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Rafa Benitez and John Terry laugh together in Chelsea training ahead of Europa League game

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Best of Friends: Benitez and captain Terry all smiles during Chelsea training session

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Charlie Skillen

PUBLISHED:

13:07 GMT, 20 February 2013

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UPDATED:

16:16 GMT, 20 February 2013

Rafa Benitez looks as if he’s finally found a friend at Stamford Bridge, with the interim manager and captain John Terry sharing a joke at the Chelsea’s Cobham training ground today.

The rest of the squad also looked in
good spirits as they prepare to face Sparta Prague at Stamford Bridge
tomorrow in the second leg of their Europa League last-32 tie, which
they lead 1-0.

Two players who won't be involved are Frank Lampard and defender Branislav Ivanovic, who Benitez confirmed would be rested.

Reports last week suggested Benitez and the Chelsea captain had a falling-out over Terry being selected on the bench due to a recurring knee injury, but there were clearly no hard feelings.

Scroll down for Kevin Quigley's video from Chelsea training

Buried the hatchet: Terry (right) and Benitez joke around during Chelsea's Cobham training session today

Buried the hatchet: Terry (right) and Benitez joke around during Chelsea's Cobham training session today

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Still got it: Benitez (left) controls the ball while Brazilian defender David Luiz (left) has a laugh at training today

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Wrapping up warm: Fernando Torres (left) and Yossi Benayoun laugh as training begins today

Wrapping up warm: Fernando Torres (left) and Yossi Benayoun laugh as training begins today

The former England skipper insisted he had no problem with starting games on the bench, as long as Chelsea were winning games, while accepting fans’ criticism of the unpopular Benitez’s reign.

‘They pay their money so they are entitled to echo their thoughts,’ said Terry. ‘The most important thing is the team winning games.

'People speak about things but it’s not about Rafa, it’s not about me, it’s not about Lamps, it’s not about anybody.

Good spirits: Frank Lampard (left) and David Luiz share a joke today while the squad prepare for the visit of Sparta Prague in the Europa League tomorrow night, with the Blues ahead 1-0

Good spirits: Frank Lampard (left) and David Luiz share a joke today while the squad (led by Gary Cahill, below) prepare for the visit of Sparta Prague in the Europa League tomorrow night, with the Blues ahead 1-0 in the tie

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cfc training

‘It’s about this football club winning games and if we’re doing that the fans are happy. That’s all they want to see.

‘If that’s with me in the side, great; if not, then I will be their biggest supporter and I’ll sit there and support the team like the fans will.

‘If you are losing games, the pressure is on the manager. If you’re winning games, that gets taken away. Hopefully, as a group of players we can do that and it takes the pressure off him.’

VIDEO See the team warming up ahead of their Europa League clash

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Lukas Podolski at Arsenal training ground – Andy Hooper image of the week

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Andy Hooper's image of the week: Podolski celebrates… at Arsenal's training ground

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UPDATED:

15:25 GMT, 1 October 2012

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Sportsmail's top snappers Andy Hooper, Graham Chadwick and Kevin Quigley will be showcasing their favourite image of the week.

Last week I photographed Lukas Podolski at Arsenal's training ground as a preview for their game against Chelsea.

As Lukas was walking towards me, someone shouted 'here come’s a live one' and thankfully he wanted to play up for the camera.

Here he is celebrating a goal – I wanted one foot positioned on the manhole cover and the arrow on the wall pointing towards his head.

Camera data
Nikon D4
Lens 24mm-70mm
Exposure 1/200th of a second at F13, ISO 50.

Lukas Podolski at Arsenal training ground - Andy Hooper image of the week

Lukas Podolski at Arsenal training ground – Andy Hooper image of the week

Dereck Chisora KO: My image of the week by Graham Chadwick

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Graham Chadwick: My favourite image of the week… Chisora's KO by Haye summed up in a single frame

Every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Sportsmail's top snappers Andy Hooper,
Graham Chadwick and Kevin Quigley will be showcasing their favourite
image of the week.

This week's picture works for me because, finally, we have an outcome. After all the trash talking, all the tripod throwing, and that brawl during the press conference in Munich, we have a resolution.

Hopefully now that David Haye has beaten him, we won't have to see Dereck Chisora in the ring for a long time. This picture was taken from a balcony position and tells the story of the night in just one frame.

Nikon d3
Lens 500mm
ISO 2000
F/4 @ 1000's

David Haye knocks down Dereck Chisora

Olympic slalom: Image of the week by Graham Chadwick

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Graham Chadwick: My favourite image of the week… Olympic slalom

Each
week, Sportsmail's top snappers Andy Hooper, Graham Chadwick and Kevin
Quigley will be showcasing their favourite image.

Graham chooses this shot from the Lee Valley white water centre…

With the Olympics on the horizon, it is a great time to be a sports photographer. Last week I was at Lee Valley white water centre, which is where the canoeists will compete during the Games.

This image was captured while I was experimenting with slow shutter speeds. I like the fact that there is movement and that it shows that everything is flowing fast, just as you would expect.

Technical details: Lens 200mm, F/ 22, ISO 100, shutter speed 50th of a second

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Oscar Pistorius meets Anthony the cheetah: My image of the week by Andy Hooper

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Andy Hooper: My favourite image of the week…. Oscar Pistorius meets Anthony the cheetah

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UPDATED:

09:09 GMT, 26 March 2012

Each
week, Sportsmail's top snappers Andy Hooper, Graham Chadwick and Kevin
Quigley will be showcasing their favourite image.

Andy chooses this capture of Oscar Pistorius.

I’d already decided on big the image I wanted to take when I spent a few days with Oscar Pistorius last month. I was in Pretoria to photograph him in training for the London 2012 Olympics and to shoot pictures of him at home and around the city.

