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West Brom ready to sell Saido Berahino, West Ham eye Steven Caulker, Man United want PSV winger Memphis Depay and more.

Afcon semi-final was a 'war zone'

Africa Cup of Nations semi-final between Ghana and Equatorial Guinea is described as a "war zone" after major crowd trouble.

Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal: Do not let 'bad energy' over Emmanuel Adebayor hurt us, Mauricio Pochettino tells Spurs fans ahead of north London derby

The Tottenham Hotspur manager, Mauricio Pochettino, is determined to stop any “bad energy” between the club’s fans and striker Emmanuel Adebayor from destabilising the team in Saturday’s north London derby.

Derby manager Steve McClaren laughs off being linked to QPR job

The Derby County manager, Steve McClaren, has appeared to rule himself out of the running to take over at Queen’s Park Rangers by dismissing questions on whether he was interested in the vacant post.

Mignolet: Liverpool ready

Simon Mignolet insists Liverpool will be fully prepared for their clash with Everton at Goodison Park, on Saturday.

Rangers new boys are losers before even kicking a ball

McDowall and Llambias spat over whether loanees must play only adds to craziness as Ibrox lurches from one controversial calamity to the next

Koeman looks for European boost

Ronald Koeman is hoping the rigours of European football can give Southampton the edge over their rivals in the race for Champions League football.

Football v Homophobia: Proud Lilywhites took on Gay Gooners to bring LGBT fans together – video

As part of the Football v Homophobia month of action, two rival fan groups met in north London to play out a special version of the North London Derby. Proud Lilywhites took on Gay Gooners in a five-a-side match to bring together LGBT fans as well as ex-Spurs midfielder Steffen Freund and Troy…

Spurs’ Mauricio Pochettino: I always wanted to keep Emmanuel Adebayor

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