Richard Dunne has thrived since signing for Aston Villa. He will now be tasked with helping Republic of Ireland past France and into South Africa 2010.

Having once played football on the very ground where Soccer City stadium now stands, Kalusha Bwalya is amazed at what South Africa has achieved in such a short space of time.

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rnFabio Capello has has continued to leave Michael Owen out of his squads even though the striker has scored more goals for England than his rivals.rn

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Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp anticipates interest in Roman Pavlyuchenko from Italy and Spain in the January transfer window.nThe striker has failed to make an impact at White Hart Lane since arriving from Spartak Moscow in a £13.8million deal in August 2008. nRedknapp, who has only been in charge of Spurs for 12 ...

Having once played football on the very ground where Soccer City stadium now stands, Kalusha Bwalya is amazed at what South Africa has achieved in such a short space of time.