Having discovered Oscar’s legs are called ‘cheetah legs’ I wanted to shoot an image with him going head-to-head with the world's fastest animal. The difficulty for me was how I’d ask an Olympic athlete to stare into the eyes of a big cat sitting just a couple of feet away. Despite not being in the best of moods and preparing for the Olympics with a demanding training schedule, he agreed.

Anthony, the only cheetah in the world trained (and trusted) enough to be let off the lead, behaved impeccably.

But not surprisingly, Oscar still looked at me with a certain amount of doubt, especially when he found out that Anthony hadn’t been fed that morning.

The ranger from the game reserve was standing just out of shot to the right with pieces of raw chicken to keep Anthony focused and looking at Oscar.

All in all the picture only took a few minutes to shoot but hours to set up. A special thanks must go to The Farm Inn Wildlife Sanctuary in Pretoria and especially to Oscar and Anthony.

Camera Data
Nikon D3
Lens 24mm-70mm
Exposure 1/200th sec at F8
ISO 100

Oscar Pistorius and Anthony the cheetah

AP McCoy on Synchronised – Andy Hooper"s image of the week

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Andy Hooper: My favourite image of the week… AP McCoy wins Gold Cup on Synchronised

Each
week, Sportsmail's top snappers Andy Hooper, Graham Chadwick and Kevin
Quigley will be showcasing their favourite image.

Andy chooses this capture of AP McCoy celebrating winning the Gold Cup on Synchronised.

A jubilant Tony McCoy enters the unsaddling enclosure at Cheltenham after winning the Gold Cup on Synchronised,

This is one of the busiest races in the calendar, with all the talk before about Kauto Star going for his third win. As this was the story of the day I was focusing on Kauto Star, who unfortunately pulled up halfway through the race.

I had to run and photograph a dejected Ruby Walsh on Kauto Star then rush to the final jump for an action picture. As soon as I had that it was then a mad run back to the winner's enclosure to capture this image of the jockey.

Normally McCoy doesn’t show too much emotion but here he is thrilled with his win after snatching it from another favourite Long Run. The delight on the punter’s and stable girl’s faces is clear to see.

Technical data: Nikon D4, Lens 300mm, Exposure 1/800th of a second at F3.5, ISO 640

AP McCoy

Manu Tuilagi scores try against France – Andy Hooper"s image of the week

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Andy Hooper: My favourite image of the week… Manu Tuilagi scores try against France

Each
week, Sportsmail's top snappers Andy Hooper, Graham Chadwick and Kevin
Quigley will be showcasing their favourite image.

Andy chooses this capture of England's Manu Tuilagi scoring a try against France.

Touch down! All eyes are on Manu Tuilagi as he scores the first English try during England’s 24-22 victory over France in the RBS 6 Nations match in the Stade de France on Sunday.

Tuilagi received the ball out wide from Lee Dickson and then skipped over Aurelien Rougerie to touch down just inside the corner flag. Wow, he’s fast!

This picture works for me because it’s that split second just before the ball is grounded, the crowd are holding their breath before cheering or jeering. Rougerie and the referee watch but can do nothing.

I had a really good sequence of 10 images of the Tuilagi try but I like this one best.

Camera Technical data
Nikon D3
Nikon 70-200mm lens
Exposure
1/800the of a second at F2.8
ISO 1000

Andy Hooper: My favourite image of the week... Manu Tuilagi scores try against France

David Haye and Dereck Chisora – My favourite image of the week by Graham Chadwick

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Graham Chadwick: My favourite image of the week… Haye-Chisora brawl

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Sportsmail's top snappers Andy Hooper, Graham Chadwick and Kevin Quigley will be showcasing their favourite image of the week.

Award-winning photographer Graham Chadwick chooses this capture of the David Haye-Dereck Chisora brawl as his standout selection…

Always expect the unexpected in sports photography. I photographed 12 rounds of Dereck Chisora v Vitali Klitschko in the Olympiahalle in Munich on Saturday night, which in itself was very eventful.

Then came the explosive press conference. With four Heavyweights all in the same room after such a close fight, fireworks were bound to go off.

It wasn't long before Dereck Chisora took it upon himself to confront David Haye. This was never going to be a pretty sight. So I got myself as close as possible to pair of them as they clashed.

I think you all know what happened next…

This picture was taken using: Nikon D3, Lens 24-70 mm, ISO 1000, Flash at f/4

David Haye v Dereck Chisora

Sportsmail photographer nominated for prestigious award

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Sportsmail snapper Quigley nominated for prestigious award

The dramatic photo by Kevin Quigley of John Terry and Anton Ferdinand clashing at Loftus Road has been shortlisted by the Sports Journalists' Association for Sports News Picture of the Year.

Flashpoint: Ferdinand and Terry clashed at Loftus Road

Flashpoint: Ferdinand and Terry clashed at Loftus Road

Darren Bent and Laurent Koscielny: Picture of the week by Andy Hooper

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Andy Hooper: My favourite image of the week… Darren Bent and Laurent Koscielny

Every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Sportsmail's top snappers Andy Hooper,
Graham Chadwick and Kevin Quigley will be showcasing their favourite
image of the week.

Here, Andy chooses this capture of Darren Bent and Laurent Koscielny as his standout selection…

Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny grabs the shirt of Aston Villa’s Darren Bent as he tries to run through on goal during the frenetic FA Cup fourth round tie on Sunday.

Among all the goals and celebrations, there are always personal battles to be won and this image shows Bent and Koscielny in the midst of theirs.

Andy used: Nikon D3, Lens 400mm, Exposure 1/800th of a second, F2.8, ISO 1250

Darren Bent and Laurent Koscielny