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Newcastle fans launch takeover attempt

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:07:06 GMT

Newcastle fans formally launched a campaign today to buy the club.

'Awful' Liverpool must pull together admits Johnson

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:04:32 GMT

England defender Glen Johnson concedes Liverpool are in "awful" form as they confront the end of their Barclays Premier League title dreams.

Benitez calls for 'realism' at Liverpool

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:00:55 GMT

Rafael Benitez has for the first time played down Liverpool's title dreams and asked for "realism" as the club fight to end a run of disastrous results.

What were they thinking? Football fashion disasters

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:00:51 GMT

Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung has come in for a bit of flack for the 'Wookie'-fur coat which he wore at last night's match against Liverpool.

Davenport denies assaulting sister

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:15:23 GMT

West Ham defender Calum Davenport appeared in court today charged with assaulting his sister in an incident which saw him later stabbed in both legs.

Poyet named as Brighton manager

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:13:06 GMT

Brighton have confirmed former Chelsea and Tottenham midfielder Gus Poyet as their new manager.

Tottenham spending eclipses big four

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:08:22 GMT

Tottenham's latest financial results have revealed transfer spending of almost £150m in the last 16 months, surpassing the traditional Barclays Premier League top four and coming second only to Manchester City.

Manchester United show Chamakh interest

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:36:11 GMT

Manchester United have been tracking the performances of Marouane Chamakh and could make a move for the Moroccan in January according to reports.

Robinho staying at Manchester City insists Hughes

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:41:28 GMT

Mark Hughes insists Robinho's future still lies with Manchester City.

Bendtner to undergo operation

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:23:04 GMT

Nicklas Bendtner is to undergo surgery on his injured groin, according to the Arsenal striker.

Hughes comes to defence of Bridge

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:41:56 GMT

Mark Hughes has launched a passionate defence of Wayne Bridge after his vicious Match of the Day caning by Alan Hansen.

Benitez hoping luck has changed

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:39:23 GMT

Maybe Rafael Benitez will look back on Liverpool's fortunate 2-2 draw with Birmingham last night at Anfield as the moment his luck changed.

Tottenham register record profits

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:37:55 GMT

Tottenham registered record pre-tax profits of £33.4m in the year ending June 30, 2009.

Redknapp backs Old Firm to join Premier League

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:36:27 GMT

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has become the latest Barclays Premier League manager to back the Old Firm's bid to join the competition.

Ronaldo injury row escalates

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:32:37 GMT

Real Madrid have sent medical documents to the Portuguese federation to prove to them that Cristiano Ronaldo is injured.

The worst divers in football

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:00:25 GMT

David Ngog has become the latest footballer to take a high profile dive as he won Liverpool a penalty in last night's 2-2 draw with Birmingham.

Female footballer falls foul of web video

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:34:03 GMT

A hard-tackling, hair-pulling female footballer has become an internet sensation after a series of violent fouls were caught on camera.

Liverpool saved from humiliation by Gerrard

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:27:39 GMT

In the good old days, when Rafael Benitez found himself in a tight spot, he would call upon Steven Gerrard and the skipper, with the figurative Superman cape fluttering behind him, would do the business and send Anfield into raptures.

'Cheat' Ngog saves point as Liverpool falter again

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:05:06 GMT

A blatant dive from striker David Ngog spared Liverpool their sixth and most humiliating defeat of the Premier League season. The Birmingham midfielder, Lee Carsley, over whose feet the French striker hurled himself in the 70th minute, said the award of the penalty that Steven Gerrard converted to earn Liverpool a 2-2 draw was "an embarrassing case of cheating".

Mark Fleming: Scorn for officials damns Manchester United

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT

Sir Alex Ferguson and his players became obsessed with the position of referee Martin Atkinson when Chelsea scored the winning goal at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. They should have been more concerned about the position of goalscorer John Terry.

Terry happy to set pace as Blues aim to stay on top

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT

Chelsea have their noses in front in the title race and currently look like champions in waiting. They can win playing well or playing badly, as in Sunday's 1-0 victory over Manchester United. Whichever way you look at it, in recent weeks Carlo Ancelotti's side have made a convincing case that the Premier League could be returning to Stamford Bridge after three years at Old Trafford.

Henderson keeps head to grab point for Blades

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT

The bad blood between these South Yorkshire adversaries was never far from the surface last night, but Sheffield United, cast as the villains of the piece, left with their first point in five Championship games after Darius Henderson twice responded to Barnsley goals by converting a penalty. The Blades' captain had already nullified Anderson De Silva's opener for Barnsley early in the second half before he was presented with a second opportunity to ease the pressure on manager Kevin Blackwell in the 83rd minute. Nine minutes earlier, the impressive Daniel Bogdanovic had headed Barnsley back in front, but again Mark Robins' side could not hold out.

Harris steers Millwall on the road to victory

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT

On a night when new heavyweight champion David Haye was presented to the crowd at The New Den, Millwall proved to have too rather much punch for their South London rivals AFC Wimbledon. The League One club strolled into the second round of the FA Cup although an eventual scoreline of 4-1 was perhaps a little unfair on their non-league opponents.

Shilton's record set to survive

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT

It has long been an ambition of David Beckham to break Peter Shilton's record of 125 caps for England and no other player has got so close. However, if Beckham has done the maths he will know that in order to do so he will have to play in every England game after Saturday, right up to the World Cup final in South Africa on 11 July 2010.

Arsenal are gunning for title shot, says Vermaelen

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT

The Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen claims the Gunners have sent a clear message to their rivals that they are in the title race this season.