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Etherington remains frustrated

Stoke's Matthew Etherington has reiterated his anger that he has not been offered the salary he is seeking.

Reina 'calm' over Torres stay

Jose Reina says Liverpool team-mate Fernando Torres will remain at the club next season.

Gerrard to ponder Reds future

Steven Gerrard has left his Liverpool future in doubt, saying he will consider his options after the World Cup.

Abuse from Wembley fans will not faze me, insists Jamie Carragher

• Liverpool defender ready for tough reception on England return• Fabio Capello pledging 'really, really strong' first elevenJamie Carragher is prepared to be booed by sections of the Wembley crowd in his comeback game for England against Mexico tomorrow, but says he will handle any...

Mourinho admits Inter exit likely

Inter Milan manager Jose Mourinho admits he is likely to leave the club this summer, despite winning the Champions League.

Cesc Fabregas moving to Barcelona is good business for Arsenal as too | Paul Wilson

Rumours that the striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be used as a makeweight in the deal show the silly season is hereIt seems the silly season is here already, or perhaps it is just a short window of silliness before the World Cup starts. Some of the major transfer deals of the summer will be rushed...

T.J. and the hat-trick, and T.J. and the penalty by Theo Walcott

Theo Walcott's sticks to what he knows with his foray into child fiction, with surprisingly good resultsTheo Walcott seems likeable enough, but releasing a series of books for children? Footballers rarely publish anything more than autobiographies, yet here is some whippet-heeled colt, still only...

Lord Triesman fell victim to a battle between commerce and committee | Paul Hayward

Lord Triesman was a marked man from the moment he tried to take on the Premier League, something the FA is incapable of doing effectivelyThe politics of English football can be scripted as a civil war between the Football Association and the state within a state known as the Premier League. With no...