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Editorial ~ Mawhinney’s meddling Diary ~ Arsenal on a losing run; Stockport set League record; Sir Alex lets rip over Ronaldo; Mourinho for Madrid? Shot! ~ Four views of football in the north-west Sidelines ~ The resistible rise of Redknapp junior; Lyon float on; new Wembley welcome; Mansfield for sale? WSC Exclusives! ~ Goal Ace Vows Revenge Football Superstars ~ The elite England players whose commercial worth means they can’t be dropped Israel v England ~ Was it really that bad? Plus England fans, even the noisy, drunken ones, are welcomed in Tel Aviv Coaching in Germany ~ A film about Jürgen Klinsmann's approach to the 2006 World Cup contrasts sharply with how players are motivated in the lower leagues Shot! Archive ~ Newcastle fans on their way to the FA Cup final in 1934 Match of the Month ~ Reading have played Portsmouth in every division – now a UEFA Cup place is in reach As Good As It Got ~ Levante’s sole major trophy, unrecognised still because of the Spanish Civil War TV Pundits ~ The BBC’s studio experts come under fire from their Irish counterparts Football Finances ~ A call for ticket prices to be frozen; new owners sought in the Championship; the pitfalls of expanding into China and Japan Reviews ~ Peter Marinello, fleetingly famous; supporters’ songs surveyed; Geoff Chapple , the non-League colossus; Max Woosnam – good at everything Web review ~ Webzines Letters ~ Your views Season In Brief ~ 1996-97, when Bolton hit a hundred, Man City managers came and went, and the players’ union threatened a strike
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