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TOWNSEND FACES BET PROBE
TOTTENHAM winger Andros Townsend has pulled out of the England Under-21 squad after being charged with a series of betting offences by the FA. The 21-year-old, who spent the second half of the season on loan at QPR, asked to be withdrawn from the trip to
ZIDANE: MADRID WANT BALE
ZINEDINE ZIDANE stepped up Real Madrid's pursuit of Gareth Bale yesterday. The Bernabeu outfit's director of football admitted he had followed Spurs this season, but only because he wanted to watch £50m-rated Bale. And Zidane said the Tottenham star was
THOMAS MULLER: CHELSEA HEARTACHE SPURS BAYERN ON
THOMAS MULLER insists Bayern Munich's Champions League heartache against Chelsea last year will be an inspiration rather than a weight on their shoulders. Bayern take on big rivals Borussia Dortmund at Wembley tonight, 12 months after suffering penalty s
JURGEN KLOPP: I WILL DIE HAPPY WHETHER DORTMUND WIN OR LOSE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL
JURGEN KLOPP says he will die a happy man no matter what happens in the Champions League final. Dortmund boss Klopp (right) insists Wembley is the perfect venue for the first-ever all-German final. He said: "It is the biggest cup in the world. It...
WAYNE ROONEY WILL STAY AT MANCHESTER UNITED SAYS DAVID GILL
DAVID GILL insists Wayne Rooney will be at Manchester United next season. Old Trafford's former chief executive, who was yesterday voted on to UEFA'S executive committee, said: "I'm confident he (Rooney) will be there next season. "He's a...
RUUD GULLIT: ENGLISH TEAMS HAVE BEEN FOUND OUT IN EUROPE
RUUD GULLIT has warned England's Champions League pretenders they need to go back to the drawing board. Gullit says the Premier League's top sides have been sussed out by their European rivals and that's why they hardly caused a ripple in this season's c
PETER CECH WANTS SOME MORE JOSE MOURINHO MAGIC AT CHELSEA
PETR CECH is backing Jose Mourinho to recreate some more Stamford Bridge magic. The Czech stopper was at the heart of the Special One's first three-year spell at Chelsea which saw the Blues dominate domestically. Cech knows plenty of water has flowed und
SERGIO AGUERO: I'LL STAY AT MANCHESTER CITY
SERGIO AGUERO wants to stay at Manchester City and spearhead Manuel Pellegrini's Etihad revolution. The Argentina ace has been linked with a move to Real Madrid following a split with his wife. City top brass insist there have been no concrete moves and
ALFRED N'DIAYE PRAISES SUNDERLAND BOSS PAOLO DI CANIO'S DISCIPLINE CRACKDOWN
SUNDERLAND'S French midfielder Alfred N'Diaye claims Paolo Di Canio's disciplinary crackdown suits the club's foreign brigade just fine. But he reckons the Italian's no-nonsense methods have come as a massive culture shock to the British players at the S
DAVID BECKHAM TOLD HE CAN BE A GREAT MLS CLUB OWNER
DAVID BECKHAM has been told he can be as great a football club owner as he was a player. Beckham, 38, has been strongly linked with a new MLS franchise in Miami. The former England captain spent five years in the USA with LA Galaxy and remains a huge sta
DAMIEN DELANEY READY TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET CRYSTAL PALACE UP
DAMIEN DELANEY was ready to do Âtriathlons Âbefore being part of ÂCrystal Palace's marathon season. The Irish defender, 31, had been released by Ipswich last summer and was preparing for the dole queue as he did not have a club lined up. Trying to move t
GIANFRANCO ZOLA WANTS TO MAKE WATFORD A EUROPEAN FORCE
GIANFRANCO ZOLA has revealed Watford's owners expect him to make the Hornets a force in Europe. But they will first have to get the better of Crystal Palace at Wembley on Monday in the Championship play-off final. Zola is convinced his squad is already g
KIM LITTLE BACKING ARSENAL LADIES AHEAD OF FA CUP FINAL
KIM LITTLE says the ladies are out to add to the Arsenal feelgood factor in tomorrow's FA Cup Final. Shelley Kerr's Gunners are going for a record 12th Cup win against Bristol Academy at Doncaster. Arsene Wenger's men clinched a Premier League top-four s
LEON OSMAN OUT TO IMPRESS NEW EVERTON BOSS AFTER SIGNING NEW DEAL
EVERTON midfielder Leon Osman has vowed to impress the Toffees' next boss after signing a new deal. The 32-year-old has extended his current deal to 2015, even though he doesn't know who will replace David Moyes. Osman admits all the squad will have to w
GARY BOWYER GIVEN BLACKBURN JOB ON 12 MONTH ROLLING DEAL
GARY BOWYER has been appointed full-time boss at Blackburn on a 12 month rolling contract.
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