team-mate

He hung a poster of Ian Crocker above his bed after his team mate beat him at the 2003 World Championships to help motivate him for Athens.

In the run-up to Sunday's main event, team-mate Nicolas Anelka said he is surprised by his former club's performance this season.

If you were a team boss, which current driver would you pick first for your team (excluding yourself and your current team mate)?

There was no stopping Pirlo as he then set up the second goal of the evening for team-mate Vincenzo Iaquinta to seal the 2-0 Italy victory.

It was also one of the few circuits where he had the measure of his Ferrari team-mate Michael Schumacher in qualifying.

Schumacher almost edged Barrichello into the pit wall as he tried in vain to stop his former team mate passing him for P10 late in the race.

As Ryan Giggs, his former team-mate, joked: "Becks hasn't changed since I've known him - he's always been a flash cockney git. "

That shows how much he still cares about us all at Wolfsburg, and I'm not surprised, because he was a friend as well as team-mate.

Wenger was prepared to wait a year while signing Jones's Blackburn team-mate Chris Samba now.

Lampard is delighted to see his former West Ham and current Chelsea team-mate Joe Cole earn a place in the final squad of 23.

Kovalainen will step up to become Giancarlo Fisichella's team mate when Fernando Alonso leaves for McLaren at the end of the season.

There are times when a player must ask for help from a team-mate and say: "You keep an eye on him, I've got to push forward. "

The last race was very special for me because winning the first race and you see that your team-mate is Michael Schumacher is just amazing.

Tw VDV: Sorry to hear about the injury from my Dutch national team mate Afellay, hope he recovers quick. Like if you wish him all the best!

But unless he's able to stamp his authority on both his team and his young team mate, that may be a diminishing dream.

If the 31-year-old were to join the Nerazzurri, he would be reuniting with former Bayern team-mate, Lucio.

The last to touch the ball in his frontcourt, after which that player or a team-mate is the first to touch the ball in the backcourt.

Bridge would not be drawn to comment on reports linking his England team-mate Cole with a switch to West London.

Downing, 26, was also backed by team-mate Dirk Kuyt, who described him as 'a very good winger who will be very helpful for us'.

John Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy following allegations he had an affair with an England team-mate's ex-girlfriend.

Rooney, this week voted Manchester United's player of the year, said Valencia was the team-mate he enjoyed playing alongside most.

Some people might think I'll be thinking of my own position, but that's not an issue when you're helping a new team-mate.

Keane may be a nonpareil in that regard but Neville will never be found wanting if a team-mate needs someone by his side.

Capdevila is very close to Spanish team mate Pepe Reina and Liverpool could yet be a destination if he becomes available on a free transfer.

The Brit, though, still managed to hold onto his Championship lead by two points over his team-mate Fernando Alonso who claimed the victory.

The keeper has handled a back pass from a team-mate: no one else touched it before he picked it up.

In fact, they were willing to sacrifice quite a bit to have a thin team-mate.

For us Andrea is a fundamental player. I sincerely thought he would no longer be my team mate, but once again the club surprised us.

Interfering with play means playing or touching the ball passed or touched by a team-mate.

Pre - gripping: Touch and Line-out . Gripping a team - mate in the line-out prior to the ball being thrown in.

Team-mate Matthew Wilson also has previous experience of competing in Greece and has been a regular point-scorer in 2011.

Pirlo's statements are quite similar to what his friend and team mate Gennaro Gattuso said (as reported earlier in another article).

71 min: A rare sortie forward for Spurs ends when Defoe chooses the wrong option: slipping the ball to Evans rather than a team-mate.

When you race for Ferrari, you expect to have a strong team-mate, as the team has always had good drivers.

It's also an honour to be Fernando's team mate and to make my Formula One debut alongside a double world champion is especially motivating.

Nani may face new United team-mate Giuseppe Rossi as Portugal and Italy do battle for a slot at next year's Olympic Games on Thursday night.

Shortly afterwards Reds team-mate Christian Poulsen moved to another French side, Evian, for an undisclosed fee.

I've been asked this week what I think of my team-mate Paolo Maldini. The answer is simple, he is a legend.

