No Smiles of Satisfaction Now ; International Football

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STEVE McCLAREN'S luck finally deserted him this week as England's Euro 2008 meltdown - and ultimately his reign as manager - reached a dramatic conclusion.

A man who so often in the past had got the result he wanted just when he needed it most, saw his hopes ripped apart by a hugely impressive Croatia side as his team of highly-paid Barclays Premier League stars folded in alarming style on a black night for English football.

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No Smiles of Satisfaction Now ; International Football

For once, the beleaguered McClaren could not adopt the "I told you so" smile he has so often been able to sport in the past as the knives which had been thrust into his back almost from d...

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