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RoversMAD (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
After a goalless first forty-five minutes Hoffenheim took the lead five minutes after the break through Christoph Janker.Rovers drew level just past the hour mark with a Benni McCarthy goal but the German side regained the lead just two minutes later when Jaissle gave them a 2-1 lead.Janker added a third for Hoffnheim just moments before the final whistle.Rovers 1st half: Friedel, Reid,...
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TEAMtalk (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Rovers crash to friendly defeatBlackburn crashed to a 3-1 defeat to Bundesliga newcomers TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in a friendly in Austria on Monday night.McCarthy: Grabbed second-half goalAfter a goalless first half, which saw Morten Gamst Pedersen pick up an injury, Rovers boss Paul Ince made a host of substitutions with Robbie Fowler coming on for his Rovers debut. And it was Hoffenheim who took...
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The Sun (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
... matches. It's the biggest motivation I could hope for. “I’m also going to meet some friends like Benni McCarthy, who phoned me to congratulate me. He said the English championship was ideal for my playing style, which motivated me a lot. “But I expect to adapt quickly to the city and the club and I feel prepared. I just hope to have as much success at Chelsea as I did at Porto.” Advertisement...
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Manchester Online (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
... Santa Cruz has been linked with a move to United.But there was still place for big names like Benni McCarthy, Morten Gamst Pedersen and Dunn, as Ince named a strong side to line up against Keith Alexander's men. For his part, Macclesfield boss Alexander will have seen much to please him as his created their fair share of opportunities against their top-flight opponents. But once Dunn...
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TEAMtalk (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
... half-time. Rovers had slowly taken control. Christopher Samba saw a low header sail just wide and Benni McCarthy hit a post before Dunn worked his way through to fire in a clever goal three minutes from the break. Rovers sent out a totally different 11 in the second period and were two ahead inside a minute when Gallagher header home a Tony Kane cross. League Two side Macclesfield,...
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icWales (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
However, he showed his skill in a competitive market place by not only attracting players like David Bentley, Roque Santa Cruz and Benni McCarthy to Ewood Park but giving them a platform to utilise their skills.
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TEAMtalk (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
... a competitive market place by not only attracting players like David Bentley, Roque Santa Cruz and Benni McCarthy to Ewood Park but giving them a platform to show their skills. That quality attracted City and Cook is convinced Hughes is just as comfortable dealing with big money. Cook said: "We do not have an open cheque book - it is important to be responsible. "Mark has a great...
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Manchester Online (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
... benefit after signing a four-year deal.Hughes built his Blackburn sides around prolific strikers - Benni McCarthy and Roque Santa Cruz spring to mind - and Jo can expect the same chances to shine.The City boss said: "I've told Jo that, in most of my teams, the strikers have usually scored 20-plus goals a season, so let's hope that's the case for him."Valencia were the other main contenders...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
... seventh in the table. Williams backed Hughes to sign several players, including the striker Benni McCarthy for £2.5m, in the summer of 2006, a year before wages mushroomed again with the start of the Premier League's £2.7bn TV deal for 2007-2010. That squad was augmented with more signings, including Roque Santa Cruz in 2007, and yesterday Williams promised to support Ince in strengthening...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
... seventh in the table. Williams backed Hughes to sign several players, including the striker Benni McCarthy for £2.5m, in the summer of 2006, a year before wages mushroomed again with the start of the Premier League's £2.7bn TV deal for 2007-2010. That squad was augmented with more signings, including Roque Santa Cruz in 2007, and yesterday Williams promised to support Ince in strengthening...
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IOL (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
... three Socceroos victories. The most recent meeting was a 1-1 draw in Durban in February 2005, when Benni McCarthy scored South Africa's goal.Australia and South Africa have also already met in London before, in March 2004, the Socceroos' Mark Bresciano netting the only goal of the game at Loftus Road.Bafana certainly need as much practice as they can get right now, after dismally...
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
... Santa Cruz, the Paraguay forward, who is attracting interest from Arsenal and Manchester United. Benni McCarthy, the South Africa forward, is also understood to be unsettled.Bentley, in particular, appears determined to leave, even if none of the “big four” is willing to offer him the Champions League football he craves. The 23-year-old regards Aston Villa, Everton, Manchester City...
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Afrigator (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
... yet we cant consistently perform on the park? Obviously were short a decent striker without Benni McCarthy, but for us to be this far off the pace, is worrying. There is a lot of talk about the Culture of African or South African football which I dont totally understand because many of the players literally dont seem to have a clue about whats happening when they get on the park....
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Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
... third.Successive Bafana coaches have been searching for a replacement for leading goal scorer Benni McCarthy. The Blackburn Rovers striker once again turned his back on Bafana when he failed to honour new coach Joel Santana's call-up late last month to join the camp for the four crunch Group Four qualifiers in June.But Santana may have found the answer to the unpredictable McCarthy...
