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Sir Alex Ferguson believes the Portuguese winking winger deserves special praise.

Andres Iniesta's parents did not like where Real Madrid put the trainees.

No footballer on Arsenal's books has ever been awarded the Ballon d'Or.

Carvalho has a ligament damage, Deco tore a muscle.

Aston Villa kept Tottenham Hotspur bottom of the Premier League with a 2-1 win.

Gutierrez scored the 5000th Spanish league goal in Real Madrid's history.

Going by present form, JCT look more settled than the other teams.

Nigeria love to take on rival defences and they will have no intention of sitting back to trying to stifle Messi.

Germany had endured an exasperating night in the drizzling rain as their attacks constantly broke down.

Defending champions open their campaign with a tough 2-1 win over the Ivory Coast.

Zinedine Zidane is disappointed at France's rapid decline.

The Netherlands beat Italy while France were held to a draw by Romania.

Croats clinch first place in Group B with the win. Vastic earned tournament co-host Austria a 1-1 draw.

Portugal beat the Czech Republic 3-1, Turkey won 2-1 against Switzerland.

Beckham's perfect curling ball set up John Terry for the go-ahead goal in the 38th minute.

FIFA spokesman confirmed the association had received notice from Baghdad.