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- So Ashley Cole has said he 'hates England' – well, it would be amazing if he didn't
At Arsenal he was a sunny character and an example of what a successful young English footballer should be. In many respects, he still is
Ashley Cole alights the plane on England's arrival home. Seconds later he was photographed laughing with Ledley King
When Ashley Cole says "I hate England and the people" – a View more »- World Cup 2010: Cristiano Ronaldo's exit confirms curse of the Nike ad
A goalless second-round showing from poster boy Cristiano Ronaldo makes him the latest to fall short of the pre-tournament hype
Cristiano Ronaldo is bundled off the ball by Joan Capdevila as the Portugese star departs having scored just the one goal against North Korea.
The idea that Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, View more »- Aguirre quits as Mexico coach
Javier Aguirre has resigned as coach of Mexico after their World Cup exit at the hands of Argentina.
Mexico came through the first stage by beating France and drawing with hosts South Africa, but could not negotiate a tricky last-16 tie with the Albicelestes, losing 3-1.
"I have to leave, it's the most honest t View more »- Barcelona want to sign Germany star Ozil
Reports suggest Barcelona have stepped up their interest in Werder Bremen playmaker Mesut Ozil and are willing to offer cash plus Alex Hleb to secure the Germany international’s services.
The 21-year-old has been outstanding during the World Cup in South Africa, being particularly impressive in the victories View more »- Blue Samurai show England how to play with pride in the shirt
While France and England were the despair of their nations, Japan showed how far you could go when you fight to the last bead of sweat
Yuichi Komano, a full-back famed for his courage but also the culprit for Japan in yesterday's penalty shoot-out
Japan are still in the margins of world football's elite. Indeed, betw View more »- Roy is the top boy for Kop Stars
HODGSON: Reds stars agree with his appointment
ROY HODGSON'S appointment as Liverpool boss will get the thumbs-up from the Kop's stars.
Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher have their minds on the World Cup, but will back the arrival of the current Fulham manager.
Liverpool players not at the tou View more »- Tired old exceuse offered by Capello
ENGLAND coach Fabio Capello claims tiredness was behind his stars' humiliating performance at the World Cup Finals. The sum total of the nation's tournament was draws with USA and Algeria, a narrow victory over Slovenia and a record defeat at this level to Germany in the first knockout stage.
Capello, who had claim View more »- Queiroz: Spain deserved their victory
Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz says Spain deserved their victory
Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz has admitted that arch-rivals Spain were the better team and deserved to stay in the World Cup, after his side were knocked out of the tournament following a 1-0 defeat in Cape Town.
Good neighbours: Portuguese players ca View more »- Spain 1 Portugal 0
Constant threat: David Villa wheels away after scoring Spain's winner
Within minutes of Portugal’s elimination from the World Cup, Carlos Queiroz, suggested that his team would ‘hopefully’ play with more ambition the next time they grace this stage.
As David Villa ruthlessly proved, however, View more »- Villa goal sends Spain through in battle of Iberia
Spain's crusade to add the World Cup trophy to their Euro 2008 title continued tonight with a closely-fought last-16 win over Iberian neighbours Portugal.
Vicente Del Bosque's side dominated on the ball as usual but were frustrated for long periods by Portugal, who had decent chances of their own at Cape Town's Gree View more »
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The Top 3 Teams of Previous Tournaments
| Years | Winners | Runner-up | Third place |
| 2006 | Italy | France | Germany |
| 2002 | Brazil | Germany | Turkey |
| 1998 | France | Brazil | Croatia |
| 1994 | Brazil | Italy | Sweden |
| 1990 | Germany | Argentina | Italy |
| 1986 | Argentina | Germany | France |
| 1982 | Italy | Germany | Poland |
| 1978 | Argentina | Holland | Brazil |
| 1974 | Germany | Holland | Poland |
| 1970 | Brazil | Italy | Germany |
| 1966 | England | Germany | Portugal |
| 1962 | Brazil | Czech | Chile |
| 1958 | Brazil | Sweden | France |
| 1954 | Germany | Hungary | Austria |
| 1950 | Uruguay | Brazil | Sweden |
| 1938 | Italy | Hungary | Brazil |
| 1934 | Italy | Czech | Germany |
| 1930 | Uruguay | Argentina | America |
