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...Benítez had recently been installed as manager of Liverpool but I was no football fan....
...Chelsea, which on Wednesday unceremoniously dumped Robert di Matteo and replaced him with Rafa Benitez, lie third....
...Roger Blitz...
...One long-term problem for the club was solved last week when Rafael Benitez, Liverpool’s manager, signed a new long-term deal with the owners....
...As we sit with steaming mugs and admire the sea views across the marine lake to the Great Orme headland at Llandudno, Roger Jones, owner of the café for 21 years, explains his opposition to plans for new...
...The owners and Mr Benitez have clashed over transfer funds. Supporters were last night staging a public protest against the US owners at Liverpool’s Premier League home game against Aston Villa....
...Doing so against the sound of fury and hatred from some of football’s most passionate fans must have given Liverpool’s co-chairmen an uncomfortable week, writes Roger Blitz....
...Talk of a split between the US owners intensified when Mr Hicks made remarks which appeared to put the position of Rafael Benitez, the manager, in jeopardy....
...For example, Mr Hicks let it be known he had made an approach for Jürgen Klinsmann, the former German international and coach, to replace the incumbent Rafael Benitez as Liverpool manager....
...Henman meets world number one Roger Federer in his next match tomorrow. The Wimbledon champion beat Gaston Gaudio 5-7 6-1 6-4 as he tuned up for his defence of the Australian Open title....
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