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Brown wants African players home

Hull boss Phil Brown leads calls for Premier League players at the Africa Cup of Nations to return home after the Togo bus came under gunfire in Angola.

Adebayor still in shock

Emmanuel Adebayor admits Togo could very well pull out of the African Cup of Nations after their team bus was machine gunned.

Wigan v Aston Villa

Match postponed after 0830 GMT pitch inspection on Saturday.

Wenger warrns Real & Barca

Arsene Wenger has officially warned Real Madrid and Barcelona off making any moves for his players.

Togo team bus attacked by gunfire

Gunmen spray automatic fire at bus carrying players to African Cup of Nations tournamentAfrican football was in shock last night after gunmen attacked Togo's national squad, including the English Premier League player Emmanuel Adebayor, five months before the continent hosts its first World Cup.The...

Manchester City seek to prise striker Moses from troubled Palace

• Big spenders target seventh forward• Palace put £5m price tag on youngsterManchester City's position at the forefront of transfer-window business has seen them open negotiations with Crystal Palace to try to reach a fee for their talented young striker Victor Moses.City have...

Absence makes heart grow fonder for Birmingham's Stephen Carr

Birmingham's captain tellss how he rediscovered his passion for the game after a seven-month exileThere is only so long you can wait for the telephone to ring and Stephen Carr had reached the point when enough was enough. Seven months had passed since he had been released from Newcastle United and...

Rafael Benítez keen to keep Ryan Babel as he plans for the summer

• 'I will fight on until the end,' says Liverpool manager • Benítez admits he is working on limited meansRafael Benítez has reinforced his desire to remain at Liverpool by revealing he has commenced his transfer strategy for next summer, even though a lack of spending power at...