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Modric hands in transfer request

??? Croatian stuns Spurs while on tour in South Africa??? Midfielder's request follows Spurs' rejection of ??27m bidThe breakdown in relations between Luka Modric and the Tottenham Hotspur chairman, Daniel Levy, was complete on Wednesday when the midfielder handed in a transfer request in an...

Newcastle's Joey Barton pays for his past with US visa rejection

??? Midfielder will not join tour but will wear armband in friendly??? Alan Pardew: 'Joey is still suffering from past misdemeanours'The United States is not prepared to grant Joey Barton a visa for Newcastle United's forthcoming tour but Alan Pardew's faith in the club's sometimes troubled talent...

Time for Sky's football stars to join the anti-Murdoch Justice League | Marina Hyde

Here's hoping that some high-profile Premier League players feel able to call out the Murdoch empire for how it uses themForgive the issuing of an APB, but will the world of football please second a major figure to the Celebrity Justice League currently banding together to attack Rupert Murdoch's...

Carlos Tevez's agent Kia Joorabchian has Corinthians connections

??? Agent was in charge of transfers at Brazilian club??? Signs of tensions at Manchester City over Tevez dealAs Corinthians make a ??35m bid for Carlos Tevez they seemingly cannot afford, and which was swiftly rejected by Manchester City, it is perhaps worth noting the links between the characters...

West Ham want ??4m to loan Parker out

??? Chelsea need short-term cover for injured Michael Essien??? 'We'll loan him and he can return when we are promoted'The West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan will seek a "substantial" loan fee before he is prepared to let Scott Parker go on a season's loan to Chelsea, where the England...

Wenger accuses Bar??a of disrespect

??? Malaysia 0-4 Arsenal??? Ramsey 6pen, Walcott 37, Vela 58, Rosicky 90Arsenal's stars thrilled with their very presence in the draining heat here, let alone their 4-0 dismissal of a desperately poor Malaysia team, yet not for the first time it was a player not present and correct who cast long...

Manchester City in for Uruguay defender Sebasti??n Coates

??? City understood to have made an approach for 20-year-old??? Arsenal have had the centre-half watched a dozen timesManchester City are considering adding a third defender this summer to Roberto Mancini's squad by joining the pursuit of the highly rated Uruguay international Sebasti??n...

Liverpool and Aston Villa agree ??20m fee for Downing

??? Villa cave in after Downing hands in transfer request ??? Charles N'Zogbia set to arrive from Wigan as replacementAston Villa have accepted a ??20m bid from Liverpool for Stewart Downing after the England international submitted a written transfer request, effectively forcing through a move to...