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Transfer news: £105m for Gareth Bale? 'You're having a laugh' according to Arsene Wenger as speaks on Real Madrid offer for the Tottenham ace

Arsenal boss thinks that such a fee makes a mockery of the Financial Fair Play regulations implemented by Uefa to prevent such deals

Championship preview: Solbakken's Wolves are back in business

Betting advice from Michael Holden of Best of the Bets

Middlebrough boss Tony Mowbray

Middlesbrough can upset north-east rivals Sunderland says striker Scott McDonald

Middlesbrough striker Scott McDonald believes his side has what it takes to knock north-east rivals Sunderland out of the Capital One Cup tonight.

Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror fined £10,000 each after causing an attempted abduction trial against Milly Dowler's murderer Levi Bellfield to collapse

Two newspapers that caused a trial for attempted abduction against Milly Dowler’s murderer Levi Bellfield to collapse have been fined £10,000 each for contempt of court.

Sunderland continue fine form at Stoke

Stoke 0 Sunderland 1

Dorrans nets late winner for West Brom at Stoke

Stoke 1 West Brom 2

Stoke's Peter Crouch scores one of his two goals in the victory over Blackburn on Monday

Pulis hails 'unplayable' Crouch after latest double

Stoke manager delighted with summer signing as he scores 100th and 101st goals of league career

Peter Crouch squeezes home the winner

Crouch stoops to conquer as Stoke make it four in a row

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Stoke City 2: Pulis decision to rest entire first XI in Europe vindicated after battling win over Wolves

Peter Crouch earns fourth successive win for Stoke

Wolves 1 Stoke 2

Potters aim to rediscover form

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Stoke City

Major spending will not become habit Peter Coates warns Stoke fans

Stoke chairman Peter Coates is not keen on splashing out £20million in every transfer window but accepts occasionally it is necessary for the club to progress.

Peter Crouch reveals Stoke transfer details

Stoke have spent a club record £10million to bring in England striker Peter Crouch from Tottenham.

Ryan Shotton scores late winner for Stoke

West Brom 0 Stoke 1

Jones scores stoppage-time equaliser for Stoke

Norwich 1 Stoke 1
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