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| Fights Within Manchester City As Edin Dzeko Arrives |
| There has been much criticism aimed towards
Roberto Mancini's Manchester City. Although the Italian has guided City to
third in the Premier League table, he still has a lot of work to do. This
hectic month is the window for City to get rid of a few problems, and buy a
talented Bosnian forward. |
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| Spurs In Five Way Race For The Title |
| Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp believes the quest to win the Premier League title is now a five-horse race.The north London club have gone eight league games unbeaten and have enjoyed a memorable festive period having recorded back-to-back wins over Aston Villa and Newcastle. |
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| Who Will Be Heading Into Toon This January |
| Newcastle United are enjoying a solid first season back in the Premier League, despite the shocking sacking of Chris Hughton earlier in the campaign.Boss Alan Pardew has made a decent start to his tenure on Tyneside and he is looking to strengthen his squad in January.
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| Previous World Cups |
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Germany 2006
Italy won their fourth world crown in Germany, beating France on penalties
in Berlin. If Zinedine Zidane's red card was the Final's defining image,
Italy's triumph would be remembered as a team effort with ten different
Azzurri players finding the net. It was also a special month for Germany,
the goals of Miroslav Klose helping secure third place in a tournament
memorable for the festival mood across the host country.
Korea/Japan 2002
Brazil became champions for the fifth time as top scorer Ronaldo exorcised
the ghosts of 1998, scoring both goals in the Final against Germany. This
was Asia's first FIFA World Cup™ and both host nations made history by
reaching the knockout rounds – Korea Republic going as far as the last four.
A tournament of surprises, it opened with France losing to Senegal and
closed with Turkey third in the world.
France 1998
The home of tournament founder Jules Rimet, France enjoyed an unforgettable
summer as its footballers finally tasted FIFA World Cup glory, Zinedine
Zidane leading Les Bleus to victory over Brazil in the Final. France 98 was
the first finals with an enlarged cast of 32 teams and among the newcomers
were a Croatia side who, fired by the goals of top scorer Davor Suker,
confounded expectations by finishing third.
USA 1994
The United States staged a hugely successful 15th FIFA World Cup that became
the best attended in history and ended with Brazil celebrating their first
world title since 1970. Forwards Romario and Bebeto were the Brazilians'
star performers while Roberto Baggio shone equally brightly for Italy
despite his penalty miss that concluded the first ever Final shoot-out.
While Sweden finished third, the undoubted surprise package were their
fellow semi-finalists Bulgaria.
Italy 1990
When Lothar Matthaus lifted the FIFA World Cup for Germany, it was an
undoubted triumph for Franz Beckenbauer, who became only the second winner
of the trophy as both player and coach. If low on goals, Italy 1990 was
certainly high on drama – from the feats of Italy's top scorer Toto
Schillaci via the tears of England's Paul Gascoigne to the historic run of
Roger Milla's Cameroon to the quarter-finals.
Mexico 1986
The FIFA World Cup™ returned to Mexico for a tournament marked by the
mastery of Diego Maradona. Argentina overcame West Germany in an exciting
Final but the defining match was a quarter-final against England featuring
two of history's most famous goals: the 'Hand of God' followed by the
dribble of a genius. Michel Platini's France again lost out in the
semi-finals before beating surprise package Belgium to third place.
Spain 1982
Paolo Rossi was the hero in Spain, his six goals propelling Italy to a third
world crown. The Azzurri ran out 3-1 Final winners against a German team who
had survived the competition's first penalty shoot-out in a dramatic
semi-final against France. If Italy won gold, Brazil took a share of the
glory for some scintillating football before succumbing to Rossi's hat-trick
in the best game of this first 24-team finals.
Argentina 1978
Hosts Argentina captured their first world title as the Netherlands suffered
Final heartache for the second tournament running. Mario Kempes sealed Cesar
Luis Menotti's side's triumph, scoring twice against the Dutch in the
confetti-strewn cauldron of the Estadio Monumental to earn himself
additional acclaim as top scorer. Brazil, denied a Final place by
Argentina's 6-0 win over Peru, took third place from an enterprising Italy
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