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Alex Ferguson plays down significance of Champions League exit

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:43:54 +0000

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is "optimistic" about his side's title chances and believes their level is not far away from that of Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Liverpool insist Luis Suarez decision came from club rather than sponsors

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:40:46 +0000

Liverpool have dismissed claims they were pressured into issuing apologies over the Luis Suarez affair by shirt sponsors Standard Chartered.

Ryan Giggs will not make same mistake as Paul Scholes and Gary Neville

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:35:41 +0000

Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs is determined not to make the same mistake as team-mate Paul Scholes by retiring too early.

Eden Hazard reveals he could join Tottenham this summer

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:34:12 +0000

Belgium and Lille midfielder Eden Hazard admits he could join Tottenham this summer.

Bayern Munich monitor Manchester City striker John Guidetti

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:32:39 +0000

Bayern Munich are monitoring the availability of Manchester City's young striker John Guidetti after his impressive form on loan at Feyenoord this season.

Wolves chief executive defends owner Steve Morgan's dressing room intervention

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:30:47 +0000

Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey insists club owner Steve Morgan's dressing-room outburst after the home defeat by Liverpool earlier this month did not contribute to Mick McCarthy's downfall as manager.

Villas-Boas under growing pressure after training row

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:19:18 +0000

Andre Villas-Boas's position as Chelsea manager looks increasingly insecure after the coach was involved in a heated discussion with some of his senior players on Sunday, the day after a limp defeat at the hands of Everton.

Dunne ruled out for two months

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:01 +0000

Aston Villa central defender Richard Dunne will be out for up to two months with a fractured right shoulder.

Liverpool apology came after sponsor's concerned call to club

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:01 +0000

The full extent of the damage done to Liverpool by Luis Suarez's failure to shake Patrice Evra's hand at Old Trafford was revealed yesterday when it emerged that the managing director, Ian Ayre, received a "robust" call from the club's £20m shirt sponsor Standard Chartered on Sunday morning, in which the British bank expressed its concerns.

Curbishley early front-runner to replace McCarthy

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:01 +0000

Be careful what you wish for, Roy Hodgson warned as Wolves fans demanded Mick McCarthy's head on Sunday. Alan Curbishley received strong backing at the bookies to succeed McCarthy, who was sacked after reporting for work yesterday, but in the parochial world of West Midlands football the impressive job being done on a shoestring at Birmingham may put Chris Hughton on the Molineux wish list.

Tevez risks doghouse return with Mancini dig

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:01 +0000

Carlos Tevez placed the prospects of a reconciliation with Roberto Mancini in jeopardy last night, declaring ahead of his return to England today that the Manchester City manager had treated him "like a dog" during their pitch-side dispute in Munich and questioning Mancini's sincerity in holding out the prospect of a first team return.

Jurgen Klinsmann plays down Tottenham speculation

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:59:11 +0000

Jurgen Klinsmann insists he is happy in his current role as United States head coach despite speculation that the he could take over as Tottenham manager should Harry Redknapp depart for England.

Liverpool shirt sponsors 'voiced concerns' over Luis Suarez

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:17:29 +0000

Alastair Cook's career-best 137 near single-handedly kept England competitive with a total of 260 for seven in the first one-day international at the Zayed Stadium.

Carlos Tevez 'needs to be pulling on a Manchester City shirt' says representative

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:21:08 +0000

Carlos Tevez will report back to Manchester City tomorrow keen to make amends with manager Roberto Mancini and help the club win the Premier League title, according to the player's representatives.

FA will take no further action against Liverpool and Manchester United

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:19:31 +0000

Liverpool and Manchester United will not face disciplinary action from the Football Association over the scenes at Old Trafford that followed Luis Suarez's refusal to shake Patrice Evra's hand.

Wolves sack manager Mick McCarthy

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:01:05 +0000

Wolves have launched their search to find a replacement for sacked manager Mick McCarthy and have not ruled out an interim replacement until the end of the season.

Roman Abramovich meets with Andre Villas-Boas again

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:45:33 +0000

Chelsea today confirmed Roman Abramovich met with Andre Villas-Boas and his players after the squad were hauled in on their day off following the club's defeat at Everton.

Harry Redknapp pays tribute to Tottenham fans

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:40:48 +0000

Harry Redknapp paid tribute to the Tottenham fans after his players gave the Football Association the perfect example of his credentials for the England job with a 5-0 thrashing of Newcastle.

