Born: October 25, 1979
Birthplace: Crewe
Height: 6′ 1″
Weight: 12.2
Pos: F
Age: 27

Yet another of the fine young stars to have fallen off the Crewe Alexandra production line, this striker was hungry to succeed with his hometown club and his desire eventually earned him a Premiership move with Sheffield United in 2006.

He made his debut for Crewe in a 1-0 home win over Norwich City in March 2000, and bagged his first goal on the last day of the 1999/2000 season at Barnsley.

Hulse bagged 11 goals in 2000/01 as he reputation as a quality striker began to grow, and he followed that up with another 12 in 2001/02. The scoring rate was all the more impressive as Crewe were a struggling side, relegated in the latter season.

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Ticket-holders denied entry to Asian Cup final

Publish Date: January 30, 2011

Organizers of the Asian Cup acknowledged that as many as 3,000 fans were denied entry to the final match but insisted that many did not have tickets and those that did should have come earlier.

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Donovan passing on loan opportunity to European club

Publish Date: December 21, 2010

Landon Donovan is staying put this offseason, forgoing the chance to be loaned to a European club for the third straight winter.

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Bearzot, who coached Italy to 1982 World Cup title, dies

Publish Date: December 21, 2010

Enzo Bearzot, who coached Italy to its first World Cup triumph in 44 years in 1982, died in Milan on Tuesday aged 83, Italy media reported.

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Beckham hoping for loan to European team

Publish Date: December 20, 2010

David Beckham still hopes to join a European club on loan during the MLS offseason to keep his hopes of playing for England alive.

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Ferguson becomes longest serving Man United manager

Publish Date: December 19, 2010

Alex Ferguson became Manchester United’s longest-serving manager on Sunday with his team topping the Premier League but with heavy snow denying him the chance to mark the milestone with a win over title rival Chelsea.

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Inter Milan downs Mazembe to claim Club World Cup

Publish Date: December 18, 2010

Inter Milan won the Club World Cup with a comfortable 3-0 victory over TP Mazembe in the final on Saturday to end the surprising run of the African champions.

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