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Benteke in Villa quit threat

Christian Benteke insists he will leave Aston Villa if one of the Premier League's top clubs wants to sign him.

Manchester City tell Manuel Pellegrini 'win five trophies in five years'

• Chief executive says City failed to evolve under Mancini • Pellegrini expected to be confirmed as City manager on 3 June The incoming Manchester City manager, Manuel Pellegrini, has been told by the club's chief executive that they are expecting him to preside over an extensive period…

Football quiz: Bayern Munich

Today's questions are red-hot favourites        

Stoke's Steven Nzonzi has transfer request rejected

Stoke reject a written transfer request from midfielder Steven Nzonzi, who joined the club less than a year ago.

James Richardson's paper review

AC Jimbo returns for a final time this season with rumours abound on the managerial merry-go-round James Richardson Richard Sprenger        

Man Utd reduce interest bill

Manchester United have slashed their interest payments with a new refinancing package boosting their finances.

Ferran Soriano: Predicting success if Manchester City 'vision' is followed

Ferran Soriano is sitting at the top of the world – in the vast, airy "SoHi" room at the peak of a New York hotel with views across the place he calls "the greatest city in the world," having momentarily left Manchester out of the mental equation.

New Manchester City manager must deliver five trophies in five years

Manchester City's chief executive, Ferran Soriano, has declared that he expects at least five trophies in the next five years from the club's next manager, who will inherit a stronger squad than Manchester United's – and one which should "absolutely" have retained last season's Premier League.

How German football reinvented itself

Germany's disastrous Euro 2000 campaign prompted changes which have helped the country provide both Champions League finalists