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Ag??ero set to complete Man City move

??? Manchester City close on ??38m deal for Argentinian??? Chairman involved directly in negotiations with Atl??tico MadridSergio Ag??ero will fly into England on Wednesday to become Manchester City's showpiece signing of the summer after a significant breakthrough in the talks with Atl??tico...

Berbatov: Who else could match United?

??? 'If you go somewhere else it is a big step down'??? Striker admits fans misunderstand laid-back approachDimitar Berbatov has spoken for the first time about why he has decided to stay at Manchester United despite the crushing blow of not even making the substitutes' bench for last season's...

Peter Lim's fund for young sports people is praised by Gary Neville

??? Billionaire's venture acclaimed by well-known footballers??? Fund's best young players could have England futurePeter Lim, the billionaire who came within a whisker of buying Liverpool, has turned his attentions to launching another venture with other well-known names in English football.Lim...

Villa expect to sign N'Zogbia this week

??? N'Zogbia to have medical to complete move from Wigan??? Villa hope his signing will reactivate 'dormant' playersAston Villa expect to complete the ??9.5m signing of Charles N'Zogbia from Wigan Athletic this week with the manager, Alex McLeish, now urging senior players who had become "dormant"...

Europe's top clubs threaten to revolt against Fifa

??? 'Now is the time to intervene' declares Rummenigge ??? Call for revolution against football's top leadershipKarl-Heinz Rummenigge, the chairman of the European Club Association (ECA), has called for a club-led "revolution" against the "corrupt people" who govern football and called for his...

McCoist drops ban after BBC says sorry

??? Rangers manager angry over 'appalling' news report??? McCoist overturns vow not to speak to the BBCThe BBC has issued an apology to Rangers after the club's manager, Ally McCoist, vowed not to speak to the broadcaster amid anger over a news report which was aired on Friday.McCoist was furious...

The strangest excuses to miss pre-season

Plus: Managers changing jobs but not their office; Commentators' weird nicknames (2); and the club that sold potatoes to survive. Send your questions and answers to [email protected] and follow us on Twitter"Notts County striker Lee Hughes missed the start of pre-season training after...

Thatcher's Hillsborough papers must be released, government told

Judgment comes after Cabinet Office refused a freedom of information request from the BBC more than two years agoThe government has been ordered to publish documents revealing the discussions held by Margaret Thatcher about the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 Liverpool fans died in a crush...