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• Sergio Agüero extends Manchester City contract by a year • David Beckham career ends as he misses PSG's Lorient game Agüero signs one-year extension of City deal Sergio Agüero has underlined his commitment to Manchester City by signing a one-year contract extension. The…

The Arch View of Champions League final: Fergie, Will Smith and Nelly

From giants of the game handing out prizes to actors' poor penalties and a psychic elephant predicting Bayern's win MAN OF THE DAY Arjen Robben gave it everything: at his frustrating worst early on, and at his arrogant, strutting worst by the end. PRESENTATION OF THE DAY Sir Alex Ferguson , making…

Heynckes: our 'unique' achievement

• 'It's never been accomplished before,' says head coach • Heynckes denies being forced out to make way for Guardiola Jupp Heynckes joined the exclusive club of three to have managed two different clubs to Champions League success with Bayern Munich's 2-1 victory against Borussia…

The final analysis

Former England boss Steve McClaren explains where the 2013 Champions League final was won and lost

Klopp vows to come back stronger

Jurgen Klopp vows to strengthen his Borussia Dortmund team after their Champions League final defeat by Bayern Munich.

Robben joy at shedding 'loser' tag

Arjen Robben says his winning goal in the Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund has avenged previous heartbreak.

Rewind TV: Panorama: Hillsborough – How They Buried the Truth; The Hunt for Britain's Sex Gangs; David Bowie – Five Years; Case Histories

The police were properly damned in Panorama but elsewhere acquitted themselves well rounding up Britain's sex gangs Panorama: Hillsborough – How They Buried the Truth (BBC1) | iPlayer The Hunt for Britain's Sex Gangs (C4) | 4oD David Bowie – Five Years (BBC2) Case Histories (BBC1) |…

Manchester City face fight to be kings of Queens

After a week of talk about their vision of a new Major League Soccer franchise, Manchester City were putting in the hard yards yesterday, taking players into the Queens district on unannounced visits to the many games which take place in the Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, where the club want to…

Decisions loom for in-demand Spanish pair Roberto Martinez and Rafa Benitez

Roberto Martinez and Rafa Benitez are weighing up their options this weekend before deciding whether to move on to Everton and Napoli respectively. Of the two Spanish managers, Benitez has the more concrete offer, the Italian club's president, Aurelio De Laurentiis, having gone on record as wanting…