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Uefa suspends referee following 'irregular betting patterns'

• Anton Genov took charge of Macedonia's 3-0 win over Canada• High number of unusual bets placed on matchUefa has suspended a Bulgarian referee while it investigates "obvious irregular betting patterns" around an international friendly between Macedonia and Canada on 14 November. Anton...

Paul Hayward on the 50th anniversary

Bill Shankly built the club from the bottom up. Under Rafael Benítez, Liverpool are cracking from the top downIn the tapes he made with John Roberts for his autobiography, Bill Shankly's voice suddenly leaps to great oratorical heights when the talk moves round to the abject state Liverpool...

Torres vows to stay loyal despite woes

• Rafael Benitez says Torres can win trophies at Liverpool• Torres could make 100th appearance for Liverpool tonightRafael Benítez believes that Fernando Torres's desire for silverware can be satisfied at Liverpool and that the frustration at lack of success which drove him to...

Premier League out of step with clubs

English cities are vying to host World Cup games but the league has failed to match their enthusiasmAt a Westminster conference centre today, the Football Association's team bidding for England to host the 2018 World Cup will announce which 12 cities they have selected as venues for matches if...

Hurdles hamper Hammers bid for Davids Gold and Sullivan | Digger

• Five banks need to be satisfied for West Ham takeover• Two sets of talks must be negotiatedListen to David Sullivan and David Gold and you would think they are guardian angels ready to rescue West Ham United from certain relegation and financial ruin, with only nasty Straumur standing...

Arsène Wenger says furious team-talk at Liverpool could have backfired

• It can go the other way and you can lose 6-1, says Wenger• Andrey Arshavin fit for Arsenal's trip to BurnleyArsène Wenger has accepted that he risked pushing Arsenal towards crisis by dressing down his players at half-time against Liverpool with the ultimate football insult. He...

McCarthy defends team selection

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy says he made 10 changes to his starting XI in the 3-0 loss at Manchester United to avoid injuries.

McCarthy defends decision to rest 10 players against United

• Wolves manager says burn-out forced him into changes• 'I'm not bothered about angry reactions anywhere else'Mick McCarthy defended his decision to field a virtual reserve team against Manchester United last night, when Wolves lost 3-0 and dropped back into the bottom three,...