Giorgos Karagounis has been one of the surprise stars of Fulham's season

Giorgos Karagounis, Mahamadou Diarra, Chris Baird, Simon Davies, Mladen Petric and Mark Schwarzer are all out of contract in the summer

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Kemp backs Stoke to revive great cup tradition after Fulham victory

Stoke City assistant manager Dave Kemp believes the club is moving in the right direction to emulate their League Cup glory days of the past.

Time to forget Hughes era and build for future, says Samba

Blackburn Rovers 1 Fulham 1

Dempsey grabs point to keep Cottagers unbeaten

Blackburn Rovers 1, Fulham 1

Varney enjoys rapid rise on Blackpool's rollercoaster

Blackpool 2 Fulham 2

Gibbs, Huddlestone and Crouch set to be named in qualifier squad

Fabio Capello will turn to Fulham's emerging new goalkeeper David Stockdale when he names his England squad tomorrow for the start of the Euro 2012 qualification campaign against Bulgaria and Switzerland.

Hangeland hails seemless managerial change

Brede Hangeland believes Fulham have made a seamless managerial transition from Roy Hodgson to Mark Hughes.

United manager under fire over BBC boycott

Sir Alex Ferguson was criticised for the first time by the Premier League yesterday for failing to end his feud with the BBC and grant the corporation an interview after his Manchester United side's 2-2 draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage.

Fulham's other Hughes fears Rooney backlash

Experienced defender expects hungry striker to stir the wounded beast today

Fulham hopeful Schwarzer will stay

Mark Hughes admits Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer is being distracted by interested from Arsenal but is determined to keep him at Craven Cottage.

Stalemate over Schwarzer as Arsenal refuse to meet £5m fee

The saga over Arsenal's attempts to sign Fulham's goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer looks set to run into the last week of the transfer window, with no decision yet made by the Fulham hierarchy as to whether the Australian can leave.

Nasri faces month on sidelines with injury

Arsenal's injury worries mount as knee surgery keeps France midfielder out for next five matches

Seaman wants Schwarzer at Arsenal

Arsenal legend David Seaman feels signing Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer could be the difference between success and another season of failure for the Gunners.

Arsenal dealt Nasri injury blow

Arsenal were dealt another injury blow this afternoon with the news that France midfielder Samir Nasri would be out of action for around a month with a knee problem.

Almunia speaks out about Arsenal future

Goalkeeper Manuel Almunia has said he would reluctantly consider his Arsenal future if boss Arsene Wenger signs another senior goalkeeper before the transfer deadline.

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