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Sometimes the media bandwagon gets a little too much to stomach, and lets pull no punches, the reaction to Joe Hart’s poor performance against Sweden is about as strong a shout for ‘over reaction of the year’ as Ibra’s sublime fourth goal will be for ‘best goal ever.’ A shoo in. All day long whilst perusing the [...]

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini will reportedly not find his job under threat despite the arrival of two former colleagues of Pep Guardiola who is currently on ‘sabbatical.’ This is according to club sources who have moved to quash the growing rumours after the appointments of Barcelona’s former technical director Txiki Begiristain and Ferran Soriano as manager Mancini finds himself [...]

Premier League side Fulham are set to offer £12 million for Aston Villa forward Darren Bent as his future at the club looks increasingly bleak. Fulham boss Martin Jol is a long standing admirer of the striker and despite Bent himself dismissing talk of a transfer the rumor mill is set to go into overdrive on this one with [...]

Arsenal are set to expand their scouting network in Germany in an attempt to lure the next crop of talented youngsters to the Emirates. With the country having produced some of the most skillful and coveted players of recent years not to mention Wenger’s reputation for developing players the club and chief scout Steve Rowley have been [...]

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has hit back over criticism of his side, strongly reprimanding the press and offering much needed support to his injury hit and under-fire manager. The defender has called the reports “something I can’t relate to” and has also questioned the integrity of the so called journalists who wrote stories with “no foundation [...]

Even though the Royals manager saw fit to omit the striker for the weekend’s Premier League fixture, Danny Guthrie is set to return against the Gunners. With rumours of a bust up between Guthrie and McDermott denied by the manager, the former Newcastle player is set to face what looks set to be effectively the Arsenal second [...]

Wayne Rooney is the only Englishman to have made the 23 man shortlist for the prestigious award which is once again dominated by Real Madrid and Barcelona stars. Despite five Premier League stars such as Champions Sergio Aguero and Mario Balotelli along with United teammate Robin Van Persie also being shortlisted, Rooney is the only representative England [...]

Arsenal have been given a huge ray of light ahead of a make or break game against Manchester United this weekend with the return to training of first choice keeper Wojciech Szczesny. After a last gasp victory against QPR, Wenger will be looking for all the help he can get against old sparing partner Fergie and with goalkeeping [...]

Former Spurs manager Harry Redknapp is sensationally set for a return to management with Blackburn Rovers as he heads up North to begin talks with the club. Redknapp is set to interview for the job which has a surprisingly good shortlist of candidates, with Ian Holloway and former player Henning Berg also making a good impression on [...]

Manchester City have taken steps to bolster their depleted squad by recalling 19 year old midfielder Abdul Razak from his loan spell at London club Charlton. As injuries are mounting fast for the Champions – including those to Javi Garcia and Rodwell, Mancini faced little choice but to sanction the return of the Ivorian midfielder well before [...]

Referee Mark Clattenburg has been pulled from the weekend’s fixtures in the aftermath of the racism storm. After Chelsea ‘s official complaint to the FA, it was felt there was little choice but to remove Clattenburg from the weekend matches as more details emerge from an extraordinary match that for the first time resulted in an [...]

Rio Ferdinand has patched up his differences with Sir Alex Ferguson after his refusal to wear the kick it out t-shirt placed the pair at loggerheads. After calling the defender an “embarrassment” the Manchester United manager appears to have done a U-turn and the club are set to offer the player a new contract. Despite stating the [...]

Real Madrid look set to lure keeper David De Gea away from his current club Manchester United this January. The La Liga Champions are currently on red alert where the keeper is concerned according to the Daily Mail after De Gea complained of feeling “homesick” and still struggling to fit in at the club and indeed in the [...]

Andre Villas-Boas could well secure a major coup over his former club after Willian stated he would be tempted to join Tottenham despite interest from the European Champions. The Spurs manager is now considered to be a ‘friend’ of the attacker who has been speaking ahead of the Champions League tie this week against former suitors Chelsea and [...]

Didier Drogba has quelled yet more speculation over his future at Chinese Club Shanghai Shenua by stating that he is set to remain at the outfit even after missing the weekend’s fixture against Changchun Yatai. Since leaving Chelsea this summer, the Ivorian striker has been dogged by rumours of unrest and a potential return to [...]

Young Borussia Dortmund star Ilkay Gundogan has attracted the eye of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson who is considering a January bid for the player. The 22 year old midfielder has been attracting interest from plenty of clubs recently with United being the latest in a long line after having watched the player during the recent Champions [...]

Bolton Wanderers have made major strides in the battle to land Crystal Palace Manager Dougie Freedman and are now set to offer a three year deal worth £1.5 million to the 38 year old. Despite previously rejecting an approach by the North Lancashire side, Crystal Palace have now accepted a compensation offer for manager Freedman who [...]

Disgraced Chelsea captain John Terry looks set to return to the side for their Champions League tie and will wear the FARE anti racism armband. With the defender managing to hold onto his armband for the Blues he will be required by UEFA to wear the Captains ‘Unite Against Racism’ armband according to BBC sport after UEFA [...]

On loan Wolves midfielder Jermaine Pennant has made clear his desire to show he is able to compete at the top level despite Stoke manager Tony Pulis clearly feeling otherwise. The 29 year old gave an exclusive interview to the Sunday Mercury after playing his first game for Wolves in which he featured in a single game [...]

The drunken Leeds fan who attacked keeper Chris Kirkland has been sentenced to a four month jail term by courts. This follows the attack during the Yorkshire derby on the weekend in which Adam Cawley invaded the pitch and was caught on camera by Sky Sports pushing Kirkland in the face. After pleading guilty to the assault [...]