Fulham manager Martin Jol has urged star forward Clint Dempsey to stay at Craven Cottage.

i Newspaper
 
TheIPaper
The Independent around the web
E-break Time
Independent Crossword
<b>1. Manchester United (£1.396bn)</b></br>
Their estimated value has increased from £1.12bn in 2011 to £1.4bn this year, but crashing out of the Champions League early may well give Real Madrid some hope of climbing to the top of the list, as they remain in good stead to reach the final this year. United's astonishingly large global fan base is still the difference, and if they win their 20th domestic league title this year, that won't hurt either.

Manchester United chief executive David Gill predicts 'tense' end to the season

Manchester United chief executive David Gill is predicting a "tense" end to the season.

Stiliyan Petrov, who has recently been diagnosed with acute leukaemia

Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov expresses gratitude for support

Bulgaria captain Stiliyan Petrov has expressed his gratitude to fans back home for their support as he battles acute leukaemia.

Despite his goals against Aston Villa, Wayne Rooney says he is still not happy with his form

Wayne Rooney seeks to improve form despite Manchester United scoring run

The Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has admitted he is not happy with his form despite closing in on his best-ever scoring return.

Young branded 'a disgrace' after penalty controversy

Man Utd 4 Aston Villa 0

Nani’s contract extension could put him on £125,000 a week

Nani set to soar up United's pay scale

Manchester United are talking with Luis Nani's representatives about a new deal for the Portuguese midfielder, which is likely to be agreed before the end of the season – and which could make him one of their highest earners.

Dimitar Berbatov scored United's second from the penalty spot

Second string Manchester United cruise to victory over Stoke

Manchester United 2 Stoke 0

Grant Hanley nods in a late winner for Blackburn

Hanley pops Fergie's party balloon

Manchester United 2 Blackburn Rovers 3: Fit defenders underlined at top of United manager's birthday wish list as his makeshift back four succumb to Blackburn's never-say-die attitude

Chris Smalling is suffering from tonsillitis

Manchester United play down Chris Smalling illness

Sir Alex Ferguson today insisted that Chris Smalling will be fit to play next week following reports the defender faced a long lay off with glandular fever.

Jonny Evans keen to end goal drought

Jonny Evans has abandoned the idea of practising a goal celebration for when he eventually breaks his Manchester United duck.

Jovanovic leaves Anfield for Anderlecht on a free

Liverpool offloaded Milan Jovanovic back to Belgium late last night, with Anderlecht's general manager Herman van Holsbeeck on Merseyside to tie up a free transfer that would see the Serbian depart on a vastly-reduced salary.

Dimitar Berbatov affirms commitment to Manchester United

Dimitar Berbatov has claimed that moving away from Manchester United would be a step down.

Dimitar Berbatov says Manchester United fans misunderstand him

Dimitar Berbatov insists fans confuse his laid-back approach to football with a misguided belief that he does not care.

Dimitar Berbatov injured on Manchester United pre-season tour

Dimitar Berbatov has been ruled out of the second match of Manchester United's US Tour.

Luka Modric available to play in friendly insist Tottenham

Tottenham insist Luka Modric is available to play in tomorrow's pre-season friendly against Kaizer Chiefs despite his ongoing battle with the club over a move to Chelsea.

Career Services

Day In a Page

David Rodigan: An MBE for reggae

David Rodigan on an MBE for reggae

The DJ from Oxfordshire and his obsession with the sound of Jamaica which is shared by Prince Charles
An artist who maps the human body

Mapping the human body

Angela Palmer: Life Lines picture preview
Crossrail: Celebrating 60 years in transport

Jubilant Crossrail

Celebrating 60 years in transport
Grace Dent: If you were on your first foreign trip for 24 years, would you want Bono to be a part of the package?

Grace Dent

If you were on your first foreign trip for 24 years, would you want Bono to be a part of the package?
Ireland's austerity D-Day: How much pain can it take?

Ireland's austerity D-Day: How much pain can it take?

After years of savage cuts, the Irish now face a stark choice: do they hand over control of their economy to Europe – or go it alone without the safety net of future bailouts?
Is doctors' fixation on treatment making us ill?

Is doctors' fixation on treatment making us ill?

Advances in medicine have made the impossible, possible. But an over-reliance on healthcare threatens to bankrupt the world – and make all of us sick
The most complained-about advertisements of all time

The most complained-about advertisements of all time

The ASA has received 430,000 complaints during its existence, with a record 31,548 in 2011
Olympians: They're fit and don't we just know it

Olympians: They're fit and don't we just know it

From Tom Daley's six-pack to scantily clad volleyball players, Olympic athletes are being sold on their sex appeal. Why can't we appreciate talent, not totty?
Return of the unacceptable face of capitalism?

Return of the unacceptable face of capitalism?

Sir Richard Needham's resignation from the board of Lonrho brings back bad memories of the group's controversial past
Off the rails in Bermuda

Off the rails in Bermuda

Best known for beaches, it's also home to a stunning hiking trail that follows the route of an old railway line
Get ready for a royal good time

Get ready for a royal good time

There are plenty of events to help you fly the flag during the Diamond Jubilee long weekend and half term
Spain: World football's marathon men

Marathon men: Are Spain running out of puff?

They have every right to be exhausted after four taxing years of almost non-stop action but the chance to claim a unique treble is spurring them on
Usain Bolt: The Bolt show runs on

Usain Bolt: The Bolt show runs on

Friday's 'slow' 100m has done nothing to dent Jamaican's supreme confidence he will triumph in London
The weirdest and most wonderful Diamond Jubilee memorabilia

Weird and wonderful Jubilee memorabilia

Coronation Chicken ice cream and Jubilee jelly moulds
'I may be deaf, but you can still talk to me'

'I may be deaf, but you can still talk to me'

Being a teenager is hard enough – for those with hearing loss, it can be even more complicated