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Transfer news: Gareth Bale camp want Tottenham to accept €100m bid from Real Madrid
Monday 29 July 2013
Forward’s advisers believe club should cash in, but Spurs chairman does not usually cave in to demands
Sunderland striker Jozy Altidore reveals game against Tottenham was the hardest of his life
Thursday 25 July 2013
The 23-year-old had recently learned of the death of his mentor
The Last Word: Bleak and ruthless reality of life beyond Wayne Rooney’s world
Sunday 21 July 2013
The dream could soon be over for 458 players without a club and those managers on the brink
Gus Poyet accuses Brighton of a lack of 'respect' and denies knew he was to be sacked by Championship club while he was live on air
Wednesday 17 July 2013
Uruguayan hopes to manage in the Premier League
Gino Peruzzi on verge of sealing move to Sunderland
Thursday 11 July 2013
Paolo Di Canio has been very active in the transfer market
Sunderland announce signing of Le Havre midfielder El-Hadji Ba
Wednesday 10 July 2013
The French youngster signs a three-year contract
Jozy Altidore 'thrilled' after completing move to Sunderland
Wednesday 10 July 2013
The American has signed a four-year contract
Leeds confirm £1m Luke Murphy signing from Crewe
Monday 01 July 2013
Leeds have confirmed the signing of Crewe midfielder Luke Murphy for a reported fee in the region of £1million.
Retiring goalkeeper Steve Harper calls for the dust to settle at Newcastle following arrival of Joe Kinnear
Thursday 20 June 2013
Managing director Derek Llambias has left and there is uncertainty over the future of manager Alan Pardew
Robert de Fanti appointed as director of football at Sunderland
Tuesday 11 June 2013
Angelino has moved from Inter Milan to link up with Paolo di Canio
Liverpool and Arsenal 'target' Simon Mignolet unlikely to sign new contract at Sunderland, reveals agent
Thursday 06 June 2013
The goalkeeper has been linked with a move away from the Stadium of Light
Sunderland pair Phil Bardsley and Stephane Sessegnon targeted by car thieves
Wednesday 05 June 2013
Both had their cars stolen from their homes
Paolo Di Canio brands Sunderland players 'arrogant and ignorant' after Phil Bardsley is pictured covered in £50 notes in casino
Monday 20 May 2013
Bardsley was dropped for the final game of the season
League One Play-off Final: Yeovil and Brentford chase £3.1m cash injection
Saturday 18 May 2013
The Championship play-off is billed as the richest match in football but wealth is relative. For Brentford and Yeovil Town, the League One play-off has the potential to be just as transformative.
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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