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James Richardson's Euro paper review

Plenty for the Spanish press to salivate over and the Italians to dissect a humiliation for InterJames RichardsonMatt HallAndy Gallagher

Tottenham 'streamlining' may lead to Bale's departure

??? Champions League qualification vital to keeping Bale??? Large squad has become unwieldy, warns chairmanGareth Bale could head the list of players leaving Tottenham Hotspur if they fail to qualify for next season's Champions League after their chairman admitted a strategy of squad...

Mancini tells Adebayor he can leave City

??? The Togo striker wishes to stay at Real Madrid??? Mancini defends Gareth Barry over 'teacher's pet' slurRoberto Mancini has told Emmanuel Adebayor that he can make his loan move to Real Madrid permanent and defended Gareth Barry after Joey Barton, the former Manchester City midfielder, said the...

John Terry draws on siege mentality to help the Chelsea cause

??? I was saying to the lads it's us versus everyone, says captain??? Chelsea feel they were denied a clear penalty in first-legJohn Terry has told his team-mates that he feels it is them against the world after Chelsea were denied what appeared to be a clear penalty towards the end of Wednesday's...

Travels without travails for dominant Manchester United in Europe | Kevin McCarra

Sir Alex Ferguson is being rewarded by his stalwarts while Chelsea counterpart Carlo Ancelotti prays for timeThe hard games come easy to this Manchester United side. They outplayed Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and when subjected to sporadic pressure, dealt with it confidently. The losers were, of...

Rooney feels victimised over ban

??? Rooney's team-mates express outrage over punishment ??? 'I'm not the first to have sworn on television; I won't be the last'Wayne Rooney and his Manchester United team-mates have expressed outrage about the two-match ban for swearing that will consign the striker to the role of spectator when...

Even Carlo Ancelotti the cool one has been consumed by this age of rage | Paul Hayward

How could Chelsea's composed manager stay above the fray in England where everything is a skirmish, a rolling 'controversy'?There is a joke among football reporters that for a story to have any real impact it has to have "last night blasted" in the introduction, as in "Harry Redknapp last night...

Lincoln's centre-back describes a typical week in preparation for the launch of the summer league

Lincoln's centre-back describes a typical week in preparation for the launch of the summer leagueLincoln's Sophie Bradley has recently broken into the England squad and has been awarded a central contract which earns her ??16,000 a year. But despite this and some pay from her club, the 21-year-old...