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- December 31
- December 30
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- Super-sub Gerrard helps Liverpool topple Toon
- Mourinho plays down England return reports
- Donovan: Everton expectations have grown
- Struggling Zaragoza sack coach Aguirre
- PSG: Nothing signed with Beckham
- Villas-Boas: Chelsea and Cahill "miles apart"
- PSG appoint Ancelotti as head coach
- Man United to renew Berbatov deal
- Swiss club Sion docked 36 points
- Wenger: Henry close to Arsenal loan deal
- Berbatov smelling blood again as Tottenham accomodate tactical anarchist
- Martino snubs Colombia to join Old Boys
- Basile succeeds Simeone as Racing Club coach
- December 29
- December 28
- December 27
- December 26
- December 23
- December 22
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- Toure named African Footballer of Year
- Marino replaces Malesani as Genoa manager
- Eusebio to spend Christmas in hospital
- Atletico put Manzano out of his misery
- Villas-Boas: Terry ready for Tottenham test
- Arsenal-Wolves off over transport strike
- Snooze you win
- The art of defending deep
- 4 exercises to help you jump higher
- Quick-footed combination play to unlock any defence
- December 21
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- Manzano on brink after Atletico cup exit
- Aguero double seals Xmas No. 1 spot
- Juve join Milan at summit after stalemate
- Holders Schalke dumped out of German Cup
- Own goal gives PSG top spot at Xmas
- Dutch cup clash cancelled after keeper kicks fan
- Terry to face Tottenham despite race abuse case
- Terry to face charges over alleged racism
- Uruguay team-mates leap to Suarez's defence
- Speed-inspired Wales 2011's 'Best Mover'
- NMTB's FSU Review of 2011
- Capital gains: well-connected PSG's revival is good for French football
- Manzano left facing Atlético axe as Simeone waits in the wings
- Choi named new South Korea coach
- December 20
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- Eto'o ban causes consternation in Cameroon
- Marseille remain on course with win at Nancy
- Kean on brink as Bolton beat Blackburn
- Fernandez to be replaced as Israel coach
- Milan see off Cagliari to take top spot
- Suarez banned over Evra racial abuse
- Callejon brace helps Real cruise to cup win
- Robben strike sends Bayern into cup quarters
- Batistuta takes technical job at Colon
- Simeone quits Racing amid Atletico speculation
- Past catches up with Sevilla President Del Nido
- Mancini tells Milan: No loan deal for Tevez
- Valencia back to his best, Nasri passes with flying colours & VDV wings it
- De Boer balances his influences to take Ajax back to basics
- Stadium future to be settled before Olympics
- FourFourTwo.com readers' Premier League XIs
- Tube strike threatens capital Xmas games
- December 19
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- Trezeguet's official River unveiling postponed
- Villa recovering after successful surgery
- Rovers and Bolton face off in basement battle
- Mangia fired as Palermo coach
- Redknapp should think long and hard before taking management's biggest gamble
- Premier Analysis: How Man City nullified Arsenal's key man
- SPL adopts tougher stance on illicit chanting
- Tim Stannard's Primera Liga XI
- FourFourTwo's Premier League XI
- Good Day, Bad Day: Saint Iker’s save, Soldado’s strikes & Manzano's misery
- Lisandro return spurring Lyon into contention
- Albacete eye ending Manzano reign at Atletico
- Leaders clash in Serie A's lost opening round
- Swiss FA cannot influence Sion decision
- Trials begin against China players and officials
- December 18
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- Soldado bags brace as Valencia beat Malaga
- PSG miss out on Ligue 1 top spot
- Tigana joins Anelka at Shanghai Shenhua
- Early Herrmann goal keeps Gladbach in touch
- PSV thrash Heerenveen to close in on Alkmaar
- Quagliarella on target in Juventus victory
- Silva strikes as Man City see off Arsenal
- Barca crush Santos to win Club World Cup
- December 17
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- Real Madrid maul Sevilla to reclaim top spot
- Milan sink lowly Siena at San Siro
- Chelsea stumble with draw at Wigan
- Montpellier held at home by Toulouse
- Bendtner makes public apology after arrest
- Dortmund and Schalke stay on Bayern's heels
- Switzerland threatened with FIFA suspension
- Blatter 'regrets' joint 2018/2022 decision
- December 16
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- Ten-man Bayern brush aside Cologne
- Cameroon suspend Eto'o for 15 matches
- No Olympics for England's Euro 2012 players
- Ribery to pay €2.66 million to ex-agent
- El Clasicoast: The Portsmouth view
- El Clasicoast: The Southampton view
- De Laurentiis calls on fans to flock on Chelsea
- Ferguson: No panic buying despite injuries
- Mancini: Toure brothers hold key for Man City
- Tevez to Milan: Another pact with the Devil?
