Zola set for Hammers job, Donadoni pulls out - ESPN.com

Gianfranco Zola is expected to be named West Ham boss on Thursday after the club's directors made him the favourite to take over from Alan Curbishley, who resigned last week. NewPress/GettyImages Gianfranco Zola: One of the favourites for the job
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Donadoni exit Hammers out path for Zola - Soccerway
Former Chelsea player Gianfranco Zola poses after receiving the Order of the British Empire in Rome, 2004. Roberto Donadoni has pulled out of the race to become the new manager of West Ham United - a move that appeared to clear the way for fellow
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For West Ham, a man of rare qualities? - International Herald Tribune
For the second time in five nights, nearly 100 countries play for World Cup qualification points on Wednesday. The finals are almost two years away, but if France does not soundly beat Serbia in Paris, or if Brazil does not thrash Bolivia in Rio de
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English football needs a Kevin Pietersen - Reuters Blogs
England play Croatia on Wednesday and you know what? It won’t be a surprise, or a disgrace, if they lose. Why? Because Croatia are a technically gifted, cleverly organised, highly motivated international team, who beat England twice to reach Euro
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English County Cricket Must Expand - Bleacherreport.com
It’s a competitive affair being a sport in England these days. Foreign superstars continue to pour into the Premier League, cementing its reputation as the world’s elite football competition. Rugby Union has enjoyed the luxury of having the
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Comment: Calm after the storm - Manchester Evening News
WHEN former Prime Minister Harold Wilson 40 years ago uttered the words `a week is a long time in politics' he had no perception of the kind of exaggerated warp factor 21st century professional football would inhabit. Hence the last seven days of the
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EPL Open Mic: Is Money Ruining Our Beautiful Game of Football? - Bleacherreport.com
This is the question posed at the first ever English Premier League Open Mic and my answer is simple: yes. I have been a staunch football follower for about 11 years, and in that short space of time, the game has changed massively, due to money. The
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"No wife can endure a gambling husband unless he is a steady winner." - Lord Dewar Something to moan out between grinding teeth after this political season.