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Glamour or bust for north-east clubs

Andy Carroll and Darren Bent have fled, but if the north-east teams want to retain their other star players they must qualify for the Europa LeagueDust down your atlas, dig out some tracing paper, draw an outline map of England and ask people to fill in the gaps. It will be a major surprise if...

West Ham on verge of winning battle for Olympic Stadium

??? OPLC recommends Hammers' bid to board??? West Ham to keep athletics track when moving to arenaWest Ham are on the verge of winning the battle for tenancy of the ??496m Olympic Stadium following a bitter and increasingly acrimonious battle with Tottenham Hotspur. The Olympic Park Legacy Company...

??? but Wilshere lives up to the hype

One half was enough for teenage Arsenal midfielder to show his promise on international stageJack Wilshere had kept his Twitter habit in check all day. The final communication to the outside world came 23 hours before the kick-off, when he proclaimed his success in finding a football match ??? the...

Player sales help save Everton from ??22m loss

??? Sales included Joleon Lescott's move to Manchester City ??? Club's borrowings total ??48m, turnover ??79mEverton would have made a ??22m loss, rather than the ??3.1m they recorded, had they not cleared ??19m from selling players including Joleon Lescott to Manchester City, their accounts have...

City and Spurs rise up the rich league

Real Madrid and Barcelona stay ahead of seven Premier League clubs, thanks to individual TV deals, but all-round debt a rising concernManchester City and Tottenham Hotspur are among the biggest risers in the annual Deloitte league table of football's biggest earners, which also serves to underscore...

Sir Dave Richards' reliant on Scudamore backing as pressure intensifies

??? Further criticism in pipeline at parliamentary hearing??? 67-year-old Richards reliant on support of chief executiveThe criticism of Sir Dave Richards before the parliamentary inquiry into football governance on Tuesday is expected to be only round one in a series of challenges to his position...

Denmark v England: five things we learned | Dominic Fifield

England's defence gave cause for concern but Darren Bent, Jack Wilshere and even Fabio Capello will have been heartened by this worthwhile friendly1 Concern persists over a lack of English solidityThis was initially such an entertaining contest because both sides were so open ??? Fabio Capello...

England footballers on Euro 2012 duty to skip London Olympics

??? London misses out as clubs insist on break for Europe's elite ??? Only players not involved in Euro 2012 will be availableThe spectacle of next year's London Olympics will probably not include the excitement of Wayne Rooney and other England players taking part for a Great Britain side in the...