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Tevez never an option for Inter

Inter Milan have insisted there was never any chance of Carlos Tevez joining the Italian club due to Man City's high valuation.

Sneijder 'not ideal' for United

Sir Alex Ferguson does not believe Wesley Sneijder would have been the perfect player to fill the void left by Paul Scholes' retirement.

Tottenham Hotspur: Midfielder staying focused

Spurs midfielder Sandro says he is fully focused on Tottenham's season despite interest in him from Roma last month.

Sandro - No Roma offer

Tottenham midfielder Sandro has denied holding talks with Roma over a possible move during the transfer window.

Ronaldinho still has role on world stage says Brazil manager

Mano Menezes believes Ronaldinho's comeback performance in Brazil's 1-0 victory over Ghana last night shows that he can still cut it on the world stage.

We can win in Russia, says bullish Keane as close group heads to wire

Robbie Keane insisted that there is "no reason" why the Republic of Ireland cannot win in Moscow tonight, as they head into their final three Euro 2012 qualifiers still competing at the top of Group B.

Manager's 'ogre' act is a sideshow to crucial job of picking the right team

Fabio Capello momentarily lost his rag yesterday over his England players taking throw-ins the wrong way. It happened when the team were training at Wembley, although sadly after the cameras had been asked to leave, and it involved a player – as yet unidentified – failing to follow...

Walcott injury and Bale threat force Capello to shuffle his pack

Theo Walcott is an injury doubt for England's Euro 2012 qualifier against Wales at Wembley tonight, when Fabio Capello has promised changes to the side that beat Bulgaria on Friday.

Speed hopes Bale and belief can inspire side to emulate heroes of old

It is a measure of how many years have advanced since Welsh children made heroes of the national team that Aaron Ramsey, their 20-year-old captain, never wore the country's kit as a boy and has never seen footage of the 4-1 win over Ron Greenwood's England at Wrexham in 1977 which remains the peak...