February 11, 2003
Rooney to become England’s youngest-ever player
England coach Sven Goran Eriksson has confirmed that Everton's 17-year-old striker Wayne Rooney will make his debut in Wednesday's friendly with Australia.
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February 11, 2003
England coach Sven Goran Eriksson has confirmed that Everton's 17-year-old striker Wayne Rooney will make his debut in Wednesday's friendly with Australia.
February 11, 2003
Yugoslavia's national team has officially changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro and will make its first appearance under the new name in Wednesday's EURO 2004 qualifier against Azerbaijan.
February 11, 2003
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has come into conflict with the French Football Federation after launching a scathing attack on the Confederations Cup.
February 10, 2003
Inter moved three points clear at the top of Serie A after they beat Reggina 3-0 while their arch-rivals Milan were stunned by Perugia.
February 10, 2003
Celtic striker Henrik Larsson has suffered a double fracture of his jaw and is expected to be out for at least a month, missing several key Scottish Premier League encounters as well as both legs…
February 10, 2003
Real Madrid have offered coach Vicente Del Bosque a one-year contract extension.
February 10, 2003
Fulham hope to agree a groundshare share with Chelsea that will see the Cottagers playing at Stamford Bridge from next season.
February 10, 2003
Manchester City's Shaun Goater dashed Manchester United's hopes of drawing level with league leaders Arsenal, when he scored the equaliser in Sunday's 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.
February 10, 2003
Real Madrid will have to cope with the loss of defensive linchpin Fernando Hierro after the club captain was ruledout for six week with knee ligament damage.
February 10, 2003
After a record-breaking 803 minutes without conceding, Bayern Munich goalkeeper Oliver Kahn's goal, was finally breached by Hamburg striker Naohiro Takahara at the weekend.
February 10, 2003
France international striker Steve Marlet has admitted that he may quit Fulham, if the club's coach Jean Tigana resigns at the end of the season.
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