- Schweinsteiger not ready for Bayern return
- La Preview: Barça baiting, Manzano's must-win match and Ruud behaviour
- United and City to face Ajax and Porto
- Totti demands respect as Roma fans grumble at penalty failure
- Wenger dismisses Podolski transfer talk
- Milan urge Tevez to pick prestige over money
- Marcelino: Stopping Real counter-attacks key
- Mancini asks Balotelli: 'Why always you?'
- Lyon lose Bastos for Evian encounter
- Chelsea & Arsenal handed Italian trips
- Liverpool defend smart, Newcastle face different challenge & Rio fills Vidic void
- Man City looking to bounce straight back as United prepare for life without Vidic
- Barca vow to win Club World Cup for Villa
- Hangzhou laugh off Okada aim to beat Barca
- Danilo dreaming of perfect Santos send-off
- December 15
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- Birmingham and Celtic fail to reach last 32
- Donovan agrees Everton return
- Ten-man Rubin through at Spurs' expense
- Trezeguet on verge of joining River Plate
- Pardew: Tiote will only leave if price is right
- Could Neymar rival the as yet unrivalled Messi?
- CAS upholds decision to expel Sion
- Eto'o decision to be announced on Friday
- Totti outburst adds to Roma troubles
- Barca batter Al Sadd to set up Santos final
- Villa fractures leg in Club World Cup clash
- Villas-Boas: Torres not for sale at any price
- Podolski out to spoil Bayern's Christmas
- Mourinho targets top spot in Barca's absence
- Stoke won't complain about Besiktas missiles
- PSG and Lille seek response from Euro woe
- Tigana set to sign for Shanghai Shenhua
- Universidad de Chile take Sudamericana title
- Arsenal out to test Man City resolve
- December 14
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- Last-gasp goal floors Fulham in Europe
- Ajax directors plan appeal against ruling
- Kompany: Man City are ready for Arsenal
- Mertesacker finding feet in England
- Incredible Hulk thriving after move into middle
- Southgate: Midfield stint will benefit Jones
- Iniesta: Buzzing Barca eyeing perfect year
- Neymar stunner steers Santos into final
- Agent: No Juventus move for Valencia
- Guardiola rubbishes Villa exit reports
- Conference semifinals, financial transparency and winter breaks
- Pragmatism, pain & plankton: the Apertura season review
- Could these 10 stars force their way into FFT's next Top 100?
- Al Sadd plot to field 16 players against Barca
- Levy: Modric and Bale going nowhere
- December 13
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- Ronaldo helps Real put Ponferradina to sword
- Colombia sack Alvarez after three qualifiers
- Sandro open to Serie A opportunity
- Nagatomo on target again as Inter win at Genoa
- Podolski leveller rescues point for Cologne
- Blackburn reassure fans over financial fears
- Russian billionaire to take over Monaco
- Levy: Redknapp focused on Tottenham
- Fletcher to take break from football
- Chelsea revert to type to find winning formula
- Jet-lagged Barcelona won't be caught napping
- Ronaldo set to take aim at Copa del Rey cannon-fodder
- Reysol plot how to stop hot-shot Neymar
- Prem Ratings: Chelsea find turning point as Spurs lose their rhythm
- Agent: QPR offered Pavlyuchenko chance
- Nemanja Vidic: Tackle any threat
- How to keep possession: Perfect your first touch
- Five top tips to help you doze
- What you can learn from... Hockey
- How to create a siege mentality
- Sydney FC fine defender Cole for diving
- Godoy Cruz snatch last Libertadores spot
- Anelka told to adapt ahead of China challenge
- December 12
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- Chelsea inflict first defeat on leaders City
- Buffon spot-kick save earns Juve point in Rome
- Prosinecki transfer lists 11 Red Star players
- Work on new Valencia stadium to restart
- Mourinho upbeat despite Clasico humbling
- Eight released in Turkey match-fixing case
- Butt: Ferguson will find midfield formula
- Szczesny happy for Arsenal to 'win ugly'
- Van Persie admits volley gamble
- Premier Analysis: It's all about the wings (and long balls)
- Good Day, Bad Day: Proud Pep, imperious Puyol & Ronaldo's big fat zero
- How The End began
- Shanghai eye Drogba after signing Anelka
- Smarting Real seek Copa del Rey relief
- Barcelona turn firepower on Far East
- Tigres end 29-year wait for third Mexican title
- Shanghai Shenhua seal deal to sign Anelka
- Title winners Boca end season unbeaten
- December 11
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- Espanyol complete Barcelona-Madrid double
