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Real Madrid training.The pair had to be separated by team-mates as tempers flared on the training ground, with the Brazilian winger having taken an exception to a heavy challenge from his team-mate. Gravesen was pictured throwing punches at Robinho at the time, with the incident understood to have contributed to his exit from the Santiago Bernabeu just weeks later.Known for his hardman antics, Gravesen had become a cult hero at Everton during his five years with the club, prior to a shock move to Spain in January 2005.READ MORE: Win 2 tickets to watch England vs Germany in Nations League action at Wembley StadiumInitially signed by Vanderlei Luxemburgo, Gravesen was part of the squad inherited by Fabio Capello when he took over earlier in the summer of 2006.At first, Capello admitted he stayed out of the Danish midfielder's way, explaining: "He's just a little bit peculiar.

Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho is reportedly open to restarting his career at Old Trafford if Erik ten Hag is sacked.

Paolo Di Canio has opened up on his blockbuster spell at Celtic and the fallout that led him to say "Ciao Ciao" to his Parkhead stint.

No-nonsense pundit Roy Keane shared his England sympathy after their World Cup heartache against France but underlined the brutal reality of top level football.

Jose Mourinho reckons former Manchester United defender Chris Smalling ought to be handed a shock England recall for the impending World Cup finals in Qatar. Mourinho and Smalling are currently working together with AS Roma after their respective spells at Old Trafford.

. A combative and intelligent holding midfielder, Tommasi shone as Fabio Capello guided Roma to their last Scudetto in 2001.It was not just on the club stage where Tommasi tasted success.

World Cup, according to reports.Some of the wives and girlfriends of England’s men senior team are concerned over suffering ‘cabin fever and potential invasions of their privacy', according to Daily Mail. We revealed last month that WAGs and co had booked a large ship on the coat of Doha, Qatar, after they failed to find anything suitable in the country.Alcohol is barred at the five-star Souq Al Wakra beach resort where Gareth Southgate’s side will stay. It’s thought that part of the reason why they had wished to stay off the coast was to avoid the conservative drinking laws.But it now appears that some of them are not fully on board with the idea of spending time ashore.

England's WAGs have devised a crafty plan to get around a strict alcohol ban in Qatar for the World Cup.Gareth Southgate's squad will be staying at the five-star Souq Al Wakra beach resort during the tournament later this year, where alcohol is barred. While it will be situation normal for Harry Kane and Co, the players' wives and girlfriends would not be able to make the most of their free holiday.So they will instead stay on a luxury cruise ship where drink restrictions will not apply.

England manager Fabio Capello has used Italy’s shock World Cup qualifier defeat by North Macedonia to lay into Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku. Italy have failed to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar after conceding a 92nd-minute goal to lose 1-0 against North Macedonia in a play-off on Thursday night. The European champions will be absent from the second successive World Cup, having been beaten by Sweden for a chance to play at the 2018 tournament.

HAVE YOUR SAY! Do you remember any of these players being called up for England? Comment below.Aged 37, Davies is still going at Derby County, but way back in 2008 he was in contention for an England cap. Fabio Capello was a fan of the centre-back, who was then playing for Aston Villa, and called him up twice for friendlies against Switzerland and Germany.He never got on the pitch, however, and never managed to get particularly close to the national team ever again.Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.

Jose Mourinho has bragged about how much he has won again as he compared himself to rival Zdenek Zeman.Former Roma boss Zeman had predicted that Mourinho's side would lose Sunday's derby against city rivals Lazio in Serie A, much to Mourinho's frustration. The former Manchester United and Chelsea manager snapped back by putting down Zeman by comparing their trophy hauls, something he is no stranger to doing.Back in 2018, Mourinho produced his infamous "respect" rant after his United side suffered a 3-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur, reminding reporters that he had won more Premier League titles than the rest of the league combined.Ahead of Sunday's Serie A clash between Roma and Lazio, Zeman, who currently manages third division Foggia, had predicted a win for Maurizio Sarri's Lazio.When asked about Zeman's prediction, Mourinho said, via Goal Italia: “Do you expect a coach who won 25 trophies to respond to someone who won Serie B twice?“If you ask me a question about Giovanni Trapattoni or Fabio Capello, I am happy to answer, but Zeman… please.

Jamie Carragher has hailed Franco Baresi for producing the greatest ever display from a defender in the history of football.The AC Milan icon, 61, spent the entirety of his career at the Rossoneri racking up an incredible 719 appearances at the San Siro in a career spanning 20 years.Considered one of the club's most significant captains, Baresi guided the club to three European Cup conquests on top of six Serie A titles and was the runner-up for the Ballon d'Or in 1989.And Carragher, who went on to have a solid career at centre-back himself, couldn't help but praise his former idol when responding to a fan question and answer session on social media.Quizzed on what the best performance from a centre-back in a single match was, Carragher said: “It’s [Baresi] in the 1994 World Cup final v Brazil!“Up against Romario [and] Bebeto in his first game back after a knee op which he had after the [first] game of the tournament!”Baresi was outstanding in that match, helping the Azzurri keep a clean sheet against one of Brazil's best ever sides.Unfortunately, the Italian was unable to clinch the Jules Rimet trophy as the Seleaco recorded their fourth World Cup triumph via a penalty shootout - in which Baresi missed the opening spot-kick.HAVE YOUR SAY! What is the best performance from a centre-back in a single match? Let us know in the comments section.Though it's not the first time Carragher has applauded the career of Baresi.The Liverpool legend chose him as his ideal centre-back partner on Sky Sports."I'd have loved to have played one game with Franco Baresi," said Carragher."I was only a kid really when he was in his pomp but you see Rafa [Benitez] ...

