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Gascoigne has suffered from much-publicised personal problems in recent years but Garforth owner Simon Clifford says he felt compelled to offer Gascoigne the chance to resurrect his career in football. “Everyone says they love Paul but nobody does anything about it,” Clifford told the News of the World. “This is not a publicity stunt. When [...]

Wayne Rooney has hit the headlines in recent weeks because of allegations about his private life, and his United form has appeared to suffer, with the striker managing to find the net just once in five games this season, having netted 33 in all competitions in 2009-10. And having watched Rooney fail to score again [...]

Arsene Wenger believes that inexperience is no excuse for his youthful Arsenal side as the French tactician looks to secure his first trophy in five years. The Gunners have not tasted domestic success since lifting the FA Cup in 2005 after  a penalty shootout victory over Manchester United. Analysing the reasons behind the drought Wenger [...]

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Bobby Smith played as a centre forward for Spurs as they won the Double in the 1960-61 season, scoring 33 goals in the First Division and FA Cup that year. Spurs have not won the title since. He scored in the 2-0 win over Leicester in the FA Cup final that year as well as [...]