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Tuesday's gossip column

Chelsea want Carlo Ancelotti, plus other rumours

Grant linked with return

Chelsea are believed to by eyeing a short-term solution to Luiz Felipe Scolari's sacking, with Avram Grant linked with the vacancy.

Ferdinand: no plan to confront racists

Rio Ferdinand said last night that each England player will have to make up his own mind how he should react if the team suffer a repeat of the racist abuse from home supporters that marred their last visit to Spain when they take on the European champions in Seville.No plans have been made, even...

Grant may return after Chelsea sack Scolari

Luiz Felipe Scolari was abruptly sacked by Chelsea yesterday after just seven months in charge, with the Premier League club ready to appoint an interim manager until the end of the season.

Eriksson could replace Adams

Portsmouth have placed Sven Goran Eriksson on their shortlist of managers to succeed Tony Adams, who was sacked yesterday after just four months in charge with the Premier League club sliding towards relegation.

Beckham 'revived' by Milan move

David Beckham has been "rejuvenated" by his move to Milan, according to Rio Ferdinand, who claimed that the 33-year-old could become the first player to win league titles in the three major European leagues – England, Spain and Italy.

James Lawton: Scolari exit exposes Chelsea as no more than a rich man's indulgence

Remember that shining palace they were building in the sky down the King's Road when the roubles were still coming out of Roman Abramovich's ears and his hireling Peter Kenyon declared that the Premier League had turned into a race involving a "bunch of one"?

Brazil and Italy set for London showdown

What do you get if you combine a Swiss marketing agency with an Arabian TV channel and a Russian investment company? Answer: The first one-off friendly between the world's most successful football nations in two decades. And it is in London.