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Villa rule out Bradley as hunt gathers pace

• Lack of top-flight experience counts against Bob Bradley• Caretaker Kevin MacDonald will be considered if he appliesAston Villa are stepping up the search for Martin O'Neill's successor and will begin interviewing candidates this week. Ideally a new man should be installed by the end...

Digger: Championship suffers drop in transfer income

• Reduction in player sales causes £52m year-on-year deficit • Figures show that League One also has much to fearChampionship clubs are facing a net year‑on‑year drop of up to £52m in their transfer income as the summer window closes at 6pm today.The figures have...

Football quiz: Fictional Footballers

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Roy Hodgson wants quality striker to take pressure off Fernando Torres

• Another forward would be icing on cake, says manager• David Ngog and Ryan Babel will be sufficient if we failRoy Hodgson said he would not be pressured into a panic signing by Liverpool's need for a new striker as he prepares to spend the final day of the transfer window scouring the...

Capello keen to regain old renown

England's manager has developed a thin skin lately but he has still come out fighting, with 10 changes to his World Cup squadFailure has introduced us to a new Fabio Capello. Instead of the unassailable autocrat, we see a grouchy manager who is feeling sorry for himself. "Everyone thought my...

Gareth Bale gets a Photoshop makeover

The Gallery: The Tottenham Hotspur player also stars as a monkey, an ape and one of the Munsters

James Lawton: Where was Clarke's disdain when Stanford came calling to buy up cricket's dignity?

Lighting up the darkness of the Pakistan betting scam is something rather more than a flicker of compassion for Mohammad Aamer.

MacDonald may yet match Villa's job requirements

Would-be managers and supporters were yesterday scrutinising the wording of Aston Villa's statement about the criteria required of Martin O'Neill's eventual successor. Issued after Sunday's win over Everton under Kevin MacDonald, it appeared to rule out the United States coach, Bob Bradley, as well...