Person: Stephen Appiah

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Even assassins tend to have a genial streak

They nickname him ‘el pistolero’ — the gunman — in South America. But as Luis Suarez approaches his third year at Liverpool, perhaps ‘el torbellino’ — the whirlwind — is more appropriate.

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Boateng handed World Cup chance

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Defoe: 'I never wanted to leave Spurs'

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Harry to splash even more cash after Defoe raid

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Defoe could put in Lane appearance

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Defoe set for Spurs return

Wenger rails against football 'supermarket'

Arsene Wenger maintained he did all he could to try to strengthen his Arsenal squad during the final hours of the transfer window – and maintained football must not be treated like a “supermarket” as cash continue to be ploughed into the game.

Thu, 11 Sep, 2008

Pompey net Benfica star Fernandes

Portsmouth have signed Manuel Fernandes on loan from Benfica and the midfielder could eventually become the club’s record signing at £7m (€10.39m) if he proves his fitness at Fratton Park.

Wed, 30 Aug, 2006

Spartak in the hat

Spartak Moscow beat Czech side Slovan Liberec 2-1 tonight in the second leg of their third-round qualifier to progress on aggregate by the same score and reach the Champions League group stages.

Wed, 23 Aug, 2006

Real claim to be close to signing Cannavaro

REAL MADRID claim they are close to capturing Italy’s World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro from Juventus.

Wed, 12 Jul, 2006

Essien slams referee for yellow card

A heartbroken Michael Essien slammed German referee Markus Merk for a “ridiculous” early booking which will keep the Chelsea star out of Ghana’s second-round clash with Brazil.

Fri, 23 Jun, 2006

Draman on target as Black Stars sparkle

COACH Ratomir Dujkovic celebrated a “historic moment” for Ghana as they booked their ticket to the World Cup knockout stages for the first time yesterday.

Fri, 23 Jun, 2006

Italy comfortable winners*

Czech Republic 0 Italy 2Italy comfortably beat 10-man Czech Republic to progress to the knock-out stages of the World Cup as Group E winners.

Thu, 22 Jun, 2006

Ghana through to the second round

Ghana 2 USA 1

Thu, 22 Jun, 2006

Africa’s hopes rest on the Black Stars

GHANA captain Stephen Appiah has reminded his team-mates they will be carrying the hopes of an entire continent when they take on the USA in their crucial Group E clash today.

Thu, 22 Jun, 2006

It’s not like watching Argentina

A SIZZLER of a Sunday in Munich, although that had more to do with the scorching weather than the fairly modest amount of heat generated by the boys from Brazil.

Mon, 19 Jun, 2006

Ghana dominate Czech Republic in World Cup shocker

Ghana provided the biggest shock of the 2006 World Cup so far as they comfortably beat the world's second-ranked nation to keep alive their hopes of a place in the last 16.

Sat, 17 Jun, 2006

England hoping to avoid Dutch date

ENGLAND will go into the hat for tonight’s World Cup draw regarded as leading contenders to win the tournament but with head coach Sven-Goran Eriksson hoping to avoid Holland.

Fri, 09 Dec, 2005

Woody and Becks run Rosenborg ragged

FORMER Leeds and Newcastle United star Jonathan Woodgate put his nightmare start to his Real Madrid career behind him with a goal that sparked his side’s 4-1 comeback win against Rosenborg in their Champions League Group F game at the Bernabeu last night.

Thu, 20 Oct, 2005

Downing double boost for Boro

Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing is poised to deliver a double coup for the club.

Mon, 18 Jul, 2005

Arsenal silence on Juve move for Vieira speaks volumes

ARSENAL’S near-silence speaks volumes over a possible Juventus move for captain Patrick Vieira – and suggests the French World Cup winner may finally be leaving Highbury at the age of 29.

Thu, 14 Jul, 2005

Juve confirm Vieira interest

Juventus have finally confirmed their interest in signing Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira.

Wed, 13 Jul, 2005

Juventus still tracking Vieira

JUVENTUS admit they still hope to convince Arsenal to sell French midfielder Patrick Vieira.

Sat, 09 Jul, 2005

Juve still working on Vieira deal

Juventus admit they still hope to convince Arsenal to sell French midfielder Patrick Vieira.

Fri, 08 Jul, 2005

Downing surgery successful

Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing has set his sights on the start of next season after an exploratory operation on his injured knee revealed no serious damage.

Wed, 01 Jun, 2005

Downing op tomorrow

Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing will undergo an exploratory operation on his injured knee tomorrow morning.

Tue, 31 May, 2005

Houllier takes over as coach of Lyon

FORMER Liverpool coach Gerard Houllier has been named the new coach of reigning French champions Lyon. Houllier, ousted from the Liverpool hot seat last summer, will replace Paul Le Guen, who announced he was leaving the club after three seasons in charge during which time he won three league titles.

Mon, 30 May, 2005