Team mate Albers had earlier sustained bodywork damage, and eventually succumbed to a transmission problem.

Should he join Sunderland, Muntari would link up with Ghana international team-mate Asamoah Gyan at the Stadium of Light.

Alex Song says former Arsenal team-mate Emmanuel Adebayor will be determined to get one over his old Club at White Hart Lane on Sunday.

He is more likely to dribble past two players and set up a team-mate. However, when he does score they are usually excellent goals.

Kovalainen's team-mate, world champion Lewis Hamilton, backed up his impressions, adding that he was surprised by the improvement made.

Not that the critics agree: Ossie Ardiles was still taking his old team-mate to task over his "stupid" and "irresponsible" decision making.

Against Bologna in the Coppa Italia. A team-mate headed a corner to me and I scored with my hip.

If he's going to win, then he'll have to beat whoever is his team-mate first.

Q: If you could choose one former world champion as your team mate, who would you choose and why?

Now you'd expect Jamie to say that. He's Stevie's team-mate and pal after all.

Conversation about a player disliking a team-mate no longer ends without the player giving a response.

at midland , tiago monteiro committed the cardinal sin of taking off his team mate , christian albers , in the hairpin on the opening lap.

Rosberg's team-mate is expected to be fellow German Nick Heidfeld, although no announcement has been made.

Dietmar Hamann, my former Liverpool team-mate, lives close by and you will see quite a few footballers on the links.

Petrov's more experienced team mate Kubica will take over the car for the remaining two days' of testing from Wednesday.

Of 344 attempted passes, Pires found a team-mate on 209 occasions.

And centre-half Andrade admits he would relish the opportunity to play alongside Portuguese international team-mate Ricardo Carvalho.

Cesc Fabregas kicked things off, capitalising on a poor touch from Ronaldo and finding his French team-mate inside the centre circle.

Benitez hopes Maxi will settle quickly with the help of compatriot Javier Mascherano and former Atletico team-mate Fernando Torres.

MILAN- Interviewed in Tuttosport Manuel Rui Costa looked back at his goal against Perugia and thanked his team-mate Andrea Pirlo.

Before the game Ronaldo had apparently joked with his Old Trafford team-mate that he would get him sent off.

And Arsenal defender Djourou could also join Blues after team-mate Mathieu Flamini opted to stay at Emirates Stadium.

Emmanuel Adebayor is 'sorry' for his clash with team-mate Nicklas Bendtner during Arsenal's Carling Cup defeat at Tottenham Hotspur.

I received congratulations from Vettel and from Webber - for them it was better news that I won instead of my team mate.

You are a funny team-mate and a great defenseman.

JAMIE Carragher has been blasted as 'nothing' in a staggering attack by former Liverpool team mate El-Hadji Diouf.

He also explained how the idea came about, with team mate and riding partner Wayne Bridge to thank.

Jamie Carragher insists he is still pals with Liverpool team-mate Alvaro Arbeloa despite their furious bust-up at West Brom.

Ashley Cole says that his Arsenal and England team mate Theo Walcott can shine at the upcoming World Cup finals in Germany.

Aguero's team-mate Tevez has voiced his dislike for Manchester and famously said there were only two good restaurants in the city.

For former team mate Fernando Alonso, however, a bumpy takeoff from a Kenyan airport makes worldwide headlines.

In the African Cup of Nations, Salomon Kalou will miss his club and country team mate, Didier Drogba, for Ivory Coast's meeting with Gabon.

Although Park Ji-sung and Darren Fletcher wrapped up victory, Beckham's England team-mate Wayne Rooney did the damage last night.

And now, rumour has it, Chelsea hero Didier Drogba is on the verge of following his old team-mate to China for an even bigger sum.

The nicest thing was Alex's gesture, when he let his team mate take the penalty.

Alessandro Del Piero says that he hopes to share the Capocannoniere crown with Juventus team-mate David Trezeguet.

The Italian's fastest lap was also a second off his team mate's.

But Schumacher has 21 more victories than Rosberg has race starts (70) and a reputation for disregarding his team-mate.

