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Football: Beckham's injured. So what? | Rob Smyth

David Beckham's England career is surely over. Photograph: Antonio Calanini/AP England received a huge blow to their rapidly dwindling hopes of winning the World Cup yesterday,

Brian Mawhinney says Football League salary cap is inevitable

Brian Mawhinney is stepping down from the Football League with a warning that the game's finances are unsustainable. Photograph: Jon Buckle/Empics Lord Mawhinney, the outgoing chairman ...

Nigeria: Critical Time for Nigeria's Future

Jean Herskovits 14 March 2010 opinion New York — The new round of violence in Jos, tragically similar to unrest there in the past and once again misinterpreted ...

Tearful David Beckham sees World Cup dream dashed by Milan injury

An emotional David Beckham applauds Milan's fans after being injured in the match against Chievo. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images Dominic Fifield David Beckham's hopes of extending ...

Burnley 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers | Premier League match report

Brian Laws walks off after Burnley's morale-snapping home defeat by Wolverhampton Wanderers. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Action Images For a man selected on the strength of statistics, the ...

Stoke City 0-0 Aston Villa | Premier League match report

Tuncay Sanli, right, sprinting past Aston Villa's Stewart Downing, left the stadium and went home after being subsituted early in the second half. Photograph: Carl ...

Birmingham City 2-2 Everton | Premier League report

Craig Gardner celebrates after scoring the equaliser against Everton Photograph: John Walton/Empics Once, Birmingham City and Aston Villa could have joined forces to conquer Europe. That ...

Bolton Wanderers 4-0 Wigan Athletic | Premier League match report

Kevin Davies, left, scorer of Bolton's second goal, congratulates Johan Elmander after the Swede opened the scoring at the Reebok Stadium. Paul Currie/Action Images Bolton ...

Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuaín hits hat-trick to overwhelm Valladolid

Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuain celebrates after scoring his second goal against Real Valladolid. Photograph: Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP Gonzalo Higuaín scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid ...

Beckham will miss World Cup after injuring Achilles tendon

David Beckham is carried off the pitch injured. Photograph: Antonio Calanini/AP Fabio Capello has spoken with David Beckham to commiserate over the injury that will rule ...