Zidane remains best-loved French despite head-butt

Zidane came first in a ranking of France's Top 50 personalities, beating ex-tennis champion Yannick Noah who came in second place, and leaving singers Charles Aznavour and Johnny Hallyday, as well as actor Gerard Depardieu behind.

Mourinho says cannot defend without Terry and Cech
LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho cannot wait to welcome back John Terry and Petr Cech while the champions continue to leak goals and lose ground on leaders Manchester United. 'Everybody knows at the moment Chelsea cannot defend.

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Interview: Craig Gordan
Deep in the bowels of Hampden Park on 7 October 2006, inside a victorious home dressing room, Scotland managers past and present gathered to congratulate the players on a famous 1-0 victory over this year's World Cup runners-up, France.

Transfer window could have Upson downs for Redknapp
Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp is to test his strained relationship with owner Alexandre Gaydamak by asking for a club-record fee to sign Birmingham City's defender Matthew Upson.

Cash-strapped Arsenal won't be shopping at January sales
Arsene Wenger has no money to spend in the January sales as Arsenal push for a Champions League place next season.

Garcia to the rescue as Berbatov stirs up a storm
Garcia to the rescue as Berbatov stirs up a storm by DANIEL KING Last updated at 22:34pm on 30th December 2006 Tussle at Spurs: Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt goes for the ball Sport headlines Have your say Should England coach Duncan Fletcher be

Biblical deluge hits Vicarge Road
Match abandoned after 56 mins due to heavy rain Watford had to give way to a deluge that turned Vicarage Road into a swamp in the middle of a season where they have been struggling to stay afloat in the Premiership.

Pinball wizard Anichebe adds to Newcastle's woe
Glenn Roeder last night predicted that Sir Alex Ferguson will take the Premiership title away from Jose Mourinho, a claim that will particularly annoy Chelsea since the Newcastle manager plays host to Manchester United tomorrow.


When your opponent's sittin' there holdin' all the aces, there's only one thing to do: kick over the table. - Dean Martin