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Alan Pardew given permission for Crystal Palace talks – video

Alan Pardew has reportedly been given permission for talks with Crystal Palace about taking over at Selhurst Park. Crystal Palace has offered £2.5m compensation to Newcastle to take Pardew. Pardew's talks with Crystal Palace take place after the previous manager, Neil Warnock, was sacked on…

Cesc Fabregas snubbed by Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher in Premier League team of the season so far... but six Chelsea players selected

Cesc Fabregas has been a revelation for Chelsea this season, transforming the way the Blues play with his brilliant passing and vision.

Podolski interest a joke - Wenger

Arsene Wenger calls Inter Milan's interest in Lucas Podolski "a joke" and hopes the striker will stay with Arsenal.

QPR to sign Mauro Zárate on loan from West Ham until end of season

• Argentinian striker frustrated at lack of first-team action • ‘I now have the chance to play for a coach who has faith in me’ • West Ham announce record profits of more than £10m Sam Allardyce has confirmed that Mauro Zárate is set to move to Queens Park…

Eyewitness: Holland shook up the World Cup with 5-1 humbling of Spain

At the time it was difficult to comprehend the dramatic scenes that unfolded during this heavyweight clash on 13 June but it proved the beginning of the end for the world champions Every seven or eight minutes another goal came ... and every goal was another hole in what I was writing; with each…

Looking back at Germany v Brazil, World Cup semi-final

‘The outpouring of emotion over Neymar had masked the reality. The truth was this Seleção were not in Germany’s class’ In the end, it all felt uncomfortable. All so desperately awkward. As an impartial observer and a guest in Brazil at its own carnival, witnessing the…

Brazil’s World Cup hinted at a return to past glories but fell short

The 2014 World Cup missed its chance of greatness, despite a thrilling start, and proved a product of an increasingly homogenised international game, subservient to club football Like so many allegedly great things – great books, great men, Great Britain – it is tempting to conclude…

Newcastle will not replace Alan Pardew with Fabricio Coloccini or Frank de Boer

• Pardew set to be unveiled as Crystal Palace manager • John Carver and Steve Stone to take charge against Burnley • Palace set to appoint Pardew • Pardew tells Newcastle he wants to leave Continue reading...

Barca transfer ban appeal rejected

Barcelona will not be allowed to sign players until January 2016 after an appeal against a transfer ban is dismissed.