Ledley King News
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Tottenham’s captain and former England defender Ledley King retired from professional soccer and will stay at the north London team in an “ambassadorial” role.
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Liverpool’s Jamie Carragher and Tottenham’s Ledley King were recalled by England in a 30-man provisional squad for soccer’s World Cup in South Africa.
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The following is a roundup of soccer stories from U.K. newspapers, with clickable Internet links.
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Fabio Capello ’s powers of persuasion tempted Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher out of international retirement for England’s World Cup campaign. Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes proved more elusive.
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An injury-time penalty from Mario Balotelli gave Manchester City a 3-2 win against Tottenham in English soccer’s Premier League. Second-place Manchester United remains three points back following a 2-1 victory at Arsenal.
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Tottenham’s England center-back Ledley King has signed a new contract to keep him at the Premier League soccer club until 2012.
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England’s Ledley King is out for three weeks with a groin tear, Sky Sports reported, citing sources it didn’t identify.
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The following is a roundup of soccer stories from U.K. newspapers, with clickable links to the Web.
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Tottenham beat Fulham 3-1 yesterday to extend its unbeaten run in English soccer’s Premier League to eight matches.
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England, Australia and South Korea beat fellow qualifiers in World Cup tune-ups as Argentina routed Canada and tournament host South Africa and Portugal both drew.
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