Gary Neville has blasted how England handled the 2006 World Cup with the side having 'distractions like you would not believe'.England infamously crashed out of the 2006 World Cup to Portugal after Wayne Rooney was sent off.But the Three Lions' poor performance was blamed on the WAGs, who were travelling with the squad and at war with Fabio Capello. And the former Manchester United star has now taken aim at the distractions, saying they were all 'nonsense'.

World Cup in Germany, it was the antics of a group of women in Baden-Baden that arguably created more headlines in England than the football.The wives and girlfriends of the Three Lions' stars' stay in the German resort has become infamous following their antics during the tournament.Drug scandals, drunk dancing on tables and huge hotel bills were just some of the stories to come out of Baden-Baden before England crashed out in the quarter-finals.Such was the extent of the distractions caused by the behaviour of the WAGs, Fabio Capello controversially banned them altogether in South Africa in 2010.However, where are these WAGs now, 16 years on from their assault on the spa town of Baden-Baden.Dubbed the 'Queen of the WAGs' during the tournament, former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham had already been married to England captain David Beckham for seven years.One of show business' most famous couples, they tied the knot in 1999 and now have four children together following the birth of Harper Seven in 2011.Victoria has gone on to forge a successful career as a fashion designer since launching her own clothing line in 2011.Now 47, the Beckham's have now been married for more than two decades and reside in the USA, where David is president of MLS side Inter Miami.Popstar and former member of Girls Aloud Cheryl was engaged to left-back Ashley Cole during the tournament and they tied the knot in July 2006.Her and Cole split after four years of marriage in 2010 and she was later married to Frenchman Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini for two years between 2014 and 2016.She welcomed a son with fellow popstar Liam Payne in 2017, although they ended their relationship a year later.Career-wise, Cheryl has earned five UK number one singles

England boss Fabio Capello has claimed that Sir Alex Ferguson didn't really train Manchester United, and he just 'decided everything else'.Ferguson spent 27 years at the Red Devils, and in that time he claimed 13 Premier League titles and three Champions League triumphs.Capello, on the other hand, is best remembered for his time at AC Milan, where he held a monopoly over the Serie A.However, despite both managers having spells at the top of the game during the late 90s and 00s, they never crossed paths.But that hasn't stopped Capello from taking a sly dig at Sir Alex.Capello was attending the launch of Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s latest book ‘Adrenaline’ in Milan, when he was asked about the Swede's future in management.The Italian said: "He would

Real Madrid got a first-hand look at his madness.During a pre-season training camp in Austria, Gravesen flew into a tackle on newly-signed Brazilian youngster Robinho.Tempers immediately flared, and the former Everton midfielder lost it and started throwing punches at the young forward as others ran over to try and separate them.Photos of the incident show just how incensed Gravesen was, and from the sounds of it even Madrid boss Fabio Capello - the man who once made Stuart 'Psycho' Pearce quake in his boots - admitted he was afraid of him."He's just a little bit peculiar.

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe hates his players sitting on footballs in training and gives out furious hairdryer treatments to any player that does.

England stars thought Fabio Capello was a "d***head" after a dressing room incident with David Beckham, according to teammate Ben Foster.The then-Three Lions goalkeeper said he watched on as Becks was playing two-touch football to warm up.It came as England prepared to play at Wembley under the Italian's hard-line regime between 2008 to 2012.But Capello was having none of it and marched over to England's legendary ex-captain to take the ball off him.Foster told his Fozcast podcast: "It wasn't a particularly happy place. He was a very strict manager.

Fozcast, Hornets shot-stopper Foster has revealed how disrespectful Capello was towards Joe Hart at the England camp.He said: “At the time, Joe Hart was the goalkeeper."[Capello] had this massive problem with Joe Hart.

Playing for Celtic is one thing Joe Hart and Fraser Forster have in common but there was a previous connection between the pair - LAUGHING at Fabio Capello.

Euro 2020 final between England and Italy.He spoke of his experiences at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, where Fabio Capello's side crashed out to Germany in a humiliating 4-1 defeat.Ex-Chelsea star Joe Cole recently said club rivalries had affected the dressing room mood, a view also held by other stars including Rio Ferdinand.Wright-Phillips says he never paid attention to that, but that he did believe England fell into a cycle of players being picked for their club status rather than performance.And he says this is one of the biggest positives from England's brilliant Euro 2020 campaign so far.Wright-Phillips told us: "For me personally, I don't pay too much attention to things like that in general but at that time it wasn't as