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Fabiano pledges future to Sevilla
The Brazil World Cup striker has been tracked by Tottenham, Manchester United and AC Milan this summer, but is keen to stay in La Liga with the Andalucian side. During my time at the World Cup I was very calm because I knew…
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Sunderland: Potential transfer targets
Click here or click the image to launch our guide. The Black Cats have already added Titus Bramble, Cristian Riveros, Simon Mignolet and Ahmed Al-Muhammadi to their ranks, but here we take a look at who else Steve Bruce… -
London celebrates two-year Olympic countdown
West Ham football club claimed Monday that it expected to be granted first option to move into the stadium after 2012, but no final decision is expected until later this year. The spotlight will be on the Olympic Park site… -
Riera pens letter to Liverpool fans
In football it's important to look forward and forget the past. The Spaniard, who completed a move to Olympiacos last week, has more reason than most to gloss over recent history. Riera spent the final three months of last… - View football visually. Visit the NewsWall.
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Player quota rules pose problem for Manchester United
Every team has to name a pool of 25 players, including eight who have been at the club for three years before they turned 21. Those under 21 do not count. The list has to be in at the end of the summer transfer window and… -
Blackpool will be ready insists Adam
The Lancashire side suffered a double blow yesterday as their already threadbare squad was further depleted by serious injuries to two players. Striker Billy Clarke learned he could miss the whole campaign after rupturing a… -
Redknapp raises fears over Woodgate future
Spurs boss Redknapp revealed Woodgate was "nowhere near" recovering from the groin problem that has plagued him since November. The 30-year-old has undergone operations and injections, visiting specialists in Australia and… -
West Ham confident over Olympic Stadium
Upton Park home for the Olympic Stadium, while London mayor Boris Johnson is also keen on a football club taking over the running costs of the venue. The Hammers confirmed earlier this year they want to leave their existing -
Celtic swoop for Hooper
The striker finalised his transfer from Scunthorpe just in time to catch Celtic's charter flight to Porto ahead of the first leg of their Champions League qualifier against Sporting Braga. Hooper, who scored 50 goals in two… -
Sol Campbell set for Newcastle medical
The 35-year-old defender has been out of contract since his deal with Arsenal ran out this summer and had been linked with the Magpies' north-east rivals Sunderland as well as Celtic. Press Association Sport understands,…
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Small Talk: WorldSpreads bets on popularity with online gamblers
Last week, 188BET, an "in-running" football-betting service, penned a deal with WorldSpreads to be its financial spreadbetting partner. Aim-listed WorldSpreads says that people from every walk of life, from south London bus… -
Good week … Bad week (25/07/10)
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Fair play questioned in game of political football
Sport
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Fabiano pledges future to Sevilla
The Brazil World Cup striker has been tracked by Tottenham, Manchester United and AC Milan this summer, but is keen to stay in La Liga with the Andalucian side. During my time at the World Cup I was very calm because I knew… -
Sunderland: Potential transfer targets
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London celebrates two-year Olympic countdown
Arts and Entertainment
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Desmond comes to the rescue of Five with £104m deal
The group initially made its name in soft porn movies, football and action films, an image that the current chairman and chief executive Dawn Airey has worked hard to shed. Mr Desmond went on to say that Coronation Street,… -
The prince of grime comes of age
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First Night: Men's Hour, BBC Radio 5
Opinion
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Ian Burrell: Prepare for an 'OK!' diet of celebrity gossip and reality TV
Yet famously, the current chief executive, Dawn Airey, once memorably associated the broadcaster with the "three Fs", saying it was about more than "football, films and fucking". Mr Desmond began his negotiations to buy Five… -
Julie Burchill: If Eamonn can't see the funny side of fatness, he should…
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Dom Joly: How the World Cup ended with glasses of sangria all round
Lifestyle
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Ready To Wear: Burberry remains best known for its outerwear
Of course, Burberry only stands to gain from such a state of affairs – everywhere from the football terraces of northern England to the shopping mall in Beijing.s.frankel@independent.co.uk Despite widespread economic… -
Weekly sports agenda: Youth Beach Volleyball, Summer X-Games, Speedway…
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Football therapy for Zimbabwe's HIV-positive women
Travel
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Your pre-holiday briefing: From luggage to lounges, car hire to currencies
V-Room, an impressive lounge with a canteen, table football, TVs, Luggage Baggage is, of course, a weighty matter: the new battleground of the airlines. It's also likely to be the cause of much airport upset this summer. -
The reign of Spain
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Kate Simon: Is slum tourism just about voyeurism?
Money
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Money Insider: Overdraft shake-up signals an end to free banking
Society's Football Bond was withdrawn once England had qualified from the group stages of the World Cup. At the time, I assumed it was part of the original terms and conditions of the product – either that or the Nationwide… -
A few helpful tips about avoiding online fraud may be just the ticket
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Simon Read: It's about time banks showed more interest in our Isas
Student
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My Way: Andrew Swindells, general manager of Park Plaza Westminster…
Yes but it's like being a football manager, you're only as good as your last result. A lawyer. What did you realistically think you'd end up doing? I thought I could be a lawyer until I did my O-levels and then it dawned on me… -
Winners' passion is rewarded: Union Learning Fund's national awards…
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Looking further afield in sports management recruitment
Environment
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Cycling: The reads, rides and retailers that will put you on the right track
What about football, rugby, tennis? Blogs The internet, naturally, is the best place for a grounding in current cycling mores. Mikael Colville-Andersen's blog copenhagencyclechic.com began life as a record of Copenhagen's… -
Recycling: Profit that takes a lot of bottle
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Lights out in Sydney as world begins Earth Hour