- Lille ease European pain as Lyon roll on
- AEK Athens stay top, Panathinaikos fight back
- Gomez bags brace as Bayern sink Stuttgart
- Modest Udinese lead Serie A as AC Milan held
- Stoke put a stop to Spurs unbeaten run
- Own goal gives Ajax victory at Waalwijk
- Reysol reach Club World Cup semi-finals
- Al Sadd earn Club World Cup crack at Barca
- Anelka agrees terms with Shanghai Shenhua
- Mourinho: Madrid short on luck in Clasico
- December 10
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- Inter bounce back against blundering Fiorentina
- Barca fight back to beat Real at Bernabeu
- Gameiro goal helps PSG close in on Montpellier
- Rooney and Nani doubles defeat Wolves
- Gladbach suffer surprise defeat at Augsburg
- Partizan take 10-point lead into winter break
- Veron to play on after bowing to peer pressure
- December 9
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- Redknapp rules out selling Modric in January
- Villas-Boas: City defeat will end Chelsea hopes
- Heerenveen's new defensive starlet set to shine on the biggest stage
- Heart is where the home is for an Anglo in Oz
- Why Chelsea have to stick with Andre Villas-Boas
- De Rossi flattered by Manchester admirers
- Berbatov may return as United injuries mount
- Get more from the January 2012 issue
- Turkish court accepts match-fixing indictment
- Marseille striker Gignac out for six weeks
- Ranieri: Goal-shy Inter must start scoring
- Ferguson: 'Penalty' jibe not a slight on Europa
- Mourinho keeps quiet ahead of Clasico
- Clash of the titans at Stoke, Walcott aims for Baines revenge, passive Wolves risk mauling
- Hoddle: Tottenham can challenge for title
- La Preview: Iniesta buys stake in a football club as Atlético plan a big move
- Injured Vidic sidelined for rest of season
- McLeish rues loan system over Jenas wages
- AVB gets ruthless, Wolves fearing Man Utd backlash, Everton set for mundanity
- Neymar: Messi is the world's best, not me
- Tigres sink Santos in first leg of Apertura final
- December 8
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- Atletico second string upset by Albacete
- Gold Cup games 'may have been manipulated'
- Platini unflustered by one-sided games
- Platini reiterates opposition to technology
- Kaboul warns against Spurs complacency
- Jol plays down talk of Berbatov transfer
- Maradona backs Tevez move to Milan
- Mourinho out to prove power shift in Clasico
- Nasri: We knew Cesc was leaving Arsenal
- Manchester duo in need of domestic relief
- Mancini targets at least two trophies
- Home losses leave Inter back in crisis mode
- No irregular betting on Lyon and Ajax clashes
- Reysol triumphant in Club World Cup opener
- De Boer: Difficult to prove Zagreb match-fixing
- FFT 100: good news for Spain, bad news for la Liga
- Form side Hamburg flourishing under Fink
- Rooney suspension reduced on appeal
- Four-goal Gomis: I'm not a hero
- Man United face up to home truths after exit
- Achilles surgery sidelines Jenas for six months
- Messi: Clasico win vital before jetting to Japan
- Surprise leaders Montpellier dare to dream
- Dinamo Zagreb sack Jurcic after Lyon fiasco
- December 7
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- Ferguson ponders Europa League "penalty"
- Gomis usurps Newell with fastest hat-trick
- CSKA sink Inter at San Siro to seal second spot
- Trabzonspor stalemate at Lille proves in vain
- Lyon goal glut ensures unlikely qualification
- Man City beat Bayern but fail to qualify
- Early Cardozo goal seals top spot for Benfica
- Inler and Hamsik fire Napoli into last 16
- Real Madrid send Ajax out with sixth victory
- The FFT Gallery app: Frequently Asked Questions
- Mata hoping Drogba extends Chelsea stay
- Agent: No January move for Inter striker Milito
- Southgate: Rooney picked regardless of appeal
- Fabregas: I'd given all I could for Arsenal
- Valencia’s shame, Barça’s boasts and Mourinho’s mistranslation
- Mancini: Kolo won’t be leaving in January
- Agent: Tevez move to Milan far from finalised
- Japan opts out of hosting Club World Cups
- Esperance plan Afful fright for Barca
- Walker backing Tottenham title credentials
- Deschamps: 'Anything is possible' for Marseille
- Agent denies Pavlyuchenko deal is in place
- 100 Best Players + Cesc speaks out, inside QPR & facetime with Razor
- Villas-Boas: Lampard still has Chelsea future
- Guardiola delighted with 'Baby Barca'
- Mauro Bressan (Fiorentina v Barcelona, 1999)
- Okada poised for Hangzhou Greentown post
- Use your mind to mend your body
- Post-match pomegranate anyone?