Aston Villa suffer double injury blow

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:39:10 +0000

Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish admits it will be a massive blow to be without Richard Dunne for eight weeks after the defender fractured his collarbone during yesterday's clash with Manchester City.

Roy Hodgson in no rush to decide future

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:37:54 +0000

West Brom head coach Roy Hodgson insists he will not rush into making a decision on his future - and hinted that much will depend on the club securing their Barclays Premier League status.

Jittery City may bring Tevez in from cold

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:01 +0000

Just like Dirty Den or Nick Cotton walking back into the Queen Vic, every good villain needs a comeback and tomorrow Carlos Tevez is expected to return to Manchester.

Suarez and Liverpool say sorry for Evra snub

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:01 +0000

Liverpool will attempt to repair the club's severely fractured relationship with Luis Suarez today after accusing him of deceit, on a day of extraordinary contrition in which Kenny Dalglish admitted that his own conduct in a television interview was not befitting of the club's manager.

McCarthy on the brink after Albion run riot

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:01 +0000

Mick McCarthy's 101st Premier League match as manager of Wolves will be his last if the club's owner, Steve Morgan, heeds the clamour of angry demonstrators after Peter Odemwingie's hat-trick drove West Bromwich Albion to their biggest win in the Black Country derby since 1964.

Dalglish needs help to stop him sinking

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:01 +0000

Yes, Kenny Dalglish did have grounds for frustration about the eight-game ban imposed on Luis Suarez.

Hungry Yak can help Rovers stay in promised land

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:01 +0000

Blackburn manager Steve Kean praised his side's powers of recovery after they withstood a late Queen's Park Rangers comeback to earn three valuable points which actually moved them out of the relegation zone after Wolves' 5-1 thrashing yesterday.

Bolton not up to scratch, says angry Knight

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:01 +0000

Post-match interviews change as the season wears on. Early on, players tend to grab at any shred of optimism, promising to "bounce back" or "get the three points next week". By February, the season is starting to run out and the responses become harder and honest.

Pulis calls for consistency after Pogrebnyak escapes

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:01 +0000

Fulham 2 Stoke City 1

Captain bags brace to bring booing to a Holt

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:01 +0000

Norwich's Grant Holt silenced the Swansea City crowd in emphatic style with a second-half double and then insisted: "I love getting abuse."

Henry does it his way, ending on a high note

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:01 +0000

Thierry Henry called it his last game in the Premier League, but then Frank Sinatra used to say something similar about each of his farewell tours. Time will tell on that one; like Arsène Wenger, he was ambiguous.

Villas-Boas admits fourth is a must as the pressure grows

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:01 +0000

There are several good reasons why the modern Everton and Chelsea can appear the very antithesis of each other and David Moyes picked out one in his programme notes on Saturday, remarking that in Andre Villas-Boas he was facing his seventh Chelsea manager since taking the Goodison helm 10 years ago next month.

Redknapp hints at same old faces for England

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:01 +0000

Harry Redknapp is unquestionably the people's choice to succeed Fabio Capello as England manager. But if the people anticipate that a Redknapp team will represent a decisive step away from the failures of the past, then they might be in for a shock. Instead of new faces, it could be a case of same old, same old – with the emphasis very much on old.

'United are the better side as they have won everything for 10 years'

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:01 +0000

Despite City regaining their lead at the top of the Premier League, Roberto Mancini argued that Manchester United's greater experience meant the advantage lies with Sir Alex Ferguson's side.

Hat-trick hero Odemwingi earns West Brom win

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:17:26 +0000

Hat-trick hero Peter Odemwingie earned West Brom victory in the Black Country derby and increased the pressure on Wolves boss Mick McCarthy after the home side were demolished at Molineux.

Man City return to top with win against Villa

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:15:12 +0000

Manchester City returned to the top of the Barclays Premier League with a rare away win of late, beating a floundering Aston Villa side whose nightmare home form shows no sign of easing.

Dalglish and Suarez issue apologies

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:18:32 +0000

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has apologised for his conduct during his post-match interview with Sky Sports yesterday as he faced questions about Luis Suarez's refusal to shake hands with Manchester United defender Patrice Evra.

Mancini says Tevez could play for City 'next week'