2010 World Cup

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Nicolas Anelka's move from Chelsea to China is no Shanghai surprise | David H...
by David Hytner
12 Dec 2011 at 12:01pm

The French striker's Jedi cool has always meant that he will not be forced down anything other than his own chosen path

The hooded figure walked calmly through the frenzy, headphones in, dark glasses on, like some sort of Jedi. Nicolas Anelka had landed back in Europe, at Heathrow, after his World...

Audio slideshow: Soweto teenagers photograph their lives
by Peter Sale, John Domokos
11 Jul 2011 at 3:02am

Sounds and sights of Johannesburg in the lead-up to the 2010 World Cup ? as seen through the lenses of eight South African teenagers

Peter SaleJohn Domokos

Playing for England scares some players, claims Jamie Carragher
28 Jun 2011 at 4:14am

? 'One mistake and you could be absolutely slaughtered'
? It could be months before you have another game, he added

Jamie Carragher has pointed out that some players are burdened with a fear factor when they play for England. The Liverpool defender came out of international retirement when he was s...

Arsenal's Alex Song fined for clash with Cameroon captain Samuel Eto'o
26 Jun 2011 at 5:22am

? Last year's World Cup disagreements have not been forgotten
? Tottenham's Benoît Assou-Ekotto warned after missing game

The Arsenal midfielder Alex Song has been fined for a bust-up with Samuel Eto'o, reflecting continuing divisions in the Cameroon team following last year's disastrous World Cup ...

James Corden, the History Boy, grows up after learning the perils of fame
by Carole Cadwalladr
14 May 2011 at 5:04pm

First there were Alan Bennett's play and the hit sitcom Gavin & Stacey. Then the backlash. Now James Corden is back

Most actors would happily admit to trampling their own mothers if it meant getting a part in a new play at the National theatre directed by Nicholas Hytner. Who wouldn't want a poten...

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