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CHELSEA FANS HAPPY BUT A SECOND DIVORCE SEEMS LIKELY
Fleet Street sceptical about the return of the Special OneWHAT IS undeniable is that Jose Mourinho’s return to Chelsea will make football writers’ jobs easier. Confrontation yes, but dull he isn’t. And we can expect to see the best side of Mourinho when he is officially unveiled at a press conference on Monday. The Special One will be the Charismatic One...the Smiling One.
England 0, Brazil 12
By CHRISTOPHER DAVIESHERE IS the answer: England none, Brazil 12.
The question is: how many overseas players are in the respective squads for Sunday’s friendly in Rio de Janeiro?
Roy Hodgson bemoans the dwindling number of English players in the Barclays Premier League because of the ever growing foreign legion. Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has only half of his squad playing at home. The latest Brazilian export to Europe is Neymar, who this week secured his transfer from Santos to Barcelona,
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THEY’RE IN BUT ROCKY FUTURE FOR GIBRALTAR UNLESS FACILITIES ARE UPGRADED
By CHRISTOPHER DAVIESIT REMAINS to be seen how the Gibraltar Football Association handle a potential Euro 2016 qualifying tie against England at the Victoria Stadium (capacity 5,000) which is being upgraded. Yet there can be little doubt English-based football writers would love to add a new destination to their cv’s even if the GFA’s acceptance into the UEFA family caused a collective shaking of heads.
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