Poor final befits poor World Cup

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Nostalgia always places tournaments in a better light but South Africa 2010 already feels a World Cup to forget.

Finally the FA has got something right

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Keeping Fabio Capello as England manager is the right thing to do, if only because the FA's failure to properly tackle the national team's problems means there is no alternative.

Cesc interview screams of PR dark arts

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My optimism about Cesc remaining with us this summer has taken a dent after a BBC interview that looks suspiciously like an exercise to pull public favour in his direction.

Who I'll be scouting at the World Cup

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Arsene may not fancy making judgements on the basis of one tournament but that isn’t going to stop me.