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Jesus Navas takes on Andres Iniesta of Barcelona in his Sevilla days

Jesus Navas now ready for Manchester City life, says mentor Juande Ramos following transfer of Spain international

Spaniard will thrive in Manchester, says former manager, as he loves to run with the ball

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The greatest rants of Sir Alex Ferguson

The 71-year-old has announced he is to retire

Liverpool’s Jamie Carragher, with Steven Gerrard in the background, after winning the Uefa Cup in 2001
ROYSTON DRENTHE: Everton’s Dutch midfielder has hit top form since the return of Steven Pienaar

Drenthe works hard to find way back from the wild side

Everton 2 Blackpool 0

Spurs and Manchester City flick the power switch

Canny spending, sound management and expansive play are changing the pecking order in the north-west and north London

Danny Murphy has played his best football at Fulham since his Liverpool days as main playmaker, and has been captain for four seasons

Old boys spurred on in the friendly derby

Jol and Fulham's former Tottenham contingent are keen to show their north London neighbours what they might be missing

Why is this season so goal crazy?

Is it because our top flight has the world's finest strikers at the top of their game? Or has the art of defending been lost? Is it new laws? Or is it because everyone is trying to copy Barcelona?

Levante captain Sergio Ballesteros was unable to keep his side top of La Liga

Little Levante finally brought back down to earth at Osasuna

It had to happen sooner or later. La Liga minnows Levante finally lost their first game of the season yesterday, 2-0 at Osasuna , ending their run of seven successive league wins, surrendering their position at the top of the table to Real Madrid, who battled to a 1-0 victory away at Real Sociedad on Saturday.

Classy Allen sets up stroll for slick Swans

Wigan Athletic 0 Fulham 2: Rash Gardner sees red as Rodgers' men stay cool to punish sloppy Bolton

League round-up: Baldock at the double yet again

Sam Baldock scored twice for the second consecutive home match as West Ham United, second in the Championship, won 3-2 against a Leicester City adjusting to life after Sven Goran Eriksson. Baldock headed in his first after 21 minutes, and a minute later Julien Faubert fired in the second. Andy King reduced the deficit before Baldock struck again. King hit back after 74 minutes to set up a nervy finish. No word on a new Leicester appointment, but Kevin Keegan, Huddersfield's Lee Clark, Celtic's Neil Lennon, a former Fox, Mark Hughes, and, perhaps more fancifully, Rafael Benitez and Carlo Ancelotti have been mentioned.

Grim data puts fundamentals in focus

The challenges facing European policymakers as they attempt to resolve the sovereign debt crisis were underscored by grim economic data yesterday, with Spanish unemployment spiralling to a 15-year high and French consumer spending falling by more than had been forecast.

Little Levante on top

The minnows have stormed above the Big Two to lead La Liga. Pete Jenson meets Spain's very own 'Crazy Gang'

United must pay &#163;35m for tricky Gaitan

Manchester United will have to pay Benfica at least £35m if they are to make good on their interest in Benfica's Nicolas Gaitan, the midfielder who excelled against them in the Champions League.

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'Hello. I have cancer': When comedian Tig Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on

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The Last Word: Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale's art of manipulation

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