David Beckham won league titles in four different countries during spells at Manchester United, Real Madrid, LA Galaxy and PSG. Photograph: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images By: Gurdian Staff and agencies for the guardian.co.uk, Thursday 16 May 2013 15.19 BST • ‘I feel now is the right time to finish my career,’ says 38-year-old • Former England …
Sir Alex Ferguson kisses the Premier League trophy after Manchester United beat Swansea in his final game at Old Trafford. Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP By Daniel Taylor, chief football writer for The Guardian, Monday 13 May 201 You know it is not a normal football match when stewards in fluorescent orange jackets have to be sent …
Javi MartĂnez, right, leaps on Arjen Robben following the Dutchman’s goal against Barcelona at Camp Nou. Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images By: Daniel Taylor at Camp Nou for The Guardian, Wednesday 1 May 2013 21.40 BST “MissiĂł Possible“, Catalan television had been calling it. That, however, was before the news filtered through that Lionel Messi was …
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By Daniel Richardson on Sat, 2 Feb 2013 Kenya have produced one of the biggest upsets in the history of the international sevens circuit with a 19-14 semifinal win over New Zealand in Wellington tonight. The African nation came back from 14-0 down with two second-half tries at Westpac Stadium before Oscar Ouma scored first …
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In the first part of his televised interview with Oprah Winfrey, Lance Armstrong answers questions regarding his use of performance-enhancing drugs • Disgraced cyclist reverses years of furious denials • But Armstrong makes only limited confession • ’Impossible’ to win Tour de France without cheating • Admits to being a bully in first of a two-part interview …
Lionel Messi won his fourth successive Ballon d’Or after a glorious 2012 with Barcelona and Argentina. Photograph: Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images By:Sid Lowe in Madrid for The Guardian, Monday 7 January 2013 19.03 GMT The Barcelona forward has superseded Marco van Basten and Johan Cruyff and looks certain to win more world player awards Another record …
Sir Alex Ferguson, right, and Rafael BenĂtez share a touchline at Anfield in October 2009. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images •United manager wastes no time attacking old adversary • Ferguson also criticises Chelsea over Mark Clattenburg affair BY: Press Association for the guardian.co.uk, Friday 23 November 2012 10.26 GMT Sir Alex Ferguson has had a sly …