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Aston Villa: Villa chase reinforcements

Aston Villa are believed to be in negotiations with Lyon and Basle respectively to bring in Jean Makoun and Behrang Safari.

Fulham and West Ham head the chase for Grasshoppers' Veroljub Salatic

West Ham and Fulham are leading the chase for Grasshoppers' former Switzerland under-21 midfielder Veroljub Salatic, who is heading for a cut-price move to England.

James Lawton: Abramovich has earned money, but little respect

Roman Abramovich looked pleased enough with himself at the Russian World Cup celebration party in Zurich. Indeed, he made the kind of picture of contentment which was so easy to foresee six or so years back on the banks of the Tagus in Lisbon.

Franz Beckenbauer attacks Fifa over World Cup voting process

Fifa executive committee member loses confidence in governing body and says England were "treated disgracefully" in Zurich.

Blazer: Why I couldn't bring myself to vote for England

The American official on whom England relied to stand any chance of hosting the 2018 World Cup has revealed why he voted for Russia as the fallout into the double ballot in Zurich shows no sign of abating.

Eddie Afekafe's inspiring story puts FIFA fat cats to shame

Eddie Afekafe has been ignored before. But when he stood on that stage in Zurich before 22 members of FIFA’s ExCo the very least he thought they would do was listen.

Russia and Qatar not the only ones rubbing their hands after Zurich

??? Nicolas Sarkozy pressured Michel Platini to back Qatar bid ??? Qatar invests ???400m in German company HochtiefAs fans still puzzle over Fifa's decision to hand World Cups to Russia and Qatar last week, Nicolas Sarkozy's pressure on Michel Platini to vote for Qatar's 2022 bid is no secret....

MK Dons to complete stadium:mk despite World Cup disappointment

MK Dons chief Pete Winkelman has pledged to lift the gloom after England's failed World Cup bid by completing stadium:mk, reports Sporting Life.The stadium was part of England's unsuccessful bid for 2018 but Winkelman can now complete the ground and raise the capacity to nearly 32,000 after hearing...