The Barnsley defence was soon back under pressure with Bobby Hassell and Foster clearing a Benayoun shot off the line before Howard's block kept out Crouch's follow-up.

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The Newcastle United legend is the latest football star to sign up for a one-off match to raise funds for Sir Bobby Robson's cancer charity.

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Our sports culture has a way of remembering champions and forgetting the rest, the only exceptions coming from those teams that have offered up dramatic moments in defeat (Ralph Branca serving up a home run ball to Bobby Thomson, Carlton Fisk pounding a homer off the foul pole to keep his team alive for one more day, and Bill Buckner booting a grounder).

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Fulham snatched a 1-0 win at cash-strapped Portsmouth thanks to a lucky goal from Bobby Zamora after Clint Dempsey's shot deflected in off the striker's back.

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Sir Bobby Robson is reuniting players from the 1990 World Cup squad for a one-off match against West Germany, to raise money for his cancer charity.

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The failures continued as Bobby Valentine failed to constrain his ego and temperament despite his years of seasoning both on and off the field.

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Before the kick-off a guard of honour gave fans a chance to show their appreciation of Sir Bobby, who shook the hand of every player.

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