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Mourinho's knack of finding talent
The key to Inter's unprecedented Serie A, Coppa Italia and Champions League treble was the personnel Mourinho invested in. Zlatan Ibrahimovic went to Barcelona, with Inter getting Samuel Eto'o and a bag containing 46 million Euros. Mourinho spent this money on Sneijder, striker Diego Milito, centre back Lucio and midfielder Thiago Motta. All were key to Inter's treble, writes Karthik Krishnaswamy.

Kicking Around
BRAIN GLANVILLE COLUMN
Goodbye Triesman
Lord Triesman has been pulled down from his position of authority at the FA. But he may not be the last in the long running list of incompetents who have ruled English football since Sir Stanley Rous retired in 1962.

World Cup Special - 2
TEAM ANALYSIS
Team No. 106!
Thirty two teams are in the fray for the 19th World Cup. In this first part of team analysis, P. K. Ajith Kumar takes a look at 11 of them.
ICONS OF THE WORLD CUP
Each one, a colossus
Drawing up a list of icons is a mighty tricky task — easy to blotch and impossible to get right. So, while it may not be perfect, here is Karthik Krishnaswamy's final list of World Cup greats.
UPDATES
Coaches Parreira & Verbeek confident
Both the South African and Australian coaches are happy with the way their teams are shaping up as D-Day nears for South Africa 2010. Over to K. Keerthivasan.
FEATURE
Down memory lane
Every edition of the World Cup has had its moments to remember. Here's the second part — covering the period from 1962 to 1982 — by Ayon Sengupta.

Hockey
AZLAN SHAH TROPHY
India has reasons to rejoice
From India's standpoint, it was a fairly memorable venture. A hat-trick of cup finals coupled with the successful defence of the 2009 trophy, and this is a commendable result. By S. Thyagarajan.

Squash
ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Strong Malaysia gets a beating in team events
The individual event in the Asian Squash Championships sprung no surprises as Nicol and Azlan coasted to wins, clinching their seventh and second successive titles respectively. Kunal Diwan reports.

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