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Fulham: Hodgson targets Romanian ace

Fulham are being linked with a move for Romanian striker Florin Costea as a possible replacement for the injured Bobby Zamora.

Platini may force Liverpool to sell Torres

UEFA president Michel Platini's new Champions League laws could force Liverpool into selling striker Fernando Torres.<!--break-->The Mail on Sunday says Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea will fall foul of the UEFA president’s new financial restrictions on entrants into European...

Arsenal legend Adams: Vieira was ready to quit before Man City offer

Patrick Vieira was ready to hang up the boots at the end of the season before Manchester City came in for him, it has been revealed.The 33-year-old French midfield player had decided to quit the game unless a big club came in for him by the summer according to Tony Adams, the man Vieira succeeded...

Ferguson: Man Utd fans will give Beckham tremendous welcome

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson says David Beckham should be in England's World Cup squad.Ferguson will lay down the welcome mat on March 10 when Beckham, in his second spell on loan with AC Milan, returns to Old Trafford for the second leg of their quarter-final for the first time at club...

Lazio, Roma try to lure West Ham midfielder Behrami back to Serie A

Lazio and Roma want to bring West Ham United midfielder Valon Behrami back to Italy.The Mirror says the £10m-rated defender moved to Upton Park just 17 months ago for £5million and, despite suffering injuries has impressed.Ironically, it was only last week that Behrami urged West Ham to...

Gilberto delighted ex-Arsenal pal Vieira now at Man City

Gilberto Silva is pleased to see former Arsenal teammate Patrick Vieira sign with Manchester City.Panathinaikos midfielder Gilberto, 33, says Vieira can resurrect his career at Manchester City and force his way back into the France squad for next summer.Gilberto said: “I thought Patrick would...

Internazionale 4-3 Siena

Serie A: Walter Samuel scored a dramatic injury-time winner as Inter came from behind at the San Siro

Said & Done | David Hills

Italy beating racism; Piers Morgan on self-inflated edifices; plus some in-flight molesting in IndiaIrony: no hint Man of the week: Fifa ethics icon Jack Warner, veteran of years of clean, transparent Fifa elections. New from Jack last week, in his capacity as a Trinidad & Tobago MP and deputy...