Graham praises ´world-class´ Wilshere Former Arsenal manager George Graham claims Jack Wilshere is 'one of the few world-class players' in Arsene Wenger's side.
Wilshere is currently sidelined through injury but could make a return to the team for the Gunners' Premier League game against Norwich on April 13.
And Graham feels Arsenal need him back in the side, praising the young Englishman as a 'natural winner'.
"Jack Wilshere is one of the few world-class players in the team," Graham told talkSPORT.
"He was out for so long and they missed him. He's not only got wonder
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Klopp says Dortmund will attack Malaga Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp has promised that his side will score when they face Malaga in the Champions League on Tuesday.
The deposed Bundesliga champions missed a number of chances during last week's 0-0 draw at La Rosaleda but Klopp is confident that there will be no such wastefulness this time around in the second leg of their quarter-final.
"Our big mistake in the first leg was not squandering chances, but how we reacted to it," the 45-year-old told reporters.
"We have to do better than that tomorrow and I believe we will. The atmosphere was really good in Malaga, but I am conv
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Raiola fined for Blatter insults FIFA have fined controversial agent Mino Raiola for making offensive comments about Sepp Blatter.
The Italian, who handles the affairs of stars such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Mario Balotelli, had referred to Blatter, the governing body's president, as a 'demented dictator' and called UEFA counterpart Michel Platini 'a mafia boss'.
The 45-year-old also called into question the voting process behind the Ballon d'Or award, claiming that the Swedish striker deserves to have won it.
Accordingly, he has been forced to pay 5000 Swiss Francs as punishment for the insult and an additional 1000 for the cost
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Rangers chief accused of ´racist language´ Rangers chief executive Charles Green has been criticised by Show Racism the Red Card for using what they call 'racist and offensive language'.
The anti-racism organisation were responding to comments made by Green in an article published by the Scottish Sun on Sunday, but the 59-year-old has accused the organisation of a 'knee-jerk reaction', while also insisting that he 'deplores racism and secretarianism'.
"The comments of Charles Green are very ill-advised and someone in his public position should really know better than to use this kind of racist and offensive language," said Show Racism the Red Card chief executive Ged Grebby.
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Bayern can win Champions League, says Hargreaves Owen Hargreaves believes his old side Bayern Munich have what it takes to win the UEFA Champions League this season.
The former England international spent 10 successful years in Munich before moving to the Premier League.
Hargreaves was an influential member of the Munich team who won the Champions League in 2001, prevailing 5-4 on penalties against Valencia.
And after two failed attempts in recent seasons, Hargreaves says Jupp Heynckes' men, who take a 2-0 advantage into Wednesday's quarter-final second leg against Juventus, are on track to claim their first European trophy in 12 years.
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Chelsea to face Man City in New York Chelsea announced an extra friendly game to their end-of-season tour of America as they will play Manchester City at Yankee Stadium in New York.
The clubs are already set to face each other in St Louis, at the Busch Stadium on May 23, but have now announced the additional fixture two days later.
The games are part of both clubs' plans to increase popularity in the USA, and for Chelsea it marks a return to the venue they played at last year, the home of the New York Yankees.
"The club is excited to be playing a double-header in the US this May and thrilled to be returning to Yankee Stadium," Chelse
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Category: News Views: 816 Added: SkyDate: 09.04.2013 - 00:17
FA gives England fans all clear The Football Association have found no evidence of racist chanting during England's World Cup qualifying win over San Marino last month.
Footballing governing body FIFA asked the English FA for a report into the incident after Fans Against Racism in Europe (FARE) reported England over an alleged chant aimed at Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand and his brother Anton.
The 34-year-old centre-back became a target for the boo boys after withdrawing from Roy Hodgson's squad ahead of the game due to concerns over his ability to follow a pre-prepared fitness program, but director of communications Adrian Bevington stated they had found nothing to prove the songs were racially motivated.
"We've been asked by FIFA to make a subm
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