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The decade in sport: Football in the noughties
From Brazil's 2002 World Cup win to Pep Guardiola's all-conquering Barcelona with a whole lot of talking points in between. Words: Kevin McCarraHow it changed for the better The quality of club football at the very top level can never have been higher, even if the standard is just starting to dip a little. Considering the expense incurred in luring outstanding footballers from all over the world the owners were entitled to accept nothing less. Arsene Wenger also showed what a cosmopolitan approach can achieve even with a comparatively restricted budget.How it changed for the worse Stadiums a
Football in the noughties
Barcelona, Brazil and Zinedine Zidane provide the memorable moments as Alex Ferguson and Arsène Wenger continue to shape the domestic gameHow it changed for the better The quality of club football at the very top level can never have been higher, even if the standard is just starting to dip a little. Considering the expense incurred in luring outstanding footballers from all over the world the owners were entitled to accept nothing less. Arsène Wenger also showed what a cosmopolitan approach can achieve even with a comparatively restricted budget.How it changed for the worse Stadiums and tea
Football - Paper Round: City target Kop stars
Manchester City plan an astonishing triple-raid on Anfield should they reach the Champions League at Liverpool's expense.
Football transfer rumours: Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres to Man City?
Today's Mill is heading Up West with its sturdiest front-zip chunky fleece bootsIt's that time of year again, when the Mill dresses up in its windproof cagoule and sturdiest front-zip chunky fleece boots and and heads off Up West with its fishing stool and its salvaged Ben10 play tent, plus a sense of new term excitement stuffed into its polyester bumbag alongside the Pork Farms savoury breakfast slice. Taking up its spot on the pavement outside Big Transfer Talk Stores the Mill will spend the night twitching and shivering and occasionally awaking from fevered dreams of snatching the last Ja
Football - Johnson blow for Liverpool
Glen Johnson's season and World Cup are under threat after Liverpool confirmed he suffered a torn medial ligament in his right knee.
Football - Parker: Liverpool still look poor
Paul Parker is still not convinced by Liverpool and he also talks about Arsenal's title chances in his latest blog.
Football transfer rumours: Nemanja Vidic to Real Madrid
Today's Mill was persuaded to throw out a football programme collection only a fortnight ago and is not at all resentfulThe Rumour Mill is minding its own business in a graveyard at dawn, attempting to roast its frozen chestnuts on a puny brazier when who should turn up but Blackburn Rovers' El Hadji Diouf muttering something about weather. "Ha! Ha!" he says. "'Tis ever and so nuncle, with the Black Monks. Scream did he, scream and gurgle as they skewered his cat flap for want of a farthing? Oh! Poor Diouf's cold! Pity poor Diouf, for his nose is frozen, and he does shiver." Apparently
Football transfer rumours: Nemanja Vidic to Real Madrid?
Today's Mill was persuaded to throw out a football programme collection only a fortnight ago and is not at all resentfulThe Rumour Mill is minding its own business in a graveyard at dawn, attempting to roast its frozen chestnuts on a puny brazier when who should turn up but Blackburn Rovers' El Hadji Diouf muttering something about weather. "Ha! Ha!" he says. "'Tis ever and so nuncle, with the Black Monks. Scream did he, scream and gurgle as they skewered his cat flap for want of a farthing? Oh! Poor Diouf's cold! Pity poor Diouf, for his nose is frozen, and he does shiver." Apparently
Football - Last-gasp Torres goal downs Villa
Fernando Torres bagged an injury-time winner for Liverpool as they snatched a priceless 1-0 away win in the Premier League over Aston Villa.
Football transfer rumours: Peter Crouch to Zenit St Petersburg | Barry Glendenning
Please consider today's tell-all before printing the environmentContrary to what many would have you believe, the rumour-mongering trade is not all fast cars, loose women and big creamy slices of moist fruit-cake covered in marzipan, then icing with garish bits of fruit clinging to the sides like rogue pubic hairs on a bathroom tile. Oh no.It's on bleak mornings like this, when a bleary-eyed Rumour Mill has had to drag itself out of bed at ridiculous o'clock having spent a restless night tossing and turning like a pig on a spit, that we really earn our corn. After all, those snippets of tra
Football transfer rumours: Emile Heskey to Liverpool?
Today's Mill will stay up and moanIt is a little known fact that around this time every year, after completing his annual round of small consumer goods deliveries to children across the world, Santa Claus turns his attention to the football transfer market. Shedding his traditional red-and-white cloak, shaving off his beard and slicking his hair back into a neat ponytail, Santa sets out to help football managers' dreams come true. Best of all, horribly subjective 'naughty' and 'nice' lists can be dispensed with, as managers prove their generosity of spirit by furnishing Santa with a 15%
Football - Papers: Torres to quit Liverpool
Spain star Fernando Torres will quit Liverpool if they do not qualify for next season's Champions League.
Football - Liverpool down 10-man Wolves
Liverpool bounced back from defeat at Portsmouth as goals from Steven Gerrard and Yossi Benayoun gave them a 2-0 win over Wolves at Anfield.
Football - Team news: Aquilani set for debut
Team news for the weekend's Premier League fixtures with Alberto Aquilani in line for his first start.
John Motson: Top 10 Noughties football crackers I'll never forget
The BBC's legendary commentator is a man who has witnessed many of the greatest moments, broadcasting them to the nation. Here, Motty picks his finest 10, exclusively for Sportsmail.
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