsides and get working. Not like
plumbing, or being a spark or collecting the money from fruit machines
in pubs mind, but basically playing more snooker than they do at the
moment. "I'm going to set up a whole
(...)riding accident this morning. TD 1.15pm: Owen Gibson has blogged
about Beckham's Wearing Of The Scarf, arguing that the former Manchester
United (...)
"Beckham"