This study indicated that the highest training satisfaction of college rugby players in Taiwan is "the relationship between team-mate " .

His team-mate has thousands of kilometres in this car, and he has nothing.

I don't want to debate with [team mate Daniele] De Rossi, but I don't believe referees are in bad faith.

I could gain lots of experience and had a good team mate.

In addition, each profile had a photo which showed whether the team-mate was slim or fat.

How is the spirit in the team and how is the situation with your rookie team mate?

Hill won the race, and the Championship by a single point over his dead team mate.

Pets can offer companionship and a team mate.

In 1931, the great-grandparents of Thuram's World Cup team-mate Christian Karembeu came to Paris from New Caledonia.

However, Giggs believes that his team-mate Veron will still prove himself at Stamford Bridge.

Please trust ur team mate, other wise give up the match.

So, did his old team-mate make the right decision to give up glass-blowing and concentrate on perfecting the bicycle kick?

Alonso confronts rumours that he has a strained relationship with his new team-mate, Felipe Massa.

He eventually co-operation and team-mate for the Portuguese team finished fourth in the World Cup.

He will be in action on Wednesday before handing over the car to team mate Lewis Hamilton on Thursday.

The final was thrown wide open when Zhou's team-mate Wang Meng was disqualified in the semi-finals.

Zeljko will be a great loss, the dressing room loses a great team mate, but unfortunately this is football.

A mistake from Terry allows his former youth club team-mate Zamora to start the attack.

Lewis took over from Jenson today, continuing the development work his team-mate began yesterday: refining set-up and evaluating tyres.

Q: In what ways does your team mate get on your nerves?

Brandon assisted his team mate so he could score that goal.

The best possible way, he is a new team mate, and and im sure that we will have the best relations.

Also he is an excellent team-mate for the dressing room.

Did you expect to be faster than team mate Nick Heidfeld?

The team mate support logic now has the intelligence to ensure you are never short of passing options.

Heidfeld made his second stop on lap 55 after harrying team-mate Webber for a long, and finished 10th.

While agreeing with the view that his team-mate has started the season well, Drogba insisted there is more to come.

But when I cant score then setting up a team-mate is great.

You're knocked out of the world cup because a team-mate misses a penalty. What do you do?

Troubled Rooney, 20, blew his top and branded Man United team-mate Ronaldo, 21, a "pretty boy" in talks with pals.

Giggs has made 816 appearances for United, but Rooney, at 24, has played 252 games for the club and hopes to pass his team-mate's record.

Your team mate Rubens Barrichello is a fan of golf. What is his handicap?

He is a good team mate and good back-up and in time he will fight for the number one spot.

I think that when your team-mate tells you something it's only to help you improve.

Starting behind your team-mate is that also encouraging?

He is the team-mate I have most admired, for the way he handled himself after being sent off in the 1998 World Cup.

NR: I have been team-mate with Lewis before so that wouldn't be a problem.

Are you happy to have a virtual rookie driver as your new team mate or would you prefer a more experienced driver?

What is the most important thing you can teach your team mate Nico Rosberg this year?

Newcastle and West Ham are reportedly interested in Barton, who is under police inquiry after a bust-up with team - mate Ousmane Dabo.

Where am I? I ask my team mate(he is English), do you feel at home?

I saw hellom whellosper somethellong to a team mate so I watched the film my husband took later that night.

But for me, Messi is the best. He is my team-mate and I hope that next year he will win it.

You have a new team mate here. How will it affect you?

Q: You have a new team mate. A rookie again! How well do you know him already and how are you getting along?

This time last year Felipe Massa was playing the supporting role as Ferrari team mate Kimi Raikkonen took the 2007 drivers' championship.

Ronaldo set to leave United, says Portugal team-mate

Give some skin (to slap the hand of a team mate as a gesture of congratulations or pleasure)

he follows in the footsteps of united team - mate paul scholes , who quit england in 2004 and has reaped the benefits for his club

Kiril Stoikov, a former team-mate at FC Pirin, Berbatov's first club

i have a very good relationship with my team - mate