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English players guilty of match fixing

Two English footballers and a Malaysian ringleader are convicted for match fixing in Australia.

United’s ambitious transfer plans at risk from top-four failure

There is no sense of panic at Old Trafford in the aftermath of the 1-0 defeat to Everton on Wednesday night which leaves Manchester United five points adrift of a Champions League spot. The Glazer family are understood to feel that they have big enough pockets to take the £15m financial hit…

Jagielka: Moyes needs to bring in his own players

Everton captain Phil Jagielka has suggested after helping inflict a humiliating defeat on David Moyes that the new Manchester United manager was let down in the transfer market by the Old Trafford board this summer.

Ferdinand part of BBC World Cup team

Rio Ferdinand is to be part of the BBC punditry team for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, BBC Sport announces.

'Gareth Bale: Prince of Wales, Prince of Goals' – James Richardson's European football papers video review

James Richardson has another delve through the past week's European football press, to bring you the reaction to Gareth Bale's perfect hat-trick in la Liga James Richardson Richard Sprenger Matt Hall

Financial gulf grows between Old Firm rivals Celtic and Rangers with clubs' share prices facing contrasting fortunes

Celtic owner Dermot Desmond could now sell his stake in the club at a profit while Rangers shares are down almost 50 per cent in a year.        

Sambas, Brazukas and other curios: Spotter's guide to the World Cup draw

It will be too long and you will want to turn over before the draw begins – but keep an eye out for these inevitabilities 1 Man in gloves carries World Cup trophy into auditorium, handling it like it was sculpted out of angel-wing feathers by Michelangelo 2 Presenting duo Fernanda Lima and…

Hodgson says 'put a tenner on England' for the World Cup

• Coach dares to dream before Friday's World Cup draw • Dave Reddin and Lord Coe can offer team psychological edge Roy Hodgson has said he would put a speculative tenner on his England side to win the World Cup before Friday's draw that will begin the final countdown to his proudest…

Brazil's World Cup race against time leaves more questions than answers | Owen Gibson

Behind the sun, samba and beautiful game there are concerns over the hosts' stadiums, transport, security and legacy Looking across the Atlantic from the pop-up Fifaland – a cavernous tented village that has landed on Brazil's remote Costa do Sauípe to host the draw – World Cup…