| England v Montenegro: John Terry's injury adds to Fabio Capello's woes Joleon Lescott in line to partner Rio Ferdinand in defence for England's Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro at Wembley. telegraph.co.uk |
On Soccer: Planners of New Stadiums Keep Soccer in Mind Two soccer clubs want to move into the Olympic Stadium rising in London when the 2012 Games are over and a proposed N.F.L. stadium in Los Angeles could help attract a World Cup. feeds.nytimes.com |
Blackpool manager Ian Holloway dazzled by Birmingham City's diamond formation Ian Holloway is convinced that Blackpool's luck is about to take a turn for the better despite defeat to Birmingham City. telegraph.co.uk |
Germany's '54 World Cup Win Could Be Drug - Tainted - Study BERLIN (Reuters) - West Germany's 1954 World Cup-winning team, feted as the men who helped put a nation back on its feet after World War Two, may have been boosted by a secret doping programme, according to a new university study. feeds.nytimes.com |
Manchester United pay £188,200 for Nobby Stiles' 1966 World Cup medal • Record bid means medal will be displayed in United's museum• Stiles auctioned memorabilia to help provide for his familyThe 1966 World Cup winner's medal owned by Nobby Stiles has been bought at auction by his former club Manchester United, for a world record £188,200.United paid the sum, a record for any football medal, to put the item in the club's museum, and paid a further £49,400 for Stiles's winner's medal from United's 1968 European Cup win over Benfica at Wembley.The cap Stiles earned from the 1966 World Cup final, when hosts England beat West Germany 4-2 after extra time, went for £35,287.Stiles, 68, told the BBC he was selling his memorabilia to help provide for his family. "It was always my intention to leave the entire collection to my children," Stiles said. "But I have three sons – how do you fairly divide up this sort of collection between them? They have each selected some pieces they would like to keep for themselves."Stiles played 28 times for England between 1965 and 1970, scoring once.Manchester Unitedguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |