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Tottenham defender Bassong excited about 2010 prospects

Tottenham defender Sebastien Bassong is delighted with his move from Newcastle United this season.Bassong admits he's had an incredible last 12 months.It started with fighting a relegation battle at Newcastle, going through four managers – and finishing with chasing a place in the...

Reds snare R's Sterling

Liverpool have signed QPR and England youth international midfielder Raheem Sterling for an undisclosed fee.

Newcastle make move for Hull defender Zayatte

Newcastle United are chasing want-away Hull City defender Kamil Zayatte.The Sunday Mirror says the Guinea defender, 24, will be shunted out after upsetting boss Phil Brown and losing his first-team place to Steven Mouyokolo.Brown is fuming with Zayatte for declaring he wants to play for a bigger...

Crystal Palace face unexpected £1m property bill

Crystal Palace have been hit with an unforeseen one-off charge of £1m on their groundCrystal Palace will have to pay an unforeseen one-off charge of £1m on their ground next month. It is understood that the administrator in charge of the freehold of the ground, PricewaterhouseCoopers...

Ferguson favours Owen to protect tiring Rooney

If slightly more democratic in its favours than the FA Cup, the 50-year-old League Cup still tends to favour the bigger boys. The only final of the last 10 between genuinely unfashionable clubs was the one in which Middlesbrough beat Bolton. Aston Villa and Manchester United contest today's jubilee...

League round-up: Carroll keeps Magpies perched at top

Headers by Fabricio Coloccini and Andy Carroll sealed a 2-1 win for the Championship leaders Newcastle United at Watford that gave them a six-point gap on second-placed West Bromwich Albion. The Magpies took the lead in the fourth minute, Carroll heading a free-kick back across the goal for...

Berner's blast sparks Leicester revenge mission

In-form Leicester enjoyed the taste of vengeance in a scoreline that increases the likelihood that these East Midlands adversaries will cross swords again in the Championship play-offs.

Outside the Box: Sir Stan's magic boots are more special than throwaway Jose

The Premier League winner's medal that Jose Mourinho tossed into the Stamford Bridge crowd four years ago may have fetched £16,800 at Bonhams' auction in Chester on Wednesday, but that sale was dwarfed by Sir Stanley Matthews' boots from the 1953 FA Cup final. The footwear that dazzled Bolton...