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           <title><![CDATA[Redknapp: England didn't have a good WC | Any decent manager could do Southgate's job]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[I don't subscribe to this feeling that England had a really good World Cup. Getting to the quarter-finals wasn't a big achievement and I don't think we should be celebrating it.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/football/news/17235/12771474/england-did-not-have-a-good-world-cup-and-any-manager-could-have-matched-gareth-southgates-results-says-jamie-redknapp</link>
           <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2022 15:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Redknapp: Maddison too good to ignore | 'England must take risks']]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Jamie Redknapp says James Maddison was too good to ignore for England's World Cup squad and wants the team to take risks to try and win the tournament.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/football/news/17235/12744363/jamie-redknapp-says-james-maddison-too-good-to-ignore-for-englands-world-cup-squad-who-must-take-risks-to-win-tournament</link>
           <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2022 13:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA['England need to look long-term']]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Niall Quinn analyses the problems behind the lack of English talent coming through the ranks and reminisces about doing Georgi Kinkladze's running for him.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/football/news/17235/10565740/niall-quinn-on-the-marvelous-madness-of-transfer-deadline-day</link>
           <pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2016 08:20:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Le Tissier backs McCarthy]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Former Southampton midfielder Matt Le Tissier says Alex McCarthy "must be pinching himself" after receiving a late call up to the England squad.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/football/news/17235/10561622/alex-mccarthy-must-be-pinching-himself-over-england-call-up-says-matt-le-tissier</link>
           <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2016 15:52:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Guillem's World Cup XI]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Guillem Balague has been blogging for skysports.com from Brazil throughout the World Cup - and here are the players who have caught his eye. ]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/football/news/17235/9382618/guillem-balagues-world-cup-xi</link>
           <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2014 10:12:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Mascherano magic]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[A seven-goal thrashing and a game that came down to penalties - the World Cup semi-finals couldn't have been more different.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/football/news/17235/9378030/guillem</link>
           <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:38:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Who's to blame for Brazil?]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Brazil have bombed out of their own World Cup in humiliating fashion but who or what is to blame for their embarrassment?]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/football/news/17235/9376558/brazil-world-cup-exit-matt-le-tissier-analyses-7-1-defeat-to-germany</link>
           <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2014 10:49:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Messi 'not the same']]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Jamie Redknapp says Lionel Messi can still guide Argentina to a World Cup Final despite not being the same player he was five years ago.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/football/news/17235/9375961/world-cup-semi-final-lionel-messi-isnt-the-same-player-he-was-five-years-ago-says-jamie-redknapp</link>
           <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2014 17:07:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Tyler - Fight to the finish]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[I started this chapter of my Brazilian adventure sitting on the step of a cafe across the road from the Maracana. The authorities, in their wisdom, encouraged the media to get there early, mindful of the ring of steel around the stadium and the road closures.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/football/news/17235/9373221/world-cup-semi-finals-no-overwhelming-favourite-in-wide-open-world-cup</link>
           <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2014 08:36:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Merson's predictions]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[<strong>FRANCE v GERMANY</strong>]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/football/news/17235/9370582/paul-mersons-world-cup-predictions-brazil-germany-holland-argentina-to-win</link>
           <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2014 13:23:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Brave in defeat]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Well, in thrilling fashion we are down to the last eight in this compelling and colourful World Cup.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/football/news/17235/9368877/world-cup-2014-chile-algeria-switzerland-and-usa-exit-with-heads-held-high</link>
           <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2014 10:10:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Brazilian boost]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Brazil giveth, and Brazil taketh away. And, while the taking away bit was massively painful for pretty much the whole of USA, there was definite hope for the future in the giving part.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/football/news/17235/9368621/brazillian-influence-will-have-longer-lasting-effect-on-us-soccer-than-just-the-world-cup</link>
           <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2014 08:25:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Charlie's calls]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[<strong>ARGENTINA V SWITZERLAND (5pm, Tuesday)</strong>]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/football/news/17235/9366343/world-cup-2014-charlie-nicholas-predicts-results-of-remaining-last-16-games</link>
           <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2014 10:13:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Shrewd management]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[The players are on their sunbeds, but England still has a top team in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/football/news/17235/9366314/world-cup-2014-referee-howard-webb-stayed-strong-during-heated-brazil-chile-battle</link>
           <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2014 10:10:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Charlie's calls]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[<strong>Netherlands v Mexico (5pm, Sunday)</strong>]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/football/news/17235/9364055/world-cup-2014-charlie-nicholas-predicts-results-of-first-four-last-16-matches</link>
           <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2014 17:07:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[I believe!]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t understand it. The people who laughed at me for supporting a Premier League football team and even liking football when I lived in the USA are suddenly THE BIGGEST FANS OF THE WORLD CUP.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/football/news/17235/9366789/belgium-v-usa-can-america-win-well-alex-feguson-believes</link>
           <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:05:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Silver lining]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[<strong>Luis Suarez&#8217;s four-month ban from football will hurt Liverpool in the short-run but could ensure the Premier League side retain their prized asset, according to Sky Sports&#8217; Jamie Redknapp.</strong>]]></description>
           <link>http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/9364047/luis-suarez-could-stay-at-liverpool-as-a-result-of-the-ban-that-will-still-hurt-the-club-so-much</link>
           <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2014 17:09:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[American dreams]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[You are going to hear the thud all the way across the Atlantic in Britain. It is going to resound with seismic force as a whole country crashes back to earth with the kind of force usually reserved only for asteroid impacts.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/football/news/17235/9364626/barack-obama-is-cheerleader-in-chief-as-usas-soccer-revolution-gathers-pace</link>
           <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2014 11:06:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Keep it in proportion]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Guillem Balague has coupled watching glittering football World Cup football with listening out for the tournament&#8217;s key quotes.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/football/news/17235/9363845/world-cup-2014-luis-suarez-needs-rehabilitating-after-his-bite-on-georgio-chiellini</link>
           <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2014 14:51:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Tyler - Lost Horizon]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[If you are an English football lover of a certain age, the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte has a painful connotation.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/football/news/17235/9363494/england-world-cup-exit-martin-tyler-returns-to-scene-of-1950-humiliation</link>
           <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2014 10:10:00 BST</pubDate>
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