Football

Becks set to equal Bobby Moore's England appearance record

Becks set to equal Bobby Moore’s England appearance recordLondon, Feb. 6: England football team coach Fabio Capello has decided to help winger David Beckham make England history.

Becks will equal Bobby Moore's record of 108 caps for an outfield player in Wednesday's friendly against Spain, reports The Sun.

Neither Capello nor No 2 Franco Baldini will bother to watch Becks play for Milan against Reggina at the San Siro tomorrow and will instead rely on their scouts' reports.

Ronaldo's Corinthians debut still unsure: weak muscles

Ronaldo's Corinthians debut still unsure: weak muscles Sao Paulo  - Fans of the world class footballer Ronaldo will have to wait a little longer for his return.

The 32-year-old star who is joining the Brazilian club Corinthians Sao Paulo showed up Thursday evening to talk to the press - in good form, fine mood and minus a few pounds.

But after the injury to his left knee a year ago, he said he still has problems with unequal muscle power in both legs. Tests showed that his left leg has 30 per cent less strength than his right one.

Barcelona with one foot in final after defeating Mallorca

Barcelona with one foot in final after defeating Mallorca Madrid  - Barcelona have one foot in the final of the Spanish King's Cup after a handsome 2-0 home win over Mallorca on Thursday, in a one-sided cup semifinal first leg clash.

Barca have not made it to a final since 1998.

Veterans Thierry Henry and Rafa Marquez scored the goals, which reflected Barca's total domination.

Liverpool captain Gerrard out for three weeks

London  - England midfielder Steven Gerrard will be out of action for at least three weeks with a hamstring injury, his club Liverpool confirmed on Thursday.

The Liverpool captain limped out of Wednesday's 1-0 FA Cup defeat to Everton after 16 minutes.

A scan on Thursday morning revealed a tear in the hamstring.

Gerrard is now a major doubt for the first leg of Liverpool's Champions League round of 16 tie against Read Madrid on February 25.

Capello chooses: Ronaldo is "very good," Messi is "brilliant"

Fabio CapelloMadrid  - Is Cristiano Ronaldo the best football player in the world, or is it Lionel Messi? England manager Fabio Capello thinks the Argentine has an edge over his Portuguese rival.

"No one in the world has the talent that Messi has," Capello said in an interview which Spanish sports daily Marca published Thursday.

For the Italian coach, there are players who are "very good," like Ronaldo of Manchester United, or Real Madrid's Dutchman Arjen Robben.

But Barcelona's Messi is different, according to Capello.

"Messi is football talent," Capello said.

Ljuboja kicked out of Stuttgart squad

Danijel LjubojaStuttgart  - Serbian striker Danijel Ljuboja was kicked out of VfB Stut

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