A former England football defender - once dubbed the new "Bobby Moore" - has admitted falsely claiming benefits.

i Newspaper
 
TheIPaper
The Independent around the web
E-break Time
Independent Crossword
Diego Simeone celebrates with his players

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone savours Europa League glory

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone was beaming with pride after leading his team to Europa League glory last night.

You Write the Caption - 16/03/12

Win a bottle of champagne

<b>16 February 2012</b><br/>
Mario Balotelli of Manchester City is pictured during his team's win over Porto in the Europa League.

Uefa open proceedings into alleged racism at Porto

UEFA today responded to Manchester City's claims that two of their players were racially abused during the Europa League match at Porto by opening disciplinary proceedings against the Portuguese club.

Yaya Touré lifts goalscorer Sergio Aguero aloft after the latter’s winner for Manchester City last night

Long-haul Touré beats jetlag as Aguero eases City's passage

Porto 1 Manchester City 2

FC Basel players celebrate while Manchester United's Ji-Sung Park looks stunned by the game's turnaround

Alex Ferguson admits making mistakes in Europe this season

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has conceded he got it wrong in Europe this season.

Sammy McIlroy said the Manchester United players were given confidence by their manager, Tommy Docherty

How Docherty's resurgent Reds beat Dutch greats

United have met Ajax only once before in Europe, in 1976. The key performers recall an electric occasion

Natural yawn finisher: Scoring is all too easy for Fulham’s Pavel Pogrebnyak

Fulham unearth gem as Pogrebnyak sinks Stoke

Fulham 2 Stoke City 1

Talent Scout: Adam Maher, AZ Alkmaar

There never seems to be a shortage of teenage superstars in the modern game, especially in the Netherlands, a country famed for its remarkable production line of supreme prospects. But scratch beyond the hype and natural excitement young players attract, and the truth is few are consistently good enough to have earned such a reputation so early.

Sion beat Celtic 3-1 on aggregate when they met in the Europa League play-off

Sion lose bid to be reinstated in Europa League

Swiss club Sion have lost their fight to be allowed back into the Europa League.

Martin Chivers gets shivers over the 'best Spurs team for years'

Redknapp's dynamic class of 2011 are a joy to watch for cautiously optimistic White Hart Lane hero

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

Clint Dempsey insists revenge was not motivation for win

Fulham midfielder Clint Dempsey insists three points rather than revenge was the motivating factor against Wisla Krakow last night.

Tottenham's Europa League hopes alive insists Sebastien Bassong

Sebastien Bassong still believes Tottenham's hopes of winning the Europa League are alive despite their 1-0 defeat to Rubin Kazan last night.

Redknapp will miss Tottenham's Europa League trip to Russia

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp undergoes successful heart surgery

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp today successfully underwent a heart procedure to unblock coronary arteries, the club said.

Career Services

Day In a Page

Next in line – but public just can't warm to idea of Charles in charge

Next in line – but public just can't warm to idea of Charles in charge

'Independent' poll finds less that half want him to take throne as ministers moan of interference
Nothing's sacred: the illegal trade in India's holy cows

Nothing's sacred: the illegal trade in India's holy cows

Andrew Buncombe reports from Kaharpara on a bloody war between rustlers and border guards
Mogul grounded: Desmond gives up his jet deal

Mogul grounded: Desmond gives up his jet deal

Media tycoon's company pays £1m to cancel his order for a £36m private jet after drop in profits
How Ai Weiwei built a pavilion in London – by remote control

How Ai Weiwei built a pavilion in London – by remote control

The artist tells Clifford Coonan how he used Skype to escape confinement in Beijing
Nature, nurture... or neither? The new twist in an age-old argument

Nature, nurture... or neither?

The new twist in an age-old argument
Radio 4 to shed its cosy image with a 'sexy' Ulysses drama

Radio 4 to shed its cosy image with a 'sexy' Ulysses drama

New station controller wants to reflect the current period of 'turmoil and uncertainity'
Alcohol: I drink therefore I am

Alcohol: I drink therefore I am

New guidelines warn Britons to drastically reduce their boozing. But is a life without liquor worth living? Hell no, says John Walsh
The Cable News Nightmare: CNN (and Piers Morgan) in audience crisis

The Cable News Nightmare

CNN (and Piers Morgan) in audience crisis
Like a barbie, but better: The Big Green Egg can griddle, roast, and smoke food - and even make pizza

The Big Green Egg: Like a barbie, but better

It can griddle, roast, and smoke food - and even make pizza...
The 10 Best chopping boards

The 10 Best chopping boards

Whether you want to dice veg, chop meat, or just slice up a salad, there’s a surface here to suit every culinary need.
Flat and fabulous: From wraps to foccacias, our appetite for new and exotic breads knows no limits

Flat and fabulous: Exotic breads

Lucy McDonald visits the bakeries of Tel Aviv to to find out what we'll be eating next.
Brendan Rodgers: Just like Mourinho... only different

Brendan Rodgers: Just like Mourinho... only different

Obsessive, ambitious, eager to learn and with no playing career; can the Northern Irishman be Liverpool's Special One?
Gary Lewin: Players need winter break

Gary Lewin: Players need winter break

The England physio tells Patrick Barclay that this spate of injuries is due to the non-stop demands of the Premier League

Countdown's rudest ever moments

Yesterday a contestant spelt the word 'minge'.
Special report: Tamil asylum-seekers to be forcibly deported

Special report

Tamil asylum-seekers to be forcibly deported