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Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney at the Emirates

Newcastle 'preparing shock bid' for Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney claims Sports Direct website

15 May 2013 03:58 PM

Report comes from Sports Direct, the company owned by Mike Ashley

John Terry and Frank Lampard lift the Champions League trophy

Benfica v Chelsea, Europa League Final: John Terry ruled out of final - but will he pick up the trophy?

15 May 2013 02:19 PM

The club captain has been ruled out of tonight's final against Benfica

British and Irish Lions 2013: Can you spot the two photoshopped players?

15 May 2013 01:02 PM

The picture below is not all that it seems

Manuel Pellegrini

Manuel Pellegrini appointment: Malaga tell manager he is free to join Manchester City

15 May 2013 12:32 PM

Reports suggest the Spanish club have told the Chilean he can leave

<b>May 14 - Roberto Mancini (Man City) </b><br/> A year to the day after delivering the Premier League title, Roberto Mancini was sacked by Manchester City. The official reasons given by the club were the Italian's failure to meet 'stated targets' and a desire for a more 'holistic approach'. The decision to part with the former Inter Milan boss came days after City's FA Cup final defeat to Wigan. That match at Wembley was the culmination of an under whelming season which had seen City's attempts to retain their title fail with a whimper and a Champions League campaign that came to an end in the group stage for the second year running. Mancini lasted three-and-a-half years at the club and as well as winning the Premier League, also delivered the 2011 FA Cup.

The managerial sack race - 2012/13

14 May 2013 02:05 PM

All the managerial departures since the start of the season

Didier Drogba pictured during the Istanbul derby

'You call me monkey but you cried when Chelsea beat Fenerbahce': Didier Drogba hits back at racist abuse

14 May 2013 01:47 PM

The Galatasaray striker was targeted in the Istanbul derby

Wayne Rooney celebrates with the Premier League trophy

Wayne Rooney exit latest: David Moyes praises Manchester United striker ahead of talks

14 May 2013 01:17 PM

The England international has asked for a transfer

Real Madrid want to replace Jose Mourinho with Carlo Ancelotti

Real Madrid 'make approach' for PSG manager Carlo Ancelotti

13 May 2013 05:05 PM

Move signals a decision on Jose Mourinho's future has been made

Roberto Mancini

The Debate: Should Manchester City sack Roberto Mancini?

13 May 2013 03:19 PM

We want to hear from you - take part in our poll and tell us what you think about Mancini's future

Wayne Rooney

PSG, Barcelona, Chelsea - where might Wayne Rooney be playing next season?

13 May 2013 02:15 PM

The Manchester United striker has made a verbal transfer request to leave Old Trafford

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Watch out Watford: Here comes the secretive Bilderberg Group

A meeting of global power brokers in a Hertfordshire hotel is exciting conspiracy theorists, but what are they really about?
'The ultimate all-in-one home entertainment system': Microsoft finally unveils its Xbox ONE console

'The ultimate all-in-one home entertainment system'

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Plenty of sleaze

Dating website pulls intimate 'hook-up' section to curb harassment
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The Freemasons’ Code

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Not secure any more: G4S boss heads for exit at last

Nick Buckles survived the Olympics débâcle and a £5bn bid fiasco but a profit warning finally triggered his downfall
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Why clubs are keen to take a stand

Why clubs are keen to take a stand

There's a real desire around the grounds for safe standing. But will the authorities listen?
In the end the fans decided Tony Pulis had made a pig's ear of the job at Stoke City

In the end the fans decided Tony Pulis had made a pig's ear of the job at Stoke City

Disillusion with a siege mentality and negative playing style made change inevitable
James Lawton: The James Hunt I knew is the subject of a new F1 movie

James Lawton: The James Hunt I knew is the subject of a new F1 movie

British driver was fascinating man whose epic duel with Niki Lauda in 1976 was typical of an era of glamour and glory – but also the ever-present threat of death
Stuart Hogg: Ready to climb his own Everest

Stuart Hogg: Ready to climb his own Everest

Lions' cub, 20, joins long line of players from Scottish borders club Hawick given opportunity to make his mark at highest level
Carl Froch handed rare chance of revenge with dream rematch

Steve Bunce on Boxing

Carl Froch handed rare chance of revenge with dream rematch against Mikel Kessler
'There is a battle going on inside us that is never discussed'

Masculinity in crisis?

'There is a battle going on inside us that is never discussed'
Have US shock jocks gone too far?

Have US shock jocks gone too far?

An incendiary remark from Rush Limbaugh may be the beginning of the end for outspoken right-wing US broadcasters
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The ‘Beverly Hills’ of Surrey

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Heavenly Bodies

Heavenly Bodies

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