- James Milner: Prepare like a professional
- Kevin Foley: How to deal with a diver
- Brazil mulls bill allowing alcohol at stadiums
- December 6
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- Zenit hold on to progress at Porto's expense
- Plzen pick up point against AC Milan
- Olympiakos beat Arsenal but fail to qualify
- Marseille late show snatches spot in last 16
- Barcelona boys batter BATE Borisov
- Drogba steps up to secure top spot for Chelsea
- Mazzarri: Napoli wary of wounded Villarreal
- Injuries blunt United attack before Basel decider
- Red Star ordered to play behind closed doors
- Istanbul thriller tops 1966 Wembley win in poll
- FIFA: Publication of ISL documents delayed
- Mancini hits back at Rummenigge remarks
- Southgate: Chamberlain has Euro 2012 chance
- Chelsea hopes rest on Mata, Basel duo pose threat to United, Cole given license to roam
- Pep brings shame on Spain while Emery looks for Valencia victory
- Robben and Kroos to miss Man City clash
- Former Spur Lee seals MLS switch
- Beckham rules out move into management
- Mancini contemplating life in Europa League
- Ferguson must find right formula in Basel
- December 5
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- Spearing sent off as Fulham down Reds
- Villas-Boas: Chelsea have themselves to blame
- Pep plays down importance of Clasico
- Poland performs mock hostage release
- Miserly Man Utd, clinical Chelsea – and meet Man City's main man
- Beckham yet to decide on future
- Capello waits on Rooney decision
- Good Day, Bad Day: Hair Trigger Soldado, Super Cesc and a Grinding Granada
- Bruce left facing an uncertain future after 'inevitable' sacking
- Barca Club World Cup bid could prove costly
- Barcelona comparison returns to haunt Enrique
- Messi, Xavi, Ronaldo on Ballon shortlist
- Own goal sends title favourites Tigres into final
- Villas-Boas faces first major Chelsea test
- Porto face must-win showdown with Zenit
- Boca Juniors clinch Argentine league title
- December 4
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- Sydney FC end Brisbane roar's record run
- Corinthians salute Socrates with fifth title
- AEK Athens top after Aris beat Panathinaikos
- Malaga stutter with defeat at Sociedad
- Eight-man Roma beaten by Fiorentina
- Huntelaar back-heel sets up Schalke success
- Wolves fightback stuns Sunderland
- Menez and Nene ease pressure on Kombouare
- Manchester derby highlights FA Cup draw
- Former Brazil skipper Socrates dies
- Santos Laguna sink Morelia to reach final
- Kashiwa Reysol claim maiden J-League title
- December 3
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- Udinese defeat Inter after frantic finale
- Ajax hammer Excelsior to end home woes
- Real and Barca warm up in style for Clasico
- Giroud shines as Montpellier pummel Lorient
- Aguero magic helps Man City march on
- Ribery and Robben dazzle as Bayern go top
- 93 charged in Turkish match-fixing probe
- Sunderland appoint O'Neill as manager
- December 2
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- Milan defeat Genoa despite Robinho miss
- Ayew brothers strike as Marseille sink Caen
- Brazil could stage World Cup in "two months"
- Fixtures for Euro 2012 finals
- England face Ukraine, Sweden, France
- Redknapp and Parker pick up November prizes
- Surkis: Ukraine came close to losing Euro 2012
- Genoa boss Malesani berates critics
- Eto'o and Carlos hail 2018 hosts Russia
- Man City target eight-point lead at top
- Guardiola denies deliberate Pique card
- Mancini: Volatile Balotelli is easy target
- Meet the 18-year-old "Dutch Fabregas"
- Platini backs idea for winter World Cup
- Martinez: Arsenal are an inspiration
- Bare-breasted protesters upstage Euro draw
- Kroos doubtful for Bremen clash
- Lucas leaves a hole, Gunners change the guard, Moses leads the charge
- La Preview: Racing’s woeful week and Ronaldo’s icy stare
- Southgate: No easy draw for England
- ESPN announces live fixtures for February
- Lille beset by midfield injury worries
- PSG coach Kombouare comes out fighting
- AVB & Co. left fearing copycat axings, Arsenal seek to banish bad memory
- Spice up the water
- How to keep possession: Protect the ball
- Euro 2012 chief: Ukraine will surprise the world
- December 1
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- Stoke draw with Kiev seals spot in last 32
- Villas-Boas: My future not in question
- Jol and Psycho Co clash again in battle of ethos
- Poland backs down on corruption due to Euros
- Ronaldo joins 2014 World Cup committee
- Pasqual calls for unity as Fiorentina face Roma
- United juniors to take part in Truce tournament
- Fans line up to buy Union Berlin stadium
- Bayern bosses tell players: No more excuses
- Real must learn to live without Alonso
- Healthy snacks for football
- Chelsea seek respite on the road at Newcastle
- Gignac back as Marseille look to march on
- Bad times in the Steel City: why Sheffield United vs Sheffield Wednesday is more than a game
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